Hare Of The Rabbit Podcast

Hotot Outline Today we are going to discuss the The Blanc De Hotot and Dwarf Hotot (pronounced "Oh-Toe" or sometimes "Hoe-Toe").  “Hotot” is correctly pronounced “oh-toe,” but in America you will hear it more often said “hoe-toe.”  These Rabbits are also known as the "Eyes of the Fancy".  It looks like a bunny with eyeliner!”  Many people when they are introduced to this breed, become instant fans.  The Dwarf Hotot is a small rabbit with a round head, short uppity-ears, a sprightly personality and a pure white coat, except for the “eyeliner.”   What could be cuter?    These rabbits are bound to catch not only the eyes of onlookers, but also their hearts. History Credit for the Blanc de Hotot Rabbit is given to Eugenie Bernhard, chatelaine du Calvados, who is the second woman in history to develop a new rabbit breed.  The breed was developed in Hotot-en-Auge, Normandy near the port of Le Havre in northern France.  Bernhard's goal was to perfect a new breed for meat and fur in 1902.  She kept a large rabbitry o