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[salt and pepper]

that would be cute though

Yes. It would, lol. Maybe I need another rabbit

 

[misschickenlittle]

Ok so I am super confused... Bought what were supposed to be lionheads but they don't have any evidence of 'lion' heads... They are almost 12 weeks. Saw someone said in here to make sure you bought from credible breeders due to 'ugly' lionheads but mine are still super cute! Advice?

 

[PoultryPower]

Ok so I am super confused... Bought what were supposed to be lionheads but they don't have any evidence of 'lion' heads... They are almost 12 weeks. Saw someone said in here to make sure you bought from credible breeders due to 'ugly' lionheads but mine are still super cute! Advice?

I see too much of this type of "Lionhead" for sale. Because Lionheads are so popular, everyone is trying to earn a buck by breeding them. This means that people are breeding any Lionheads they can get their hands on, leading to some very "unLionheady" Lionheads. As a Lionhead breeder, I'll tell you, they aren't easy to breed. Getting a good mane on them can be hard. Unfortunately, people are breeding mixes and selling them as Lionheads, eventually, through breeding, the offspring lose their manes and turn into what you most likely got. There's a lot more to a Lionhead's conformation (like any breed) than just a mane. Usually that's all people care about though, that and their small size. In my opinion, this is what's lead to the Lionheads with very poor type, but have manes. Breeders need to start focusing on the breed's overall type, not just mane. If we want this breed to become recognized, we need to show a consistent type of rabbit for the sake of the breed.

All that being said, if you love them, than that's all that matters. Should you breed them, probably not, but that of course is your decision. Shame on you for buying them? Not at all, but shame on the person who bred them with no regard for the breed.

Sorry for the rant, this issue is my biggest Lionhead pet peeve.

 

[CochinBrahmaLover]

I really hope at some point we can get some silver foxes. One buck and 2 does all I need, I even know a girl who breeds them!
My mom doesn't spring for it though, she doesn't want meat rabbits

 

[Lynzi777]

I see too much of this type of "Lionhead" for sale. Because Lionheads are so popular, everyone is trying to earn a buck by breeding them. This means that people are breeding any Lionheads they can get their hands on, leading to some very "unLionheady" Lionheads. As a Lionhead breeder, I'll tell you, they aren't easy to breed. Getting a good mane on them can be hard. Unfortunately, people are breeding mixes and selling them as Lionheads, eventually, through breeding, the offspring lose their manes and turn into what you most likely got. There's a lot more to a Lionhead's conformation (like any breed) than just a mane. Usually that's all people care about though, that and their small size. In my opinion, this is what's lead to the Lionheads with very poor type, but have manes. Breeders need to start focusing on the breed's overall type, not just mane. If we want this breed to become recognized, we need to show a consistent type of rabbit for the sake of the breed.

All that being said, if you love them, than that's all that matters. Should you breed them, probably not, but that of course is your decision. Shame on you for buying them? Not at all, but shame on the person who bred them with no regard for the breed.

Sorry for the rant, this issue is my biggest Lionhead pet peeve.

My favorite is the "lionhead" lop

I saw an ad the other day on CL for a "fuzzy lop", so I clicked to view the picture, it wasn't a fuzzy lop. It was a lion lop. I know people are trying to get that look on the lops, but to me, it's still not a lionhead, just a mix. I agree with you, there is a lot more to the breed than just the mane. I've seen some pretty faulty looking lionheads out there. I LOVE your rabbits though!

 

[Bunnylady]

I have sneaky suspicion that the ARBA standards committee would love to take the Lionheads and their breeders and put them all on a rocket to Mars, or some such. This sort of frenzy often happens with new breeds, but I don't know if it has ever happened on the scale that it has with Lionheads. I have seen "Lionheads" with just a wisp or two of longer hair; one that I remember in particular in every other way looked like a New Zealand.

The ARBA has determined that if it ever does have a maned breed in its standard, there will only be one. There will not be two showable breeds with the Lionhead coat. If the upright-eared Lionhead makes it into the standard, the Lion Lops will be shut out, however cute they may be. As a result, there is a movement afoot to get the Lion Lop accepted as "the" Lionhead, making the upright eared version the red-haired stepchild. It could happen, since every COD holder has to submit their own breed standard. Wouldn't it be ironic if the first person to really get their act together and make it through the entire approval process is a breeder of Lion Lops!

 

[Lynzi777]

I have sneaky suspicion that the ARBA standards committee would love to take the Lionheads and their breeders and put them all on a rocket to Mars, or some such. This sort of frenzy often happens with new breeds, but I don't know if it has ever happened on the scale that it has with Lionheads. I have seen "Lionheads" with just a wisp or two of longer hair; one that I remember in particular in every other way looked like a New Zealand.

The ARBA has determined that if it ever does have a maned breed in its standard, there will only be one. There will not be two showable breeds with the Lionhead coat. If the upright-eared Lionhead makes it into the standard, the Lion Lops will be shut out, however cute they may be. As a result, there is a movement afoot to get the Lion Lop accepted as "the" Lionhead, making the upright eared version the red-haired stepchild. It could happen, since every COD holder has to submit their own breed standard. Wouldn't it be ironic if the first person to really get their act together and make it through the entire approval process is a breeder of Lion Lops!

I think the lionlop looks ridiculous. LOL They remind me of a sad looking circus animal with some frilly thing around their neck that they are forced to wear and looked embarrassed about it. LOL Those poor things.

 

[redrstr29]

Question: My doe who is 16 days bred was scratching around her hiutch last night and I thought I saw a haystache , this morn, there was no nest no fur....does that still count as a false preg..or was she just remodeling...Shes a NZ by the way

 

[PoultryPower]

The ARBA has determined that if it ever does have a maned breed in its standard, there will only be one. There will not be two showable breeds with the Lionhead coat. If the upright-eared Lionhead makes it into the standard, the Lion Lops will be shut out, however cute they may be. As a result, there is a movement afoot to get the Lion Lop accepted as "the" Lionhead, making the upright eared version the red-haired stepchild. It could happen, since every COD holder has to submit their own breed standard. Wouldn't it be ironic if the first person to really get their act together and make it through the entire approval process is a breeder of Lion Lops!

I'd drop my Lionheads in a flash if Lion Lops were accepted. I love lops. My favorite breed is the Holland Lop. The point of the Lionhead is to look similar to a miniature lion. Someone please show me a picture of a lion with floppy ears, I would love to see it.

I think the Lion Lops came around as a new scheme to sell more rabbits. People are attracted to new and unique things like birds are attracted to shiney objects.

 

[Bunnylady]

I'm sorry, but I don't care if the ears go up or down, I've yet to see either a Lionhead or a Lion Lop that looked like anything other than a rabbit - but then, I don't think a Pekingese or Shitzu looks much like a lion, either. A good representative of either breed looks adorable, but the front end of an angora rabbit still looks like the front end of an angora rabbit, whatever the back end looks like (yes, I've been around a lot of Jersey Woolies and Fuzzy Lops over the years!)