Northern California Angora Guild: 7/9/23

Show C French Angora Judging at Corralitos

Show C judge is Doug King who is examining the pointed white French Angora juniors. Doug has been judging for at least 30 years, very experienced.

Judge Doug is now on the colored variety, Bri is the table clerk and Pattee watches.

While judge Doug is working on the colored French Angora, a point white junior decides to survey the judging table.

Judge Doug's choice of French Angora BOSB is Bri's chocolate senior buck Mars.

The French Angora BOB goes to Betty's fawn senior doe Monique. Monique has a good day, 3 BOB out of 3 shows and advanced to specialty Best In Show in one show.

For a list of winners, go to:

NCAG Show Results: July 8, 2023 Angora Showing at Corralitos (angorashowresults.blogspot.com)

Group Grooming at Corralitos

Angora rabbits need grooming, and grooming needs electricity. We are very fortunately to be given the area that has an electrical outlet. Bri takes photos of Pattee, Carolyn Silvas, Carol and Betty set up their grooming equipment.

On the grooming stands are the French Angoras. Carol's American Fuzzy Lop are waiting for their turns to be on the grooming table.

Pattee brushes Patience.

Patience is a young senior doe.

Betty asks whether we are close to be done with grooming.

Pattee says, Let's go!

Carolyn Silvas starts to bring her pointed white French Angora to the judging table.

Show B French Angora Judging at Corralitos

The French Angora white variety rabbits are on the table waiting for judge Jeremy to finish English Angora judging. Carol, Bri and Carolyn Silvas chatting while waiting.

A colored senior buck on the judging table.

Judge Jeremy checks the wool of a colored senior buck.

Judge Jeremy selects a chocolate senior buck as the class winner, Bri records.

Judge Jeremy flips over a colored senior doe to check the underside.

A beautiful chocolate senior doe is being examined by judge Jeremy. Her density tops all other French Angora but is faulted for not having enough guard hairs.

The fawn senior doe wins the class with more proper texture and type.

(A footnote: French Angora standard calls for abundance of guard hairs. All things equal a re-growth coat tends to gain more advantage than the virgin coat. However, not all French Angora is capable to re-grow a show coat after the first coat.)

The BOSB French Angora is Bri's colored senior buck Mars. This is Bri's first Grand Champion.

The BOB French Angora goes to Betty's colored senior doe Monique who is also judge Jeremy's choice of the specialty Best In Show.

For a list of winners, go to:

NCAG Show Results: July 8, 2023 Angora Showing at Corralitos (angorashowresults.blogspot.com)

Show B English Angora Judging at Corralitos

Under the beautiful redwood trees, judge Jeremy Collins from AZ starts show B judging with English Angora.

Each judge has 24 judging coops, way more than most of the shows that we attend. The English Angoras are all loaded into the coops on the right side where judge Jeremy is working on the white variety while Pattee helps to clerk. The white French Angora variety are loaded on the left side to prepare for judge Jeremy's judging.

There are 13 English Angora on the table.

A closer look at the English Angora on judge Jeremy's table.

Pattee records the English Angora placings.

The colored senior does fill the judging coop to the brim.

Judge Jeremy flips an English Angora to check teeth and underside.

Judge Jeremy picks the first place colored senior buck that is the BOSB. The BOB English Angora goes to the colored senior doe.

For a list of winners, go to: NCAG Show Results: July 8, 2023 Angora Showing at Corralitos (angorashowresults.blogspot.com)

Show A English Angora Judging at Corralitos

Judge Armando starts English Angora judging with the white variety.

The white English Angora are all quite young.

On the table are the English Angora colored senior bucks. Pattee and Bri at the other side of the judging table.

Betty clerks for judge Armando.

Pattee watches English Angora judging. Though Pattee now shows French Angora, she has a few English Angora and had shown them.

Judge Armando likes the English Angora colored senior doe but thinks the coat is not as prime as the colored senior buck, thus ....

... the English Angora BOB goes to the colored senior buck. The English Angora colored senior buck is also judge Armando's choice as the specialty Best In Show.

For a list of winners, go to: NCAG Show Results: July 8, 2023 Angora Showing at Corralitos (angorashowresults.blogspot.com)

Show A French Angora Judging at Corralitos

On July 8, 2023, the North Cal Holland Lop club arrange to have a triple crown show event under the redwoods at Corralitos, NCAG joins in.

It's a cool day at Corralitos. Corralitos is a nice small town in Santa Cruz County, CA. only miles from the ocean. Temperatures are in the 60s to 70s range even in the summer.

The show A judge is Amando Cabrera from Bakersfield, CA. Bakersfield as the name suggests, it's one of the hottest towns in CA. He comes prepared, wearing a jacket for the Santa Cruz county weather. Judge Armando is checking the French Angora white variety.

Bri works as the table clerk for judge Armando, carrying rabbits to the table are Carolyn Silvas and Pattee.

Judge Armando is working on the French Angora colored senior doe, Bri records his comments.

The colored senior class is quite impressive, their full coats fill all the spaces in the judging coops.

Judge Armando comments on a colored senior doe.

The fawn senior doe is the French Angora BOB.

For a list of winners, go to:

NCAG Show Results: July 8, 2023 Angora Showing at Corralitos (angorashowresults.blogspot.com)

Alameda Fair Rabbit Activities

While we were enjoying the shows at Carol's home at Portola Valley and specialty shows at Correlitas, the 2023 Alameda County Fair was in full swing from June 16 to July 9. Here are some photos from the small animal exhibit hall that houses the rabbits.