Illawarra Rabbit Society Inc

COLOURS

BLACK - Deep, solid and carrying well down to the skin. with blue undercolour, the deeper the better. Free trom white hairs and mealy or flecking. Eyes dark hazel.

BLUE - Deep, solid, slate blue, colour to carry well down the skin. Blue undercolour, the deeper the better. Free trom white hairs and flecked or mealy coat. Eyes dark blue.

CHOCOLATE - Deep, solid, dark chocolate colour carrying well down to the skin. Undercolour to match the top colour as near as possible. The deeper the undercolour the better the top will appear. Free trom white hairs and mealiness. Eyes chocolate or brown.

YELLOW - An even shade ot yellow throughout. The exact shade is not so important as that the colour should be even and extend to the belly or undercut and no eye circles. In tact a selt colour tree trom chinchillation on cheeks and hind teet. Eyes hazel.

TORTOISESHELL - An even shade ot orange top colour to carry well down and shading ott to a lighter colour to the skin. Ears, belly and under the tail blue-black. Cheeks and hindquarters (flanks) shaded or toned with blue-black Eyes hazel, the deeper the better.

STEEL GREY - Dark steel grey merging to pale slate blue in the undercolour. The whole interspersed with black guard hairs. The medium bright and evenly ticked shade is the one to aim tor and the extreme tips of the fur will be tipped with steel blue or grey. The mixture to carry well down the sides, flanks, hind feet. Belly colour will be slighter shade varying with the top colour, upper part ot the tail to match the body colour, underside to tone with the belly colour. Ears to match body. Eyes deep hazel. BROWN GREY - Slate blue at the base followed by a band of yellowy orange then a black line, finishing by light or nut brown tips to the tur. The whole interspersed by hiack guard hairs. That is the impression gained when the tur of the brown grey is parted The general Impression should be light or nut brown on ears, cheeks, body, hind feet and top of tail, the whole ticked with black hairs. Belly colourand eye circles (small as possible), bright Straw colour A lighter shade permissible under tail. Eyes hazel, deeper the better.

PALE GREY - Top colour biscuit. carrying well down ano merging into pale slate at the base. The whole interspersed with black ticking. The general impression should be biscuit ticked with black on ears, cheeks, body and top ot tail. Belly colour white with pale slate undercolour. Eye circle white but non-existent or small as possible. Body colour should be present on hind leet. Underside of tail white. Eyes hazel.

DESCRIPTION OF TERMS USED:

Flecking or Mealtness. Individual hairs more than one colour in selts eg blacks should be black at the tip of the fur, that colour carrying down the fur as far as possible then merging into blue. In flecked or mealy exhibits the individual fur would be black, then dark grey then a deeper shade before merging info blue at the base. Chinchillation. A mixture of colours ticked with a darker shade. Often found on the cheeks of Yellows. The Pale and Brown Grey are chinchillated varieties to a certain extent

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10

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20

15

15

10

TOTAL

100

COLOURS OF HARLEQUINS AND MAGPIES

White marks or patches. Five points each mark or patch

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2

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4

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100

Body and Conditiony

Head, Ears and Crown

Faults

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.

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Head, Ears, Crown and Eyes

Coat

Guard hairs

Colour

Total Points

30

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20

10

15

100

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.

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.

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 sh5dihg 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 ot 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, excluding broken pattern

White (Red-eyed)

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25

15

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15

5

Total

100

BLUE EYED

(Points as above except eye colour)

Group 1

SELFS:

WHITE - As pure as possible. Eye colour as near self blood-red OR dark blue as possible

BLACK - A rich lustrous black, slate blue undercolour, brown tinge a fault.

BLUE - A clear bright blue (not lavender) from tip of fur to skin.

BROWN - A rich dark chocolate going well down the fur with pearlish grey undercolour.

LILAC - A pinky dove grey throughout, from tip of fur to skin. Bluish tinge a fault.

Group 2

SHADED SELFS

SABLE (SIAMESE - As Normal Siamese

SMOKE PEARL (SIAMESE) - As Normal Smoke Pearl Siamese.

