I've been seeing 'Woody Toy' and 'Teddy Bear' rabbits for sale - but cant seem to find any information on these 'breeds' - are these distinct new breeds, or just mix of a particular breed? Sorry if this is the wrong section, but dont know any other thread to ask this...

Yes, but I'd like to know if these are 'distinct' breeds, or some type of dwarf mix as I've done some search online but cant seem to find any information regarding 'Teddy Bears' or 'Woody Toy' - closest results to a recognised breed is jersey wooly...

Any expert care to share their knowledge?

I knew they weren't recognised breeds by ARBA or British etc., but I just thought these were 'new and distinct' breeds not yet recognised like the Lionhead's or quite recently recognised like Thrianta's etc. With these 'mix' breeds, I'm pretty sure they wont be recognised.

Alright - any 'new breed' thats probably / in the process of being recognised besides Lionhead's?


Related question to 'purebred's' below

1. When a rabbitry states that they'll provide pedigree, what does it mean? A 'guarantee' that the rabbit sold comes from the said 3-generations? Whats the guarantee that the rabbit actually does come from those dams / sires, grand dams / sires, great grand dams / sires (even with tattooing, one can 'forge') - especially if none in the line are Grand Champions / Leg winners (and as such are registered with ARBA and tattooed on right ear).

2. What are the conditions for a rabbitry to give 'pedigree's'? Must they must be registered (breeders / members) with ARBA?

3. If a rabbit (say Holland Lop) does not have a 3-generation pedigree, but still wants to be 'Registered' (by ARBA), will it be approved by the Registrar?

4. If there is a '3-generation pedigree' provided by a rabbitry but none of the 3 generations Registered with ARBA, and none are Leg winners or a GC, can one still Register the rabbit (eg Holland Lop) with ARBA? If yes, then one can just import a purebred HL, and then 'claim' that the rabbit's '1st generation offspring' has '3-generations pedigree' (using the said Rabbitry's name), with phony / forged lines, as its not a requirement that all 'pedigreed' rabbits be Registered with the ARBA it will be difficult to trace... How would one know that the '3rd generation' offspring is actually '3rd', and not 1st generation? The other 2 generations can forge, especially when the rabbits get older and mature in size.

Sorry for the many questions - just curious about this whole 'purebred' issue and the 'premium' it places. TQ!

This post has been edited by Ad Hominem: Feb 15 2011, 07:39 AM