Breed Standard of the
Netherland Dwarf
Body 30
Ears 15
Head 15
Eyes 5
Colour 15
Coat 10
Condition 10
Total 100
OTHER COLOURS SELFS
SHADED AGOUTI PATTERNED
TAN PATTERNED
ORANGE - Bright orange saddle shading down the flanks. Colour to go well down the fur with a white undercolour. Chest to match flanks. Eye circles, inside of ears, underside of jowl and tail, and belly to be white.
FAWN - Warm fawn saddle shading down the flanks. Colour to go well down the fur with
a white undercolour. Chest to match flanks. Eye circles, inside of ears, underside of jowl and tail and belly to be white.
STEEL - To be bright steel throughout. Head, feet ears and belly to match body colours. Colour to be as free as possible from a brown tinge. Undercolour, dark slate, carried well down to the skin, with no trace of a grey or yellow band. Undercolour of tail can be lighter.
Faults: band in undercolour. Feet and ears not matching body colour. Barred feet.
HIMALAYAN - Distribution of colouring as for the Normal Himalayan rabbit. The Himalayan Netherland Dwarf is recognised in all four colours
- namely Black, Chocolate, Blue and Lilac
ANY OTHER COLOUR - Accept any other colour so long as it conforms to the normal pattern of accepted colours of other breeds.
orange fawn steel himalayan bluepoint cinnamon broken pattern chocolate tortoiseshell
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