AGOUTI - A rich chestnut shade with black ticking.The undercolour to have an intermediate orange band with a dark slate undercolour. Underside of tail and belly colour to be white with slate undercolour.

RED AGOUTI - A rich deep chestnut shade with black ticking.The undercolour to have an intermediate orange band with a dark slate undercolour. Underside of tail and belly colour to be cream with slate undercolour.

OPAL - Top colour pale shade of blue with a fawn band between this and a slate blue undercolour. Underside of tail and belly colour to be white with slate undercolour.

LYNX - As Lynx Rex.

CHINCHILLA - As Normal Chinchilla

SQUIRRELL - A sparkling blend of blue and white, with blue ticking over an intermediate pearly white band with a slate blue undercolour. Underside of tail and belly to be white with light slate undercolour.

Group 4

TAN PATTERNED

TANS - as normal Tan

FOXES - as normal Foxes

SABLE (Marten) - As Normal Sable (Marten)

SMOKE PEARL (Marten) - As Normal Smoke Pearl (Marten)

Group 5

MARKED

HIMALAYAN - Markings as Normal Himalayan SHAPE - Neal, compact and sprightly

EARS - Short, line, well rounded and covered to touch all the way up without showing flange.

FAULTS - Eye stains, body stained, white toe nails.

Group 6

OTHER VARIETIES

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.

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

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 with no trace of grey or yellow band.

Group 7

(To follow the normal pattern)

The General Standard

1) Fur		40
4) Type		20
3) Colour		40
4) Total Points		100

Ring Size E

1. FUR: To be approximately 1.27cm (1/2inch) in length. Fine silky texture free from harshness and wooliness, intensely dense, smooth and level over the whole body, of a lustrous sheen, firm and plush like character, devoid of projecting guard hairs.
2. TYPE: Well proportioned and graceful carriage, the body sloping gently up to well rounded quarters set on strong hind legs, medium bone. Head bold and broad, ears erect and to be in proportion to body, dewlap should not be excessive, eyes and toenails should preferably match the body colour.
3. COLOUR AND/OR MARKINGS: As below

FAULTS: Narrow wedge head, drooping ears, bare pads (patches on feet being devoid of fur, but skin unbroken), thin or curly triangle white hairs on coloured coats(not to be confused with ticking on ticked varieties) lack of density, harsh, wavy wooly or curly coats, adults over or under weight. Black hairs in Blues and Lilacs. For additional faults see individual standard.

DISQUALIFICATIONS: Ill health, putty nose, white patches, crooked legs, excessive dewlap, sore pads (where skin is broken or scabbed) specked, wall or odd coloured eyes.

NB: The above is the general standard for all Smooth-coated Rex with the exception of the Smoke Pearl Rexes, details of which are given in individual list below.

1) Fur		40
4) Type		20
3) Colour		40
4) Total Points		100

Ring Size B

1. FUR: To be approximately 1.27cm (1/2inch) in length. Fine silky texture free from harshness and wooliness, intensely dense, smooth and level over the whole body, of a lustrous sheen, firm and plush like character, devoid of projecting guard hairs.
2. TYPE: Well proportioned and graceful carriage, the body sloping gently up to well rounded quarters set on strong hind legs, medium bone. Head bold and broad, ears erect and to be in proportion to body, dewlap should not be excessive, eyes and toenails should preferably match the body colour.
3. COLOUR AND/OR MARKINGS: As for Standard Rex

FAULTS: As for standard rex

DISQUALIFICATIONS: As for standard rex, weights outside the limits above and any rabbit with Netherland Dwarf features

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IVORY - The more sheen possible to be considered a beauty and must not be penalised by judge, eye colour red or blue.

BLACK - To be dense black, even in colour. Eye colour brown.

BLUE - Any shade of blue is acceptable but must be sound and colour to extend to as near the base as possible. Eye colour to match body colour.

