More on the Lionhead personality
Here is some more info I have found that tells more about the Lionheads personality. Now maybe everyone can understand more about what has made the already Lionhead owner adore these critters so much
A highly sociable and relatively new breed, the Lionhead Rabbit is an attractive and surprisingly friendly pet!
Lionhead Rabbits are very sweet and docile pets, and love all the petting and attention they seek to obtain! Lionhead Rabbits also make wonderful mothers, and will yank hair out of their own manes in order to build nests they feel will be most comfortable for their kits! Does make is obvious when they want to breed, and will rub their chins on everything within reach in addition to spraying it! They will carry hay about in their mouths, and when introduced to buck Lionhead Rabbits, create quite an entertaining display of "flirting" and teasing before they submit to mating! These lovely pets will pine for your company and require regular and careful grooming, which they enjoy as attention! Unlike most long-haired breeds, their manes do not tend to mat, and as the rest of their body hair is short, the sweet, playful Lionhead Rabbit is remarkably easy to care for!
Weighing about three and a half pounds, Lionhead Rabbits have cobby bodies and are quite short! They have medium-length, roll-back coats with the exception of the long, gorgeous mane! Lionhead Rabbits are thus far recognized as white, fawn, and harlequin in color, but as the breed is still in development, other colors may be appealed for standardization. The bone structure is medium strong, and the legs should be medium in length also, in order to reveal the chest and striking mane which are the characterizing traits of Lionhead Rabbits! The incredible mane is present in both males and females, and consists of fur two to three inches in length that encircles the entire head. Falling between the ears as a fringe, the mane grows into a "V" shape at the nape of the neck, and long hair extends over the cheeks and chest of Lionhead Rabbits. Lionhead Rabbits carry their ears erect, and the ears are well furred but not furnished, shorter than three inches in length. White Lionhead Rabbits should have bright, red or blue eyes, but Fawn or Harlequin Lionhead Rabbits should have eyes that are of specified color.
Lionhead Rabbits have only recently been introduced. It is thought that these lovely dwarf rabbits originated in Belgium from a Miniature Swiss Fox and a Belgian Dwarf, and possibly a Jersey Woolie. Lionheads, or "Tete de Lion", as they are called in France, were originally supposed to have been longhaired dwarf rabbits, but the Lionhead Rabbit's maned type was more popular, and so these were selected and the former project abandoned. Lionhead Rabbits are primarily bred in France and the United Kingdom, and are a recently recognized standard in the British Rabbit Council. Being a new breed, there are still some quirks to be disestablished and breed standards remain quite flexible to accommodate this up and coming pet!
Specific Care Information: Relative Care Ease: Average
In show, Lionhead Rabbits are marked faults for soiling of ears, feet, or genitals, excessive or long fur on the flanks, heads of too fine a structure, poor color, bodies too long, or excessively wooly furnishings. Lionhead Rabbits will be disqualified for malocclusion, wall eyes, being overweight, lack of or sparse manes, and furnishings on the ears. Being a new breed, Lionhead Rabbits do have some problems. Not all Lionhead females will regrow their manes after breeding and molting, and when they do, occasionally it will take them several molts. Also, Lionhead Rabbit kits sometimes will not grow full manes. At eight to ten weeks, kits will have mane density, which will be typical of their adult condition. If you are selecting a Lionhead Rabbit, it is best to wait until they are at this age and then choose one with a dense, not sparse, mane. In addition, Lionhead Rabbits occasionally give birth to normal shorthaired rabbits or normal longhaired rabbits! Also, Lionhead Rabbits may give birth to oddly colored kits, which are extremely attractive, but which cannot be shown, as the BRC needs three years before it will standardize a new color. At adulthood, some Lionhead Rabbits molt their manes and do not regrow them. Even if it is not showable, Lionhead Rabbits have such sweet, resilient, and bright, playful personalities that they are a joy to keep as friends.