Netherland Dwarf Color Varieties

Netherland Dwarfs are organized into 5 groups:
Self, Shaded, Agouti, Tan and AOV (Any Other Variety)

REW
BEW
BLACK
BLUE
CHOCOLATE
LILAC

SABLE POINT
SIAMESE SABLE
SIAMESE SMOKE PEARL
TORTOISE SHELL

CHESTNUT
OPAL
CHOCOLATE AGOUTI
LYNX
CHINCHILLA
SQUIRREL

OTTER
SILVER MARTEN
SABLE MARTEN
SMOKE PEARL MARTEN
TAN
FOX

HIMALAYAN
BROKEN
ORANGE
FAWN
STEEL
LUTINO

Group 1 – Self

Ruby-Eyed White – REW

Hare House’s Enchantress
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The surface and undercolor is to be pure white over the entire animal.

The eyes are to have a ruby red pupil with a lighter color in the iris.

Faults: animals with creamy, yellow, or stained fur.

Blue-Eyed White – BEW

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The surface and undercolor is to be pure white over the entire animal.

Eyes: Brilliant Blue

Faults: animals with creamy, yellow, or stained fur.

Black

Sunshine Lops and Dwarfs’ Mazikeen
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The surface color is to be rich, jet black over the entire animal and extending well down the hair shaft. The undercolor is to be a dark slate-blue.

Eyes: Brown

Faults: animals having faded color, scared white hair, or a light undercolor.

Blue

Sunshine Lops and Dwarfs’ Cookie Monster
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The surface color is to be dark blue over the entire animal and extending well down the hair shaft.
The undercolor is to be a medium blue.

Eyes: Blue-gray

Faults: animals having faded color, scared white hair, or a light undercolor.

Chocolate

Sunshine Lops and Dwarfs’ Reese
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The surface color is to be rich chocolate over the entire animal and extending well down the hair shaft.
The undercolor is to be a dove-gray.

Eyes: Brown

Faults: animals having faded color, scared white hair, or a light undercolor.

Lilac

Gerlinger’s JJ2
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The surface color is to be dove-gray with a pinkish tint over the entire animal and extending well down the hair shaft.
The undercolor is to be a pale dove-gray.

Eyes: Blue-gray

Faults: animals having faded color or scared white hair.

Group 2 – Shaded

Sable Point

Dynamite Dwarf Rabbitry’s Fruity Pebble
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The nose, ears feet, and tail are to be a rich sepia brown.
The color on the points is to fade rapidly to a rich creamy body surface color which has a creamy white undercolor.

Eyes: Brown

Faults: animals having streaks, blotches, smut on the body, light point colors, or scattered white hairs.

Siamese Sable

Dynamite Dwarf Rabbitry’s Hagrid
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The surface color is to be rich sepia brown on the head, ears, loin, outside of legs, and top of the tail. The surface color will fade to a lighter sepia on the sides chest, belly, inside of the legs, and underside of the tail. Dark face color is to fade from the eyes to the jaws and all blending of colors is to be gradual.
The undercolor is to be slightly lighter than the surface color.

Eyes: Brown

Faults: animals having streaks, blotches, poor blending, being too light or too dark, or scattered white hairs.

Siamese Smoke Pearl

Dynamite Dwarf Rabbitry’s Jynnie
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The surface color is to be a rich smoke gray on the head, ears, loin, outside of legs, and the top of the tail. The surface color will fade to a pearl gray on the sides, chest, belly, inside of legs, and underside of the tail. Dark face color is to fade from the eyes to the jaws and all blending of colors is to be gradual.
The undercolor is to be slightly lighter than the surface color.

Eyes: Blue-gray

Faults: animals having streaks, blotches, poor blending, being too light or too dark, or scattered white hairs.

Tortoise Shell – Black

Ruby Mountain’s Red Baron
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The surface color is to be a rusty orange color on the loin, blending with a gray-black on the sides, rump, belly, head, ears, feet, and tail.
The undercolor is to be a bluish-white.

Eyes: Brown

Faults: animals being too light or too dark and light color on the underside of the tail.

Tortoise Shell – Blue

RGC Ruby Mountain’s Snowman
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The surface color is to be a rusty orange color on the loin blending with a blue-gray on the sides
The undercolor is to be a bluish-white.

Eyes: Brown

Faults: animals being too light or too dark and light color on the underside of the tail.

Tortoise Shell – Chocolate

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The surface color is to be a clean, bright orange color on the loin blending with a gray-chocolate on the sides.
The undercolor is to be a off-white.

