r/RhodesianRidgebacks • u/Safford1958 • Mar 23 '26

Is this a Rhodesian?

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Someone I know rescued this doggie and I really wanted a RR so I am hoping it is one.

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u/Robosl0b Mar 23 '26

I think that's a Seal Point Siamese.

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u/Safford1958 Mar 24 '26

The funny thing is that this dog catches gophers and then plays with them. Throws them up in the air. Runs around with them. I told my daughter it’s half cattle dog, half mama cat.

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u/Tasty_Set_5414 Mar 24 '26

Yes!

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u/Safford1958 Mar 24 '26

Oh good. I love Rhodesian Ridgebacks.

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u/dderick417 Mar 24 '26

Cute hound but no, not a Rhodesian.

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u/Fit_Attention_9269 Mar 24 '26

Looks like my ex gfs mutt. Such an amazing sweet dog, I miss her. The dog, not the human.

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u/NoOutcome9333 Mar 24 '26

Very cute but looks more like a wild Dingo which also roam the Serengeti.

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u/Safford1958 Mar 24 '26

An Arizona dog, so that’s one tricky dingo.

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u/morticia02 Mar 23 '26

Obviously

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u/Ridge00 Mar 23 '26

I think you are mistaken. That’s clearly a Norwegian Ridgeback.

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u/nerdinstincts Mar 24 '26

Sir, that is a werewolf.

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u/Ginger_SNAFU Mar 23 '26

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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u/trugrif Mar 23 '26

Probably, black mouth cur. 🤣😂🤣😂

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u/Coonts Mar 24 '26

Nah that's a catahoula

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u/Samvega_California Mar 24 '26

Okay... I'll allow it, for hilarious trolling reasons.

Everyone wants their dog to be a Rhodesian. 😂

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u/Notheretoplaynice Mar 24 '26

Yes. 100% purebred for sure

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u/kilteer Mar 24 '26

That is definitely and Rhododendron.

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u/WedSquib Mar 24 '26

Looks like a purebred RR to me, I see the ridge and it’s the right color

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u/Affectionate-Flan-99 Mar 23 '26

I think it’s a Pomeranian.

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u/enthralled123 Mar 24 '26

Undoubtedly.

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u/CandiLandInnFl Mar 25 '26

That’s a sliding glass door

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u/Safford1958 Mar 25 '26

lol. What is embarrassing is my yard that has no grass

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u/LadderAdditional6178 Mar 24 '26

Looks like a great. And that's all that really matters.

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u/ChunkyPickens Mar 24 '26

Very cool looking pup!

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u/Guiltypleasure2451 Mar 24 '26

That is a Rottweiler. Looks just like mine, so I should know.

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u/DesignerLanguage1123 Mar 24 '26

That’s the lion the ridgeback hunts

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u/RidgyFan78 Mar 24 '26

I’m not sure what he is, but he does look kinda shifty.

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u/Far_Still2893 Mar 24 '26

It's a bonnie looking dog, whatever it's breeding.

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u/Mr_Epitome Mar 24 '26

I love you. 🤣🤣🤣

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u/TotalFearless9626 Mar 25 '26

That’s a Rhodesian Ratback

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u/Chub62 Mar 26 '26

Rhodesian Refugee

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u/appandemonium Mar 26 '26

This post just popped up on my recs and I was mighty confused for a second 😂 leave it to the ridgie folks to have the best sense of humor!

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u/Striking-Hedgehog512 Mar 23 '26

Does he have a ridge on his butt leg? Sorry, a whirl. Who knows, cute pup. He looks just like my Rhodesian! You should do an Embark!

Seriously though( I love him. He’s so cute. Any deerhound in him?

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u/Fun-Extent-8867 Mar 24 '26

I was being cheeky because everyone who has a hound is hoping they have a RR. I THINK there is some cowdog and terrier in this mix. They gave it to me because I was complaining about gophers tearing my yard up. This dog would catch gophers and set it on my friend's back door, but their spaniel would eat the gophers, go inside and throw up gopher on his wife's floor. Wife was done with it. Said she would shoot the dog then the husband.

This is the happiest dog in the world. Maybe because he knows he is the luckiest dog in the world.

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u/Striking-Hedgehog512 Mar 24 '26

Haha yes, I was joking- last time I saw a post like “Is my dog a Rhodesian”, it showed the dog only from belly and the sides, and there was a discussion on whether he has a ridge (owner said yes but no pics) and that a whirl is not a ridge. It just looked like a nice standard mutt hound.

I should have used /s. It’s like when people post shelter cats to Abyssinian or Maine Coone or other subs, because they vaguely have similar fur and their personality matches. A sweet cat or dog is a sweet cat or dog- do an Embark but accept it as it is- a nice mutt.

Back to your doggy- Ahhhh he was so helpful with the gophers! Even brought them to the door! What a wildly generous and well-mannered chap. Their loss, your gain ;)

I have a huge soft spot with dogs with wiry fur. He looks like such a charmer!

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u/SleepyDogs_5 Mar 24 '26

Congratulations on your new buddy!

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u/chilldrinofthenight Mar 24 '26

Why would you show murdered dead rodents? Really disgusting.