Rhodesian Shepherd

Rhodesian Ridgeback / German Shepherd Mixed Breed Dogs

Information and Pictures

View from the top looking down at a tan large breed dog with along muzzle and a black nose with ears that fold over to the sides standing outside on a wooden deck

"This is my wonderful German Shepherd / Rhodesian Ridgeback mix, Saida at 1 1/2 years old. She is extremely intelligent, licks anything with a face, and is hilarious. Everyday she has me laughing. Saida was born with bad hips, so she is limited to daily long walks, but both breeds generally need lots of exercise. She knows how to sit, lay down, shake hands, woof on command, spin in circles, and play dead at the word "BANG"."

Other Names

German Rhodie

Description

The Rhodesian Shepherd is not a purebred dog. It is a cross between the Rhodesian Ridgeback and the German Shepherd. The best way to determine the temperament of a mixed breed is to look up all breeds in the cross and know you can get any combination of any of the characteristics found in either breed. Not all of these designer hybrid dogs being bred are 50% purebred to 50% purebred. It is very common for breeders to breed multi-generation crosses.

Recognition

DRA = Dog Registry of America, Inc.

A soft-looking little tan , large breed puppy with ears that flop over to the front, dark almond shaped eyes and a black nose sitting down on a sidewalk next to green grass looking up

Saida the German Shepherd / Rhodesian Ridgeback mix as a puppy

A little tan with black puppy with a short, but fluffy, thick coat, and ears that hang to the sides standing outside on a wooden deck in front of a house with a cement bench and a table and patio umbrella behind her.

"This is Dana my German Shepherd / Rhodesian Ridgeback when she was a 2-month-old puppy. Her father is a purebred German Shepherd K9 police dog. He worked at Kennedy Airport. Dana's mom is a Rhodesian Ridgeback and Dana shows her mom's traits. She is very active and shows the crowns and her back hairs are already running backwards like a Rhodesian Ridgeback, but on a very spike like form."

A little tan with black tipped puppy with a black tail and a black muzzle snelling a wooden deck outside in front of a house

Dana the German Shepherd / Rhodesian Ridgeback mix breed dog as a puppy at 2 months old

A little tan with black puppy with a black line down her back and ears that fold down and out to the sides laying down on a tan tiled floor inside of a house

Dana the German Shepherd / Rhodesian Ridgeback mix breed dog as a puppy. Notice the ridge down her back.

The backside of a large tan dog with a dark line going down the middle of the dog's back as the dog sits on a wooden deck outside next to green grass

The back side of Dana the German Shepherd / Rhodesian Ridgeback mix showing the ridge down her back.