BROWN - To be a dark chocolate brown, even in colour. Eye colour brown.

LILAC - To be a pinky dove shade even in colour. Eye colour to match body colour. CASTOR - To be a rich chestnut shade overall, with black ticking over a dark slate blue undercolour. Edge of ears black. Belly and underside of tail white with slate undercolour. Eye colour brown.

CINNAMON - To be a warm shade of brown overall with brown ticking over an intermediate colour or orange, with good definition, over a light blue or lilac undercolour. Edge of ears brown. Belly and underside of tail white with slate or lilac undercolour. Eye colour brown.

LYNX - Orange-shot-silver. Intermediate colour to be bright orange clearly defined on white undercolour. Tips of fur silver. Belly, eye circles, inside ears and underside of jowl white. Chest to match flanks.

SERIOUS FAULTS: Bluish tinge on top, blue undercolour.

OPAL - Overall colour to be blue-shot-fawn. Blue ticking over an intermediate colour of fawn with good definition over a slate undercolour. Edge of ears blue, belly fur and underside of tail to be white with slate undercolour. Eye colour to match body colour.

CHINCHILLA - Overall colour to be sparkling blend of black and pearl. Brightly ticked in black over an intermediate colour of pearl with slate undercolour. Pearl to be clearly defined. Edge of ears black. Belly fur and underside of tail to be white with a slate undercolour. Eye colour brown or blue.

HAVANA - A rich dark chocolate with a purplish sheen, the colour to go well down the hairs,

with a pearly grey undercolour. Eye colour brown.

SQUIRREL - Overall colour to be sparkling blend of blue and white. Brightly ticked in blue over an intermediate colour of pearly white, clearly defined, with a light slate undercolour. Edge of ears blue. Belly fur and underside of tail to be white with light slate undercolour. Eye colour blue.

ORANGE - Rich orange colour, freed from ticking or mealiness. Base of fur white, but orange to be carried well down to skin. Slight shading on flanks. Belly fur white at

tip but orange undercolour. Eye colour brown.

FAWN - Medium fawn shade, free from ticking or mealiness. Base of fur white but fawn to be carried well down to skin. Slight shading on flanks. Belly fur white at tip but fawn undercolour.

Eye circle pale brown.

SABLE (MARTEN) Colours permitted: Light, Medium and Dark. Light to be rich sepia on back, ears and face, outside of legs and upper side of tail. Saddle to be unbroken from nape to tail and shading on flanks, sides and chest to a paler shade of sepia. All blending to be gradual without patches or streaks. The chest, flanks, rump and feet to be well ticked with longer white hairs. Eye circle, inside of ears, line of jaw, inside of nostrils, inside of feet and legs, belly and underside of tail to be white. Medium: as for Light Sable but, saddle to be very rich sepia, shading off on flanks, sides and chest to a medium sepia shade. Dark: As for light Sable but saddle to be a very rich dark sepia, shading off on flanks, sides and chest to a rich sepia shade. Eye colour brown.

SABLE (SIAMESE) - Colours permitted. Light Medium and Dark: Light to be rich sepia on back, ears and face, outside of legs and upperside of tail. Saddle unbroken from nape to tail then shading on flanks, sides and chest to a much paler sepia. All shading to be gradual and free from patches and streaks. Shading to be carried to belly fur, which should be slightly paler than sides. Medium: As for light Siamese Sable but saddle etc to be very rich sepia, shading off on flanks, sides and chest to a medium sepia shade, palest on belly. DARK: As for light but saddle etc to be very rich dark sepia, shading off on flanks, sides and chest to a rich sepia shade palest on belly. Eye colour brown.

SEAL POINTED SATIN - Dark sepia brown, on ears, nose, feet and tall. Shading to lighter colour on body, due to hair shaft on body being near white at base of skin and continuing up to approximately one half the length of the hair shaft. The outer portion of the hair shaft to be somewhat lighter in colour than the marking colour, to give the smokey appearance.

