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The
Rhodesian Ridgebacks long history dates back to early in the 16th century when the first European settlers found with the Hottentot tribes a domesticated dog with the hair on his spine being turned forward. To fill their specific needs for a serviceable hunting dog in the wilds, these settlers developed, by selective breeding between dogs which they had brought with them from home countries and the half-wild ridged dog of the Hottentot tribes, a distinct breed of the African veldt, which has come to be known as the
Rhodesian Ridgeback. The breed was first admitted into the American Kennel Club in 1955 as a member of the Hound Group.
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