Northern California Angora Guild

Saturday, July 27, 2024

Show C English Angora Judging at Monterey




It is close to the end of the show, most others are packing up.   When Josh judges English Angora, Chris comes by to help write.



The white senior doe being evaluated.




The BOB English Angora is the white senior doe.

 



Friday, July 26, 2024

Show C French Angora Judging at Monterey



Show C judge is ARBA president Josh Humphries.


Whtie French Angora white senior doe is the BOV.



French Angora white senior buck.



The colored French Angora.



Judge Josh checks the body.

For a list of winners, go to:

NCAG Show Results: July 14, 2024 Angora Showing at Monterey (angorashowresults.blogspot.com)




 

Thursday, July 25, 2024

Oldies are Goodies




Judge Scott Rodriquez used to show English Angora in the 1980s when he was a youth.  Then he switched to Holland Lop in the 1990s, still a youngster.    Here are his old breed mamas, Betty on English Angora and Chris on Holland Lop,  when he was young.   





Another youth exhibitor in the 1980s in the Watsonville/Monterey area was Paul Fickas.  He was about 10, 11 years old when Betty and Chris started showing.   We were sorta new at the time in the early 80s, now we are definitely grown up and grown old.    All the old memories.










 

Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Kevin Whaley Visits at Monterey



It is a pleasant surprise to see ARBA Hall of Famer at Monterey.   He's having a selfie with Carol



Kevin usually appears in major shows and shows in southern California, his home base.  It's not common to see him in a local show in northern California.   He's having a selfie with Betty.   He explains that he came up because there were specialty shows at Corralitos the day before Monterey and he wanted to visit....



Kevin says, "I hadn't been back for close to 20 years. But some of my earliest memeories were coming up there in the mid 1980s.  And then I definitely remember coming up there after the Santa Cruz earthquake.  But it was very nostalgic to go to the historic Corralitos Market and that beautiful show under the pine trees."  



Corralitos Market is well-known for their sausages.  Kevin must've love sausages!

 


Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Joe is Not My Son!




There is a long break between show B and show C, including a lunch break.   Betty got a visit from rumored son Joe Kim.     Joe posted this selfie on his page said, "Me and Betty. No, she is not my mom".   I guess I need to say, "Love Joe but he is not my son"!



Despite not being my son, Joe takes a nice picture of me grooming my white doe.
 



Joe likes my T-shirt and the message, wants a clear photo of it.



Randy likes my T-shirt too, he takes a photo of me with Joe.

For those who are not into the background story, take a look at:


and the results are at:


Thank you, Debbie for the gift of this fun T shirt. 



 

Monday, July 22, 2024

Show B French Angora Judging at Monterey




Carol clerks for French Angora judging, she and Lauralee having a good time.



White French Angora.



White French Angora.



Carolyn Silvas having a good time watching French Angoras being judged.



Colored senior buck.



Toenail checking.



Bri and Carolyn watching judge Lauralee placing the French Angora.




The BOV white French Angora.

 


The BOV colored French Angora, it's also the BOB.

For a list of winners, go to:

NCAG Show Results: July 14, 2024 Angora Showing at Monterey (angorashowresults.blogspot.com)



Sunday, July 21, 2024

Show B English Angora Judging at Monterey




Show B judging English Angora is Lauralee Erbe.



The colored junior buck class is a hit.



The juniors are cute and nice.



It's hard to choose but judge Lauralee and judge Jeremy place them exactly the same.



The English Angora BOB goes to the white senior doe.