SILVER FOX BREED STANDARD
Ring Size D
COLOUR: 25 POINTS
Black
To be an even jet-black with undercolour as dark blue as possible
extending to the skin.
Blue
To be a medium blue (even and sound) extending to the skin, eyes to be
brown, blue or grey.
Chocolate
To be dark chocolate (even and sound) top colour to go down as
far as possible. Undercolour to be slate, eyes to be lilac, brown, blue or grey,
brown preferred.
Lilac
An even pinkish shade of dove colour throughout carried down to the skin. Eyes to be lilac with a ruby glow.
MARKINGS: 20 POINTS
The chest, flanks and feet to be well and evenly ticked with silvertipped guard hairs. Any extension of the ticking up the side and/or over the back to be considered a beauty and not a fault. The eye circles as neat as possible, a pea spot in front of the base of each ear, inside of ears, line of jaws, underside of tail and belly, all to be white. Undercolour permissible. Triangle
behind ears to be white but as small as possible. Eyes brown or grey.
COAT: 40 POINTS
Dense and exquisitely silky in texture, length to be about 3.175cm (1.1/4in), but texture and density to be of more importance than length.
WEIGHT & TYPE: 15 POINTS
Adults to weigh 2.494-3.17kg (5.1/2-7lb), moderate length of body inclined to cobbiness, slightly arched back, broad head of medium size, carried on a short neck; ears of medium length in proportion to the head, carried evenly and rather broad well-furred legs, straight and strong in bone.
FAULTS
Pale undercolour, silver or brindled patches other than the recognised pattern, rusty shade of body colour, excessive dewlap or woolliness.
DISQUALIFICATIONS
Yellow or any other colour tinge in white pattern; deformed bone or pendant ear; putty nose, suffering from colds, speck or wall eye.
GENERAL APPEARANCE
Alert with full glossy coat. Firm in flesh and healthy. The foregoing standard applies to all colours except for the difference in their colours.
FOX REX BREED STANDARD
Ring Size E
COLOUR & MARKINGS: 40 POINTS
Black
Colour jet black, colour to go well down the fur. Undercolour to be as dark blue as possible. Eye circles, inside of ears, line of jaws, underside of tail and belly, to be pure white with undercolour permissible. Triangle to be white and as small as possible. White ticking on chest, flanks and rump desirable. Ticking may protrude beyond fur as in Normal Foxes such ticking to be white tipped and to be considered an added beauty. Eyes brown or grey, brown preferred.
Blue
A medium blue (even and sound) extending to the skin, eyes to be blue or grey, blue preferred.
Chocolate
Dark chocolate (even and sound) top colour going down the fur as
far as possible. Undercolour slate. Eyes to be lilac or brown, brown preferred.
Lilac
Pinky dove top colour (even and sound). Undercolour dove. Eyes lilac with a ruby glow.
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COAT: 40 POINTS
To be approximately 1.27cm (1/2 inch) in length. Fine silky texture free from harshness and wooliness, intensely dense, smooth and level over the whole body, of a lustrous sheen, firm and plush like character, devoid of protecting guard hairs.
TYPE: 20 POINTS
Well proportioned and graceful carriage, the body sloping gently up to well rounded quarters set on strong hind legs, medium bone. Head bold and broad, ears erect and to be in proportion to body, dewlap should not be excessive, eyes and toenails should preferably match the body colour.
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The ideal weight for a standard Rex is to be 2.72 - 3.62 kg (6 - 8 pounds). There is no weight disqualification for any age Standard Rex rabbit.
FAULTS
Narrow wedge head, drooping ears, bare pads (patches on feet being devoid of fur, but skin unbroken), thin or curly triangle, white hairs on coloured coats (not to be confused with ticking on ticked varieties), lack of density, harsh, wavy, woolly or curly coats, adults over or under weight. Black hairs in blues and lilacs. Rusty tinge or pale undercolour.
DISQUALIFICATIONS
Yellow or any other colour in white pattern. Ill health, putty nose, white patches, crooked legs, excessive dewlap, sore pads (where skin is broken or scabbed), specked, wall or odd coloured eyes.