"Red Kosi" means "red king" in the Bantu language Zulu and reflects exactly this dignified character and the royal appearance of the breed. Name giver is the UNESCO-World Heritage "Kosi Bay", which is located on the east coast of South Africa and is still one of the wild and original regions of South Africa. 

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The goal is this originality and the properties of the

Rhodesian Ridgebacks to preserve. It is in the hands of responsible breeders to conserve and maintain the original being and its South African roots with all its history.