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Holland Lop ARBA Standard Of Perfection

Groups: Agouti--Broken--Pointed White--Self--Shaded--Tan--Ticked--Wide Band
To be entered and shown in two classifications--Broken Pattern & Solid Pattern

General Type ........................ 84
HEAD, EARS, CROWN.......42
Head.......................................24
Ears........................................10
Crown......................................8
BODY, BONE........................42
Body.......................................32
Bone, Feet, Legs....................10
Fur ...........................................7
Color & Markings...................4
Condition ................................5
Total Points ......................... 100

SHOWROOM CLASSES & WEIGHTS

Senior Bucks and Does--6 months of age & over, weight not over 4 pounds
Junior Bucks & Does--Under 6 months of age. Minimum weight 2 pounds NOTE: No animal may be shown in a higher age classification than its true age. All colors are to be shown as Solid or Broken Pattern. Recognized color within a group are not to be judged seperately.

NOTE: Holland Lops should be posed with the front feet resting lightly on the table. When ideally posed and viewed from the front, the head should be carried high on the shoulders, and close to the shoulders, exposing a deep, well filled chest and short, thick front legs. Holland Lops should not be pushed down with the forelegs flat on the table. Holland Lops are generally of an excitable nature and will often exhibit poor ear carriage when being handled on the show table. In order to properly evaluate an aniaml's ear carriage, the animal should be allowed to relax.
BODY--Points 32: The general aspect of the body is short, massive, and thick set. The shoulders and chest should be broad and well filled. The shoulders should be deep, with the depth exhibited at the shoulders of an ideally posed animal being carried back to hindquarters of equal or slightly greater depth. The width of the shoulders should be nearly equal to, but not exceed the width of the hindquarters. The hindquarters should be broad, deep, well rounded, and well filled to the lower portions. The animals is to be heavily muscled, short-coupled, compact, and well balanced is length, width, and depth. A small, simple dewlap is permitted in does.Faults--Lacking depth throughout the body; long, low or narrow shoulders; chopped, pinched, or undercut hindquarters flatness over the hips; large dewlap in does. Cut severly for long or narrow body.

HEAD--Points 24: When viewed from the front, the head is to have good width, which begins at the base of the ears and carries down between the eyes to an extremely short and well filled muzzle. When viewed from the side, the head is round from the base of the ears, to a slight flattening between the eyes and the muzle and then to continue rounding from the lower portion to the muzzle to the neck. The eye is to be bold and deep set. The head is to be massive in appearance and set high and close to the shoulders. The size of the head is to be in proportion to the size of the body. Faults--Pinched muzzle; narowness between the eyes; head too small to balance with the body. Cut severly for narrow or long head.

EARS--Points 10: The ears should lop vertically on both sides of the head from a strongly defined and properly positioned crown. The ears should hang close to the cheeks, with the openings turned towards the head. When viewed from the front, the outline of the ears and crown should resemble a horseshoe shape. The ears should be thick, well furred, wide and well rounded at the tips. The ears should hang just behind the eyes and extend no more than 1 inch below the jaw line. Ear length and width should balance with the size of the head and body. Faults--Pointed, narrow, thin or folded ear; poor ear carriage or placement; ear length which does not balance with the size of the animal

BONE, FEET & LEGS--Points 10: The legs are to be short, thick, straight an heavily boned fro the size of the animal. White toenails are preferred on Broken Pattern animals. Broken Patterned animals are not to be disqualified for colored or mismatched toenails. Faults--Colored or mismatched toenails on Broken patterned animals. Cut severely for long legs, narrow legs, or fine bone

Disqualifications from Competition--General toenail disqualifications apply on Solid Pattern animals. General toenail disqualifications, except toenail color, apply on Broken Pattern animals.

FUR--Points 7: (Rollback) The fur is to be glossy, dense, fine in texture, and uniform in length. The fur is to be approzimately 1 inch in length and is to gradually rol back into normal position when it is stroked from the hindquarters to the shoulders.

