Toronto English Angoras

The Tip of the Iceberg  Written by Al Roland, 1996 Part I: Ready Made Through out my years of showing rabbits, I have found three main types of competitors.  The first type is the buyer, they are the individuals who go to shows with stock they have purchased and take credit just like anyone else if they win.  If they lose they will often try to buy the rabbit that won, this is, after they have ridiculed and run the judge down for doing a poor job.  They will boast that this rabbit owned by them was “Best of Breed” three weeks ago and that the judge does not know a good rabbit when he/she sees one. Many people will buy a grand champion and a month later it will not resemble the same rabbit. I don’t mean to ridicule the person who goes out and buys a good rabbit and later shows it and perhaps makes it a grand champion, you note I said makes, for the person does have a great deal to do with making it a grand champion. Let's discuss how they made it a grand champion.  In the first plac

This is a list of rabbitry prefixes or rabbitry names you may have come across in your pedigree or have heard mentioned including the names of the breeders behind them. Some of these breeders are still actively breeding, some have retired from breeding or have passed away. Here is who they are. While some specialize in only one breed of angoras, some breed or have bred multiple angora breeds. A Angora Gardens Christine Auclair , QC B Bermah Josee Maher , QC C Chu Betty Chu, CA Constellation Julie Gordie, FL Cuddle Bunnies Melissa Hunter Cracovia Beatrice Putowski, NY D xx E Electric  (that's us!) Marta Wajngarten , ON F Flowers Kimberly Flowers, FL Fuzzybutts Robin Olson, NC Fuzzibutts Melissa Deitrich, DE Farfelu Shannon Carter, ON G Golden Coast Cora Gabriel, BC Greenleaves Ana Ederich, OH Glamz Gaby Gilbeau,  H Happy Hops Holly Faubert, AB Hunneshagen Brenda Hunneshagen, NY Heart Felt Hare Debbie Mccormick, VA Hunnibunnies Natalia Vera, OH I xx J xx K xx L Lonesome Pines Penny S

(This article is under construction. Published in it's early state to provide a quick reference guide.) While there are a number of different angora rabbit breeds around the world, here in North America we have 5 distinct breeds of angora rabbits: German Angora, English Angora, French Angora, Giant Angora, and Satin Angora. Note that while there are other breeds which do produce a fuzzy or wool coat, those breeds are not classified as part of the angora family of breeds. Only breeds created and maintained specifically for fiber production are. While traditionally every ARBA recognized breed has it's own parent breed club, all of the ARBA recognized angora breeds are governed by a single parent club, the National Angora Rabbit Breeders Association or NARBA for short.   GERMAN ANGORA Photo credit:  Bangor Daily News photo by Ardena Hamlin, previously published in the Weekly, shared from the IAGARB blog Mature size: 5.5 - 12lbs Distinguishing features:  elongated body type, face

How big do they get? That is one of the most common questions I am asked by people new to the breed. An English Angora in a full show coat can be a very impressive sight and from that sight, one can easily conclude that these must be large sized rabbits. However they are not. Underneath that massive coat, a properly bred English Angora should have a short, tight, and compact body. Their heads are supposed to be broad with a wide and flat face which can add to the illusion, suggesting that there should be a large body behind that broad face.  English Angoras are considered a medium size breed. The ARBA standard for the English Angora calls for adult males to be 5 - 7 lbs and adult females 5.5 - 7.5 lbs. Keep in mind that this includes the weight of that impressive show coat which can weight around half a pound. Once you shave off all that wool, they can look surprisingly small, even shockingly small to some people who are used to imagining these animals as giant balls of fluff.  The wor

ENGLISH ANGORA BREED STANDARD Weights: Sr Bucks 5-7lbs Sr Does 5-7.5lbs Jr Bucks 2.75-5.5lbs Jr Does 2.75-6lbs Summary of points in order of importance: 25 - wool density 20 - wool texture 15 - body 12 - length of wool 5 - general condition 5 - head 5 - ears 5 - feet and legs 5 - color 2 - eyes 1 - tail GENERAL TYPE (Total of 33 points out of 100) BODY - 15 POINTS The body is to be short-coupled and compact, with a full chest and full round shoulders, to balance with the hips. Hips should be of good width, with only a very slight taper to the shoulders. Shoulders are to be of good depth. Top line should rise from behind the ears to a high point over the hips, then round down to the base of the tail. Flesh is to be firm. The animal should resemble a round ball of fluff when properly posed.  Faults: Long, rangy, or narrow body. HEAD - 5 POINTS The head is to be short, broad, and balanced with the body. It is to be close set to the body, with dense bangs and side trimmings. The head is to

Only specific colours and patterns are officially recognized in the ARBA English Angora breed standard. Only these colours, also referred to as varieties, can be shown at an ARBA show. Here is a list of all the recognized English Angora varieties and their corresponding genotypes. English Angoras compete in two classes, either the White Class or the Coloured Class.  WHITE CLASS POINTED WHITE (Himalayan) The body is to be pure, clean white. Marking color is to be Black, Blue, Chocolate, or Lilac. Color is to be on the nose, ears, feet, and tail. Toenails must be colored.  Eyes: pink iris, red pupil Faults: Markings extremely faded; stained or creamy coat.  DQ: Absence of any marking. White spot in any marking. Smut on the usable portion of the pelt. Any Tan Pattern marking appearing in the marking pattern.  Genotypes: Black Pointed White                 aa B_ c(ch)_ D_ E_ Blue Pointed White                 aa B_ c(ch)_ dd E_ Chocolate Pointed White       aa bb c(ch)_ D_ E_ Lilac Pointed