Comment to All Rhodesian Ridgebacks are too thin!
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Very nice pics of a nice looking RR. I think that breed clubs should educated judges about their breed and not that show judges tel the breeders, exhibitors and owners what the dog should look like. Breed clubs of origin as the keeper of the standard MUST enforce their standards and excuse judges who obviously do not know the standard. If this was done years ago - so many breeds would not be in trouble of decline today. Judges should start adhering to a standard rather than their fanciful ideas of what the breed should be. If they did the Neo would not be over 154 lbs and owners would not have to worry about them dropping dead from mild exercise or make up excuses as to why their toes are splayed and pasterns are down. Rhodesian Ridgebacks over 85 pounds would be excused from the ring... Judges who expect MORE are to blame...