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Most Common Questions - Beginner
What breed is your rabbit?
What body type is a (your breed)?
What fur type is a (your breed)?
Identify your rabbit breed from the ARBA Standard of Perfection.
What fur type is a (your breed)?
What body type is a (your breed)?
What fur type is a (your breed)?
Find this answer in the ARBA Standard of Perfection. Each breed has the fur type outlined within their breed standard.
What body type is a (your breed)?
What body type is a (your breed)?
What body type is a (your breed)?
There are 7 body types recognized by the ARBA. (April 2024). Find the body type within the breed standard or check out all of them on the Rabbit Tutor Body Type page.
What variety is your rabbit?
How many teeth does a rabbit have?
What body type is a (your breed)?
The variety is another name for color. The judge wants to know that you can properly identify the variety it will show in.
What is your rabbit's tattoo?
How many teeth does a rabbit have?
How many teeth does a rabbit have?
The left ear has the permanent identification of the rabbit. This is the rabbit's ear number. The judge wants to know that you know your rabbit. Tattoos can be any combination of numbers and letters. Many times breeders may add the rabbit's name in the ear or they may have a prefix letter for their herd and numbers. Example John Smith may number rabbits JS18.
How many teeth does a rabbit have?
How many teeth does a rabbit have?
How many teeth does a rabbit have?
28 teeth
What is a baby rabbit called?
How long is a doe's gestation period?
How long is a doe's gestation period?
Kit
How long is a doe's gestation period?
How long is a doe's gestation period?
How long is a doe's gestation period?
28-32 days
The gestation period is how long the doe is pregnant
Tips and Pointers for Beginners
Keep a good pace
It is important to keep a good pace when going through the examination steps, but don't go through the steps too quickly.
Keep an eye on your surroundings
Know what is going on around you and your rabbit, but keep your focus on your rabbit and the judge.
Don't drag nails
Pick up the rabbit from the table to the able to eliminate the possibility of pulling a toenail. Be sure to not drag the toenails.
Trim your rabbit's nails on a regular schedule
A rabbit's nails can grow long in a short amount of time. Having the nails short when you handle the rabbit will help eliminate scratches on your hands or wrist.
Eye contact with judge and rabbit
Keep as much eye contact with the judge as you can, but know what your rabbit is doing.
Stuffed animal rabbit
Practice with a stuffed animal rabbit. Showmen can practice without worry of the rabbit moving unnecessarily, flipping over or being scratched. On really hot days, using a stuffed animal will prevent your live rabbit from overheating.
Practice with a stuffed animal rabbit
Find a stuff animal rabbit that has arms that stick out so a showman can practice handling, posing and the examination.
A stuffed animal rabbit won't scratch and will be easier to turn over
Using a stuffed animal rabbit can be a great way to practice. You won'te lose your grip on the rabbit and it will not flip over. The live rabbit will not overheat.
Advanced Questions
Breed specific
Name the 7 body types recognized by the ARBA? Name a breed representative of each type.
Most important nutrient
What is the senior breed weight of your breed? What is a disqualification specific to your breed?
Most important nutrient
Name the 7 body types recognized by the ARBA? Name a breed representative of each type.
Most important nutrient
What is the most important nutrient in a rabbit's diet? Water
Name the 7 body types recognized by the ARBA? Name a breed representative of each type.
Name the 7 body types recognized by the ARBA? Name a breed representative of each type.
Name the 7 body types recognized by the ARBA? Name a breed representative of each type.
High Head Mount, Compact, Commercial, Full Arch, Semi-Arch, Cylindrical, Upright Cylindrical
Name a breed for the Cylindrical body type
Name a breed for the Cylindrical body type
Name the 7 body types recognized by the ARBA? Name a breed representative of each type.
Himalayan
Name the ______ fur types?
Name a breed for the Cylindrical body type
What does the acronym ARBA stand for?
Normal, Rex, Satin, Wool
What does the acronym ARBA stand for?
Name a breed for the Cylindrical body type
What does the acronym ARBA stand for?
American Rabbit Breeders Association
Know all-breed disqualifications
Know the cure for different rabbit diseases
Know the cure for different rabbit diseases
Name three all-breed disqualifications
Know the cure for different rabbit diseases
Know the cure for different rabbit diseases
Know the cure for different rabbit diseases
Tips and Pointers for Advanced Showmen
Judge is always watching
Keep in mind that the judge is always watching each showman. No matter if there are one, two, three, or more showman at the showmanship table, the judge can pay attention to each. Every step is being critiqued and even when a showman doesn't think it is their turn to be showing, the showman is still being evaluated.
Sportsmanship
Congratulate the other showmen. Be respectful of everyone.
Judge touches your animal
When the judge touches your animal, be sure to completely repose it, not just the part the judge touched.
If your rabbbit moves
If your rabbit moves, completely repose it, not just tge part that is out of place.
Eye contact with judge and rabbit
Keep eye contact with the judge and your rabbit. Some judges will move around to make sure that.
Never drag a rabbit's toenails
Be sure to pick up the rabbit high enough to not drag the nails
Every time you pick up rabbit from the table or cage.
The judge may ask you to bring the rabbit with you to them for questions. They are paying attention to how you pick the rabbit up.
Be courteous
Be courteous to other exhibitors and the judge. After the competition, congratulate the winners. Very few points separate the top few in most classes. Learn from your mistakes and start practicing for the next competition.
Ask the judge after the competition
What do I need to improve on? It is okay to ask the judge after the competition what you need to improve on.
The judge brings back a different exhibitor but leaves the rabbit up at the table
If a judge brings an exhibitor back to ask questions but has them leave the rabbit on the table next to you, pose their rabbit as though it were your own. The judge wants to know if you care about other rabbits.
Critique your rabbit's quality
While doing showmanship steps, include evaluating the body type, head, ears, fur and color. Include terminology of the breed standard. Be sure to cover main categories of emphasis of your breed.
Posing other breeds
Learn how to pose other breeds and basics of other breeds.
Judge Preferences and Disclaimer
Judges are human; scores may be different
As in any subjective competition, judges have slightly different preferences. Some judges will give higher point deductions based on the same mistake. Some judges focus on poor handling, scruffing, poor posing, and poor thoroughness. A judge may view the amount of eye contact differently or the showman's confidence. A score may be different between two judges; they may have differing opinions on not enough or too much eye contact, point deductions for dragging rabbit's toenails, missing steps or not paying attention at the show table. At the same time, others may be more generous in their scoring on these aspects and give lower point reductions on appearance, thoroughness of the examination or answering the questions. The bottom line is judges are human and classes may receive different scores between two judges on the same day.