The only thing the Polish and Netherland have incommon is the fact that they are both small,compactbreeds. The maximum weight of a Netherlandfor show is 2 1/2 pounds where the max. Polish weight is 3 1/2.
In addition to the differences mentioned by Carolyn and Buck . . .
The body type of the Nethie and Polish is very different. TheNethie is shaped more like a ball with the head attached at a 90% angleto the shoulder, where the Polish body type forms a taper from thehindquarters to the shoulders (similar to most commercialbreeds). The headset is lower on the Polish.
Polish and Netherlands come in different varieties.
The Nethie has rollback fur, where the Polish fur is flyback (rollback fur is a DQ for Polish).
The Nethie head is to be rounded in all directions, where the Polishhas a curvature from the side view, without the roundness from a frontview.
There is more consideration on the Polish eye than on theNetherland. the Polish must have a very bold eye --unfortunately, this has been taken to the extreme where I've seen eyesthat bulge out like a bullfrogs
Both the Polish and Nethie DQ dewlaps, however, the Polish are slightly more lenient, allowing the small fur "pencil line".
The allowable ear length of the Polish is slightly longer (as they area slightly larger rabbit in size). The Polish standard callsfor the ears to touch each other the entire length, where this is notrequired in the Netherland.
Despite all these differences, it can be very frustrating to be judgingthe Polish and find so many that are very similar to the NetherlandDwarf :X I see many with dwarf-like heads, where there shouldbe a significant difference in the appearance of the head. Ifind the Polish head and eye a little more similar to the Mini Rexhead, where the Netherlands have a "bulldog" type head.
Pam ~ "Bunny Judge"