Size
Weight ~ Netherland Dwarfs should not exceed 2.5lbs
Coat
The rabbit should have soft, dense, glossy roll back fur. Rabbits that are molting, long, thin, and off texture should be faulted.
Head
The head is to be large and round and balance with the body. In profile, the arc from the base of the ears around the nose should not show a break. The head should be set high on the shoulders, and as close to the body as possible. The eyes should be big round and bright. Color should match the variety description. Rabbits with improper head size, roundness, misshaped noses, wrong eye color should be faulted.
Ears
Ears should be short, well set on top of the head, straight. well furred, and thick with a strong ear base. They should have a rounded tip, with an ideal length of 2". Ears should be balanced with the head and body. Rabbits with thin, bent, lacking fur, flat, or "V" shaped ears should be faulted. Ears with a length of over 2.5" is a DQ.
Body
The body should be short and compact. The shoulders are to be deep and broad, with the shoulders being the same width as the hindquarters. The depth and width of the body should be balanced. The topline shows the depth of the shoulders is carried through to a deep, well rounded, and well filled hindquarters. Rabbits with narrow shoulders, lacking depth, long body, pinched hindquarters, long legs, or find bone should be faulted.
Bone
The legs are to be short in length and of medium to medium-heavy bone.
Information from Brittany Thompson of Noah's Arc Rabbitry
VARIETIES
Self:
Red Eyed White ~ Completely white with red eyes
Blue Eyed White ~ Completely white with blue eyes
Black ~ Jet black hair, under color a dark blue with brown eyes
Blue ~ Dark blue overcoat with light blue undercoat with blue/gray eyes
Chocolate ~ Chocolate brown overcoat with dove-gray undercoat with brown eyes
Lilac ~ Overcoat is pink tinted dove-gray, dove-gray undercoat with blue gray eyes
Shaded:
Sable Point ~Nose, ears, feet and tail are a sepia brown, the points should fade to creamy body color with a creamy white undercoat with brown eyes
Siamese Sable ~The head, ears, back, outside of legs, and top of the tail needs to be sepia brown. The sides chest, belly inside of legs, and under the tail is to fade to a lighter sepia brown. The dark face color is to be gradual the eyes to the jaws the undercoat should be slightly lighter that surface color with brown eyes
Siamese Smoked Pearl ~ The head, ears, back, outside of legs, and top of the tail is a smoked gray.The sides chest, belly inside of legs, and under the tail should fade into a pearl gray. The dark face color is to be gradual from the eyes to the jaws and blend with the chest. The undercoat should be lighter than the overcoat and have blue gray eyes
Tort ~ The body is a rusty orange color on the loin and blending with a gray-black over the body, the undercoat should be off white and have brown eyes.
Agouti:
Chestnut ~ The top and sides of the body is to be a light brown, ticked with jet black. The band should be well defined orange, with a light brown chest, the top of the tail should be black and sparsely ticked brown. The undercoat should be slate-blue with ears laced in black and have brown eyes
Chinchilla ~ The top and sides of the body should be pearl white, ticked with jet black. The band and chest should be pearl white. The top of the tail must be black ticked with light brown. The undercoat should be a dark slate-blue with the ears laced in black with brown eyes.
Lynx ~ The top and sides of the body is to be a lilac mingled with fawn. The band and chest should be fawn. The top of the tail must be lilac ticked with fawn. The undercoat should be a slate-blue, belly should be lilac with blue gray eyes
Opal ~ The top and sides of the body should be a blue mixed with fawn. The band and chest should be well fawn. The top of the tail must be blue ticked with fawn. The undercoat should be a medium slate-blue with blue gray eyes.
Squirrel ~ The top and sides of the body Should be blue mixed with white. The band should be white, the chest should be light pearl The top of the tail must be blue ticked with white. The undercoat should be slate-blue, belly should be medium slate-blue with blue gray eyes.
Tan Pattern:
Black, Blue, Lilac, Chocolate Otter ~ The head, outside of ears, front of fore legs, outside of hind legs, top and sides of the body are to be the surface and undercolor as decirbed in the self varieties. The black and chocolate otters will have orange markings and ticking color. The blue and lilac will have fawn markings and ticking color. The belly, nostrils, eye circles, jowls, underside of the tail, inside of the ears, back of the for legs and the inside of the hide legs should be creamy white, highlighted by orange or fawn markings as it meets the self color of the body. Belly is to be gray. The triangle and color is to be orange or fawn. Prominent orange or fawn ticking is to be evenly distributed around the chest, sides, and the lower hindquarters. The eyes must be the same as it is stated in the self colors.
