Welsh Lop Circle

BRC Lop Standards

These are the BRC Lop Standards, These are the Standards every BRC breeder will aim to reach when breeding their Lops.

Mini Lop Standard.

1. TYPE - Bold thickset and firm. The body should be short, broad and well muscled with little visible neck. The well muscled rump ia short and well rounded. The chest is broad and deep with curved sides where it meets the shoulders which are broad and strong. The front legs are thick, short and straight. The hind legs are short, strong, powertul and carried parallel to the body. The tail is straight, strong and well furred. A small dewlap is permissable but not desirable.

2. ADULTWEIGHT Ideal Maximumlbs/oz 3.4 3.8 kg 1.5 1.60

3. COAT - The coat to be dense and of good length, roll-back with an abundance of guard hairs. legs and pads to be well furred.

4. HEAD CROWN AND EYES - The head is bold, broad and well developed. The profile of the head is strongly curved with a good width between the eyes, full cheeks and a broad muzzle. The eyes are bold, bright and large. The basal ridge of the ears should appear prominent across the top of the skull to form the crown.

5. EARS - Should be broad, thick, well furred and rounded at the ends. They should be carried close to the cheeks giving a horse-shoe like outline when viewed from the front. The inside of the ears should not be visible from any angle when carried correctly.

6. COLOUR AND PATTERN - Any colour or pattern which conforms to the colour or pattern of recognised breeds.

7 CONDITION - The exhibit should be in a perfect state of health and bodily condition, free from all soiling, particularly on the feet, ears and genital parts. The coat should reflect the overall good health of the exhibit, which should appear alert and vigorous.

FAULTS: Body too long; head not sufficiently characteristic of the breed; pimpled or damaged ears; poor ear carriage; ears folded; crown not developed; fly back coat; large dewlaps in does; rearfeef not parallel to the body; light soiling of feet; ears and genital organs; bare pads; fur slightly soiled or matted; long toenails; lack of vitality.

DISOUALIFICATIONS: Maloccluded or mutilated teeth; over weight limit; deformities and mutilations; deformation of the teeth; ears tipped over; feet bowed or bent; crooked tail; any discernible illness or disease; blindness or partial blindness; incorrect eye colour; any parasitic infection; much soiling; matted coat; sore pads (where skin is broken or scabbed); any evidence of irregular preparation for exhibition including trimming and dying.

Dwarf Lop Standard.

WEIGHT. Ideal - kg 2.041 (41b 8 oz.) Maximum - kgs 2.381 (5Lb 4oz) - Minimum 1.93kg. (41b 4oz)

1. TYPE. Body short with well rounded loins. Deep chest and wide shoulders, giving a cobby well muscled appearance. Short strong legs.
2. HEAD, CROWN, EARS AND EYES.

HEAD - Well developed particularly in bucks. Good width between eyes. Full cheeks and broad muzzle are desirable.

CROWN-. The basal ridge of the ears should appear prominent across the top of the skull.

EARS - Should be broad, thick well furred and rounded at ends. They should be carried close to the cheeks giving a horse-shoe like outline when viewed from the front. The inside of the ears should not be visible from any angle when carried correctly. The ears are not measured.

EYES - Round and bright.

3. COAT. Coat to be dense and of good length, roll-bsck with an abundance of guard hairs.
FAULTS. Narrow shoulders, long in body, narrow head. Ears carried back or not fully lopped. Coat too short or fly-back. Excessive white hairs in coloured exhibits, light tails in sooties. White tails in sooties a serious fault.

DISQUALIFICATIONS. Weight over maximum. Poor condition. Malocclusion. Runny eyes, odd coloured or wall eyes. Putty nose. Bunches of while hairs or white toe-nails in coloured exhibits.

4. GUARD HAIRS. An abundance of Guard Hairs.
5. COLOURS SELF
WHITE - As pure while as possible. Eyes ruby red or blue
BLACK - A deep solid black, carried well down hair shaft with blue/black undercolour. Eyes dark hazel or black

BLUE - Deep or medium slate blue carried well down hair shaft with slate blue undercolour. Eyes dark blue.