Eyes: Brown, ruby cast permissible

Faults: animals being too light or too dark and light color on the underside of the tail. Stray white hair.

Tortoise Shell – Lilac

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The surface color is to be a fawn color on the loin, blending with a smoky- lilac on the sides, rump, belly, head, ears, feet, and tail.
The undercolor is to be a bluish-white.

Eyes: Blue-gray, ruby cast permissible

Faults: animals being too light or too dark and light color on the underside of the tail. Stray white hair.

Group 3 – Agouti

Chestnut

Garner’s Buckwheat
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The surface color on the top and sides of the body is to be a light brown ticked with jet black.
The intermediary band is to be a well defined orange over a dark slate-blue undercolor.

Eyes: Brown

Faults: animals that are too light or too dark in surface color, or too light in the color of the intermediary band or undercolor.

Opal

Dynamite Dwarf Rabbitry’s Prophet
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The surface color on the top and side of the body is to be blue mingles with fawn.
The intermediary band is to be fawn over a medium slate-blue undercolor.

Eyes: Blue-gray

Faults: animals that have a light color on the surface. in the intermediary band, or in the undercolor.

Chocolate Agouti

Sunshine Lops and Dwarfs Canela
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The surface color is to be a blend of chocolate brown and coppery-orange.
The intermediary band is to be clearly defined bright coppery-orange, and slightly narrower than the undercolor. The undercolor should be chocolate brown fading to dove-gray. Belly is to be orange to cream, over a dove-gray undercolor

Eyes: Brown, ruby cast permissible

Faults: surface color that is too light or too dark. Faded

Lynx

Dynamite Dwarf Rabbitry’s Tropicana
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The surface color on the top and sides of the body is to be lilac mingled with fawn. The chest is to be fawn over an off-white color. The top of the neck is to be lilac, sparsely ticked with fawn, over and off-white. The nape of the neck is to be fawn.
The intermediary band is to be fawn over an off-white undercolor.

Eyes: Blue-gray, show a ruby red reflection from the pupil in the proper light

Faults: animals lacking the lilac influence in the surface color, so as to appear fawn and the lack of a distinct intermediary band.

Chinchilla

Sunshine Lops and Dwarfs’ Stoli
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The surface color on the top and sides of the body is to be pearl white ticked with jet black.
The intermediary band is to be well-defined pearl white over a dark slate-blue undercolor.

Eyes: Brown

Faults: animals that are too light or too dark in surface color and brown patches or brownish in the intermediary bands

Squirrel

Laura and Ruth’s Moscow
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The surface color on the top and sides of the body is to be blue mingled with white.
The intermediary band is to be white over a medium slate-blue undercolor.

Eyes: Blue-gray

Faults: animals that are too light or too dark in surface color and brown patches or brownish in the intermediary bands

Group 4 – Tan

Otter – Black

Garner’s Tiny
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The surface color of the head, outside of the ears, front fore feet, outside of the hind feet, and the top sides of the body are to be of the surface and undercolor described in the respective self varieties. The black variety will have orange marking and ticking color. The belly, nostrils, eye circles, jowls, the underside of the tail, inside of the ears, back of the forefeet, and inside of the hind feet and legs are to be creamy white, highlighted by an orange marking. The undercolor of the belly is to be slate blue. The triangle and the collar are to be orange. Prominent orange ticking is to be as distributed around the chest, sides, and lower hindquarters.

Eyes: Described in the respective self variety.

Fault: animals with mealiness on the ears, head, or body, or fada or indistinct markings.

Otter – Blue

Sunshine Lops and Dwarfs’ Thumper
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The surface color of the head, outside of the ears, front fore feet, outside of the hind feet, and the top sides of the body are to be of the surface and undercolor described in the respective self varieties. The blue variety will have fawn marking and ticking color. The belly, nostrils, eye circles, jowls, the underside of the tail, inside of the ears, back of the forefeet, and inside of the hind feet and legs are to be creamy white, highlighted by an orange marking. The undercolor of the belly is to be slate blue. The triangle and the collar are to be fawn. Prominent fawn ticking is to be as distributed around the chest, sides, and lower hindquarters.

Eyes: Described in the respective self variety.

Fault: animals with mealiness on the ears, head, or body, or fada or indistinct markings.

Otter – Chocolate

Sunshine Lops and Dwarfs’ Latte
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The surface color of the head, outside of the ears, front fore feet, outside of the hind feet, and the top sides of the body are to be of the surface and undercolor described in the respective self varieties. The chocolate variety will have orange marking and ticking color. The belly, nostrils, eye circles, jowls, the underside of the tail, inside of the ears, back of the forefeet, and inside of the hind feet and legs are to be creamy white, highlighted by an orange marking. The undercolor of the belly is to be slate blue. The triangle and the collar are to be orange. Prominent orange ticking is to be as distributed around the chest, sides, and lower hindquarters.

