58 PET RABBITS, CAVIES, AND MICE. 



own weight so to speak. Such coats demand an extra- 

 ordinary amount of care, and daily brushing, and unless 

 they receive it, will soon spoil. We advise breeders to 

 get a little strength into the fibre of the fur as well as 

 quality. The feet should be thickly coated. Specially 

 made brushes are used to keep the coats of Angoras fit 

 for exhibition, and those often shown most successfully 

 belong to ladies ! The rabbit is placed on a pedestal 

 upon which a cloth has been spread and the fur 

 brushed upwards into shimmering waves by a light 

 application of the brush. Care is taken to brush the 

 rabbit well on its flanks and stomach. Good, clean, 

 wheat straw is the best to use for bedding purposes. 

 Hay will soon mat the coat. We herewith give the 

 standard of excellence adopted by the National Angora 

 Rabbit Club : 



Points. 



Wool Quality Texture as silky as possible ... 30 

 Wool Length and Quantity evenly thick all over 



(not to be matted) 25 



Front Full and prominent ... ... ... ... 10 



Ears Short, well wooled and tufted 10 



Size and Shape Round, snowball like, weight over 



6 Ibs. ... 15 

 Condition Clean, well fed, healthy, and well 



groomed ... 10 



100 



Eyes Pink, bright, and bold. 



Legs Straight and heavily wooled. 



Tail Large and full wool. 



Head Noble appearance and well wooled. 



N.B. Wool to be long and thick between and behind 

 the ears. 



LOPS. 



These were once upon a time in premier position 

 in the rabbit Fancy. Now-a-days there are fifty 

 breeders of Belgian Hares, Dutch, and Silvers, to one 



