{"id":222,"date":"2025-09-22T23:57:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T23:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.petssouthafrica.co.za\/?page_id=222"},"modified":"2025-09-23T01:54:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T01:54:06","slug":"rhodesian-ridgeback","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.petssouthafrica.co.za\/index.php\/rhodesian-ridgeback\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhodesian Ridgeback"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"222\" class=\"elementor elementor-222\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5124232a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5124232a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-798d4a10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"798d4a10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rhodesian Ridgeback<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3904013a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3904013a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80bfa5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"80bfa5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/www.petssouthafrica.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Rhodesian-Ridgeback1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1022\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46328ec5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"46328ec5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ea2cc8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ea2cc8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Description: <\/strong>Large, muscular African hound distinguished by a ridge of hair along its back.<\/p><p><strong>Temperament: <\/strong>Independent, dignified, loyal, courageous.<\/p><p><strong>Size:<\/strong> (Height &amp; Weight): 61-69 cm | 31.8-38.6 kg<\/p><p><strong>Average Lifespan: <\/strong>10\u201312 years<\/p><p><strong>Origin: <\/strong>Southern Africa (Rhodesia\/Zimbabwe\/South Africa)<\/p><p><strong>Reason for Breeding: <\/strong>Bred to hunt lions and guard homesteads; versatile hunter and protector.<\/p><p><strong>Reason to Get This Breed: <\/strong>Good for owners wanting a dignified, athletic guardian and hunting companion.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c7b499c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6c7b499c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/www.petssouthafrica.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Rhodesian-Ridgeback.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1023\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rhodesian Ridgeback Description: Large, muscular African hound distinguished by a ridge of hair along its back. 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