Overall breed

The Holland Lop is a small, friendly, and rather recent breed. Holland lops were created by Adrian De Cock in 1949 by breeding Netherland Dwarfs, French Lops, and English lops. The Holland Lop was recognized as a breed in the Netherlands in 1964, but not until 1979 was it a breed in America. Holland Lops are usually well-tempered and affectionate rabbits.

Build

The Holland Lop is a sturdy and thick rabbit. It has wide shoulders and thick, short legs. The ears are very broad and sensitive, with the ability to rotate and catch sounds from any direction. The wide ears help the Holland Lop cool off in hot weather by giving off heat. The jaw of the Holland Lop has two pairs of upper incisors, one behind the other, to gnaw on and chew off plants. The jaw is also able to grind plants by chewing in sideways movements. The two front paws have four toes an

Colors

Holland lops come in a wide variety of colors and a few patterns. Harlequin, broken, and sold are the only patterns that a Holland lop can have, but they all come in different colors and shades.

•  Blue - A gray with a bluish tint.
• Chocolate Lilacs - A pale silver gray throughout the coat.
• Seal - A very dark brown that looks black.
• Smoke Pearl - Light Blue
• Chestnut Agouti - When first born, it looks black with a white belly. As an adult, it has a gray, brown, and white blend.
• Lynx -  Mottled grayish brown
• Cream - Light brown with a tan shade.
• Opal - Blue with a lighter blue belly.
• Siamese Sable - Blue with a shimmering coat
• Orange - A brown with an orange tint.
• Chinchilla - Gray with white and black flecks.
• Squirrel -  Light blue back and slate blue belly.
• Pointed - A white rabbit with a different color on the nose, ears, tail, and feet. Second color is black, blue, chocolate, or lilac.
• Chocolate - rich brown with gray undercoat.
• Lilac - gray with a small hint of pink.
• Sable point - Cream colored coat and darker brown points on nose, paws, tail, and ears.
• Otter - Dark blue, dark brown, or black with lighter orange or fawn belly inside of legs, inside of ears, and bottom of tail.
• Steel - Black, blue, chocolate, or lilac with gold or silver ticking.
• Frosty - Pearly white throughout the coat, with possible lighter belly or slightly darker points on nose, tail, feet, and ears.
• Red -  A rich red with a tint of brown.
• Black Japanese Harlequin - Orange with black or gray bands running across the back, with darker flecks in the face.
• Blue Magpie - White with blue shading that appears a little like harlequin.
• Smoke Pearl Marten - Light smokey with dark blue ticking
• Broken colors - A mix of white and patches of other colors.