Breed Standard

Cashmere Lop

RING SIZE D

Body & Condition

30

Head, Ears & Crown

30

Coat

30

Colour

10

Total

100

1 BODY & CONDITION Short, compact and strongly muscled with well-rounded loins and broad shoulders giving a compact appearance. . The legs should be short strong and straight. The maximum weight is 2.381 kg (5.1/4 lbs.) with the ideal weight being 2.15 kg (4lbs 12oz). The minimum adult weight is 1.81 kg (4lbs.
2 HEAD, EARS & CROWN The head should be strong, bold and broad with well-developed cheeks. There should be no visible neck. The ears are broad, thick, well furred and rounded at the ends. They are carried close to the cheeks, giving a horseshoe like shape when viewed from the front. The inside of the ears should not be visible from any angle when carried correctly. The crown, which is the basal ridge of each ear, should be prominent across the top of the skull. The eyes should be bold and bright.
3 COAT Fur is dense, even and silky with plenty of undercoat and approximately 3.81cm to 5.08cm (1.1/2 to 2 inches) long and should not be woolly, matted or felted. The topcoat is longer and heavier than the under coat with plenty of longer guard hairs hanging down naturally.

FAULTS - White hairs in solid colours. White toe nails in coloured exhibits Evenness is more important than length.

DISQUALIFICATIONS - Overweight (over 2.381kg - 5.1/4lbs), Adults under weight (1.81kgs - 4lbs), waviness in coat, malocclusion, deformities

4 PERMITTED COLOURS SELF - REW, Black, Blue, Brown, Lilac, BEW

AGOUTI PATTERN - Agouti, Chinchilla, Opal, Squirrel

SHADED - Siamese Sable, Siamese Smoke, Sealpoint, Bluepoint, Sooty Fawn, Isabella, IronGrey

TAN PATTERN - Fox (Black, Blue, Choc, Lilac) Otter (Black, Blue, Choc, Lilac), Marten Sable, Marten Smoke

OTHER COLOURS - Orange, Fawn, Steel, Butterfly Any other colour so long as it conforms to the normal pattern of accepted colours or patterns of other breeds .

NB: Butterfly Pattern: A white pattern on any recognised colour (except Sealpoint, Bluepoint or Iron Grey). The pattern to be as symmetrical as possible. Any deviation from the pattern to be regarded as a pattern fault. However, it must be understood that for colour and pattern together there are just 10 points. The face is predominantly coloured. The white markings around the nose leave a distinct butterfly smut, which covers the nose and top lip. The white strip between the eyes can extend upwards between the crown. There is a white patch above each eye. Ears to match body colour. A small white patch on ears just below crown is allowed. Body colour to extend from tip of tail to as near shoulders as possible and extend down to flanks. No white hairs to be present in general body colour except for the two white spots, one on top of each shoulder. Lower flanks, feet, chest and entire underside to be white with teat spots permissible. Front legs white with elbow patches of colour allowed. White toe nails. Eye colour to be that required for the body colour..