FAULTS - Blotchy colour on body due to moult. Body colour too light, so 55 to resemble the Californian Satin in body colour. Body colour too dark, so as to lose the decided contrast between the body colour and the marking colour. Eye colour to be dark brown.

DISQUALIFICATIONS - Any colour other than sepia brown. White Spots in fur. White nails.

SMOKE PEARL (MARTEN) Saddle to be smoke grey in colour, shading to pearl grey, beige on flanks, sides and chest. Free from patches and streaks. Face, ears and outside of legs to match saddle. Chest, flanks, rump and feet to be welt ticked with longer white hairs. Eye circle, inside of ears, line of jaw, inside of nostrils, inside of feet and legs, belly and underside of tail to be white. Eye colour to match body colour.

SMOKE PEARL (SIAMESE) Saddle, ears, face, outside of legs and upperside of tall to be smoke grey in colour, shading off on flanks, sides and chest to a pearl grey beige. Shading to be gradual and free from patches, and streaks. Shading to be carried to belly fur, which should be slightly paler than sides. Eye colour to match body colour.

FOX - BLACK - To be an even dense black on back and sides, colour extending as far down the hair shaft as possible. Colour of fur near the skin dark blue. Chest, flanks and feet to be well ticked with white guard hairs. Eye circle, inside of ears, line of jaw, inside of nostrils, inside of feet and legs, belly and underside of tail to be white. Eye colour brown.

BLUE - As for Silver Fox, but with medium, even blue instead of black and slightly paler undercolour. Eye colour to match body colour.

CHOCOLATE: As for Silver Fox, but with dark chocolate instead of black, lilac undercolour. Eye colour brown.

LILAC : As for Silver Fox, but with pinky dove instead of black, undercolour pale shade of dove. Eye colour to match body colour.

ARGENTE - CHAMPAGNE, BLEU, BRUN AND CREME: Pattern and colour to follow those of the normal counterparts, but with type and size of standard Satin.

SATIN HIMALAYAN 1) Ear. 52) nose 53) Front Feet 54) Hind Feet 105) Tail 5

1. EARS - Black to the root2. NOSE - Black, even and well up between eyes

3) FRONT FEET - Black, markings well up

HIND FEET - Black, markings well up on hocks TAIL - Neat, black

Eye colour red

BLUE HIMALAYAN - Points as above REX HIMALAYAN - Points as above

SOOTY FAWN - Rich orange fur dusted with black, shading gradually on flanks and haunches. Ears, cheeks, face and feet to match rest of shading. Colour at base of fur may be bluish-white. Eyes brown.

BRONZE - As for Sooty fawn, but brown instead of black shadings. Eyes brown.

BEIGE -As for normal beige standard but with Satin texture and sheen.

VARIETIES NOT INCLUDED ABOVE - To follow the Satin Standard for coat and type with colour or pattern like the Normal variety.

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COLOUR - No other colour but black and tan. No white or foreign colour amongst either black or tan. The colour both in the black and tan should reach well to the skin.

HIND LEGS - Rather short and of medium thickness. The Outer part of leg reaching from foot to rump, black, inner part rich tan. The division between the black and tan should form an unbroken line right up the leg, free from raggedness. The tan on inner side to be quite free from spots, pencilling or bars of black. Toes wholly tan

FRONT LEGS - The lower front part, black as free from brindle as possible. The hinder part and toes wholly tan.

WEIGHT OF ADULT- kg 1.923(4.lI2Ibs) approximately

BLUE AND TAN - With the difference in colour the above description answers for the Blue and Tan. It may be taken that the medium tint of blue is preferable, but soundness of colour is to be considered of greater importance than the actual tint. CHOCOLATE AND TAN With the difference in colour the above description answers for the Chocolate and Tan. The chocolate to be as dark as possible.

LILAC AND TAN - With the difference in colour this answers to the above description. The lilac shade to have a dove colour tinge and not dull. A blue tinge to be avoided.

PENALTY POINTS

5

5

5

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10

DISQUALIFICATIONS

Putty nose white tufts in armpits and all deformities