In 1922 a group of breeders in Zimbabwe set up a standard for the Rhodesian ridgeback that is virtually unchanged to this day.
Several outstanding specimens were brought to the United States in the early 1950s and, by 1955, the Rhodesian ridgeback was the 112th breed admitted to the American Kennel Club.
Known for an even, dignified temperament, the Ridgeback is devoted and affectionate to his master and reserved with strangers.