BROWN - Dark brown carried well down hair shaft. Slate blue undercolour. Eyes brown.

AGOUTI PATTERN.

AGOUTI - Rich chestnut top colour with black ticking over an intermediate orange band with dark slate undercolour. Ears laced black. Eye circles, belly and undertail white with slate blue undercolour. Pale top colour a fault.

CHINCHILLA - Undercolour to be dark slate blue at base. Intermediate portion pearl with black narrow line edging. Pearling to be clearly defined. Top grey brightly ticked with black hairs, neck fur to be lighter in colour than body but strictly confined to nape. Flanks and chest ticked with uniform shade of pearl slightly lighter than body. Eye circles light grey. Ears laced black.

OPAL - Top colour pale shade of blue with fawn band between this and a slate blue undercolour. Ears laced blue. Eye circles, underside of tail and belly to be white with slate undercolour.

SHADED

SIAMESE SABLE - Medium, very rich sepia on ears, face, back, outside of legs and upper side of tail shading to a paler undercolour. Saddle colour shading oft to a considerably paler colour on flanks and belly, the dark face colour to shade off from eyes to jowl to blend with the chest and flanks. All blending to be gradual, avoiding any blotches or streaks and consisting of a soft and varied diffusion of Sepia Shadings. Eyes to have a distinct ruby glow.

Light - As medium, but colour to be rich Sepia.

Dark - As medium but colour to be very rich dark sepia.

FAULTS - Brown eyes, white hairs.

SIAMESE SMOKE. - saddle to extend from nape to tail to be smoke in colour, shading to pearl grey beige on flanks, chest and belly. Head, ears feet and upper side of tail to match saddle as near as possible. All Shadings to be gradual to avoid blotches or streaks. Undercolour to match surface colour as closely as possible following the varied shadings throughout. Eyes to have a distinct ruby glow.

FAULTS - Brown eyes, white hairs.

SEALPOINT - A rich dark Sepia brown on ears, nose (maSk), feet and tail. Creamy light body colour. Eyes to have a distinct ruby glow.

FAULTS - Brown eyes, too much colour on body, iron grey - disqualification.

SOOTY FAWN - Even shade of orange/fawn top colour to carry well down hair shaft to a bluish/white undercolour. Ears, belly, undertail/tail to be bluish black (Sooty) cheeks and flanks to be Shaded/topped with sooty tips. Eyes hazel.

FAULTS -Too dark top colour, light tails. White tails a serious fault.

TAN PATTERN

BLACK FOX - To be an even jet-black with under colour as dark as possible extending to the skin. The chest, flanks and feet to be well and evenly ticked, with silver-lipped guard hairs. Any extension of the ticking up the side and/or over the back to be considered a beauty and not a fault. The eye circles as neat as possible, a pea spot in front of the base of each ear. Inside of ears, line of jaw, underside of tail and belly, all to be white, undercolour permissible. Triangle behind ears to be white but as small as possible. Eyes brown or grey.

BLUE FOX - To be medium blue (even and sound) extending to the skin. Eyes to be brown, blue or grey.

CHOCOLATE FOX - To be dark chocolate (even and Sound) top colour to go down as far as possible, undercolour to be slate. Eyes to be lilac, brown, blue or grey. Brown prelerred.

LILAC FOX To be pinky-dove top colour (even and sound) undercolour to be dove Eyes to be lilac with a ruby glow.

SABLE MARTEN DARK - To be very rich dark Sepia on back, ears, face and outside of tail, the saddle colour to be well carried down the sides and then shading oft to a paler colour on flanks - the dark face colour to shade off 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, any extension of while ticking over sides and rump to be considered an added beauty and not a fault, but the ears and saddle to be free of white hairs. The light nape of neck to be confined to triangle behind ears and to be as small as possible colour to match flanks. Eye circles, inside of ears, line of jaw, belly and underside of tail to be white. General under colour to match surface colour as closely as possible, following the varied shadings throughout.

