British Giant rabbits

English Lop

English Lop

Ring Size H

1) Ear length 10
2) Ear Width 15
3) EarShape 15
4) Ear Substance and Carriage 10
5) Colour and Markings 10
6) Type 10
7) Straight Feet & Tail 10
8) Eyes

5

9) Size 10
10) Condition

5

Total

100

1. EARLENGTH EARWIDTH

EAR SHAPE - To be well rounded at the tips, not trowel shaped.

2. EAR SUBSTANCE AND CARRIAGE - To be nice and thick like leather, not like thin paper, not to be carried pricked in any way; no pimples.
3. COLOUR AND MARKINGS - Any colour permitted, but whatever colour it may be it must be good. i.e. black to be raven black, fawn, rich golden fawn, sooty-fawn, shading to be dense. See footnote re-marked rabbits

4.

TYPE - The head lobe bold, the whole body of the rabbit to resemble a mandolin, curved side uppermost.

5.

STRAIGHT FEET AND TAIL - The front feet not lobe bow legged or bent, tail not to be screwed.

6.

EYES - To be bold and bright, not dull

7.

SIZE - As large as possible, but not out of proportion

8.

CONDITION - Firm in flesh, good in coat, no ear canker or any other disease

FOOTNOTE: Marked specimens can be of any of these colours. The white markings around the nose to be such that leave a distinct butterfly smut or as the shading on the Sooty-Fawn. The white should extend upwards from the chin and chest over the shoulder with two spots, one each side on the shoulders called shoulder spots. No white to be present in the general body colouring. The belly to be white and similar to the tan on the Tan rabbit but not brindled up the sides of the body.
 
 

The information above is supplied courtesy of the British Rabbit Council - correct at time of print.

 

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