Best Traits: SPE, STR Hair Length: Short Carries Dwarfism: No Foundation Colors: Blue, Red Eyed White Information: The German Blue Vienna was shortly after WWI renamed to American Blue Rabbit. In 1925 a white version was recognized and named American White Rabbit. The body shape of the American Rabbit suggest that several breeds have been used to create it including, Vienna, Beveren, Imperial and Flemish Giants. Originally the American Rabbit was intended for its fur and meat, but after the development of breeds like the New Zealand and Californians, the American Rabbit has commercially been ignored and now there are only a little number of faithful breeders keeping this breed alive. Because the American Rabbit was close to extinction a range of other breeds were used to outcross it in the effort to save the breed. Because of this a few undesirable colors can now sometimes be found in the gene pool. On Jumping Fur these undesired colors appear as black, chocolate and in more rare cases Lilac.
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Best Traits: SPE, CON Hair Length: Short Carries Dwarfism: No Foundation Colors: Dark Chinchilla, Light Chinchilla, Medium Chinchilla Information: Originally known as the American Heavyweight Chinchilla, the American Chinchilla was bred in the 1920's from the larger Standard Chinchillas, mostly for want of a larger pelt and more meat. In 1924, the name "American Chinchilla" was officially recognized. These rabbits are just one of the three Chinchilla types - Standard, Giant, and the American, separated due to different sizes, and regions. While these rabbits are unique to the United States, they originated in France, from French farmer M.J. Dybowski, who discovered some of his rabbit's kits had silvery pearl coloring underneath the fur instead of a red or tan color. Their fur is comprised of five individual rings on each hair that gives it its shading. Between November of 1928 and 1929, there were at least 17,300 Chinchillas registered with the American Rabbit Breeders Association. However, in current times, while this breed is popular at shows due to its size and fur, it is close to extinction due to the decline of the fur industry. The American Livestock Breeds Conservancy has listed the American Chinchilla breed as critical, and has placed it onto the 'Rare Breed Rabbits' list. A few dedicated breeders have been keeping the breed alive.
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Best Traits: AGI, INT Hair Length: Short Carries Dwarfism: Yes Foundation Colors: Black, Black Himalayan, Black Otter, Black Tortoiseshell, Blue, Blue Eyed White, Blue Himalayan, Blue Otter, Chocolate, Chocolate Himalayan, Chocolate Otter, Lilac, Lilac Himalayan, Lilac Otter, Red Eyed White Information: The Netherland Dwarf was created in Holland from the Polish rabbit. In the late 19th century selected breeding caused the Polish rabbit to separate into two types – the British Polish (the fine-boned rabbit we know today) and the European Polish. Around 1940 German and Dutch breeders started to create and consciously breed even smaller rabbits of the dwarf type. In 1950 these ‘Polish’ rabbits were introduced into Britain where they were called "Netherland Dwarf’ (as they had been imported from Holland) to distinguish them from the British Polish. They reached the US in the 1960s where again there was confusion with a similarly named rabbit though this time it kept its name (Netherland Dwarf) and it was the Polish who had to change its name, becoming the Britannia Petite. The breed was first accepted into the ARBA in 1969. Earlier generations of these rabbits tended to have fearful or aggressive temperaments as a result of the wild rabbit ancestry. Selectively bred for gentler dispositions, modern rabbits have become excellent pets, though still remain one of the more energetic breeds. Today this rabbit is one of the most popular breeds across the globe. It is recognized in every country that has a national rabbit club, and in the US and UK, there are nearly 40+ recognized varieties of the breed.
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