LL-L "Etymology" 2002.06.30 (03) [E]

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From: globalmoose at t-online.de (Global Moose Translations)
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2002.06.30 (01) [E]

That dog would be a "Rhodesian Ridgeback". They do have a "ridge" of
hair
that stands up on their backs. They are probably fluent in Afrikaans,
too...

Cheers,
Gabriele Kahn

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Etymology

Gabriele,

I am told that there *is* such a thing as an "Australian ridgeback dog,"
apparently an Australian sub-breed of the so-called "Rhodesian ridgeback
dog."  The latter apparently does not hail from Zimbabwe (formerly
Rhodesia) at all but from South Africa, where it was bred from the
so-called "Hottentot dog" (i.e., Nama/Damara dog) and used to be known
as "African lion dog."

It so happens that last night I watched a part of a dog show (being
allergic and having to admire pets indirectly once in a while) and could
see that it is only a seeming ridge.  The hair does not really stand
up.  There is merely two strips of darker fur on either side of a
narrower light-colored one along the backbone, which creates the optical
illusion of a ridge.

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron

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