COLOR & MARKINGS--Points 4: All colors shoudl conform to one of the recognized Holland Lop Color Guide descriptions. The Solid pattern classification includes al recognized colors within the recognized groups. The Broken pattern classification includes all recognized colors within the recognized groups in combination with white. Faults--Broken pattern animals--Unbalanced nose markings; white on one or both ears incomplete eye cirlces uneven patern distribution Solid pattern aniamls--Faults are as specified under each color description

Disqualifications from Competition--
Broken pattern animals--The complete absence of nose markings, absence of color on one or both ears, absence of color around one
or both eyes. Eye color other than specified in the color description.

Mini Lop ARBA Standard of Perfection

Groups: Agouti, Broken, Tri-Colored-Tri, Pointed White,Self,Shaded, Ticked, Wide Band

General Type	80
Body	43
Ears & Crown	12
Feet, Legs & Bone	5
Fur	10
Color & Markings	5
Condition	5
Total Points	100

Body (43)- The general aspect of the Mini Lop is the massive, thickset body. Their shoulders are to be broad, well filled, with good depth and rising to a slightly heavier hindquarter which is deep broad, smooth and rounded; the lower hips should also be well filled. In general, Mini Lops are very muscular, compact and balanced. Does can have dewlaps but should remain balanced with the rest of the rabbit. - Shaped similar to a basket ball.	Faults - Flatness over the shoulders or hips,undercut or chopped off hindquarters, long narrow bodies & overly large dewlaps.
Head (20)- The head should be set close to the body, strongly developed and sturdy without being too narrow. The crown should be boldly arched and there should be a slight curvature of the skull from the base of the crown to the nose. -a Bull Dog type head	Faults - Long, narrow head, pointed nose
Ears & Crown (12)- The ears should hang down close to the cheeks, be in proportion and balance with the size of the head and body. They should be well furred and well rounded at their extremity's. - a bold, wide horseshoe shaped crown which make the ears lop, instead of winging out to the sides (air plane ears)	Faults - Narrow ears, very thick or thin ears, thinly furred ears, ear openings turned away from head, poor ear carriage.
Feet, Legs & Bone (5)- Thick, short, straight and heavy leg bones. Broken pattern group toe nails may be either light or dark; a difference in pigmentation between rear and front toenails is permitted; All front toe nails should match and all rear toe nails should match.	Faults - Extremely fine bone, Unmatched toenails in the broken group. Disqualification- General toenail color disqualifications apply on all solid pattern animals.
Fur (10) - Coat should be glossy and uniform in length, very thick and dense, with a good rollback.	Faults - Silky, long, harsh, thin or extremely shot fur.
Color & Markings (5)- Solid pattern is to include all recognized colors within the recognized groups. The broken pattern is to include any recognized color within a recognized group in conjunction with white. It is preferred for the brokens to have a butterfly like pattern on the face, solid color encircling the eyes and solid colored ears. The body color should be evenly distributed in patched or blanketed markings. The rear feet may be white, colored, or partially colored. Half of the color points for brokens go to color, the other half to their patterns.

Faults - Excessive white hairs in the solid pattern group, Brokens with few face markings or partial nose/eye markings.
Disqualifications-Solids with excessive white hairs.
Brokens with less than 10% coloration., no head markings

Current ARBA Standerd for American Fuzzy Lop

Weight limit for juniors (under 6 months): 3 3/4lbs

Weight limit for senior bucks and does: 4lbs.

How it's evened up (points)

Head - 30

Body - 30

Ears - 10

Feet & Legs - 5

Fur Density - 8

Fur Texture - 5

Fur Length- 2

Color & Markings - 5

Condition - 5

Total - 100

A good Fuzzy Lop with good body type is to be short and close-coupled with well developed shoulders and hindquarters. It is supposed to be heavily muscled, smoothly rounded, well balanced with other body parts, AND within the weight limits. The rabbit should also have strong bone and thick stubby legs.
The ideal head (keep in mind a super large head may not balance well with a smaller body) should have excellent width from the top down to the muzzle. The head should appear as an even and square block, and flat faces are an excellent sign of strong bone which is ideal. The head should be set up around medium height directly on the shoulder. No neck should be apparent.

