Californian
First brought in the UK from the USA in the 1950's. The colour is all white with black, chocolate, blue or lilac nose, ears, feet and tail. They are calm, gentle rabbits and make excellent pets.
Chinchilla
The Chinchilla originated in France and was first introduced after the first world war. The under colour of the fur should be slate blue at the base, the middle portion pearl gray, merging into white and tipped with black. The whole of the pelt should be ticked with long black guard hairs.
Dutch
A fancy rabbit weighing up to 5lbs. Breeders are always trying to breed perfectly marked examples, miss-marked youngsters are always available and make excellent pets. They come in variours colours, black, blue, chocolate, yellow, tortoiseshell, steel gray, brown, gray and pale gray.
English spot
Although popular for over 100 years, it is said that the perfect example of the English spot has yet to be bred. Here are the colours you can get, black, blue, chocolate, gold, gray, lilac and tortoiseshell. They make good pets for young children and have a good nature.
Flemish
This giant rabbit has been around for a very long time, it originated in Flanders. It is dark steel gray and weighs around 11-12lbs.
Fox
The first silver Fox were exhibited in 1926 followed by blue, chocolate and lilac. They weigh between 5.5to 7lbs. One of the most popular of the fur breeds.
Harlequin
The Harlequin was created in France from the Tortoiseshell Dutch. They were first shown in the UK in the 1880's as a Japanese. It is a largish rabbit which should be evenly coloured black, golden orange on the head, ears, legs and body. They weigh up to 8lbs.
Havana
Although its ancertain, it is though that the first Havana appeared in a litter bred from a Dutch doe that was stabled wuth other breeds. It was important to England in the early 1900's. It has a rich chocolate brown pelt and rich, ruby- eyed glow of the eye. Although the eyes should be the same colour as the body, they glow ruby red in a darkened room. They weigh up to 6.5lbs.
Himalayan
Their originals possibly lay in rabbits from the East. The Himalayan has a long, snake- like body and a short, white coat with chocolate, black, blue or lilac point. They are very docile creatures and make excellent pets. They weigh around 4.5lbs.
Lilac
The Lilac was first bred in the UK around 1913. It has a dense silky fur evenly coloured throughout in a pinkish dove shade. They weigh up to 7lbs.