Sable Marten ~ Tthe head, outside of the ears, back, outside of the legs, and top of the tail should be a sepia brown with a slightly lighter undercoat. The overcoat will fade into a lighter sepia color on the sides and chest. The nostrils, eye circles, jowls, inside if ears, triangle, collar, back of feet, inside if the hide feet and legs, belly and the underside of the tail are to be a silver-white color. Prominent white guard hairs should be evenly distributed around the chest, sides, and the lower hindquarters, eyes should be brown.
Black, Blue, Lilac, Chocolate Silver Marten ~ The head, outside of the ears, front of fore legs, outside of hind legs, top and sides of the body are to be the surface and undercoat as described in the self varieties. The belly, nostrils, eye circles, jowls, underside of the tail, inside of the ears, triangle, collar, back of fore feet, inside of hind feet and legs, are to be silver-white in color. Prominent white guard hairs is to be evenly distributed around the chest, sides, and the lower hindquarters. The eyes must be the same as it is stated in the self colors
Smoke pearl Marten ~ The head, outside of the ears, back, outside of the legs, and top of the tail should be smoked pearl with a slightly lighter undercolor.
The surface color will fade to a lighter pearl gray on the sides and chest. The nostrils, eye circles, jowls, inside if ears, triangle, collar, back of feet, inside if the hide feet and legs, belly and the underside of the tail are to be a silver-white color.
Prominent white guard hairs is to be evenly distributed around the chest, sides, and the lower hindquarters with blue gray eyes.
Any Other Variety:
Fawn ~ The body is to be a creamy orange color. Belly, back of forelegs, inside of hind legs, top of feet, and underside of jaws should be white. The undercoat should be off white. The underside of tail and around the vent is to be white to the skin. Eye circles and nostrils are to be creamy white with blue gray eyes
Black, Blue, Chocolate, Lilac Pointed ~ Body color must be white to the skin. Only color is the nose, ears, feet, and tail. The points should be deep and even. Nose marking is to come up well on the face and be well rounded, clean cut, and distinctive. The leg markings should be up the fore legs and above the hock joint on the hind leg. The ears are to be well colored and clean at the ear base. The eyes should be ruby red with a pink iris.
Orange ~ The body is to be bright orange on the head, outside of the ears, lion, and the top of the tail. The color should fade to a lighter orange on the sides and chest. Belly color, back of forelegs, inside of hind legs, top of feet, and underside of jaw must be white.The undercoat should be off white. The underside of tail and around the vent is to be white to the skin. Around the eyes and nostrils should be a creamy white and have brown eyes.
Steel ~ The body is to be black with an even light brown ticking over the head, ears, chest, top and sides of the body, legs, and feet. Undercoat should be a dark slate blue. The nape of the neck and around the nostrils must be black or matching the ticking color. Belly should be a grayish-black. The top of the tail color is to be black while the underside of the tail matches the belly with brown eyes.
Broken ~ Any solid color in spotted or blanketed with white. REW, BEW and Pointeds excluded.
Red Eyed White ~ Completely white with red eyes
Blue Eyed White ~ Completely white with blue eyes
Black ~ Jet black hair, under color a dark blue with brown eyes
Blue ~ Dark blue overcoat with light blue undercoat with blue/gray eyes
Chocolate ~ Chocolate brown overcoat with dove-gray undercoat with brown eyes
Lilac ~ Overcoat is pink tinted dove-gray, dove-gray undercoat with blue gray eyes
Shaded:
Sable Point ~Nose, ears, feet and tail are a sepia brown, the points should fade to creamy body color with a creamy white undercoat with brown eyes
Siamese Sable ~The head, ears, back, outside of legs, and top of the tail needs to be sepia brown. The sides chest, belly inside of legs, and under the tail is to fade to a lighter sepia brown. The dark face color is to be gradual the eyes to the jaws the undercoat should be slightly lighter that surface color with brown eyes
Siamese Smoked Pearl ~ The head, ears, back, outside of legs, and top of the tail is a smoked gray.The sides chest, belly inside of legs, and under the tail should fade into a pearl gray. The dark face color is to be gradual from the eyes to the jaws and blend with the chest. The undercoat should be lighter than the overcoat and have blue gray eyes
Tort ~ The body is a rusty orange color on the loin and blending with a gray-black over the body, the undercoat should be off white and have brown eyes.
