Melissa and Lena Have Fun at Petaluma

When we see Melissa at shows, she's usually judging and awarding Best In Show or Reserve In Show to the top winners that she picked.   At the CRCS show at Petaluma, she was an exhibitor!  And her Himalayan receives the Reserve In Show honor.

A very happy group: Judge Ray Stacy, Best In Show Fremch Angora shown by Carol Green, and Reserve In Show Himalayan shown by Melissa and Lena Magee.

Indiana State Fair is one of the largest fairs in the Midwest and the country.  Carol was invited to judge at the 2025 Indiana State Fair last year and Melissa judged the 2026 Indiana State Fair.    There is an interesting coincidence or maybe not a coincidence: they used the same judging table.    Carol and Melissa are about the same size, much shorter than most of the male judges and even some of the woman judges.  The judging table for both needs to be somewhat lower than the regular height.   When Melissa arrived at the Indiana State Fair, she was told that the particular table was reserved for "the short California judges".   Here we have the two "short California judges"!!!

This post concludes the photos and reports of the CRCS all breed shows at Petaluma on August 22, 2026.