| There are 6 different varieties of Dutch recognized here in the USA |
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| Black You want a glossy, uniform jet-black color to it. It should have a slate blue undercolor (the color next to the skin). Eyes- Dark Brown |
| Double Dutch's Vixen |
| Double Dutch's Stryker |
| Jill's Wild Choctaw |
| Mike's Babs |
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| Blue You want a medium dark blue, with a slate blue undercolor. Eyes- Blue Gray |
| Chocolate You want a rich dark chocolate brown color, the undercolor should be a bluish dove color. Eyes- Dark Brown, ruby cast permissible |
| Gray This is an agouti pattern variety, meaning that the hair shaft should have three bands of color or more. The bands’ colors should be slate blue at the bottom, next a medium tan, next a thin charcoal brown band, then last a lighter tan band. It is desirable to have a narrow black lacing on the ears. When you turn the rabbit over, it should have a white belly, with a slate blue undercolor. You are to blow into the fur to see the line for the undercut. Eyes- Dark Brown |
| Steel This is a ticked variety. The rabbit is to be Black with an even disbursement of off white hair tips, with an undercolor of slate blue. The Steel is to look like a Black from far, till once you come up close and see that it has ticking. Eyes- Dark Brown |
| Tortoise This is listed as a shaded variety, but genetically it is not. It’s to be a bright orange, with a smokey blue shading on the sides of the rabbit, and on the back of it’s bottom. The undercolor should be a dark cream color. Eyes- Dark Brown |
| Background courtesy of Pam Nock Copyright © 2004-2007 Double Dutch Rabbitry. All rights reserved. |
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| Owner: Britton's Dutch |
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