The American Glavcot Rabbit Society
"The Ambassador of the Fancy"
Proposed Standard Of Perfection
GLAVCOT
GROUPS: AGOUTI & SELF
SCHEDULE OF POINTS
GENERAL TYPE………………………………………………………… 55
Body…………………………………………………………… 30
Head and Ears……………………………………………… 20
Feet and Leg………………………………………………… 5
FUR…………………………………………………………………………... 15
COLOR……………………………………………………………………… 20
CONDITION………………………………………………………………. 10
TOTAL POINTS………………………………………………… 100
SHOWROOM & WEIGHTSCLASSES
Senior Bucks and Does– 6 months of age and over, weight 4 to 6 pounds. Ideal weight 5 pounds.
Junior Bucks and Does- Under 6 months of age, Maximum weight 4 pounds. Minimum weight 2 pounds.
NOTE: Juniors that exceed maximum weight limit may be shown in higher age classifications. No animal may be shown in a lower age classification than its true age.
BODY – Points 30: The body is to be a mandolin type, with a moderate arch starting at the back of the shoulders. The arch is to peak over the stifle(knee) of the hip and then round over a well-filled and deep hindquarter. The body should taper slightly from the hip toward the shoulder. The bone is to be medium.
Fault– Chopped and cut off hindquarters. Fault severely for lack of arch.
Disqualifications from Competition – Round, short coupled body.
HEAD & EARS - Points 20: The head is to be well filled and blocky with good width carried and curvature from the top of the skull to a roman nose. The ears should be well-balanced with the body and not exceed 4 inches in length. Small dewlap permissible in does.
Fault - Ears thin in fur or flesh. Ears that do not balance with the body. Fault severely for snipey and narrow heads.
Disqualifications from Competition –Dewlaps on bucks. Ears over 4 inches in length.
FEET & LEGS - Points 5: The feet and legs are to be straight with medium bone. Toenails to be as uniform in color as possible.
Fault –To fine of bone or too heavy of bone.
FUR - 25 Points: (Flyback) To conform to the ARBA Commercial Normal Fur Standard.
COLOR - 15 Points: Please refer to color descriptions provided.
CONDITION – 10 Points Per ARBA Definition
AGOUTI GROUP
CHESTNUT - The surface color is to be light brown, ticked with black. The intermediate band should be a well-defined orange over a slate-blue undercolor. Eye circles, underside of tail and belly to be light cream or white. The undercolor of the belly is to be slate-blue. The top of the tail is to be black sparsely ticked with brown over a slate-blue undercolor. The nape of the neck should be orange.
Eyes -Brown.
Fault– Animals with faded color, light scattered whites, light undercolor and poor banding.
Disqualifications from Competition - Incorrect undercolor, excessive scattered whites and lack of banding.
CHOCOLATE CHESTNUT - The surface color is to be light reddish brown, ticked with chocolate. The intermediate band is to be a golden orange over a dove-gray undercolor. Eye circles, underside of tail and belly to be light cream or white. The undercolor of the belly is to be dove-gray. The top of the tail is to be chocolate sparsely ticked with a reddish brown over a dove-gray undercolor. The nape of the neck is to be orange.
Eyes -Brown with a ruby cast permissible.
Fault– Animals with faded color, light scattered whites, light undercolor and poor banding.
Disqualifications from Competition - Incorrect undercolor, excessive scattered whites and lack of banding.
OPAL - The surface color is to be blue, ticked with fawn. The intermediate band is to be fawn over a slate-blue undercolor. Eye circles, underside of tail and belly to be light cream or white. The undercolor of the belly is to be slate-blue. The top of tail is to be blue sparsely ticked with fawn over a slate-blue undercolor. The nape of the neck should be fawn.
Eyes -Blue-gray
Fault– Animals with faded color, light scattered whites, light undercolor and poor banding.
Disqualifications from Competition - Incorrect undercolor, excessive scattered whites and lack of banding.
LYNX - The surface color is to be lilac, ticked with fawn. The intermediate band is to be fawn over a dove-gray or white undercolor. Eye circles, underside of tail and belly to be light cream or white. The undercolor of the belly is to be lilac. The top of the tail is to be lilac sparsely ticked with fawn over a dove-gray or white undercolor. The nape of the neck is to be fawn.
Eyes -Blue-gray with ruby cast permissible.
Fault– Animals with faded color, light scattered whites, light undercolor and poor banding.
Disqualifications from Competition - Incorrect undercolor, excessive scattered whites and lack of banding.
SELF GROUP
BLACK - Color is to be an intense glossy black running deep towards the skin bleeding into a slate blue undercolor. Eyes –Brown
Fault –Light scattered whites, faded color.
Disqualifications from Competition – Excessive scattered whites.
BLUE - Color is to be a rich clear dark blue running deep towards the skin blending into a slate-blue under-color. Eyes -Blue-Gray
Fault –Light scattered whites, faded color.
Disqualifications from Competition – Excessive scattered whites.
CHOCOLATE - Color is to be a deep glossy dark chocolate brown running deep towards the skin blending into a dove-gray under-color.
Eyes – Brown (Ruby cast permissible.)
Fault –Light scattered whites, faded color.
Disqualifications from Competition – Excessive scattered whites.
LILAC - Color is to be a medium dove-gray with a slight pink hue cast over the entire coat. Color is to be carried deep towards the hair shaft blending into a slightly paler under-color.
Eyes -Blue-Gray (Ruby cast permissible)
Fault –Light scattered whites, faded color.
Disqualifications from Competition – Excessive scattered whites.
WHITE - Color is to be a pure white. Eyes –Pink
Fault – Light hutch staining.
Disqualifications from Competition – Excessive hutch staining.
- Please note this is not a working standard accepted by the ARBA Standards Committee. This is solely to give breeders working with or interested in working with the Glavcot breed a marker point to keep the early versions of the breed consistent throughout development.
- Also, please note this proposed Standard is the intellectual property of the American Glavcot Rabbit Society.
Posing Semi-Arch Breeds
*Video Courtesy Of ARBA*
About Semi-Arch Type
Semi-arched type rabbits are longer in the body with a definite arch beginning to rise at the rear of the shoulders continuing to round over the back and hips flowing down to the base of the tail. The high point should occur above the center of the hips. A profile view shows a taper from the hindquarters to the shoulders resembling the arched shape of half a mandolin. The semi-arch type is sometimes referred to as the mandolin type.
Semi-arched rabbits are posed with the front feet positioned directly under the eyes and the toes of the rear feet should be directly under the hips.
Semi-Arch Breeds
American
Beveren
English Lop
Flemish Giant
Giant Chinchilla
Glavcot
Proposed Order Of Showing
Variety
(BOV and BOSV)
Group
(BOG and BOSG)
Breed
(BOB and BOSB)
Varieties
Agouti
Self
