If you’re after an African “working guardian” story with real history behind it, the Rhodesian Ridgeback is a standout. It’s a large breed developed in Southern Africa, with a formal breed standard drafted in Bulawayo (then Southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe) in 1922, later approved by the South African Kennel Union. 🌍 The breed’s most recognisable feature is the ridge of hair along the back that grows in the opposite direction to the rest of the coat. Standards describe it as the breed’s defining