When I had to start giving up Holland cage space to the Lionheads, it was time to make a decision. The Lionheads could only be shown as an exhibition breed and couldn't compete for Best in Show nor receive Grand Champion legs. There weren't many exhibitors showing them back then so it didn't make much sense to continue raising them, so the decision to go out of them was easy. I simply loved my Holland Lops more. I sold my last and best Lionheads at a Nova Scotia show. They were last judged by Glen Carr who said they were the nicest ones he'd seen so at least I had that accomplishment with them.
At the ARBA Convention, finally the Lionheads were accepted as a breed. The two colors that may be shown are the Tortoise and the Ruby-eyed Whites effective Feb. 1, 2014. It has been a long journey for this breed. I raised them for a few years purchasing my first ones at the Peoria, IL convention. I did enjoy their personalities and they had fewer kindling problems than Hollands. The babies were very independent abandoning their nestbox and eating hay and grain earlier than the Holland babies. They actually seemed to enjoy their hay even more than their grain. Their range of motion was something to watch. The Holland babies would move from here and there, hopping their way across the cage and around littermates. The Lionhead babies would dart superfast here and there like little tinkerbelle's. So fun to watch.
When I had to start giving up Holland cage space to the Lionheads, it was time to make a decision. The Lionheads could only be shown as an exhibition breed and couldn't compete for Best in Show nor receive Grand Champion legs. There weren't many exhibitors showing them back then so it didn't make much sense to continue raising them, so the decision to go out of them was easy. I simply loved my Holland Lops more. I sold my last and best Lionheads at a Nova Scotia show. They were last judged by Glen Carr who said they were the nicest ones he'd seen so at least I had that accomplishment with them.
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