Physical Characteristic
The Rhodesian Ridgeback is well balanced, muscular and strong but elegant and symmetrical type of dog.
The brand of the breed is the ridge which is a stripe line on the mid-line of the back that grows towards the head. The ridge must have 2 crowns -not more or less.
The RRs must be muscular in its appearance but not massive like eg. Rottweiler. They are very fast and dynamic dogs which feature comes from their past when the slow dogs were injured and captured by the lion on a hunting. They like chasing and they prefer short distances therefore they are superb coursing dogs. They also likes outdoor activities.
They are strong swimmers. Some RRs likes retrieve but not all. They are also excellent guard dogs (females rather).

Personality
The RRs very strong willes, confident dogs, the human family is their 'pack'. But the leader must be you not your RR. Its not require physical domination. The tone of your voice is your most useful tool in their training. They are family dogs but you have to socialize for children.
The RRs likes companion, they like to be beside their owner they don't like to be alone, closed to a fenced area.
RRs has great desire for creature comfort like sofa or bed (!), they are so reluctant if you attend to move on!

RRs are very social animals and they need early exposure to dogs and other animals to develop their social skills.