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Where are Rhodesian Ridgebacks from? - Adopt a Pet
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Where are Rhodesian Ridgebacks from?
Where are Rhodesian Ridgebacks from?
Rhodesian Ridgebacks are originally from southern Africa — specifically Rhodesia, a country that is now known as Zimbabwe. The breed as we know it today descends from Cornelius van Rooyen, who kept a pack of lion-hunting dogs in the country.
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