Netherland Dwarf Breed Standard
There are 25 showable Varieties of Netherland Dwarfs. To facilitate showing, Dwarfs were organized into
5 Groups: Self, Shaded, Agouti, Tan Pattern and AOV (any other variety).
SHOWROOM CLASSES AND WEIGHTS:
Senior bucks and does: 6 months of age and over, not over 2 1/2 pounds.
Junior bucks and does: under 6 months of age, and not over 2 pounds. Minimum weight of 1 pound.
Note: Juniors which exceed maximum weight limits may be shown in higher age classifications. No animal may be shown in a lower age class than it's true age.
~Netherland Dwarfs are divided into 5 color groups: Self, Shaded, Agouti, Tan Pattern, and AOV (any other variety) and judged according to their
breed standard. Dwarfs are known as a 4 class breed. During judging, each color variety is divided into four classes: senior buck, senior doe,
junior buck, and junior doe. The first place animals then compete against the others of a color to pick Best and Best Opposite Sex of Variety. The BOV and BOSV winners within a color group then compete for Best and Best Opposite Group. The Best of Breed and Best Opposite Sex of Breed winners are chosen from among the group winners. Finally, the BOB winner can go on to compete against other breed winners for Best 4 Class and Best in Show.
GENARAL TYPE:
Body- Points 35: the body is to 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 shall balance. The topline is to show that the depth of the shoulders is carried through to a deep, well rounded , and well filled hindquarter. The legs are to be short in length and medium to medium-heavy boned.
Disqualifications: Dewlap.
Head- Points 15: The head is to be large and of a size to balance with the body. It will be bigger in bucks than in does. The shape should be round when viewed from any direction. In profile, the arc from the base of the ear round the nose should not show a break. The head should be set high and as close on the body as possible.
Ears- Points 15: Ears are to be short, well set on top of the head, erect (not necessarily touching), well furred , and of good substance, with a strong ear base. They are to be rounded at the tips, with an ideal length of 2 inches. Ears should balance with the head and body.
Disqualifications: Ears over 2 1/1 inches in length.
Eyes- Points 5: Eyes are to be round, bold, and bright. The eye color is to be as described in the individual variety.
Tail- Points 0: The tail shall be well carried, straight and well furred.
Fur- Points 10: Rollback. The fur is to be soft, straight and well furred.
Color- Points 15: The fur and eye color is to be as described under each variety.
Disqualifications: Colored varieties having white spots or conspicuous excessive while hairs. White or himalayan varieties are to be DQd when they have foreign colored spots. Apply general toenail DQs.
5 Groups: Self, Shaded, Agouti, Tan Pattern and AOV (any other variety).
SHOWROOM CLASSES AND WEIGHTS:
Senior bucks and does: 6 months of age and over, not over 2 1/2 pounds.
Junior bucks and does: under 6 months of age, and not over 2 pounds. Minimum weight of 1 pound.
Note: Juniors which exceed maximum weight limits may be shown in higher age classifications. No animal may be shown in a lower age class than it's true age.
~Netherland Dwarfs are divided into 5 color groups: Self, Shaded, Agouti, Tan Pattern, and AOV (any other variety) and judged according to their
breed standard. Dwarfs are known as a 4 class breed. During judging, each color variety is divided into four classes: senior buck, senior doe,
junior buck, and junior doe. The first place animals then compete against the others of a color to pick Best and Best Opposite Sex of Variety. The BOV and BOSV winners within a color group then compete for Best and Best Opposite Group. The Best of Breed and Best Opposite Sex of Breed winners are chosen from among the group winners. Finally, the BOB winner can go on to compete against other breed winners for Best 4 Class and Best in Show.
GENARAL TYPE:
Body- Points 35: the body is to 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 shall balance. The topline is to show that the depth of the shoulders is carried through to a deep, well rounded , and well filled hindquarter. The legs are to be short in length and medium to medium-heavy boned.
Disqualifications: Dewlap.
Head- Points 15: The head is to be large and of a size to balance with the body. It will be bigger in bucks than in does. The shape should be round when viewed from any direction. In profile, the arc from the base of the ear round the nose should not show a break. The head should be set high and as close on the body as possible.
Ears- Points 15: Ears are to be short, well set on top of the head, erect (not necessarily touching), well furred , and of good substance, with a strong ear base. They are to be rounded at the tips, with an ideal length of 2 inches. Ears should balance with the head and body.