Agouti:
Chestnut ~ The top and sides of the body is to be a light brown, ticked with jet black. The band should be well defined orange, with a light brown chest, the top of the tail should be black and sparsely ticked brown. The undercoat should be slate-blue with ears laced in black and have brown eyes
Chinchilla ~ The top and sides of the body should be pearl white, ticked with jet black. The band and chest should be pearl white. The top of the tail must be black ticked with light brown. The undercoat should be a dark slate-blue with the ears laced in black with brown eyes.
Lynx ~ The top and sides of the body is to be a lilac mingled with fawn. The band and chest should be fawn. The top of the tail must be lilac ticked with fawn. The undercoat should be a slate-blue, belly should be lilac with blue gray eyes
Opal ~ The top and sides of the body should be a blue mixed with fawn. The band and chest should be well fawn. The top of the tail must be blue ticked with fawn. The undercoat should be a medium slate-blue with blue gray eyes.
Squirrel ~ The top and sides of the body Should be blue mixed with white. The band should be white, the chest should be light pearl The top of the tail must be blue ticked with white. The undercoat should be slate-blue, belly should be medium slate-blue with blue gray eyes.
Tan Pattern:
Black, Blue, Lilac, Chocolate Otter ~ The head, outside of ears, front of fore legs, outside of hind legs, top and sides of the body are to be the surface and undercolor as decirbed in the self varieties. The black and chocolate otters will have orange markings and ticking color. The blue and lilac will have fawn markings and ticking color. The belly, nostrils, eye circles, jowls, underside of the tail, inside of the ears, back of the for legs and the inside of the hide legs should be creamy white, highlighted by orange or fawn markings as it meets the self color of the body. Belly is to be gray. The triangle and color is to be orange or fawn. Prominent orange or fawn ticking is to be evenly distributed around the chest, sides, and the lower hindquarters. The eyes must be the same as it is stated in the self colors.
Sable Marten ~ Tthe head, outside of the ears, back, outside of the legs, and top of the tail should be a sepia brown with a slightly lighter undercoat. The overcoat will fade into a lighter sepia color on the sides and chest. The nostrils, eye circles, jowls, inside if ears, triangle, collar, back of feet, inside if the hide feet and legs, belly and the underside of the tail are to be a silver-white color. Prominent white guard hairs should be evenly distributed around the chest, sides, and the lower hindquarters, eyes should be brown.
Black, Blue, Lilac, Chocolate Silver Marten ~ The head, outside of the ears, front of fore legs, outside of hind legs, top and sides of the body are to be the surface and undercoat as described in the self varieties. The belly, nostrils, eye circles, jowls, underside of the tail, inside of the ears, triangle, collar, back of fore feet, inside of hind feet and legs, are to be silver-white in color. Prominent white guard hairs is to be evenly distributed around the chest, sides, and the lower hindquarters. The eyes must be the same as it is stated in the self colors
Smoke pearl Marten ~ The head, outside of the ears, back, outside of the legs, and top of the tail should be smoked pearl with a slightly lighter undercolor.
The surface color will fade to a lighter pearl gray on the sides and chest. The nostrils, eye circles, jowls, inside if ears, triangle, collar, back of feet, inside if the hide feet and legs, belly and the underside of the tail are to be a silver-white color.
Prominent white guard hairs is to be evenly distributed around the chest, sides, and the lower hindquarters with blue gray eyes.
Any Other Variety:
Fawn ~ The body is to be a creamy orange color. Belly, back of forelegs, inside of hind legs, top of feet, and underside of jaws should be white. The undercoat should be off white. The underside of tail and around the vent is to be white to the skin. Eye circles and nostrils are to be creamy white with blue gray eyes
Black, Blue, Chocolate, Lilac Pointed ~ Body color must be white to the skin. Only color is the nose, ears, feet, and tail. The points should be deep and even. Nose marking is to come up well on the face and be well rounded, clean cut, and distinctive. The leg markings should be up the fore legs and above the hock joint on the hind leg. The ears are to be well colored and clean at the ear base. The eyes should be ruby red with a pink iris.
Orange ~ The body is to be bright orange on the head, outside of the ears, lion, and the top of the tail. The color should fade to a lighter orange on the sides and chest. Belly color, back of forelegs, inside of hind legs, top of feet, and underside of jaw must be white.The undercoat should be off white. The underside of tail and around the vent is to be white to the skin. Around the eyes and nostrils should be a creamy white and have brown eyes.
