Tonedog you are making assumptions based on gigantic leaps of faith. If you are looking for a type that represents your ideal RR before 1920 forget it. Doesn't exist. So you can say this is what a RR should look like back in 1860 but you won't have a type. Based on that sort of belief because as I said that is all you have, a RR could look like anything at all. Evidence please.

Lions aren't pigs. Blue heeler can hold a big boar by the nose and control it. Bullarabs without Dogo or Pit crossed back in can't work pigs in rainforest or sugarcane for that matter. Legs are too long, can't move laterally. I'm digressing a bit but it's to make a point that if you look at the RR standard which says 25 -27 inches at the withers for males and apply that standard to a dog built to move in all directions to weigh 60 pounds you'll never get it. You would have a much shorter dog height wise. So consider that.

Another consideration as well. Have you watched RR tracking game. Wind scent and then trail scent. Best of both worlds. They follow that trail to Mr Lion. Do you think the Lion is going to run away. Ridgebacks were bred to bay Lions. Lions won't run away but the dog has to survive long enough for the hunter to arrive either by foot or on horseback. So I could say based on my limited hunting experience with RR on goats and big black wallaroos that scent ability was important. Lateral movement as well on big roos. They would only run at first. Point I'm making is RR is built to run, scent and then move in all directions. Those lithe sighthound types Tonedog is endeared to may meet a nasty end. Best thing Tonedog is read your RR history books and watch that movie. You will enjoy it I'm sure. Lastly buy a RR. You won't regret that either.