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® MT Sydni Black Otter Doe Grand Champion - 5 Legs Sold to Amanda Shelton

Following is a description of the Black Otter variety as set forth in the ARBA Standard of Perfection for the Rex breed.

COLOR:  Points 10

Black Otter:

Body color is to be jet-black, uniform throughout, with slate blue undercolor next to skin.  Eyes - Brown

Pattern:  Underside of chin and tail are to be pale cream.  Belly is to be a pale cream or pale cream over  slate (pale cream preferred) and divided from the body color by a distinct border of tan.  Nostrils and triangle are to be tan.  Eye circles and inside of ears are to be fawn.  Chest is to be even mixture of black and tan, merging with the main body color.  The forefeet shall be entirely black.  The tan border between the belly and flanks shall continue down to the hind feet.

Note:  The 10 points for color in the Rex standard shall be distributed as follows:  Color 5 points.  Pattern 5 points.

FAULTS:  Brown or rusty tinge to the body color; white or tan hairs in areas other than the patterned areas.

Standard of Perfection. Bloomington, IL: American Rabbit Breeders Association, Inc., 2001. 183.