MARTEN MEDIUM - Degrees of Sepia to decide classes.

MARTEN LIGHT - Degrees of Sepia to decide classes.OTHER COLOURS

FAWN - bright rich fawn free of black/blue guard hairs shading to a white undercolour. Chest to match flanks. Eye circles, inside of ears, underside of jowl, belly and undertail to be white.

FAULTS - Black/blue guard hairs to be considered a serious fault.

ORANGE - Rich orange free from ticking, belly white. White or cream undercolour. Eyes hazel.

STEEL - Dark steel grey merging to a slate blue undercolour. The whole interspersed with black guard hairs. Extreme tips of the fur to be tipped with steel blue or grey. The mixture to carry well down the sides, flanks and hind feet. Belly colour will be a lighter shade varying with the top colour underside to tone with belly colour. Ears to match body. Eyes deep hazel.

BUTTERFLY- Colour of butterfly nose marking, to fully cover nose and top lip. Head markings, white to be in proportion to body colour. Ears to match the body colour. Body colour to extend from tail to shoulders, patches of colour on white of shoulders permissible. Body colourto extend down to flanks. Flanks, chest and belly white, teat spots permissible. No white to be present in general body colour.

FAULTS - Too many white hairs in nose, top lip and body markings.

DISQUALIFICATIONS - Putty noses, white tips on ears.

ANY OTHER COLOUR - Any colour or pattern which conforms to the colour or pattern of recognised breeds.

German Lop Standard

ABOVE PICTURE BELONGS TO TALBOT STUD

French Lop Standards

WEIGHT: As large as possible. Minimum adult weight kg 4.54 (lob.) No maximum weight tor adults or u/5 months.

1. TYPE:

Massive, thickset and firm. The body should be short, broad and well muscled, with linle visible neck. The line ofthe back rises in a curve to a well muscled rump which is short and well rounded. The chest is broad and deep providing curved sides where it meets the shoulders which are broad and strong. The front legs are thick, short and straight. The legs are short, strong, powerful and the hind legs carried parallel to the body. The tail is straight, strong and well furred. A small dewlap is permissible in bucks but is not favourable dewlaps larger in does.

2. HEAD, CROWN, EARS AND EYES:

HEAD: Well developed particularly in bucks. Good width between eyes. Full cheeks and broad muzzle are desirable

CROWN: The basal ridge of the ears should appear prominent across the top of the skull.

EARS: Should be broad, thick, well furred and rounded at ends. They should be carried close to the cheeks, giving a horse-shoe like outline when viewed from the front. The inside of the ears should not be visible from any angle when carried correctly. The ears are not measured. EYES: Round and bright.


3. COAT: Roll-back, dense with plenty of guard hairs. legs and pads to be well furred.

4. CONDITION: Condition to be firm and healthy.

FAULTS: Poorly muscled, lacking firmness, loose skin over hind legs. Body too long and/or too lean. Head not sufficiently characteristic of the breed. Pimpled or damaged ears. Poor ear carriage. Crown not developed. Fly back coat. Bowed or splayed legs. Excessive white hairs in coloured exhibits, white tail in sooty fawn and putty noses (excessive white hairs in nose and top lip)

DISQUALIFYING : Adult weight under kg 4.54 (10 lb). Malocclusion of teeth. White toe nails in coloured exhibits

5. COLOURS SELF

WHITE - As pure white as possible. Eyes ruby red or blue
BLACK - A deep lustrous solid black carrying well down to the skin with blue or slate undercolour. Eyes dark hazel or black.

BROWN - Dark brown carried well down hair shaft. Slate blue undercolour. Eyes brown

BLUE - Deep solid slate blue to carry well down hairshaft. Eyes dark blue.

AGOUTI PATTERN

AGOUTI - A rich chestnut shade with black ticking over an intermediate orange band and dark slate undercolour. Belly and undertail white with slate undercolour.
CHINCHILLA - The undercolour to be dark slate blue at base, intermediate portionpearl (slate to be wider than peal) with black narrow line edging to be clearly defined.Top grey brightly ticked with black hairs. Even or wavy ticking admissible. Neck fur lighter.

