Toronto English Angoras

This list will be updated as info becomes available. Rabbit shows in Ontario are held under one of two organizations. The American Rabbit Breeders Association (ARBA) which is an international organization that has shows across the world, and the  Dominion Rabbit and Cavy Breeders Association (DRCBA) which is a Canadian organization that puts on shows in Ontario.  For a listing of upcoming ARBA shows in Ontario you can use this search page (shows will only show up once they have been officially sanctioned):   https://arba.net/show-search/  The parent club for all ARBA shows in Ontario is the  Ontario Council of Rabbit Clubs (OCORC):  https://ocorc.weebly.com The individual shows are organized by smaller local clubs or by independent show organizers. There are currently 4 of these local clubs: KWRB - Kitchener Waterloo Rabbit Breeders Club FCRBC - Forest City Rabbit Breeders Club (London area) SORBA - Southern Ontario Rabbit Breeders Club  EORF...

Oct 8, 2021 7wk old male English Angora, had right side of his body shaved including head and face. You can see that at this age, a new layer of coat has already started coming in over the middle of the back. No new growth yet over shoulders or down towards the tail. Progress at 11wks old, 4wks after the shave. 16wks old, 9wks after shave. Shaved side on the right side of the photos. Shaved side on the left side of the photos.  Left side near the spine, unshaved. 3rd layer of new growth is coming in. Ring from 2nd layer visible. Right side near the spine, shaved. 3rd layer of new growth is coming in. Ring from 2nd not visible as I lopped off the tops of that growth at 7wks. Shaved side on the right side of the photos. Dec 16, 2021 Shaved side on the left side of the photos. All grooming so far has been done only with the high velocity blower. This coat has not been brushed.  Experiment boy has been painting his cage with wool so clearly going through a shed. The shav...

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....