A good crown which is part of the head is best visible by looking at the ears. The ears should be short, thick and wide. If the ears have a fold in them down vertically in the middle, it means that the crown is pinching them and needs more width. Fuzzy Lops must carry their ears down (although some will hold them up when stressed, others hold them up all the time and are referred to having "air-plane" ears or poor ear carriage. The ears should balance with the body and may be longer, but the idea length is to be about 1/2 inch to 1 inch below the jawline. The ears should not have the long fur on them.

Feet and legs should be straight. When holding the rabbit on it's back and looking at the bottoms of the feet, the feet should be straight with the toes pointing upward towards the face. Feet with toes that point outward are a sign of pinched hindquarters.

An ideal show coat (for a senior) should be slightly coarse, thick and even all over the body with guard hairs (with the exception of the ears.) Softer coats are expected in the juniors, they should be clean, unstained and free of knots. Length of wool should be at least 2 inches. It is a disqualification to have wool less then 1 1/2 inches in length.

English Lop ARBA Standard

(Go by this guide when picking out an English Lop for show!)

English Lops are to be shown in two classifications: Broken and Solid Patterns.

Weights:
Senior Bucks; 8 months and older should be 9lbs and over
Senior Does; 8 months and older should be 10lbs and over
6/8 (Intermediate) Bucks; not over 10lbs
6/8 (Intermediate) Does; not over 11lbs
Junior Bucks and Does; under 6 months of age, not over 9lbs
- Juniors or intermediates over the weight limit may be shown in the higher age classes. But none shall be shown in lower age classes, no exceptions.

General balance and quality should be the influencing factors in judging merit and worth. Judging only on ears is to be avoided. English Lop ear growth, usually stops at about 4 months of age. Sometimes there is further development, as the skull grows. Measurement of the ears on the English Lop is to be taken from the tip of one ear, to the tip of the other ear. A yardstick is recommended for the most accurate measurements, and should be set just behind the base of the ears, resting on the neck. The ears should be stretched to their greatest span, and should not be folded. Measurement of width should be taken by opening the ear back, and be taken more than once to make sure of the widest point.

General Type: 35 Points
The body of the English Lop should have a well developed hindquarters, midsection and shoulders. The shoulders should blend in smoothly into the midsection, as should the midsection with the hindquarters. Chests should be full and rounded, with a very small dewlap for bucks. Does with a larger, well carried dewlap is permissible. English Lops should look similar to a mandolin in shape. The body top line should have a definite arch, starting at the back of the shoulders, with a smooth curve, rising to a high point over the middle of the back. The hips should be well rounded, completing the arch. When an English Lop is viewed from above, the sides of the rabbit should narrow off slightly, from the hindquarters to the shoulders.

Faults:
Lack of an arch, choppy hindquarters, short, compact body type, narrow shoulders, pinched or undercut hips. Poor flesh condition is also a common fault, as in a lot of rabbits at one point or another. Though it can be corrected by changing amounts of feed. If the arch starts directly behind the neck, it is bad, it should start where the shoulders end.

Head: 10 Points
The head should be well shaped, wide and thick. It should taper off slightly to a wide muzzle. The skull is to be medium length with a curvature when viewed in profile. The neck should be short. Pinched, narrow noses are a fault.

Ears: 33 Points
The ears are to be carried low on the head, there should be no noticeable crown. They should hang loose and close to the body. They also have a minimum length of 21 inches from tip to tip, and the width should be 1/4 of the total length of the ear. The longer the ear length, the better!

Substance and Shape of Ears:
The ears should be thick enough, so they are not torn easily. They should remain thin enough to maintain the longitudinal crease in the ear. Ears should be well rounded and wide at the tips.

Texture of Ears:
The ears should be very soft and smooth. They should be free of holes, tears and pimples.

Faults in Ears:
Pointy ears, are a fault, as well is a crown on the top of the head, between the ears.

Disqualifications in Ears:
Ears less then 21 inches in length. Tears, holes or excessive blemishes

Feet & Legs: 3 Points
Feet and legs should be straight and parallel to the body, with a good width between the hocks. Toenails on the broken pattern can be light or dark.