Eyes: Described in the respective self variety.

Fault: animals with mealiness on the ears, head, or body, or fada or indistinct markings.

Otter – Lilac

HHM’s Darlin
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The surface color of the head, outside of the ears, front fore feet, outside of the hind feet, and the top sides of the body are to be of the surface and undercolor described in the respective self varieties. The lilac variety will have orange marking and ticking color. The belly, nostrils, eye circles, jowls, the underside of the tail, inside of the ears, back of the forefeet, and inside of the hind feet and legs are to be creamy white, highlighted by an fawn marking. The undercolor of the belly is to be slate blue. The triangle and the collar are to be fawn. Prominent fawn ticking is to be as distributed around the chest, sides, and lower hindquarters.

Eyes: Described in the respective self variety.

Fault: animals with mealiness on the ears, head, or body, or fada or indistinct markings.

Silver Marten – Black

Bonne’s Shimer
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The surface color of the head, outside of the ears, front fore feet, outside of the hind feet, and the top sides of the body are to be of the surface and undercolor described in the respective self varieties. The nostrils, eye circles, jowls, inside of the ears, triangle, collar, back of the fore feet, inside of the hind feet and legs, belly, and underside of the tail are to be silver-white in color. Prominent silver-white guard hairs are to be evenly distributed around the chest, sides, and lower hindquarters.

Eyes: Described in the respective self variety.

Fault: animals with mealiness on the ears, head, or body. Scattered white hairs or indistinct markings are a fault.

Silver Marten – Blue

Bonne’s Silver Daddy
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The surface color of the head, outside of the ears, front fore feet, outside of the hind feet, and the top sides of the body are to be of the surface and undercolor described in the respective self varieties. The nostrils, eye circles, jowls, inside of the ears, triangle, collar, back of the fore feet, inside of the hind feet and legs, belly, and underside of the tail are to be silver-white in color. Prominent silver-white guard hairs are to be evenly distributed around the chest, sides, and lower hindquarters.

Eyes: Described in the respective self variety.

Fault: animals with mealiness on the ears, head, or body. Scattered white hairs or indistinct markings are a fault.

Silver Marten – Chocolate

Laura & Ruth’s EA
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The surface color of the head, outside of the ears, front fore feet, outside of the hind feet, and the top sides of the body are to be of the surface and undercolor described in the respective self varieties. The nostrils, eye circles, jowls, inside of the ears, triangle, collar, back of the fore feet, inside of the hind feet and legs, belly, and underside of the tail are to be silver-white in color. Prominent silver-white guard hairs are to be evenly distributed around the chest, sides, and lower hindquarters.

Eyes: Described in the respective self variety.

Fault: animals with mealiness on the ears, head, or body. Scattered white hairs or indistinct markings are a fault.

Silver Marten – Lilac

CD’s Marty
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The surface color of the head, outside of the ears, front fore feet, outside of the hind feet, and the top sides of the body are to be of the surface and undercolor described in the respective self varieties. The nostrils, eye circles, jowls, inside of the ears, triangle, collar, back of the fore feet, inside of the hind feet and legs, belly, and underside of the tail are to be silver-white in color. Prominent silver-white guard hairs are to be evenly distributed around the chest, sides, and lower hindquarters.

Eyes: Described in the respective self variety.

Fault: animals with mealiness on the ears, head, or body. Scattered white hairs or indistinct markings are a fault.

Sable Marten

Sunshine Lops and Dwarfs’ Riddler
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The surface color of the head, outside of the ears, loin, outside of the legs, and the tops of the tail is to be rich sepia brown with a slightly lighter undercolor. The surface color will fade to a lighter sepia on the sides and chest. All blending of color is to be gradual and free from blotches and streaks. The nostrils, eye circles, jowls, inside of ears, triangle, collar, back of fore feet, inside of hind feet and legs, belly, and the underside of the tail are to be silver-white in color. Prominent silver-white guard hairs are to be evenly distributed around the chest, sides, and lower hindquarters.

Eyes: Brown

Faults: animals that have streaks, blotches, or poor color blending. Mealiness on the head, ears, or body is undesirable. animals that are too light or too dark are undesirable. Scattered white hairs or the lack of darker color in the loin area is a fault.