Steel ~ The body is to be black with an even light brown ticking over the head, ears, chest, top and sides of the body, legs, and feet. Undercoat should be a dark slate blue. The nape of the neck and around the nostrils must be black or matching the ticking color. Belly should be a grayish-black. The top of the tail color is to be black while the underside of the tail matches the belly with brown eyes.
Broken ~ Any solid color in spotted or blanketed with white. REW, BEW and Pointeds excluded.
GENETICS
The dominant gene is listed with a capital letter.
The Recessive gene is listed with a lower case letter
A series - determines the coat pattern only.
A = agouti - will show a banded hair shaft.
at = tan pattern - solid body color with the agouti type markings.
a = self - one solid color overall with no markings.
B series
B = black
b = chocolate
C series
C = full color development - will show the yellow/gold pigment as in the Chestnut and Otters.
c(chd) = chinchilla/no yellow pigment in the coat color as in the Chins and Silver Martens.
c(chl) = shading - changes the black to a dark sepia brown as in the Siamese Sable.
c(h) = himalayan - makes a pure white body with the color only on the face, ears, feet, and tail.
c = albino/REW - a pure white rabbit with red/pink eyes.
D series
D = dense color - chestnut/castor, black, chocolate, cinnamon, sable, orange, etc.
d = dilute color - changes black to blue, chestnut to opal, chocolate to lilac and orange to fawn, etc.
E series
Es = steel/overabundance of dark pigment - can hide the agouti banding but leave the tipping.
E = normal extension of dark pigment.
ej = brindling - makes the harlequin and tri-colors.
e = non extension of dark pigment - red/yellow - for the torts, sable points, orange, fawn and red.
En series
Enen = broken
ENEN = charlie
enen = solid
Du series
Du = normal color
du = dutch pattern.
V series
V = normal eye and coat color
v = white coat with blue eyes.
Si series
Si = normal color.
si = silvered color.
Information from http://www.hlrsc.com/
The Recessive gene is listed with a lower case letter
A series - determines the coat pattern only.
A = agouti - will show a banded hair shaft.
at = tan pattern - solid body color with the agouti type markings.
a = self - one solid color overall with no markings.
B series
B = black
b = chocolate
C series
C = full color development - will show the yellow/gold pigment as in the Chestnut and Otters.
c(chd) = chinchilla/no yellow pigment in the coat color as in the Chins and Silver Martens.
c(chl) = shading - changes the black to a dark sepia brown as in the Siamese Sable.
c(h) = himalayan - makes a pure white body with the color only on the face, ears, feet, and tail.
c = albino/REW - a pure white rabbit with red/pink eyes.
D series
D = dense color - chestnut/castor, black, chocolate, cinnamon, sable, orange, etc.
d = dilute color - changes black to blue, chestnut to opal, chocolate to lilac and orange to fawn, etc.
E series
Es = steel/overabundance of dark pigment - can hide the agouti banding but leave the tipping.
E = normal extension of dark pigment.
ej = brindling - makes the harlequin and tri-colors.
e = non extension of dark pigment - red/yellow - for the torts, sable points, orange, fawn and red.
En series
Enen = broken
ENEN = charlie
enen = solid
Du series
Du = normal color
du = dutch pattern.
V series
V = normal eye and coat color
v = white coat with blue eyes.
Si series
Si = normal color.
si = silvered color.
Information from http://www.hlrsc.com/
SHOW TERMS
Show Terms
B.O.B ~ Best Of Breed
B.O.S~ Best Of Show
B.O.S.G ~ Best Opposite Sex of Group
B.O.V ~ Best Of Variety
B.O.S.V ~ Best Opposite Sex of Variety
R.I.S ~ Reserve In Show
GC ~ Grand Champion (must have 3 legs)
Other Terms
JUNIOR ~ Younger than 6 months
SENIOR ~ Older than 6 months
BUCK ~ Male
DOE ~ Female
VARIETY ~ Color Classification
B.O.B ~ Best Of Breed
B.O.S~ Best Of Show
B.O.S.G ~ Best Opposite Sex of Group
B.O.V ~ Best Of Variety
B.O.S.V ~ Best Opposite Sex of Variety
R.I.S ~ Reserve In Show
GC ~ Grand Champion (must have 3 legs)
Other Terms
JUNIOR ~ Younger than 6 months
SENIOR ~ Older than 6 months
BUCK ~ Male
DOE ~ Female
VARIETY ~ Color Classification
