NCAG Specialty Judging at Stockton

The judge for the Northern California Angora Guild specialty show is Doug King of CA.  Doug starts with the Satin Angora.  This beautiful black is the BOB winner.

The next on the table are the English Angora.  Betty is the show secretary of the specialty show.

Judge Doug comments on this tort English Angora.

He like it!

Judge Doug comments on the white French Angora, mama Carolyn likes what she hears.   Carol helps to clerk the table.

Judge Doug comments on the French Angora colored senior doe.

The French Angora BOSB goes to Carolyn's white buck and he is now eligible for the Grand Championship.  Happy mama.

Casey's white senior doe is the English Angora BOB.

The specialty Best In Show goes to Betty's French Angora colored senior doe.

For a list of class winners, go to:

https://angorashowresults.blogspot.com/2020/02/february-1-2020-angora-showing-at.html

Show B Angora Judging at Stockton

In open show B Kevin Stanford from AZ judges all the Angoras, he is commenting on a white English Angora.

Two colored English Angora are being compared.  

Judge Kevin examines the two finalists carefully.    

On judge Kevin examines a French Angora doe while Carolyn watches.

Judge Kevin comments on a chocolate French Angora.

The broken French Angora doe is very well behaved, sitting still waiting for judge Kevin to make placement.

On the table are the two finalists for the colored senior doe class and the chocolate agouti in the front wins, goes on to win the BOB.

The last Angora breed for judge Kevin is the Satin Angora, judge Kevin finds it interesting as he had raised Satin Angora when he was a youth breeder.    

For a list of class winners, go to:

https://angorashowresults.blogspot.com/2020/02/february-1-2020-angora-showing-at.html

Show A Angora Judging at Stockton

It an unusual situation, the English Angora is the first breed in the morning.   Judge Melissa and exhibitors nonetheless are in very good mood.  

   

A white buck is on its back for the judge to examine nails.

Judge Melissa carefully examine the white buck's wool.

The white doe definitely has more wool than the bucks.

The colored senior doe also has a very impressive coat.

The little girl Morgan on the right has a little English Angora on the table for the youth show.

Judge Melissa says that the display broken junior doe is even better than the two junior does in the regular class.   It's also little Morgan's favorite rabbit, she wants a picture taken with the judge.

Carolyn listens to judge Melissa commenting on the pretty French Angora chocolate junior doe.

Here are two of the big French Angora senior does.  The one on the right eventually goes on to win the all breed Best In Show.

The Satin Angora are now on the table.  Casey clerks.

The Satin Angora now has as good a coat as the other breeds of Angoras. 

The Satin Angora breed has improved tremendously in the last few years.

This black Satin Angora doe won a Reserve In Show two weeks ago at Gridley, it's the Satin Angora's first big in this area.  

For a list of class winners, go to:

https://angorashowresults.blogspot.com/2020/02/february-1-2020-angora-showing-at.html

French Angora Gifta Wins Specialty Best In Show at Stockton

Northern California Angora Guild holds a specialty show in conjunction with the Big Valley RA open show at Stockton, CA on February 1, 2020.

NCAG specialty judge Doug King awards the Best In Show to Betty's French Angora colored senior doe Gifta.

Judge Doug evaluates Gifta carefully.

Gifta has a complete coat, birdseye view of her coat.

Gifta also has the great body to match her gorgeous show coat.

Open Top Winners at Stockton

Big Valley RA holds their spring double all breed shows at Stockton, CA on Saturday, February 1, 2020.

In show A, judge Allan Ormond from UT awards the Best In Show to Betty's French Angora.

Show A Reserve In Show goes to Joe's Dutch.

In show B, judge Kevin Stanford from AZ picks the Holland Lop shown by Nicole and Deb.

Jennifer's Florida White gets the Reserve In Show honor from judge Kevin.

French Angora Gifta Wins All Breed Best In Show at Stockton

Gifta was featured on our blog just a few days ago:

https://ncag.blogspot.com/2020/01/gifta-360-degrees.html

At almost 3 years and already a grandma, Gifta has a gorgeous coat and excellent body and condition.

Gifta's beauty is being recognized by judge Allan Ormond and receives the Best In Show honor in show A at the Big Valley RA shows at Stockton.

Is It Snowing?

My name is Snowy Ice.

It sounds so cold.

I do not feel that cold.

Where is the snow? Where is the ice?

I only see the sun!