Smoke Pearl Marten

Inch’s Willow
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The surface color of the head, outside of the ears, loin, outside of the legs, and the tops of the tail is to be rich smoke gray with a slightly lighter undercolor. The surface color will fade to a lighter pearl gray on the sides and chest. All blending of color is to be gradual and free from blotches and streaks. The nostrils, eye circles, jowls, inside of ears, triangle, collar, back of fore feet, inside of hind feet and legs, belly, and the underside of the tail are to be silver-white in color. Prominent silver-white guard hairs are to be evenly distributed around the chest, sides, and lower hindquarters.

Eyes: Blue-gray

Faults: animals that have streaks, blotches, or poor color blending. Mealiness on the head, ears, or body is undesirable. animals that are too light or too dark are undesirable. Scattered white hairs or the lack of darker color in the loin area is a fault.

Tan – Black

CD’s Mike
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The surface color of the head, outside of the ears, front fore feet, outside of the hind feet, and the top sides of the body are to be of the surface and undercolor described in the respective self varieties. The belly, nostrils, eye circles, jowls, the underside of the tail, inside of the ears, back of the forefeet, and inside of the hind feet and legs are to be a rich, fiery reddish-tan color. The color is to carry all the way to the skin in these areas. Prominent fiery, reddish tan guard hairs are to be evenly distributed around the sides and lower hindquarter.

Eyes: Described in the respective self variety.

Fault: animals with indistinct divisions of color, and mealiness or brindling on the head and body. Pale tan color on the belly or underside of the tail is undesirable.

Tan – Blue

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The surface color of the head, outside of the ears, front fore feet, outside of the hind feet, and the top sides of the body are to be of the surface and undercolor described in the respective self varieties. The belly, nostrils, eye circles, jowls, the underside of the tail, inside of the ears, back of the forefeet, and inside of the hind feet and legs are to be a rich, fiery reddish-tan color. The color is to carry all the way to the skin in these areas. Prominent fiery, reddish tan guard hairs are to be evenly distributed around the sides and lower hindquarter.

Eyes: Described in the respective self variety.

Fault: animals with indistinct divisions of color, and mealiness or brindling on the head and body. Pale tan color on the belly or underside of the tail is undesirable.

Tan – Chocolate

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The surface color of the head, outside of the ears, front fore feet, outside of the hind feet, and the top sides of the body are to be of the surface and undercolor described in the respective self varieties. The belly, nostrils, eye circles, jowls, the underside of the tail, inside of the ears, back of the forefeet, and inside of the hind feet and legs are to be a rich, fiery reddish-tan color. The color is to carry all the way to the skin in these areas. Prominent fiery, reddish tan guard hairs are to be evenly distributed around the sides and lower hindquarter.

Eyes: Described in the respective self variety.

Fault: animals with indistinct divisions of color, and mealiness or brindling on the head and body. Pale tan color on the belly or underside of the tail is undesirable.

Tan – Lilac

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The surface color of the head, outside of the ears, front fore feet, outside of the hind feet, and the top sides of the body are to be of the surface and undercolor described in the respective self varieties. The belly, nostrils, eye circles, jowls, the underside of the tail, inside of the ears, back of the forefeet, and inside of the hind feet and legs are to be a rich, fiery reddish-tan color. The color is to carry all the way to the skin in these areas. Prominent fiery, reddish tan guard hairs are to be evenly distributed around the sides and lower hindquarter.

Eyes: Described in the respective self variety.

Fault: animals with indistinct divisions of color, and mealiness or brindling on the head and body. Pale tan color on the belly or underside of the tail is undesirable.

Fox – (Black, Blue, Chocolate and Lilac)

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Black or Chocolate color is to be a rusty orange on the saddle; Blue or Lilac color is to be sooty fawn on the saddle, with all varieties blending into a shading of darker color over the lower
rump and haunches. The top color is to carry down and blend into a dark cream undercolor next to the skin. A bluish tint to the undercolor is permissible. Top of tail is to match the shading color. Shading on the head is darkest at the whisker bed, blending into a lighter shade along the jaw line and darkening again at the ear base, outside of ears to be shading color. The belly, nostrils, eye circles, jowls, underside of the tail, inside of the ears, back of the fore feet and the inside of the hind feet and legs are to be creamy white, highlighted by an orange or fawn marking as it meets the rusty orange or sooty fawn color of the body.

Eyes: Black and Chocolate to be
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Fault: animals with mealiness on the ears, head, or body, too much shading as to hide the body color, or too little shading which allows body color on shaded areas.