Disqualifications: Ears over 2 1/1 inches in length.
Eyes- Points 5: Eyes are to be round, bold, and bright. The eye color is to be as described in the individual variety.
Tail- Points 0: The tail shall be well carried, straight and well furred.
Fur- Points 10: Rollback. The fur is to be soft, straight and well furred.
Color- Points 15: The fur and eye color is to be as described under each variety.
Disqualifications: Colored varieties having white spots or conspicuous excessive while hairs. White or himalayan varieties are to be DQd when they have foreign colored spots. Apply general toenail DQs.
Holland Lop Breed Standard
SHOWROOM CLASSES & WEIGHTS
Senior Bucks and Does--6 months of age & over, weight not over 4 pounds
Junior Bucks & Does--Under 6 months of age. Minimum weight 2 pounds
NOTE: No animal may be shown in a higher age classification than its true age.
All colors are to be shown as Solid or Broken Pattern. Recognized color within a
group are not to be judged seperately.
NOTE: Holland Lops should be posed with the front feet resting lightly on the table. When ideally posed and viewed from the front, the head should be carried high on the shoulders, and close to the shoulders, exposing a deep, well filled chest and short, thick front legs. Holland Lops should not be pushed down with the forelegs flat on the table. Holland Lops are generally of an excitable nature and will often exhibit poor ear carriage when being handled on the show table. In order to properly evaluate an animal's ear carriage, the animal should be allowed to relax.
BODY--Points 32: The general aspect of the body is short, massive, and thick set. The shoulders and chest should be broad and well filled. The shoulders should be deep, with the depth exhibited at the shoulders of an ideally posed animal being carried back to hindquarters of equal or slightly greater depth.
The width of the shoulders should be nearly equal to, but not exceed the width of the hindquarters. The hindquarters should be broad, deep, well
rounded, and well filled to the lower portions. The animals is to be heavily muscled, short-coupled, compact, and well balanced is length, width, and depth. A small, simple dewlap is permitted in does.
Faults--Lacking depth throughout the body; long, low or narrow shoulders; chopped, pinched, or undercut hindquarters, flatness over the hips; large dewlap in does. Cut severly for long or narrow body.
HEAD--Points 24: When viewed from the front, the head is to have good width, which begins at the base of the ears and carries down between the eyes to an extremely short and well filled muzzle. When viewed from the side, the head is round from the base of the ears, to a slight flattening between the eyes and the muzzle and then to continue rounding from the lower portion to the muzzle to the neck. The eye is to be bold and deep set. The head is to be massive in appearance and set high and close to the shoulders. The size of the head is to be in proportion to the size of the body.
Faults--Pinched muzzle; narrowness between the eyes; head too small to balance with the body. Cut severly for narrow or long head.
EARS--Points 10: The ears should lop vertically on both sides of the head from a strongly defined and properly positioned crown. The ears should hang close to the cheeks, with the openings turned towards the head. When viewed from the front, the outline of the ears and crown should resemble a horseshoe shape. The ears should be thick, well furred, wide and well rounded at the tips. The ears should hang just behind the eyes and extend no more than 1 inch below the
jaw line. Ear length and width should balance with the size of the head and body.
Faults--Pointed, narrow, thin or folded ear; poor ear carriage or placement; ear length which does not balance with the size of the animal
BONE, FEET & LEGS--Points 10: The legs are to be short, thick, straight an heavily boned for the size of the animal. White toenails are preferred on Broken Pattern animals. Broken Patterned animals are not to be disqualified for colored or mismatched toenails.
Faults--Colored or mismatched toenails on Broken patterned animals. Cut severely for long legs, narrow legs, or fine bone
Disqualifications from Competition--General toenail disqualifications apply on Solid Pattern animals. General toenail disqualifications, except toenail color, apply on Broken Pattern animals.
FUR--Points 7: (Rollback) The fur is to be glossy, dense, fine in texture, and uniform in length. The fur is to be approximately 1 inch in length and is to gradually roll back into normal position when it is stroked from the hindquarters to the shoulders.
COLOR & MARKINGS--Points 4: All colors should conform to one of the recognized Holland Lop Color Guide descriptions. The Solid pattern classification includes all recognized colors within the recognized groups. The Broken pattern classification includes all recognized colors within the recognized groups in
combination with white.
