CBRDwarf

General Breed Information:

Weights

Senior Bucks & Does: 2 1/2 lbs maximum
2 lbs Ideal
Junior Bucks & Does: 2 lbs maximum
1 lb minimum

Show Classes
Shown as a 4-Class breed by individual variety.

Recognized Varieties

Self Group
Black, Blue, Chocolate, Lilac,
Ruby Eyed White, Blue Eyed White

Shaded Group
Sable Point, Siamese Sable,
Siamese Smoke Pearl, Tortoise Shell

Agouti Pattern Group
Chestnut, Chinchilla, Lynx, Opal, Squirrel

Tan Pattern Group
Tans (Black-Blue-Chocolate-Lilac),
Otters (Black-Blue-Chocolate-Lilac),
Sable Marten, Smoke Pearl Marten,
Silver Martens (Black-Blue-Chocolate-Lilac)

AOV Group
Fawn, Orange, Steel,
Himalayan (Black-Blue-Chocolate-Lilac)

History Of The Netherland Dwarf

The Netherland Dwarf got its start in Germany and is the result of a cross between
a Polish rabbit (a white mutation that was found in Dutch litters in England in the
early 1880's) and a small wild rabbit found in the Netherlands. The original bunnies
in this cross were all agouti colored, but it wasn't long before blacks appeared and
whites appeared again. The whites were the first color to prosper and they were
granted a standard in Germany in 1903. The Netherland Dwarf (Hermelin as they
were called at that time) had become quite popular in Germany and found their
way to Holland where they were accepted as the "Pool Roodogig" in 1907. At the
begining of world war one the blue-eyed-whites made their appearence. They were
slightly longer in body and harsher in coat than the Ruby-Eyed variety though.
Ruby-Eyed-White and Blue-Eyed-White were the only colors of Dwarfs until the
late 1930's. At this time, several Dutch fanicers saw the possibility of making a
colored Dwarf. They bred the Ruby-Eyed-White Dwarfs to larger breeds of the
colors they wanted to dwarf. Though selective breeding the colored dwarf reached
their high standard, many years later. They were first given a standard in Holland
in 1940. The Netherland Dwarf made its way to Britain after the second world war
and was accepted by the British Rabbit Council early in 1950. The breed was
imported to America from Britian and was accepted by the ARBA in 1969, using a
adaptation of Britians standard.

About My Dwarfs

I've been raising Dwarfs for only about 4 years. I started raising them when I got stuck
with a doe I had picked up for a friend. I liked her so much, I decided to get her a mate
and that was 30 or 40 Dwarfs ago. My Dwarfs, I must say, have very good temperments.
I love the large variety of colors that they come in and the fact that they are shown by invidual variety instead of in groups like all my other breeds. I have most colors including, non-showable, reds and brokens. I almost always have litters of Dwarfs, so be sure to
check the for sale list often, and please stop by my picture page to see some of my Dwarfs.