Bone: 4 Points
Bone should be medium to heavy and strong.

Faults in Bone/Feet/Legs:
Weak ankles; mismatched toenails on brokens

Disqualifications in Bone/Feet/Legs:
Light/thin bones, and wrong toenail colors.

Fur: 5 Points
The fur is the flyback type, and should be short, fine and silky to the touch. Should not be harsh or wooly. Fur should be close to the body.

Color & Markings: 4 Points
Brokens should have a nose marking (butterfly) eye circles, and dark colored ears. Blanket pattern is preffered over spotted pattern, and the color should start behind the head on the shoulders, and fill in over the back to the hips. Feet and legs should be white, with the exception of elbow spots. All Lops should refer to the Lop colored guide in the ARBA Standard of Perfection book to determine color. Eye color must match varierty and groups.

Faults:
Body and head patterns that don't conform with the general pattern description.

Disqualifications:
A complete absence of a head marking on broken pattern animals.

Condition: 6 Points (ARBA Definition)

The best condition is desired. A well groomed rabbit will always win over a stained one. Keep cages clean, to prevent urine stains, and groom often to comb out loose hairs and to keep coats in condition.

ARBA French Lop Standard

Senior Bucks--8 months of age and over, weight 10 1/2 pounds and over.

Senior Does--8 months of age, weight 11 pounds and over.

Intermediate Bucks-- 6-8 months of age, not over 11 1/2 pounds.

Intermediate Does-- 6-8 months of age, not over 12 pounds.

Junior Bucks and Does-- Under 6 months of age, not over10 1/2 pounds. Minimum weight 5 1/4 pounds.

NOTE: Junior or Intermediates exceeding maximum class weight may be shown in higher age classifications. No animal may be shown in a lower age classification than its true age.

NOTE: Each age classification shall be divided into two separate groups; those being Broken Pattern and Solid Pattern are judged together.

When posing the French Lop, the front feet should be resting lightly on the table.

GENERAL TYPE

BODY--POINTS 40: The body is to be massive and thick set. Shoulders are to be broad, well filled, and of good depth. The shoulders are to carry through to a slightly heavier and deeper hindquarter, which is round and has well filled lower hips. The animal is to be heavily muscled and balanced, with the shoulders blending smoothly into the hindquarters. In profile, the body topline should start at the base of the ears, rise in a gentle curve to its highest point at the center of the hips, and then round over and downward to the tail. A simple dewlap is permissible in does.

Faults-Long, narrow body, flatness over the shoulders or hips; chopped off or undercut hindquarters. Any specimen that shows raciness. large dewlap on junior does.

HEAD--Points 15: The head is to be strongly developed, wide, and sturdy. Does are permitted to be slightly feminine. Head is to be set closely on the shoulders, with the neck as short as possible. The crown of the head is boldly curved, and there should be a slight curvature of the skull from the ear base to wards the nose.

Faults-- Long, narrow head; pointed muzzle; flat crown.

EARS--Points 15: The ears are to be well placed on the head, rising from a strong basal ridge (crown), and lopping vertically both sides of the head. Ears are to hang close to the cheeks, with the ear openings turned towards the head. The outline of the ears and crown resembles a horseshoe shape. Length and width of ears are to be in proportion to the size of the animal. When the French lop is sitting in a normal position with the head up, the ears should extend 1 1/2 inches or more below the jaw. Ears should be well furred and well rounded at their extremities.

Faults--Blemishes; poor ear carriage; narrow, folded, or very thin ears. Ear openings turned away from the cheeks.

FEET & LEGS-- Points 3: Legs are to be thick, short, straight, and parallel to the body, with good width between the hocks. Toenails on Broken Patterns may be either light or dark. Difference in pigmentation between rear and front toenails is permitted.

Faults--weak ankles; unmatched toenails on Broken Patterns.

BONE--Points 10: HEAVY BONE is very important.

Disqualifications form Competition--Fine bone. General toenail disqualifications apply on all groups except Brokens.

Fur--Points 8: (Rollback) Coat is to be glossy and lustrous, with an ideal length of 1 1/4 inches. it is to be uniform, very thick and dense, and with a good rollback.

