Northern California Angora Guild

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Kate's 21st Birthday


For a rabbit breeder, there is no better place to celebrate the 21st birthday than in a rabbit show.



Kate is celebrating her 21st birthday during the Grand National Livestock show with the people who she likes and the rabbits that she loves.



What else would be better to decorate Kate's birthday cake but a rabbit?



All the carrots Kate and her rabbits would enjoy.




Mama Lois arranged the birthday celebration and designed the cakes. Mama certainly knows her daughter well.





Friday, October 29, 2010

Boer Goat Show At Grand National Livestock Show


At the Grand National Livestock show in Cow Palace, rabbit show shared a barn with the Boer goat show. This is a sign of one of the exhibitors.



This is a big Boer Buck.


The young lady is using a blower to groom her Boer goat. What she does is exactly the same as an Angora rabbit exhibitor except that her blower is stronger than what we use.


A pair of brothers blowing their Boer goat, they are using two blowers, one on each side. They are working under time constraint, show time is coming.



It's the show time: the Boer goats are lining up. The judge checks each show goat.




Thursday, October 28, 2010

Betty's White Junior Doe Wins Specialty Best In Show on Sunday
































On Sunday, NCAG held another specialty show. Judge Chris Z picked Betty's white junior doe as specialty Best In Show. No photo was taken during the show; these three photos of the little girl were taken the next day. The junior doe is yet to be named.


Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Charlie's White Doe Wins Specialty Best In Show On Saturday




Judge Justin picked Charlie's young white senior doe the specialty Best In Show. The doe is yet to be named.
For judge Justin, this is the first time that he got to have a picture taken with an exhibitor who is taller than he.




Judge Justin judges white English Angora.

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Top Winners In The Open Shows On Saturday And Sunday


On Saturday, judge Tracy picked the first Best In Show of the weekend; she picked Keelyn's Florida White as the Open Best In Show.



The first Reserve In Show of the weekend went to Stacy's Havana. The same Havana won Reserve In Show two more times on Sunday. In the second show, a different Havana shown by Julie won Best In Show and Randy's Mini Rex won Reserve In Show. Photo not available.




On Sunday, Judge Keelyn picked Randy's Mini Rex won Best In Show in show #3, this is the same Mini Rex that won Reserve In Show in show #2 on Saturday.




In Show #4 on Sunday, judge Justin picked Randy's Mini Rex Best In Show again; Stacy's Havana won Reserve In Show in both show #3 and #4.






Monday, October 25, 2010

Youth Top Winners At CRCS Shows



On Sunday at Cow Palace, California Rabbit and Cavy Shows held double open and double youth shows. In youth show A, judge Randy picked Ben's Himalayan as the Best In Show and Courtney's white New Zealand as the Reserve In Show.






In youth show B, judge Carol G. picked Cody's blue Satin as Best In Show and Caitlin's Mini Lop as Reserve In Show.




Winning top honors is a family affair, little brother Ben and big sister Caitlin had a great day, Ben is the Best In Show winner in youth show A and Caitlin is the Reserve In Show winner in show B.


Sunday, October 24, 2010

Grand National Youth Top Winners


Judge Tracy picked a Mini Satin as youth Best In Show in show A. Winner Melanie did not come to the show, her big sister Keelyn accepted the award on her behalf.



Taylor took youth Reserve In Show in show A, she is seen very happy with judge Tracy.




Taylor is even happier in this photo, her Dutch won youth Best In Show. Justin's Mini Satin took youth Reserve In Show with Judge Melissa in the middle. Taylor has won Reserve In Show with this same Dutch four times, twice lost to Justin's Mini Satin. Her Dutch finally won the big one!