Vanecek Bunny Farm

Lionheads can be shown at ARBA shows but cannot compete for Best in Show.
You must have a copy of the working standard to present to the judge if you wish to have them judged.

Lionhead Working Standard
(Bob Whitman July 2002)

GENERAL TYPE…………………………….. ……..      40
            Body………………………….…..     25
            Head……………………………..     10
            Ears………………………………       5

FUR……………………………………….….……….     40
            Mane……………………………..     25
            Coat………………………………    15

TOTAL……………………………………...………… 100

SHOWROOM CLASSES & WEIGHTS

Senior Bucks & Does – 6 months of age and over, not over 4 pounds. Ideal weight 3-1/2 pounds.

Junior Bucks & Does – Under 6 months of age, not over 3-1/4 pounds. Minimum weight 1-1/2 pounds.

NOTE: Juniors which exceed maximum weight limits may be shown in higher age classifications.

BODY – Points 25: The body is to be short, compact and well rounded. The shoulders and chest are to be broad and well filled. The hindquarter is to be broad, deep, rounded. The lower hips should be well filled. They should have a high head mount, with broad shoulders matching hindquarters. Legs should be of medium length and not too fine in bone.

PLEASE NOTE – THIS IS A POSED BREED AND
IS NOT SHOWN WITH ITS HEAD ON THE TABLE

Faults-Long, narrow body; flatness over shoulders or hips; chopped off or undercut hindquarters; any specimen that shows raciness; low body stance so as not to show full crest and mane.

HEAD – Points 10: The head should be bold, with good width between the eyes. The muzzle should be well filled. The head should be attached to the body with no visible neck. There should be a slight roundness between the eyes, but the head is not to be round from all directions. Eyes should be bright and bold. Eye color as described in the individual variety.

EARS – Points 5: Ears are to be short, well set on top of head, erect, well furred and of good substance with strong ear base. They are to be rounded at the tips. Ears should balance with the head and body.

Disqualifications – Ears that have furnishings; ears that exceed 3-1/2 inches in length.

MANE – Points 25: The mane is to be wool. The prominent portion of the mane (top and sides near the ears) should be at least 2 inches in length on senior animals. The mane is to form a full circle around the head, extending to a "V" at the back of the neck. It may fall into a fringe between the ears. It may be noticeably longer wool on cheeks and chest. There should be a clean break on the forehead between the eyes and ears from the normal fur of the face to the wool of the mane. (This break should not be gradual.) The wool on the mane should be dense enough to make the mane full and prominent.

Faults- A mane that is thin in appearance or not well filled in; a gradual change on the forehead between the eyes and ears from normal fur to the wool of the mane.

Disqualifications – A mane that is less than 2 inches in length in the upper area-around the ears or upper side areas. A mane lacking wool so as to destroy the prominent appearance of the mane. A mane that consists of normal fur instead of wool. Wool between the eyes.

COAT – Points 15: (Rollback) The fur should be soft, dense, of medium length and prime. It should show lots of life and glossiness. Small amount of wool on the flanks of junior animals is permitted but not desirable.

Faults- Fur that is long, thin or poor in texture; excessive wool on the flanks of a junior animal.

COLOR – Points 15: The fur and eye color is to be as described under each variety.

LILAC - 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.

SABLE POINT - The nose, ears, feet, and tail are to be a rich sepia brown. The color of the points is to fade rapidly to a rich creamy body surface color, which has a creamy white undercolor. Darker shading is permissible around the eyes. Eyes - Brown.

SIAMESE SABLE - The surface color is to be a rich sepia brown on the head, ears, back, outside of legs, and top of the tail. The surface color will fade to a lighter sepia 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 color is to be gradual and free from blotches or streaks. The undercolor will be slightly lighter than the surface color. Eyes - Brown.

Faults - Fault animals that have streaks, blotches, or poor color blending. Animals that are too light or too dark are to be faulted. Scattered white hairs, or lack of darker color in loin area is a fault.

SIAMESE SMOKE PEARL - The surface color is to be a rich smoke gray on the head, ears, back, outside of legs, and the top of 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 blend with the chest color. All blending of color is to be gradual and free from blotches or streaks. The undercolor will be slightly lighter than the surface color. Eyes - Blue-gray.

Faults - Fault animals that have streaks, blotches, or poor color blending. Animals that are too light or too dark are to be faulted. Scattered white hairs or the lack of a darker color in the loin area is a fault.

TORTOISE SHELL - The surface of the body 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 color is to extend well down the hair shaft to an off-white undercolor. Eyes - Brown.

All agouti varieties have banded hair shafts on the top and sides of the body. The surface color is to carry as uniformly as possible down the sides to meet the white belly color. The head, ears, legs, and feet are to match the surface color of the body. All agouti varieties are to have a white surface color on the belly (except where lap spots appear), back of forelegs, inside of hind legs, top of hind feet, and underside of the lower jaw. The appropriate undercolor is described in the individual variety. The underside of the tail and around the vent are white to the skin. The foot pads, around the nostrils, eyes, and inner surface of the ears are to be white.

CHESTNUT - The surface color on the top and sides of the body is to be a light brown, ticked with jet black. The intermediate band is to be a well defined orange over a dark slate-blue undercolor. The chest is to be a light brown over a dark slate-blue undercolor. The undercolor of the belly is to be slate-blue. The top of the tail is to be black, sparsely ticked with light brown, over a dark slate-blue undercolor. The nape of the neck is to be orange, with the ears laced in black. Eyes - Brown.