Faults-- Coat silky; long; harsh; thin; extremely short.

COLOR & MARKINGS--Points 4: Points on Broken Patterns are to be divided equally between color and markings. There should be a nose marking (butterfly preferred), a dark colored circle around each eye, and dark colored ears. Blanket body pattern is preferred. The color line should start behind the head, on the hips. Feet and legs should be white, with the exception of elbow spots, which are normal and desirable. Animals are to conform to the Lop Color Guide description of color for their variety or group. Eyes-- Color to conform to the Lop Color Guide description.

Faults--Body and head color patterns not conforming with the general description.

Disqualifications from Competition-- Complete absence of any head marking(s) on Broken Pattern animals. Brokens with less than 10% coloration.

CONDITION--Points 5

ARBA Dutch Standard

The American Rabbit Breeders Association standard calls for a small to medium rabbit. Dutch are a 4-class breed. Pre juniors are 3 months and younger. Junior bucks and does are those 3–6 months of age with a minimum weight of 1.75 lbs. Seniors are 8 months of age and over, weighing between 3.5 and 5.5 lbs, with 4.5 being the ideal weight. Dutch are to have a compact, well-rounded body; rounded head; short, stocky, well-furred ears; and short, glossy "flyback" fur.

Six colors (in conjunction with white) are recognized for show:

Black, a dense, glossy black

Blue, a medium blue-gray

Chocolate, a rich chocolate brown

Gray, (UK: Brown Grey) an Agouti color similar to that of the American cottontail, with bands of color on the hairshaft which produce a ring effect when blown into

Steel, (UK: Steel Grey) a black color with off-white tips to the hairshaft

Tortoise, (UK: Tortoiseshell) a bright, clean orange with slate blue shadings along the ears, whisker beds and hindquarters.

In the UK, Yellow (US: Gold) and Pale Grey (no US equivalent) Dutch are also recognized for show. New varieties under development in the United States include Harlequin (UK: Tri Coloured Dutch) (a pattern of black and orange patches) and Chinchilla. The Dutch rabbit originated in Holland, near the birthplace of the Netherland Dwarf. Both were considered strictly fancy showing animals at the time.

Despite its popularity, the Dutch rabbit has not changed much over the years. The most striking aspect of the breed is the marking pattern:

The blaze is an even wedge of white running up the rabbit's face. It is shaped by the cheeks which are the rounded circles of color on either side of the face. The neck marking is a white wedge on the back of the head. The saddle is to be a straight line running behind the shoulders and continuing underneath the rabbit to the undercut across the belly. Thestops are located on the rear feet, which should be white from the toes to a point one third the length of the foot.

The American standard allots 50 of the 100 total points to markings, 25 points to general type, 10 points to color, 10 points to fur and 5 to condition

Mini Dutch ARBA Standard

General Type Body (35) -- Body should be well proportioned; balanced and uniform. Body is to be compact and smooth. Shoulders, midsection and hindquarters are to be well developed and well filled. Depth ad width of body should be in balance. When viewed from above there should be a slight taper from the hindquarters to the shoulders. When viewed from the side, the topline should rise gradually from the base of the ears to a high point over the center of the hips and then round down to a full hindquarter at the base of the tail. Small dewlaps are allowed in does. Legs should be straight, rather short in length and medium to fine in bone. Tail should be proportional to body. Head (5) --Head should balance with the body and be set relatively close to the shoulders. Face and jaws should be well-filled with a slightly more refined face in does. Eyes should be bright and bold. Ears (5) -- Ears should balance with body; be thick, short and carried erect. Ears cannot exceed 3 1/2 inches in length	45
Fur Fur should be extremely dense, straight and upright with an ideal length of 5/8 inch. It should be the same length, density, and texture over the entire body. Guard hairs should be plentiful and evenly distributed without noticeable protrution. Fur should be plush and offer a distinct springy resistance when touched.	3 5
Color Per individual color description	15
Condition Per ARBA definition	5

Senior Bucks -- 6 months of age and over, weight 3 to 4 1/4 pounds

Senior Does -- 6 months of age and over, weight 3 1/4 to 4 1/2 pounds

Junior Bucks/Does -- under 6 months of age, max. wt 3 3/4 pounds, min. wt. 2 pounds

Black (Self)

Black -- coloration to be a dark, rich, lustrous black, running deeply towards the skin, blending into a dark blue undercolor. Toenails are to be dark on solids. Eyes are dark brown. (quoted from the Mini Rex standard - ARBA Standard of perfection)

Faults -- faded, rusty, or sunburned color; scattered white hairs; color that is uneven over entire body.

