1 12 RABBITS, CATS, AND CAVIES 



similar to the Silver Grey. The ground colour should 

 be silver fawn, this applying to the under part as well, 

 although they will always be somewhat pale there. This 

 should be well intermixed with a longer and stronger 

 kind of hair, which, working through the ground colour, 

 forms the effect on the surface known as silvering and 

 ticking, and these are always found in a good specimen 

 in about the proportions, speaking roundly, of six white 

 to one deep fawn and red one. As a rule, the does are 

 much better than the bucks. 



As a guide, I would lay down the points as follows : 



STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE FOR JUDGING THE 

 SILVER FAWN OR CREAM RABBIT 



Head ....... 5 Points 



Ears - ., 5 



Eyes . 5 



Coat 5 



Ground colour, rich fawn . . . . 20 ,, 



Silvering . . . -,.". . '.. . 15 

 Ticking . . . . . . 15 ,, 



Evenness, taking the belly as well as other parts 10 

 Dewlap . . . . . '. 10 ,, 



Size and shape . . , . > ; . .10,, 

 Condition . . . i, . . 5 ,, 



Total 100 Points 



The disqualifications are spots on any part of the 

 animal, crooked limbs, and lop, or half lop, ears, etc. 



