Editing Rhodesian Ridgeback (section)

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use South African English|date=November 2017}}
{{Infobox dog breed
|altname = {{hlist|African Lionhound|African Lion Dog}}
|nickname =  Ridgeback
|country = [[Southern Africa]]
|maleweight = {{cvt|36.5|kg}} 
|femaleweight = {{cvt|32|kg}} 
|maleheight = {{cvt|63|–|69|cm}}
|femaleheight = {{cvt|61|–|66|cm}}
|coat = Short and dense, sleek and glossy in appearance
|color = Light wheaten to red wheaten. A little white on the chest and toes is permissible. A dark muzzle and ears permissible. Excessive black hair throughout the coat is undesirable. Two nose colors are permissible, black and liver.
|life_span = 12 years
|image = Rhodesian ridgeback.jpg
|image_caption = A male Rhodesian Ridgeback
<!-----Kennel club standards----->
| kc_name        = [[Kennel Union of Southern Africa|KUSA]]
| kc_std         = https://www.kusa.co.za/images/Gallery/Rhodesian%20Ridgeback%20eff%2001.01.2020%20%28002%29.pdf
| kc2_name       = 
| kc2_std        = 
| fcistd         = http://www.fci.be/Nomenclature/Standards/146g06-en.pdf
}}

The '''Rhodesian Ridgeback''' is a large [[dog breed]] originally bred in [[Southern Africa]].<ref name="fci.be">{{cite web|url=http://www.fci.be/Nomenclature/Standards/146g06-en.pdf|date=10 December 1996|title=Rhodesian Ridgeback|publisher=[[Fédération Cynologique Internationale]]|access-date=10 October 2016}}</ref> The original breed standard was drafted by F.R. Barnes, in [[Bulawayo]], [[Southern Rhodesia]] (now [[Zimbabwe]]), in 1922, and approved by the [[Kennel Union of Southern Africa|South African Kennel Union]] in 1927. Its forebears can be traced to the ridged hunting and guardian dogs of the [[Khoekhoe|Khoikhoi]]. These were interbred with European dogs by the early colonists of the [[Cape Colony]] for assisting in the [[Lion hunting|hunting of lions]]. Rhodesian Ridgebacks are known for their protective, yet loyal temperaments.