Redelman's Twilight Redelman's Zara

Surface Undercolor

Blue (Self)

Blue -- coloration to be a dark blue, running as deeply towards the skin as possible, with a medium blue undercolor. Toenails are to be dark on solids. Eyes are a blueish grey. (quoted from the Mini Rex standard - ARBA Standard of perfection)

Faults -- faded, rusty color; scattered white hairs; frostiness or mealiness; light undercolor; guard hairs that do not match the body color.

Redelman's Elsie Redelman's 192

Surface Undercolor

Broken

Broken -- any recognized color in conjuction with white. Eye coloration is to match the corresponding solid variety's description. Toenails may be white or colored. Should have a balanced nose marking, eye markings, colored ears, colored tail and body spots. Colored area to be evenly distributed in a spotted, patched or blanketed pattern which covers 10% to 50% of rabbit. The feet below the ankle joints are to be pure white.(quoted from the Mini Rex standard - ARBA Standard of perfection)

Tri-Color -- white with Black & Orange, Lilac & Fawn, Chocolate & Orange, or Blue & Fawn.

Faults - unbalanced nose markings; unbalanced body markings; scattered white hair in colored areas; tricolors with congested colors.

Disqualifications -- absence of colored nose marking; absence of color on either ear; absence of color around either eye; total coloration less than 10% or greater than 50%; excessive amount of scattered white hairs in the colored markings; eye color other than what is called for in the respective color description.

Balanced Full Butterfly Half Butterfly (fault) Absence of Butterfly (DQ)

Booted (greater than 50% color) Charlie (less than 10% color)

Black/Orange Tri Pattern Blue/Fawn Tri Pattern

(all Tri-color photos courtesy of Gabby's Rabbitry)

Blue-Eyed White (Self)

Blue Eyed White -- coloration is to be a pure white. Eyes blue.(quoted from the Mini Rex standard - ARBA Standard of perfection)

Faults -- creamy or yellow tinge, stained or dirty coat.

Disqualifications-- any other eye color.

SBR's Celeste

(photo courtesy of Sunnie Bunnie Rabbitry)

Castor (Agouti)

Castor -- coloration is to be a rich chestnut color slightly tipped with black. The intermediate band is to be a rich rufus red defined over a slate blue undercolor. The width of the rufus band and the width of the slate blue band should be equal. Ears are laced in black. Surface color of the belly is to be white to creamy tan with a slate blue undercolor. The chest, head, outside of the ears, and upper side of the tail is to match the body surface color. Eye circles, nostrils, and jowls are to be white to creamy tan. Surface color on the underside of the tail is to match the surface color of the belly. Toenails are to be dark in solids. Eyes are brown.(quoted from the Mini Rex standard - ARBA Standard of perfection)

Faults -- surface color that is too light, too dark, uneven, or gray in appearance; barred feet; indistinct ring color; failure to show slate-blue undercolor on belly.

Disqualifications -- harlequin markings

Redelman's SPA2 PC's Spanky

Agouti Ring Coloration Agouti Face Pattern Belly Undercolor

Chinchilla (Agouti)

Chinchilla -- coloration is to be a sparkling mix of pearl and black that is lightly tipped with black. The intermediate band is to be pearl over a slate-blue undercolor. Width of the intermediate band and the width of the slate-blue band should be equal. Surface color of the belly is to be pearl with a slate blue undercolor. Chest, head, outside of ears, and upper side of tail are to match the body surface color. Ears are to be laced in black. Eye circles, nostril, and jowls are to be pearl. Toenails are to be dark in solids. Eyes are brown or blueish grey. (quoted from the Mini Rex standard - ARBA Standard of perfection)

Faults --surface color that is too light, too dark, uneven, or brownish; indistinct ring color, cloudy or smoky ring color; surface color having a salt and pepper appearance; failure to show slate-blue undercolor on belly.

