In 2002 I imported an Agouti German Lop buck from Diny and Bart Vrolijks in Holland.
When Diablo arrived in England I was ecstatic, he had a beautiful coat and superb colour - just what I needed. Diablo was bought unseen at the age of 10 months. He had a good head but was lacking in shoulders. I wasn't concerned as I had bought him for stud and hadn't expected to show him. I did take him to a few shows but didn't do that well with him. I began to feed him up and he went into an awful moult. Diablo emerged from his moult a completely different rabbit (as young rabbits have a habit of doing!) We couldn't believe the type on this rabbit and that is when he began regulary winning, especially December 2003 when he began his BiS streak!
Diny's Diablo
All this aside I had not forgotten the reason I had imported Diablo, for stud. Diablo was mated to my best doe, and produced a nice litter. I kept back an Agouti Buck and an Agouti Doe. The Agouti Buck (Clyde of Kanichen) had a BiS of his own and was 3rd in the Bradford Agouti Class. The Agouti Doe (Bonnie) stayed here long enough to have one litter, until she was moved on to be a brood doe for Garry Richardson and Christine Terry, where she has produced some quality stock.
Sadly Diablo died of a heart attack in October 2005, he was only 3.5 years old. However he's left behind plenty of quality Agoutis to continue the line, some of which ahve gone to other breeders to help them with their lines
Topher of Kanichen - Diablos Son