History of breed


Breed which today refers to Rodezijsky Ridzhbek, has found a recognition in 1922 owing to enthusiasm, fidelity and the big energy of Mr. Frensisa Richard Barnsa.

Here that the direct eyewitness and the participant of those events when the standard of breed RR Mr. Djuram was developed has written in December, 1950: " Main (and it is possible also personal) the merit in standardization and a recognition of breed South-African Sobakovodcheskim the Union belongs to Mr. Frensisu Richard Barnsu Figtrisskomu (from Figtri), lived then in Bulawayo. I think all this occured in 1922 when Mr. Barns has addressed to many owners ridzhbekov or lion''s dogs (as them then started to name) and have asked them to bring the dogs on a meeting which should take place for the second day of an exhibition of Club of Dog breeders of Bulawayo. Participants of this meeting should try to define the standard of breed with the purpose of its subsequent recognition South-African Sobakovodcheskim the Union.
The organizer of a meeting - Barns was voznagrazhden - on a meeting there have arrived many owners of dogs and more than 20 dogs have been exposed. I also have visited this meeting. The exposed dogs were all types and the sizes, beginning from a low Danish mastiff up to a small bull terrier. Dogs were various okrasa, basically prevailed red. The organizer (Barns) has addressed with speech to gathered and on a consensus has been decided to create club for the further development of breed. Then Mr. Barns has asked to state offers on the future standard of breed. Owners of dogs reluctantly went towards each other, including what exactly its dog has correct type. Eventually the spectator (eyewitness) little bit understanding breed has chosen one of dogs and has assumed, what exactly such growth and addition of a body are correct. Then has chosen other dog with the necessary head and a neck, then one more with correct finitenesses.
So, using five different dogs, it has depicted that ideal to which it is necessary aspires. In some days Mr. Frensis Richard Barns has formulated the standard, the club has been created, standard Barnsa was utverzhen, and the same standard, with some additions and changes, is used and now. "
It is necessary to note, that " the eyewitness little bit understanding breed " was whom other as Djuramom, in those days the unique judge in Rodezii, had the right to judge all breeds.
Except for Barnsa, in development of standard RR took part Djuram and Edmonds which at that time was the main veterinary of Southern Rhodesia.
As all taki has appeared Rodezijsky Ridzhbek?
Roots of breed Rodezijsky Ridzhbek are traced from the hunting dog who was capable to conduct hunting for large animals-predators. These dogs were appreciated their invariable loyal temperament that has made their fine partners for tribes which constantly moved from a place on a place, meeting danger continually. Such people were tribes Gottentotov - undersized inhabitants busha Southern Africa, in the past widespread much more widely - down to the north of Africa which roots occur from southern borders of the Egyptian Kingdom, probably, from Ethiopia or Southern Sudan.
On the image dated on 4000 year up to n.e., also found in Egypt, various breeds of dog, including the lop-eared hound with the distinct image ridzha on a back are represented. The most plausible is the assumption, that this dog has been cultivated by tribes Gottentotov. During centuries Gottentoty moved all to the south, in area of Tanzania, Zambia and Rodezii (modern Zimbabwe), yet have not reached cape Peninsula just by then when Dutchs have based the settlements on cape of Kind Hope in 1652. Among animals which travelled with Gottentotami, there were also hunting dogs with ridzhem on a back.
The first conclusive certificate on dogs Gottentotov are naskalnye figures in 30 km to the north Rusape in Zimbabwe.
Dogs Gottentotov, most likely, were much less, than modern ridzhbeki, - hardly 46 sm in holke there are more. The dog has been described by historian Georges Makkoulhilom as awful creation with a body reminding a body of the jackal, and a wool on a back growing in a underside, but at the same time animal selflessly betraid to the person. In the further the external given dogs have been improved by means of crossing with the dogs of tribe Bakalahari having type grejhaunda, that, undoubtedly, has improved also the hunting qualities of dogs gottentotov.
In 1936 during excavation at the Orange river in place Damara the professor background SHulmotom had been found remains of dogs Gottentotov. One of samples has been found on depth of two meters in silt of the river. The most important in this find is that remains so were well kept that it was possible to identify a wool of a dog - short and silky, ioaie?ii-red color. Remains of animal type of a dog gottentotv also have been found on Vietnamese island Phuk Ok. There were many disputes in occasion of, whether the dog has been delivered from the east to Africa or on the contrary. Most likely, two types of a dog evoljutsionirovali separately from each other.
Per 1651 the Dutch East-Indian company has directed Yana van Ribeka to build settlement on cape of Kind Hope in Southern Africa where it and has arrived on April, 6th, 1652. The policy of Dutchs concerning pets was reduced at that time to attempts of deducing of new breeds by crossing brought of the Europe with local breeds, instead of by introduction of cleanly European lines of breeds in the new countries. In Southern Africa it has led to deducing red-brown afrikanerskih dogs who were predecessors ridzhbekov our days.

poselentsy hunted and, naturally much, tried to improve qualities of dogs Gottentotov by crossing with some European breeds. Following, probably most solving step in business of cultivation of breed has occured in 1870th years when missionary Charles Helm has brought two dogs with ridzhami - Pauderu and Lornu - from Svellindami in Matabelend (Rodezija). Among people visited Charles Helma''s house there was a well-known hunter of that time Kornelius Van Roojen which lived in Mangve, in 90 km from cape of Kind Hope, and had also some hunting dogs.
When Van Roojen has seen two suk, brought by Charles Helmom, it has admired with their physical, security and hunting qualities that has led to the arrangement with Charles Helmom about crossing suk with hunting dogs Korneliusa Van Roojena. Result of crossing were dogs with ridzhami on a back, a red wool and with a tail modern ridzhbeka which have put a basis to purposeful cultivation of dogs Korneliusom Van Roojenom in the following of 35 years to deduce a dog, capable to hunt on lions how it was done with its ancient ancestors.
Frensis Richapd Barns, lived then in Bulawayo has got the first ridzhbeka in 1910 from Grehama Stejsi, on a nickname of the Dingo which roots occured from ridzhbekov van Roojena. A little bit later Barns has got one more ridzhbeka - suku Dzhudi, having started a known line eskdejlskih ridzhbekov.
Barns precisely realized necessity of introduction of standards of breed as constantly collided with ridzhbekami the different size, shyorstnogo a cover and color. In 1922 the group of seven person has based Club rodezijskogo ridzhbeka (a lion''s dog). The first standard of breed which, according to Barnsu, in many respects has been borrowed from standards dalmatina has been the same year let out.