CHINCHILLA - The surface color on the top and sides of the body is to be a pearl white ticked with jet black. The intermediary band is to be a well defined pearl white over a dark slate-blue undercolor. The chest is to be a pearl white over a slate-blue undercolor. The undercolor of the belly is to be slate blue. The top of the tail is to be black, sparsely ticked with white, over a dark slate-blue undercolor. The nape of the neck is to be white with the ears laced in black. Eyes - Brown.

Disqualifications from Competition - Disqualify animals with extreme dark or light color, brown patches of color, or extreme brownish tinge in ring color. Animals without black lacing on ears are to be disqualified.

LYNX - The surface color on the top and sides of the body is to be a lilac mingled with fawn. The intermediary band is to be fawn over an off-white undercolor. The chest is to be fawn over an off-white undercolor. The top of the tail is to be lilac, sparsely ticked with fawn, over an off-white undercolor. The nape of the neck is to be fawn. Eyes - Blue-gray.

OPAL - The surface color on the top and sides of the body is to be blue mingled with fawn. The intermediary band is to be fawn over a medium slate-blue undercolor. The chest is to be fawn over a medium slate-blue undercolor. The undercolor of the belly is to be slate blue. The top of the tail is to be blue, sparsely ticked with fawn, over a medium slate-blue undercolor. The nape of the neck is to be fawn. Eyes - Blue-gray.

SQUIRREL - 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. The chest is to be a light pearl over a medium slate-blue undercolor. The undercolor of the belly is to be slate blue. The top of the tail is to be blue, sparsely ticked with white, over a medium slate-blue undercolor. The nape of the neck is to be white. Eyes - Blue-gray.

Disqualifications from Competition - Disqualify animals with extreme light or dark color, brown patches of color, or extreme bluish tinge in ring color. Animals without blue lacing on ears are to be disqualified.

OTTER - (Black, Blue, Chocolate and Lilac) The surface color of the head, outside of the ears, front of fore feet, outside of the hind feet, and the top and sides of the body are to be of the surface and undercolor as described in the respective self varieties. The Black and Chocolate animals will have orange marking and ticking color, while the Blue and Lilac animals will have fawn marking and ticking color. The belly, nostrils, eye circles, jowls, underside of 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 self color of the body. The undercolor of the belly is to be gray. The triangle and the collar are to be orange or fawn. Prominent orange or fawn ticking is to be evenly distributed around the chest, sides, and lower hindquarters. The eye color is to be as described in the respective self varieties.

SABLE MARTEN - The surface color of the head, outside of the ears, back, outside of the legs, and the top of the tail is to be a 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 the 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 - Fault 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 to be faulted. Scattered white hairs or the lack of darker color in the loin area is a fault.

SILVER MARTEN - (Black, Blue, Chocolate and Lilac) The surface color of the head, outside of the ears, front of fore feet, outside of the hind feet, and the top and sides of the body are to be the surface and undercolor as 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. The eye color is to be as described in the respective self varieties.

SMOKE PEARL MARTEN - The surface color of the head, outside of the ears, back outside of the legs, and the top of the tail are to be a rich smoke gray with a slightly lighter undercolor. The surface 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 the ears, the triangle, collar, back of the fore feet, inside of the hind feet and legs, belly, and the underside of the tail are to be a silver-white color. Prominent silver-white guard hairs are to be evenly distributed around the chest, sides, and lower hindquarters. Eyes - Blue-gray.

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

TANS - (Black, Blue, Chocolate, and Lilac) The head, outside of the ears, front of the fore feet, outside of the hind feet, and the top and sides of the body are to be of the surface and undercolor as 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, chest, belly, and underside of the tail are to be a rich, fiery reddish tan color. The color is to carryall the way to the skin in these areas. Prominent fiery, reddish tan guard hairs are to be evenly distributed around the sides and lower hindquarters. The eye color is to be as described in the respective self varieties.

FAWN - 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 hind feet, and underside of lower jaw is to be white 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 are to be white, while the nostrils and eye circles are to be a creamy white. Eyes - Blue-gray.

HIMALAYAN - (Black, Blue, Chocolate, and Lilac) 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 described in the respective self varieties and the color is to be deep and even. The nose marking is to come well 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. The eyes are to have a ruby red pupil, with a lighter pink color in the iris.

ORANGE - 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 orange lap spots), back of the forelegs, inside of the hind legs, top of the hind feet, and underside of the lower jaw is to be white 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 are to be white, while the nostrils and eye circles are to be creamy white. Eyes - Brown.

STEEL - The surface color of the body is to be black 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 a 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 color as close as possible. Eyes- Brown

IT IS IMPORTANT WHEN JUDGING COLOR ON THE LIONHEAD TO REMEMBER THAT THE WOOL OF THE MANE MAY SOFTEN OR DEFUSE COLOR IN THE MANE AREA OF THE COAT.

CONDITION – Points 5: As per ARBA definition.

Judging is to be done by groups, with a Best and Best Opposite Sex of each group being selected. The Best of Breed and Best Opposite Sex are to be selected from the BOG and BOSG.