Northern California Angora Guild

Saturday, January 13, 2024

Show B French Angora Judging at Vallejo






Judge Randy judges the French Angora after the English Angora.



Pattee works as the table clerk.  



On the table is the second place French Angora colored senior doe.



The first place colored senior doe.



Bri watches the judging.



The colored senior buck is looking for potential doe friends.



Two of the French Angora colored junior does being judged.



Pattee takes a break from writing.  



BOB French Angora goes to Betty's colored senior buck.


Randy Shumaker also judges Satin Angora but unfortunately we missed the photo op.




Friday, January 12, 2024

Show B English Angora Judging at Vallejo




Judge Randy Shumaker calls the English Angora earlier than expected, we rushed to put the breed on the table.    Watching the white English Angora being judge are Stephany Brundage and her fiancee.  Stephany has a white senior doe on the table. 




Casey helps to record judge Randy's placing.   On the table is the first place white senior doe who also received BOV.



Colored senior buck running away from judge Randy!




More colored English Angora on the table.



Judge Randy comments on the first place colored senior doe.



Judge Randy compares the colored senior buck and colored senior doe for BOV, and colored senior doe gets it.




Now is the time to compare the two BOV for BOB.  Laurie Page watches with interest.



Judge Randy spends a lot of time comparing the two does.



Back and forth, who is the fairest of all?



Let's have some movement, who is the elegant one?



Judge Randy takes an extended time to decide on the BOB as the two BOV are so close.



Show B English Angora BOB is Betty's white doe Camellia.






 

Thursday, January 11, 2024

Show A French Angora Judging at Vallejo



After the English Angora judging is done, judge Chris sits down for a break while exhibitors load the coops with the Fremch Angora.  Bri on the left and Pattee in the middle, they are loading French Angoras.



Pattee works as the table clerk for the French Angora judging.


French Angora colored senior buck class winner.  



The second place colored senior doe.



French Angora colored senior doe class winner.  



A soft coated junior French Angora.  


The French Angora BOB is Betty's colored senior buck Samuelson who is receiving his 10th leg.  



The BOSB French Angora is Pattee's colored senior doe Patience.   This is Patience's third leg, she is now eligible for the Grand Champion status, just needs to go through the paper work to be official.   Samuelson and Patience are littermate brother and sister.  


 

Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Show A English Angora Judging at Vallejo



The Satin Angora are on the right side of the judging coops, judging has just completed.   



There are quite a few of white English Angora on the table.   



Casey stays to help clerking for the English Angora judging. 





Judge Chris awards the English Angora BOB to the colored senior doe.  She really likes the rabbit.



These are the two does that competed for the BOB, tort doe wins over the white doe in show A.  They are littermate sisters.



Tort doe Raelynne being groomed.  


For a list of winners, go to:
NCAG Show Results: January 6, 2024 Angora Showing at Vallejo (angorashowresults.blogspot.com)





 

Tuesday, January 09, 2024

Show A Satin Angora Judging at Vallejo



Show A judge for Angoras is Chris Zemny.   The first breed on the table is the Satin Angora.




Casey works at the table to help recording the placing and comments.  




The BOB Satin Angora goes to Casey's colored senior buck Bode.



Some discussion between judge Chris and Casey about Satin Angora.
 



The next breed waiting is the English Angora.   Betty has put some of her rabbits in the coops already and waiting for judging to begin.    Pattee and Carolyn waiting with their French Angora that will start after the English Angora.  

For a list of winners, go to:
NCAG Show Results: January 6, 2024 Angora Showing at Vallejo (angorashowresults.blogspot.com)



Monday, January 08, 2024

Yummy Banana Cream Pie for Casey’s Birthday




Casey's birthday is in mid January.  Bri is very kind to have baked a banana cream pie for Casey's birthday.



Casey shares the pie with us all.    We all get a big piece, so busy eating the yummy pie that we forgot to take more pictures.



Stephany comes by to say hi and happy birthday to Casey.



 

Sunday, January 07, 2024

Open Top Winners at Vallejo




Solano RBA changed the club name to Sacramento Valley RC but the show dates and volunteers remai the same.   At Vallejo this year, the January Bunny Bash double shows are held on Saturday January 6, 2024.


Show A Best In Show judge is Ted Deloyola of Oregon.  The Best In Show winner is the Mini Satin shown by Paul Fickas.





Show A Reserve In Show is the New Zealand shown by Theresa Gowan.


Show B Best In Show judge is Courtney Collins.  Again Paul Fickas wins the Best In Show with his Mini Satin.



Show B Reserve In Show is the Havana shown by Griffin Harrah.