Phu Quoc Ridgeback

Other types · Vietnam

About the Phu Quoc Ridgeback

The Phu Quoc Ridgeback is a rare breed of dog from the island of Phú Quốc in Kiên Giang Province in southern Vietnam. It is one of three ridgeback breeds, the others being the Rhodesian Ridgeback and the Thai Ridgeback. It is not recognized by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale or any other major club. The Phu Quoc Ridgeback is one of the four native Vietnamese dog breeds, along with the Bắc Hà dog, Lài dog, and the Hmong Bobtail Dog.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Phu Quoc Ridgeback” (lead section), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type	Other types
Origin (Wikidata)	Vietnam
Map pin	Representative point in Vietnam (not an exact location)
Height	Males: 50–55 cm (20–22 in) Females: 48–52 cm (19–20 in)
Weight	Males: 15–20 kg (33–44 lb) Females: 12–18 kg (26–40 lb)
Size class	Medium (our grouping, from the weight above)
Wikidata	Q39116

Height and weight as given in the infobox of the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0), with unit conversions added; we omit figures we cannot read reliably.

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