OPAL - Top colour pale shade of blue over an intermediate fawn band and slateundercolour. Belly colour white with slate undercolour.

SHADED

SOOTY-FAWN (Madagascar or Tortoiseshell) - Rich orange saddle gradually shading to a blue/black on the flanks, haunches and belly. 'Points' bluish/black. Top colour to go well down fur with a bluish-white undercolour.

SIAMESE SABLE- Medium: Rich sepia on ears, face, back, outside of legs and upperside of tail shading to paler undercolour. Saddle to carry well down the flanks, shading to a paler colour on lower flanks and belly. Dark colours to shade off from eyes to jaw, to blend with chest and flanks. Dark colour on back to extend to tail. Chest to be same colour as flanks. Alt blending to be gradual avoiding blotchiness. Eyes to have a distinct ruby glow.

Light: As Medium but colour to be rich sepia.

Dark: As Medium but colour to be very rich dark sepia.

ANY OTHER COLOUR:

ORANGE - Rich orange free from ticking. belly white. White or cream undercolour. Eyes hazel.
FAWN - Bright golden fawn carried well down the flanks, shading to a white belly. Colour to go well down fur with a white undercolour. Excessive black/blue guard hairs a fault.

STEEL - Dark steel grey merging to a slate blue undercolour.Medium bright and evenly ticked with black guard hairs. Belly colour lighter shade but evenly blended. Eyes deep hazel. Brown grey or agouti colours in mix a major fault, white belly disqualification.

BUTTERFLY - Pattern to be white and any other allowed colour. The white markings around the nose to be such that leaves a distinct butterfly s**t or as the shading on the sootyfawn. Ears to be coloured. The white should extend upwards from the chin and chest over the shoulders with two spots one each side on the shoulders called shoulder spots. A small 'V' on the shoulders is permissible. No white to be present in the general body colouring. The belly to be white but teat spots permissible.

ANY OTHER COLOUR -

Any colour or pattern which conforms to the colour or pattern of recognised breeds.

FAULTS - Too many white hairs on nose and top lip DISOUALIFICATIONS -Putty nose.

The Miniature Cashmere Lop Standard

ABOVE PICTURE BELONGS TO JANE BRAMLEY

1) TYPE:  Bold, thickset and firm. The body should be short, broad and well muscled with little visible neck. The well-muscledrump is short and well rounded. The chest is broad and deep. The overallappearance giving a compact impression. The front legs are thick, short and straight. The hind legs are short, strong and powerful and carried parallel to the body. The tail is strong, straight and well furred..

2) HEAD, EARS AND CROWN:  The head should be strong, bold and broad with well-developed cheeks set well into the shoulders. The ears are broad, thick, well furred and rounded at the ends. They are carried close to the cheeks, giving a horseshoe like shape when viewed from the front. The inside of the ears should not be visible from any angle when carried correctly. The crown, which is the basal ridge of each ear, should be prominent across the top of the skull. The eyes should be bold and bright.

3) COAT:  Fur is dense, the topcoat being longer and heavier than the undercoat with plenty of longer, stronger guard hairs. Approximately 3.81cm to 5.08cm (1.1/2 to 2 inches) long and should not be woolly, matted or felted. The coat to hang down naturally. Evenness is more important than length.

4) COLOUR: To conform to recognised colours or patterns as per the Standard Cashmere

WEIGHT - 3.1/2 lbs. (1.60 kg) maximum

FAULTS: White hairs in solid colours.White toe nails in coloured exhibits. Coats with extremes in softness orharshness

DISQUALIFYING FAULTS: Overweight, waviness in coat, malocclusion, any deformities

The Cashmere Lop Standard.

