The Harlequin, also known as the Tri-Color, is an unrecognized variety of the Dutch breed, which means you can not show them in the USA. They are recognized in Europe, where they have 30 different varieties of the Dutch!!
The Harlequin Dutch first came to the USA from a German doe 10 years ago. There is a breed of rabbit called Harlequin, which comes from breeding the Harlequin Dutch mismarks together till they were only the orange and black. They then bred them to a commercial type breed, which made them larger. The Harlequin had it's very first showing in 1887, showing that Harlequin is an old variety of Dutch.
Jill (Pfaff) Dobson holds the Certificate of Developement for this variety right now, which means she's trying to get the variety recognized. Click on her name to view her website.
The Harlequin Dutch comes in Black, Blue, and Chocolate
Below I have a link, where you can see the working standard for the Harlequin. I also have a link to see the working standard for the Gold Dutch, another unrecognized variety. |
