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| Tan Varieties: Black, Blue, Chocolate, Lilac Judging Order: Lilac, Blue, Chocolate, Black Four class breed Weights: Senior Bucks- 4- 5 1/2 pounds Senior Does- 4-6 pounds Junior Bucks & Does- 2 pounds and over Body Type: Full Arch Fur Type: Normal (Flyback) Faults: ears being long; head being narrow; coat being thin, wiry, long, or dead; stray white hairs or misplaced tan hairs; tan color on the belly not carried to the skin; triangle being too small; tan color being sooty; brindling on the back, nose, or muzzle; white hairs in the tail; demarcation line being uneven or dragging at the jowls, thin or missing on the rump and flanks, excessively on the feet and legs; incomplete eye circles; lack of pea spots; ears being light tipped Disqualifications: dewlap; white spots; white toenails; wrong eye colors History: The Tans are sports that happened from a breeding between a Dutch and a wild rabbit at Culland Hall in Derbyshire, England. They were exhibited in Voncours de Caen, France in 1894, immediately becoming popular. The Blue Tans came from crossing one of the Black Tans with a Sooty Fawn rabbit, which is said to have come from the Tortoise Dutch. Markings: 35 points of the Tan are put on their markings. Their markings include the triangle and collar; chest, belly, and tail; demarcation line (flank); eye circles; nostrils and jowls; brindling; front and hind feet and legs; ears and tan pea spots (crown spots). National Specialty Club: American Tan Rabbit Specialty Club |
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