Disqualificaitons -- absence of ring color on top or sides of body; harlequin markings

(photo courtesy of Gabby's Rabbitry) Burkert's Pixie

Agouti Ring Coloration Agouti Face Pattern

(photos courtesy of Gabby's Rabbitry)

Chocolate (Self)

Chocolate --coloration is to be a lustrous chocolate brown that runs deep toward the skin to a dove-grey undercolor. Color is to be evenly distributed over the entire body. Toenails are to be dark in solids. Brown eyes with a ruby cast permissible.(quoted from the Mini Rex standard - ARBA Standard of perfection)

Faults - faded, rusty, or sunburned color; scattered white hairs; color that is not even over the entire body.

Redelman's Kiss Redelman's Aadi

Redelman's Mia Surface Undercolor

Himalayan (Pointed)

Himalayan (black or blue) -- body color is to be a bright white with the ears, feet, tail and nose dark blue or black. The nose marking is to come well up on the face and is be well rounded, clean cut, and distinct. The markings on the feet are to be carried well up on the forelegs and above the hock joint on the hind legs. The ears are to be well colored and clean at the base. The upper and lower sides of the tail are to be well colored. Toenails are to be dark and the eyes are to be pink.(quoted from the Mini Rex standard - ARBA Standard of perfection)

Faults - light, faded, or uneven marking color, light shading on markings; color on dewlap.

Disqualifications - any color or smut on the usable portion of the pelt; absence of color on the ears, nose, feet, or tail; definite white spot(s) in the colored markings; white toenails; white on the underside of tail; marten markings on points.

Minnow Lakes Jade

(photo courtesy of Minnow Lakes)

Lilac (Self)

Lilac -- coloration is to be a medium dove grey that runs toward the skin to a slightly lighter dove grey undercolor. Toenails are to be pigmented and eyes blue-grey with a ruby cast as permissible. (quoted from the Mini Rex standard - ARBA Standard of perfection)

Faults - faded, rusty or sunburned color; scattered white hairs; color that uneven over the entire body.

FFR'S Dusti FFR's Mitch

Surface Undercolor

(all Lilac photos courtesy of Furry Friends R Us Rabbitry)

Lynx (Agouti)

Lynx -- coloration is to be a light fawn color tipped with lilac. The intermediate band is be to bright fawn clearly defined over a bend of white undercolor. Width of the intermediate band and the width of the undercolor band should be equal. Surface color of the belly is to be white to creamy tan with a dove-gray undercolor. The chest, head, outside of ears and upper side of tail is to match the body surface color. Ears are to be laced in lilac. Eye circles, nostrils, jowls, inside of ears and underside of tail are white to creamy tan. Underside of tail is to match the surface color of the belly. Toenails are to be pigmented in solids. Eyes are blueish grey. (quoted from the Mini Rex standard - ARBA Standard of perfection)

Faults - surface color that is too light, too dark, uneven or blue in appearance; barred feet; indistinctive ring color; failure to show dove-gray undercolor on belly.

Disqualifications - harlequin markings; blue undercolor

SBR's Tahoe SBR's Speckled Butterfly

Surface Undercolor

(all Lynx photos courtesy of Sunnie Bunnie Rabbitry)

Opal (Agouti)

Opal -- coloration is to be a medium blue top color with a fawn intermediate band and a greyish blue undercolor. The width of the intermediate band and the width of the undercolor band are to be equal. The upperside of the tail is to be blue with sparse fawn ticking and a slate blue undercolor. Underside of tail, jowls, belly, inside of ears and eye circles are to be white or creamy tan. The surface color of the belly is to be white to creamy tan with a blue-grey undercolor. Toenails are to be dark on solids. Eyes are blueish grey. (quoted from the Mini Rex standard - ARBA Standard of perfection)

Faults - surface color that is too light, uneven, or faded in appearance; barred feet; indistinct ring color; failure to show blue-grey undercolor on belly.