ABOVE PICTURE BELONGS TO JANE BRAMLEY

1) Body and Condition
Short compact and strongly muscled with well rounded loins and broad shoulders giving a compact appearance. The legs should be short, strong and straight. The maximum weight is kg 2.373(5. 1/4lbs) with the ideal weight being kgs 2.15 (41b5 12oz). The minimum adult weight iskg 1.81 (4lbs)
2) Head, Ears and Crown
The head should be strong, bold, broad with well developed cheeks. There should be no visible neck. The ears are close to the cheeks giving a horseshoe like shape when viewed from the front. The inside of the ears should not be visible from any angle when carried correctly. The basal ridge of each ear, should be prominent across the top of the crown, which is the the skull. the eyes should be bold and bright.
Faults  White hairs in solid colours. White toe nails in coloured exhibits.
Disqualifications Over kgs 2.373 (5.1/41b), Adults under kgs 1.81 (4lbs).Waviness in coat, Malocclusion, Deformities.
 

PERMITTED COLOURS

SELF .White, Black, Blue, Brown, BEW
AGOUTI PATTERN  Agouti, Chinchilla, Opal, Squirrel
SHADED Siamese Sable, Siamese Smoke, Sealpoint, Sooty Fawn, Beige, IronGrey, Bluepoint
TAN PATTERN .Fox (Black, Blue. Choc. Lilac), Marten Sable, Marten Smoke,Otter.
OTHER COLOURS Fawn, Orange, Steel, Butterfly.

Any other colour so long as it conforms to the normal pattern of accepted

ABOVE PHOTO BELONGS TO JANE BRAMLEY.

English Lop Standard.

ABOVE PICTURE BELONGS TO CLUSTAIHIR STUD

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 s**t 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.

Meissner Lop Standard.

The Plush Lop

Information and Plush Lop Standard was produced by Petra Otto (Goldiestud) - www.freewebs.com/goldiestud/

The Plush Lop is a completely new breed in the U.K. and is therefore a Breed in Development. It will take many years before it finally hits the show table, however, all good things take their time.They are a cross between a Dwarf Lop and a Standard Rex rabbit. Petra Otto applied for a Breed in Development Certificate from the British Rabbit Council. After a BRC meeting that took place with their Breed Standards Committee, this was granted in February 2006, on presentation of a proposed breed standard.

The above pictures were supplied by Christine Toyer (Australia) 

PLUSH LOP (U.K. version)

The ideal Plush Lop is a slightly heavier, rex furred version of the Dwarf Lop rabbit. It should have the compact cobby type of the dwarf lop and the density and appeal of the plush-like rex coat. To be judged as a Lop breed not a Rex breed.

Ring size: C                                                             Points

1)      General type, weight  and condition          25 points

2)      Head, Ears, Crown and Eyes                      25 points

3)      Coat                                                             30 points

4)      Colour and pattern                                      20 points

Total                                                           100 points                              

1)      Type: Body short, firm and well muscled. Deep broad, chest with wide shoulders, and well-rounded loins create a compact, cobby appearance. Ideally the shoulders and the hindquarters should be roughly the same width. Head set well on the shoulders with little visible neck. The front legs are short strong and straight. The hind legs are short, strong, and carried parallel to the body. The tail is straight, strong and well furred.

A small dewlap in does is permissible but not desirable.

Adult weight: The ideal weight is 2.150 kg (4lb 12 oz)

Maximum weight    2.500 kg         (5lb 6oz)

Minimum weight     1.193 kg         (4lb 4oz)

Condition:

The exhibit should be in a perfect state of health and bodily condition, free from soiling, particularly on the feet, ears and genitals. The coat should reflect the overall good health of the animal, which should appear alert and vigorous.

2)      Head, Crown and Ears and Eyes

Head: Bold and well developed, especially in bucks. Good width between the eyes, full cheeks and a broad muzzle desirable.

Crown: Basal ridge between the ears to form a crown desirable.

Eyes: Bold, round, bright and large. Colour to match body colour.

For more information on the Plush Lop (UK Version) please contact Petra Otto

www.freewebs.com/goldiestud/