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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!