Northern California Angora Guild

Saturday, February 08, 2025

Show A Best In Show Judging at Merced



Show A Best In Show judge is Doug King.   

Various BOB rabbits are on the table for judge Doug to pick from'



The four BOB Angoras are on a different table.  From left to right are: English Angora, Satin Angora,  French Angora and in the wagon is the Giant Angora.



BOB English Lop.



BOB Holland Lop.



BOB English Angora.



BOB Satin Angora.



BOB French Angora.


BOB chestnut agouti Giant Angoora.



Best In Show goes to Betty Chu's English Angora.


 
The Reserve In Show goes to the Mini Rex shown by Rene Moore.




Friday, February 07, 2025

Show C Angora Judging at Merced




Judging Angoras in show C is judge Stephany Brundage.  On the table is an English Angora colored senior buck.  



The colored senior doe class winner is almost always more impressive than the buck class winner. 



The winner of the BOB English Angora is the colored senior doe.



Judge Stephany is evaluating a pointed white French Angora senior doe.   Carolyn Silvas is the bun's mom, watching intensively.



Judge Stephany checking the underside of a French Angora colored junior doe.



The winner of the French Angora colored junior doe class.



The French Angora colored junior buck is visiting the colored senior doe that won the BOB.



This is the one and only chestnut Giant Angora.



Casey clerking for judge Stephany when she is judging the Satin Angora.


Thursday, February 06, 2025

Show B Angora Judging at Merced



Show B judge for Angoras is Joe Lugo.  Joe's better half Kathy clerks.
On the table are the first and second place English Angora colored senior buck.



The BOSB English Angora colored senior buck.



The BOB English Angora is the colored senior doe.



There is a Giant Angora on the table!!!


Stephanie Berry watches her chestnut Giant Angora being judged, and wins the BOB.



The next breed being judged is the French Angora.   The BOB winner is the pointed white senior doe in the middle of this photo.



This is a pretty fawn French Angora junior doe, a future winner in the making.



The Satin Angoras waiting to be judged.



An escaped pretty Satin Angora doe looking for attention, but her sister the white senior doe wins over her to be picked as the BOB.

 

For a list of winners, go to:




Wednesday, February 05, 2025

Show A Angora Judging at Merced




Twelve English Angoras are cooped in waiting for the show to begin.



Judge Melissa Magee's choice of the BOB English Angora is the colored senior doe.



Another pretty pose of the judge and the English Angora BOB.



Judge Melissa examines the Satin Angora, Casey clerking.
The BOB goes to the white senior doe.



The French Angora are to be judged next.   The BOB goes to the colored senior doe.


For a list of winners, go to:





 

Tuesday, February 04, 2025

Open Top Winners at Merced



Big Valley RA puts on their spring triple open shows at Merced, CA on Saturday, February 1, 2025.



Show A Best In Show judge: Doug King.
Best In Show rabbit: Betty Chu's English Angora.
Reserve In Show rabbit: Rene Moore's Mini Rex.



Show B Best In Show judge: Armondo Cabrera.
Best In Show rabbit: Betty Chu's English Angora.
Reserve In Show rabbit: Chris Zemny's Holland Lop.



Best In Show judge: Stephanie Brundage.
Best In Show rabbit: Betty Chu's English Angora.
Reserve In Show rabbit: Tambria Lugo and dad Joe Lugo's Polish.




 

Monday, February 03, 2025

Aurelia Wins Triple Open Best In Show At Merced




Aurelia had so much fun at the SVRC show at Vallejo, she is looking forward to going to Merced for the Big Valley Rabbit Association triple all breed shows on February 1, 2025.




Big Valley RA calls this the Valentine's Day Show, the Best In Show prizes are the "Hearts".




Aurelia feels the love, ....



In show A, judge Doug King awards the Best In Show heart to Aurelia.  Judge Doug proclaims, "That texture, she got everything especially the texture". 



In show B, judge Armando Cabrera also selects Aurelia as the "Easy pick for Best In Show". 




Judge Stephanie Brundage awards the show C Best In Show to Aurelia, makes it a perfect day for Aurelia and mama Betty.



Aurelia "hearts" her Triple Best In Show prizes.
These are her 4th, 5th and 6th open Best In Show wins in addition to 3 open Reserve In Show and 3 Specialty Best In Show wins in two months.  



 

Sunday, February 02, 2025

Casey’s Satin Angora Juniors





Casey introduces her baby Satin Angora doe Pretty Jade, the only girl in the litter with two brothers.



Handsome white buck Sabastian who is very calm.


Shiney black buck The Necromancer who is very wiggley.