Breed Standard of the
Netherland Dwarf
Body 30
Ears 15
Head 15
Eyes 5
Colour 15
Coat 10
Condition 10
Total 100
TAN PATTERNED SELFS
SHADED AGOUTI PATTERNED
OTHER COLOURS
TANS - Body colour to be either black, blue, chocolate or lilac and to go down the fur as far as possible with undercolour of appropriate Self colour. Belly, chest, eye circles, inside of ears, underside of jowl and tail and triangle to be rich tan. Face and outside of ears to match body colour.
FOXES - Body colour to be either black, blue, chocolate or lilac and to go down the fur as far as possible with undercolour or appropriate Self colour. Chest, flanks and feet to be well ticked with white guard hairs. Eye circles, inside of ears, underside of jowl and tail, belly and triangle to be white.
MARTEN SABLE MEDIUM - To be very rich sepia on back, ears face and outside legs, and upper side of tail, the saddle colour shading of to a paler colour on flanks, the dark face colour to blend with chest and flanks, all blending to be gradual avoiding any blotches or streaks and consisting of a soft and varied diffusion of sepia shadings, the dark colour on back to extend from nape of neck to tail, the chest, flanks, rump and feet to be well ticked with longer white hairs, white hairs or any extension of white ticking over sides and rump to be considered an added beauty and not a fault, but ears and saddle to be free of white hairs, the light nape of neck to be confined to
a triangle behind the ears and to be as small as possible; eye circles, inside of ears, line of jaws, belly and underside of tail to be white. General undercolour to match surface colour as closely as possible following the varied shadings throughout.
MARTEN SABLE LIGHT - As MEDIUM but colour to be rich sepia.
MARTEN SABLE DARK - As MEDIUM but colour to be very rich dark sepia.
MARTEN SMOKE PEARL - The saddle to extend from nape to tail, to be smoke colour, shading to pearl grey beige on flanks and chest. Head, ears feet and upper side of tail to match saddle as near as possible. Chest, flanks, rump and feet to be well ticked with longer white hairs, the light nape of the neck to be confined to the triangle behind the ears and to be as small as possible. The eye circles, inside the ears, line of jaw, inside nostrils, inside of legs and feet, belly and underside of tail and triangle to be white. The colour under white belly fur should be fawn.
OTTER - Colour black, blue , chocolate or lilac, uniform colour to cover back and sides. The underbody or belly to be creamy white
as well as under the chin and tail. A tan border to divide the white and colour and encircle nostrils and under chin. A mixture of body colour and tan covers feet. Tan ticking to the chest, flanks and
rump - extended ticking to be an added beauty not a fault. Tan eye circle and nape of neck. The ears to be as body colour bordered on outside with tan which covers inside of ears. Fault: a distinct lack of tan from proper parts.
tan fox marten sable marten smoke black otter blue otter
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Breed Standard
