Standard Of Perfection
The last 30 years have seen remarkable improvement in breeding toward the standard. Bodies have become shorter and deeper. AFLs are no longer 'posed' in a relaxed elbows and forearms on the table pose, but shown with their front legs supporting the head and chest, which allows the beautiful head and wide chest to be observed easily.
In general, the AFL will be 4 pounds or less, have a dense, easy care coat at least 2" in length. The body is short and compact, with the width, depth and length measurements being nearly the same, giving the appearance of a round ball, slightly flattened on the bottom, with a very round and appealing head attached closely to the body at medium height, The ears are not fairly short, blending with the roundness of the head, and furred and very thick, placed near the eyes rather than set back on the head. The face should be rather flat looking, certainly not long and pointy, and wide between the ears, eyes and across chubby looking cheeks.
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Herbie, 1989 ARBA Best of Breed, bred and owned my Helen McKie
(Excerpt from the Guide Book, Allen Mesick discussion of the ARBA Standard of Perfection for the AFL.)
"Over the years since American Fuzzy Lops were developed and became a recognized breed by ARBA, breeders have worked diligently to develop a well muscled, compact and balanced profile with very good depth of body, beautiful heads, open ears with good substance and shape, as well as wool with excellent texture and density." Allen Mesick