Show Classification: shown as a 4 class breed

Varieties: Mini Lop come in all colors,Fawn, White, Fawn and White, Black and White, and Tortoise

Weight: Fully grown Bucks 5 ½ Does6 lbs.

Registration Weight: Bucks4 ½ Does 6 ½ lbs

Coat: thick, soft fur

Physical Attributes:

Besides having the characteristic floppy ears, Mini Lops have a muscular build with broad shoulders and a heavy hind quarters, a big, blocky head, lopped ears, . deep chests, and short, thick legs. rabbit should resemble a Bulldog in appearance The marking of a Broken body color may be either patched or blanket markings

Background : Mini Lops were derived from German lops called "Kleine Widder" lops, but it is thought that a variety of breeds have been used in developing the Mini Lop. In the USA, it is the second smallest lop overall, as well as the smallest non dwarf lop. Mini Lops were recognized as their own accepted breed in the United States in 1980, The first 2 colors were Agoutis and a white coming from a broken color French Lop and a Standard Chinchilla.

The mini Lop was Discovered by Bob Herschbach at a German National Rabbit Show in Essen, Germany in 1972,at that time they were known as a Klein Widder .

1978, Herschbach and Dyke created a correspondence club for the Mini Lops. Within a year, they had over 500