Faults--
Broken pattern animals--Unbalanced nose markings; white on one or both ears, incomplete eye circles, uneven pattern distribution
Solid pattern aniamls--Faults are as specified under each color description
Disqualifications from Competition-Broken pattern animals--The complete absence of nose markings, absence of color on one
or both ears, absence of color around one or both eyes. Eye color other than specified in the color description.
Please refer to ARBA's Standard of Perfection for exact information and color descriptions.
http://www.arba.net/
Senior Bucks and Does--6 months of age & over, weight not over 4 pounds
Junior Bucks & Does--Under 6 months of age. Minimum weight 2 pounds
NOTE: No animal may be shown in a higher age classification than its true age.
All colors are to be shown as Solid or Broken Pattern. Recognized color within a
group are not to be judged seperately.
NOTE: Holland Lops should be posed with the front feet resting lightly on the table. When ideally posed and viewed from the front, the head should be carried high on the shoulders, and close to the shoulders, exposing a deep, well filled chest and short, thick front legs. Holland Lops should not be pushed down with the forelegs flat on the table. Holland Lops are generally of an excitable nature and will often exhibit poor ear carriage when being handled on the show table. In order to properly evaluate an animal's ear carriage, the animal should be allowed to relax.
BODY--Points 32: The general aspect of the body is short, massive, and thick set. The shoulders and chest should be broad and well filled. The shoulders should be deep, with the depth exhibited at the shoulders of an ideally posed animal being carried back to hindquarters of equal or slightly greater depth.
The width of the shoulders should be nearly equal to, but not exceed the width of the hindquarters. The hindquarters should be broad, deep, well
rounded, and well filled to the lower portions. The animals is to be heavily muscled, short-coupled, compact, and well balanced is length, width, and depth. A small, simple dewlap is permitted in does.
Faults--Lacking depth throughout the body; long, low or narrow shoulders; chopped, pinched, or undercut hindquarters, flatness over the hips; large dewlap in does. Cut severly for long or narrow body.
HEAD--Points 24: When viewed from the front, the head is to have good width, which begins at the base of the ears and carries down between the eyes to an extremely short and well filled muzzle. When viewed from the side, the head is round from the base of the ears, to a slight flattening between the eyes and the muzzle and then to continue rounding from the lower portion to the muzzle to the neck. The eye is to be bold and deep set. The head is to be massive in appearance and set high and close to the shoulders. The size of the head is to be in proportion to the size of the body.
Faults--Pinched muzzle; narrowness between the eyes; head too small to balance with the body. Cut severly for narrow or long head.
EARS--Points 10: The ears should lop vertically on both sides of the head from a strongly defined and properly positioned crown. The ears should hang close to the cheeks, with the openings turned towards the head. When viewed from the front, the outline of the ears and crown should resemble a horseshoe shape. The ears should be thick, well furred, wide and well rounded at the tips. The ears should hang just behind the eyes and extend no more than 1 inch below the
jaw line. Ear length and width should balance with the size of the head and body.
Faults--Pointed, narrow, thin or folded ear; poor ear carriage or placement; ear length which does not balance with the size of the animal
BONE, FEET & LEGS--Points 10: The legs are to be short, thick, straight an heavily boned for the size of the animal. White toenails are preferred on Broken Pattern animals. Broken Patterned animals are not to be disqualified for colored or mismatched toenails.
Faults--Colored or mismatched toenails on Broken patterned animals. Cut severely for long legs, narrow legs, or fine bone
Disqualifications from Competition--General toenail disqualifications apply on Solid Pattern animals. General toenail disqualifications, except toenail color, apply on Broken Pattern animals.
FUR--Points 7: (Rollback) The fur is to be glossy, dense, fine in texture, and uniform in length. The fur is to be approximately 1 inch in length and is to gradually roll back into normal position when it is stroked from the hindquarters to the shoulders.
COLOR & MARKINGS--Points 4: All colors should conform to one of the recognized Holland Lop Color Guide descriptions. The Solid pattern classification includes all recognized colors within the recognized groups. The Broken pattern classification includes all recognized colors within the recognized groups in
combination with white.
Faults--
Broken pattern animals--Unbalanced nose markings; white on one or both ears, incomplete eye circles, uneven pattern distribution
Solid pattern aniamls--Faults are as specified under each color description
Disqualifications from Competition-Broken pattern animals--The complete absence of nose markings, absence of color on one
or both ears, absence of color around one or both eyes. Eye color other than specified in the color description.
Please refer to ARBA's Standard of Perfection for exact information and color descriptions.
http://www.arba.net/