ARBA Covention Del Mar

I had a great time at the San Diego Convention. Lots of beautiful bunnies and great people to share the fun with. All my bunnies did great. I was really happy. My English Angora's won 3 classes and ranked high in others. My Thrianta's can in 3 and 4 th in there huge classes.
Here are pictures of Them.
English Angora Tiernan 1st place Colored Jr Buck, Tort.
English Angora Kiernan 1st place Colored Jr Doe, Black.
English Angora Nola Best of Variety and 1st Colored Sr Doe,Tort.
Thrianta Apollo and Artemis Bucks.

Blackberry's Wool

Here is a photo of some of Blackberry's wool from the years. Over a pound per year. The wool to the right in 3 of the bags I have remaining are from her first show coat 9-10 inches long and 18 ounces of fine wool with a few more ounces of shorted no as fine. The obligatory cat in all yarn or wool projects is "White Cat" one of the so-called stray cats that live with us. There is over 4 pounds of wool around her.

Show bunnies the Doe's

Show bunnies the Doe's

Here are some pictures of my lovely Angora's doe sisters that are 8 months old now. They love going to the shows and getting all the wonderful attention. They are both sweet loves. They are doing well in the Northern Calif. shows.I am hopping they will do well this year at the ARBA convention in Del Mar this November.
Grand Champion Nola is the tort doe has won many legs. Her wool is 8-9 inches now and amazingly dense. Fiona has 2 legs toward her Grand Championship she is the white doe her wool is also 8-9 inches . I will get well over a pound of wool from each when I shear them. Bunny love and spinning and crafts. English angoras are just a wonderful critter.

New babies

Here are a few pictures babies from of this years litters. I have some lovely black, Red,tort, Fawn and Cream this year.

Jackie's Babies

Jackie one of my 3 lovely white doe's that I was showing last year had some babies. She's a great Mom and her babies are fat and happy. 3 girls.
I also still have some of my yarn left. The kid Mohair, Merino and Angora that I had spun last year. 4 oz 200 yards natural colors. Red, Grey and White. look below to see pictures of my yarn.

Moira gets Best In Show

Moira got her first Best In Show in Stockton at the NCAG show. It was very exciting. Wade Burkhalter was the judge. She also got Best of Breed from Melissa MAgee in the Open A show. Moira's sister Marie got the other BOB in show B. What a great litter. Casey's Molina and Chu's Hairy Wisnston really had great babies. Stay tuned for more news.

Marley gets Grand Champion

Marley got his third leg for Championship at the Watsonville show 9/27/08.
He has been doing wonderfully on the tables. He has 11 Best of Variety and 9 Best Opposite of Breed. He is quite the hansom fellow. His sisters have been taking most of the Best of Breeds at all the shows. He really loves to go to the shows.

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Raider the Basset hound gets his first Points for Championship

Raider got his firsts points for Championship at the Sunday Sept 6th Petaluma show. He got Winners Dog which is like BOB in Rabbits but they have another judging of Grand Champions and they Dogis BOB goes for BIS. The judge was Judy Webb. She also was very helpful to me. I get such great advice and lots of great fellowship at every show. Raider also did great on the Saturday show getting Winners Reserve. No points but exciting for me nun the less. Ruthies lovely girl got Winners on Saturday.
Here are my pictures I'll have an oficial photo later. Green is Saturday Brown jacket Sunday.