Information for the 2010 Nationals is available here.
ARBA
Convention
ARBA Convention
Youth Best of Breed Open Best of Breed
Shown By Shown By
Jennifer Henderson Sherry Hartzell
GENERAL BREED INFORMATION
Fuzzy Lop Statistics
Maximum body weight:
Senior 4 pounds
Junior 3 1/2 pounds
Juniors may not be shown in a senior class until the age of six months.
The ideal mature Fuzzy Lop weight is 3 1/2 pounds. Fuzzies are judged in either
the solid or broken class. 'Broken' means any acceptable color in combination
with white.
Purchasing Your First Fuzzy:
The first thing to consider is type. There are 75 points on type in the
ARBA Standard of Perfection. The body should be compact and cobby, with width
equal to height at the shoulders, loin and hips. The spinal column is not to be
prominent nor should the hip/pin bones stand out. The body must feel very smooth
and well-muscled. As you slide your hands from the shoulders they should not
catch on the hips. As you slide your hands down the hips to the feet they should
not angle in.
The head is to present the appearance of a round ball with a flat face. It is
massive in appearance and set at mid-height and close to the shoulders. The
Fuzzy should not appear to have a neck. Ears are to hang straight down, carried
close to the cheeks and extending 1/2 to 1 inch below the jaw. They are covered
in regular fur.
The adult wool should be very dense, but not felting or 'angora' type wool.
Guard hairs must be well distributed throughout, making it a very easy care coat
for a wooled rabbit. The wool is to feel full of life without being excessively
soft or silky. There is a minimum length of 1-1/2 inches, with a 2 inch length
being preferred. The junior coat differs from the mature senior coat as it will
have fewer guard hairs, making it softer and more angora-like. This softness may
cause easy matting and will require more grooming to remain tangle free. By the
age of six months this softer wool should be molted out and the senior texture
should be displayed. A senior animal with a junior-type coat may be disqualified
from competition.
There are presently nineteen accepted colors in the American Fuzzy Lop, although
many other shades can be found in the rabbitry. If you want to purchase a
show-quality animal, make sure it is an accepted color. These include: blue,
chestnut, chinchilla, lynx, opal, squirrel, pointed white, blue-eyed white,
chocolate, lilac, ruby-eyed white, sable point, siamese sable, siamese smoke
pearl, tortoise shell (black & blue), fawn, black and orange.
Club Information
The objectives of this club are to encourage, promote and improve the breeding
of American Fuzzy Lop rabbits by maintaining standards, encouraging exhibitions
and offering services to its members. The American Fuzzy Lop Rabbit Club
currently has nearly 550 members from all over the United States and several
foreign countries. In addition to the national organization, there are also a
number of regional specialty clubs. See the Specialty Club page for details.
Current club officers are: Carol Green
(CA) President; Deb Levisay
(IA) Vice-President; Muriel Keyes (OR) Secretary;
Paula Grady (CO) Treasurer. Directors include:
District 1-Michelle Uptagrafft-Smith (WA); District 2-Nate
Burbidge (UT); District 3-Nicole
Schmitt (WI); District 4-Rob Grady(CO); District 5-Stephanie
Kewish (IL);
District 6-Kim Ringenbach(AL); District 7-Amy
Arata (VT); District 8- Sherry Callen
(MI); District 9-Ginger Mendat(NC)