What breed does she look like?

[Cannuck]

Miss Issabelle is approx. 4-5 months old.

We are thinking a lionhead rex cross?

 

[OakRidgeRabbits]

Probably a purebred Lionhead. They're still "in the making", so they come in a lot of funky shapes, sizes, colors, and manes. But a cross likely wouldn't have the mane.

 

[wooly_queen]

Yeah, she could be a purebred single mane lion head. Sometimes they do come out like that.

 

[SilverBirchRabbitry]

I think she is a single mane Lionhead aswell
She is very very cute though!

 

[CKGS]

I think she is... cute. I'd say lionhead as well. She has that face.

 

[ani-lover]

i agree single mane lionhead. shes adorable

 

[pamnock]

Some people are crossing the Lions with Holland Lops or Netherland Dwarfsto get the proper type with the rabbit standing up on the show table. Mini Rex aren't a good choice to cross for Lions because of their low head mount.

So, if I was looking to introduce the broken gene, I'd go with Holland Lop or Netherland Dwarf.

Pam

 

[loppalove]

OakRidgeRabbits wrote:

Probably a purebred Lionhead. They're still "in the making", so they come in a lot of funky shapes, sizes, colors, and manes. But a cross likely wouldn't have the mane.

Is lionhead recognized as a breed? I didnt know they were so new. (I dont really know much at all, actually...lol)

 

[pamnock]

They've been around for a while and are very popular here in the US, although not accepted as an ARBA breed yet.

Pam

 

[loppalove]

pamnock wrote:

They've been around for a while and are very popular here in the US, although not accepted as an ARBA breed yet.

Pam

yeah, they are really cute i can see why they would be popular. Thanks for your reply.

 

[Cannuck]

Thank you! I didn't realize that lionheads were so big! She's almost as big as Timbit our mini lop and he is about 6-7 lbs. I'd guess her at 4 1/2 lbs. However if people cross them with dwarfs and hollond lops I guess that is where the small size would come from. Our dwarf is much smaller than her! Lol!

 

[pamnock]

The sizes of the Lions I'm now seeing have decreased as the ARBA standard now calls for a smaller size (3 3/4 pound - 3 1/2 pounds is ideal).



Pam

 

[Cannuck]

How would one establish a pedigree in the lionhead breeds if they are not yet recognized? I am just very curious. I would like to learn how to get in to showing once I learn more. I know none of my current rabbits can be shown as none have pedigrees, however eventually I would like to get a "showable" rabbit and join a club, I have a lot to learn first though!

Thank you all for your replies!

 

[pamnock]

Any rabbit can be pedigreed when lineage is known (parents, grand parents, great grandparents). Even mixed breed rabbits can have pedigrees.

Registration is completely different and requires a rabbit to be "purebred" (3generation pedigree of rabbits that are all the same breed)as well as a good representation of it's breed.

Lionheads are not an ARBA recognized breed, so cannot be ARBA registered, but can be pedigreed.

Pam