Disqualifications - white spot(s); white toenail(s); failure to show intermediate fawn ring color; white undercolor; harlequin markings.

Face Pattern Belly Undercolor

Otter (Tan)

Otter - black, blue, chocolate, and lilac. Surface and undercolor of the head, outside of the ears, front of the fore feet, outside of the hind feet, and the top and sides of the body are to be described in the respective self varieties. Black otters and chocolate otters will have orange to creamy orange marking color; blue otters and lilac otters will have fawn marking color. The belly, nostrils, eye circles, jowls, underside of the tail, inside of the ears, back of the forefeet, and the inside of the hind feet and legs are to be creamy to creamy orange, highlighted by orange or fawn markings. The border color between the belly and flanks shall continue down to the hind feet as it meets the color of the body. The undercolor of the belly is to be as described in the respective self variety. The triangle and collar are to be orange to creamy. no ticking is preferred. Toenails and eye color are to be as described in the respective variety. (quoted from the Mini Rex standard - ARBA Standard of perfection)

Faults - brown or rusty tinge on body color; orange to creamy orange hairs in areas other than the patterned areas, mealiness on the ears, head, or muzzle; faded or indistinct markings; scattered white hairs over the body.

Disqualifications - white spot(s), lack of belly undercolor as described in the respective variety.

Black Otter Blue Otter -Showing underbelly

Chocolate Otter Lilac Otter

Triangle "V" of rufus between the legs Belly Undercolor

(all Otter photos courtesty of Otter Delight Rabbitry)

Red (Wide band)

Red -- surface color of body is to be a rich red that is carried as far down the hair shaft as possible. The surface color should be as even as possible to give the appearance of a self. The upper side of the tail is to match the surface color of the body. Surface color of the belly is to be a deep cream color, carried as far down the hair shaft as possible. Darker lap spots are permissible. Underside of the tail and front and rear foot pads will be lighter in color, resembling the belly color. Toenails are to be dark in solids. Eyes are brown. (quoted from the Mini Rex standard - ARBA Standard of perfection)

Faults - dark ticking which produces a smutty surface color; light ticking which produces a frost surface color; scattered white hairs; failure to show white belly color.

Disqualifications - white spot(s); white toenails; blue or gray undercolor.

Redelman's Jubal Kelly's Vanessa

(photo courtesy of FFR)

Surface Undercolor Agouti Face Pattern Belly Undercolor

Sable Point (Shaded)

Sable Point - Color is to be a rich sepia brown on the nose, ears, feet, legs and tail. Marking color is to shade rapidly to a rich cream body color. The entire body is to be a creamy color with white undercolor. Some slightly darker shading is permissable on the saddle, but highly undesirable. Body surface color is to be lighter than the point color to give the proper contrast. Eyes-Brown (quoted from the Netherland Dwarf standard - ARBA Standard of perfection)

Seal (Shaded)

Seal -- surface color is to be a dark sepia brown that shades to a lighter brown on the flanks, chest, and belly. The surface color is to extend as far down the shaft as possible to a slightly lighter undercolor. Toenails are to be dark.Eyes are brown. (quoted from the Mini Rex standard - ARBA Standard of perfection)

Faults - rusty tinge; failure to show lighter surface color on the belly; scattered white hairs.

Disqualifications - white toenail(s); failing to show discernible shading in coloration

Tortoise (Shaded)

Tortoise -- surface color of the body is to be bright rusty red-orange which blends to a smoky gray-black on the flanks, head, belly and feet. The surface color is to extend well down the shaft to an off white undercolor. The shading on the head is to be the darkest at the whisker bed and is to blend into a lighter shading along the jaw line. Ear color should match shading color. Upper side of the tail is to match the body surface color with the underside of the tail matching the shadings as nearly as possible. Toenails are to be dark. Eyes are brown (quoted from the Mini Rex standard - ARBA Standard of perfection)

Faults - smutty tinge obscuring the rich orange saddle color; point color or shading color too light; scattered white hairs.

Disqualifications - white belly or tail; white toenail(s); white spot(s)