Group 5 – AOV (Any Other Variety)

Himalayan – Black

Inch’s Everest
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The body color is to be white to the skin, except on the points. The colored points are the nose, ears, feet, and tail. The color of the points is to be as described in the respective self varieties and the color is to be deep and even. The nose markings are to come up on the face and be well rounded clean-cut, and distinct. The markings are to be carried well up the forelegs and above the hock joint on the hind legs. The ears are to be well colored and clean at the base, Allowances should be made for developing color on juniors. The upper and lower sides of the tail are to be well colored.

Eyes: ruby red pupil, with a lighter pink color on the iris.

Fault: animals with light, faded, or uneven color on the points. Markings that are limited and indistinct are a fault. Scattered white hairs in the markings are undesirable.

Himalayan – Blue

Dynamite Dwarf Rabbitry’s Lyra
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Himalayan – Chocolate

Rieman’s Chocolate Himi Sr Buck
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Himalayan – Lilac

Critter Shak’s Smudge
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Broken

Dynamite Dwarf Rabbitry’s Dreamland
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Color is to indicate any recognized breed variety in conjunction with white. It is to have both ears colored, color around the eyes, and the nose. The body pattern may be spotted, with individual colored spots or patches over the back, sides, and hips, or a blanket pattern starting at or near the neck and continuing over the back, sides, and hips. Preference to be given to an evenly balanced pattern. toenails should b white, but no fault or disqualifications for colored toenail(s).

Eyes: correspond to the colored variety requirements.

Faults: unbalanced nose markings, scattered white hair in the ears, unbalanced body markings, uneven color.

Orange

Underhill’s Buttercup
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The surface color of the body is to be a bright orange on the head, outside of the ears, loin, and the top of the tail. The color will fade to a lighter orange on the sides and chest. Color is to extend well down the hair shaft to an off-white undercolor. The surface color of the belly (except for the orange lap spots), back of the forelegs, inside of the hind legs, top of the hind feet, and underside of the lower jaw are to be white to the skin. The inside of the ears is to be white, while the nostrils and eye circles are to be creamy white.

Eye: Brown

Fault: animals with smutty color showing black or chocolate ticking or ear lacing.

Fawn

Laura and Ruth’s AC60 (Stag)
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The surface color of the body is to be a creamy orange color, extending well down the hair shaft, and carried uniformly over the head, outside of the ears, front of the forelegs, outside of the hind legs, and the top of the tail. The undercolor is to be off-white. The surface color of the belly (except for fawn lap spots), back of the forelegs, inside of the hind legs, top of the hind feet, and underside of the lower jaw are to be with an off-white undercolor. The underside of the tail and around the vent is to be white to the skin. The inside of the ears is to be white, while the nostrils and eye circles are to be creamy white.

Eye: Blue-Gray

Faults: animals with smutty color showing blue or lilac ticking or ear lacing.

Steel (Gold Tipping)

Jer’s Heist
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The surface color of the body is to be Black/ Blue/ Chocolate/ Lilac with an even light brown ticking over the head, ears, chest, top and sides of the body, legs, and feet. The undercolor is to be a dark slate blue. The nape of the neck and around the nostrils is to be black or match the ticking color. The surface color of the belly is to be grayish-black with lap spots permissible. The upper tail color is to be black with the surface color of the underside of the tail to match the belly as close as possible.

Eyes: Brown in Black and Chocolate, Blue-Gray in Blue and Lilac

Faults: animals with the absence of ticking on head, ears, legs, or loin.

Lutino – Agouti

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The coat is to be light orange with dove band near the tip of the coat. Undercolor is light slate. The surface color of the belly, back of forelegs, inside of hind legs, top of hind feet, and underside of lower jaw is to be white with an off-white base. The inside of the ears are to be white, while the nostrils and eye circles are to be creamy white. Undercolor of belly is dove to cream.

Eyes: Pupil to be pink to ruby red, with darker pink to red desirable. Iris to be pink with a light bluish or lilac cast permissible.

Faults: animals lacking undercolor on the belly.

Lutino – Orange

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The surface color of the body is to be a bright orange on the head, outside of ears, loin, and top of the tail. The color may fade to a lighter orange on the flanks and chest. Color to be carried well down the hair shaft to an off-white base. The surface color of the belly (except for orange lap spots), back of forelegs, inside of hind legs, top of hind feet, and underside of lower jaw is to be white with an off-white base. The underside of the tail and around the vent is to be white to the skin. The inside of the ears are to be white, while the nostrils and eye circles are to be creamy white.

Eyes: Pupil to be pink to ruby red, with darker pink to red desirable. Iris to be pink with a light bluish or lilac cast permissible.

Faults: animals with a bluish tinge to the coat or undercolor.