Show B English Angora Judging at Monterey

Judging English Angora in Show B is the ARBA president Josh Humphries of TN.

Judge Josh examining an English Angora white junior doe.

The white junior doe is chosen as the BOV white over her grandma that is in the white senior doe class.

Judge Josh is making a decision on which of these two bucks would win the colored senior buck class.

The decision is made, judge Josh picks the chocolate tort buck.

This is the second place colored senior doe that has great type and density but due to the guard hairs, she cannot compete with the first place.

Judge checking the body type of the first place colored senior doe.

After feeling the body, judge Josh flips the wool buck up.

Judge Josh comments on the first place colored senior doe.

The colored senior buck and doe competing for the BOV.

The colored senior doe wins the BOV and BOB, the colored senior buck is the BOSB and BOSB.
The colored senior doe advances to the Best In Show of show B at the end of the show.

Show superintendent Theresa Gowen happens to walk by and snaps this photo of Betty with judge Josh and her English Angora two winners.  Thanks Theresa.


For a list of the winners, go to:

NCAG Show Results: July 19, 2026 Angora Showing at Monterey

 

Show A French Angora Judging at Monterey

There are a good number of white French Angoras shown.

Judge Melissa is evaluating the French Angora white junior does while Carolyn looks on.

This is the first place white junior doe.   Carol helps to record the results.

The colored senior doe is being examined.

The French Angora BOB goes to the colored senior doe who advances to the show A Best In Show at the end of the day.

Carolyn shows her white junior does that received good comments but too young to compete with the seniors.  She is picking up her two junior does.

Carolyn Silvas with her two French Angora white junior does.  Can you count how many rabbits she has on her?  Not 2, there are way more if you count the rabbits on her jacket.  

For a list of winners, go to:

NCAG Show Results: July 19, 2026 Angora Showing at Monterey

 

Show A English Angora Judging at Monterey

Melissa Magee is our first judge for Angoras.  At this show, there are only English and French Angoras entered.

Judge Melissa is ready to start.

The white English Angoras are the first to be judged.  On the table is the white senior doe who is the mom or grandma of most of the rabbits on the table.   Though she has a nice coat, she is won over by her granddaughter the white junior doe.

The colored variety starts with the senior buck class.  This the second place colored senior buck.
 

This is the first place colored senior buck.

The colored senior doe is the BOB winner.

For a list of winners, go to:

NCAG Show Results: July 19, 2026 Angora Showing at Monterey

 

American Fuzzy Lop Moody Blue Wins Best In Show Again

Carol holding Moody Blue in pictures taken with a judge is a common sight.   Moody Blue has won Best In Show or Reserve In Show more than 10 times since she was a junior doe in September 2024.   

American Fuzzy Lop wool texture is similar to that of the French Angora.   Guard hairs are treasured.  With excellent head and type, as soon as Moody Blue completes a coat, she is a winner.

Moody Blue and Autumn Beauty each has won a Best In Show in June and in July, we'll see them competing for the top spot again and again.  And, of course don't forget Willow the French Angora who is also a contender.  

 

English Angora Autumn Beauty Wins Best In Show at Monterey

At the CRCS show B, judge Melissa Magee awards the Best In Show to Betty's English Angora Chu's Autumn Beauty.

Here is another pose of the Best In Show girl.   This is not Autumn Beauty's first big win since she started showing.

Autumn Beauty has been doing very well since her show debut on April 25 at the Central Coast RBCA show.   She was only 6 months old, she received an open Reserve In Show in the first outing.

The following month in May at 7 months old, Autumn Beauty won BOB and Reserve In Show at the Angora National in Reno.     Two weeks after the Angora National, she again won an open Reserve In Show at San Jose; and she was still only 7 months old.

At 8 months old, Autumn Beauty won an open Best In Show at the Alameda Fair, and now she is 9 months old, she won an open Best In Show at Monterey.   In less than 3 months, Autumn Beauty has received 2 open Best In Show and 2 open Reserve In Show plus the win at the Angora National.   She is still in the early stage of her show career, many more months of showing ahead of her.

 

French Angora Willow Mature and Beautiful Wins Best In Show

As we have seen in the last post that Carol's French Angora chestnut doe won the Best In Show in open show A at Monterey.   The name of this beautiful French Angora is BCG Willow.  This is not Willow's first Best In Show; believe it or not, she has won an open Best In Show when she was a junior doe:
Northern California Angora Guild: French Angoras Win Best In Show and Reserve In Show at King City

Willow is over a year old now, has a finished coat with proper French Angora Texture.

Here is a closeup look at Willow's prime coat.

Willow enjoys a nice view of flower in Carol's beautiful backyard.

 

Open Top Winners at Monterey

California Rabbit and Cavy Shows sponsors triple all breed open shows at Monterey on Sunday, July 19, 2026. 

Judge Jeremy Collins awards the show A Best In Show to Carol Green's French Angora.

Show A Reserve In Show goes to Lori Robasciotti's Netherland Dwarf.

Show B Best In Show judged by Melissa Magee who selects Betty Chu's English Angora as the Best In Show.  

Show B Reserve In Show is Chris Zemny's Holland Lop.

Judge Jordan Miner picks Carol Green's American Fuzzy Lop as the show C Best In Show.

Show C Reserve In Show is Randy Shumaker and Maddie Pratt's Britannia Petit.  


Six different breeds are at the top of the game.  It's not an all wool show though the 3 Best In Show winners are all wool breeds.   

 

Wool, Wool and Wool

Just returned from Monterey, Ca.  With weather  in the 50s and 60s, windy with some light drizzle.  It’s a typical Monterey weather but it sounds like heaven comparing to the intense heat in most part of the country.  

There are wool breed and wool breed and wool breed in the photos, what happened?   Stay tuned. 

 

Princess Ga Ga Back to Shows

Chu's Princess Ga Ga is 3-1/2 years old, she’s mom to Chu's Aurelia and her brothers.  Aurelia is one of the multi Best In Show winners and the reigning number 1 English Angora Rabbit of the Year.  

 

Princess Ga Ha is also the mom of Chu's Alfie who was featured two days ago and also the grandma of Chu's Autumn Beauty and Chu's Autumn Delight, the English Angora BOB and BOSB at the Angora National at Reno in May.   

Who says English Angoras cannot regrow s good coat? Princess Ga Ga is back in shows to support her children and grandchildren with a beautiful regrown coat.   She may not be able to compete with her granddaughter Autumn Beauty but she will definitely give a good try.

 

Introducing Raecelia

Raecelia is a little girl.  

Raecelia will be making a debut this weekend at the show. 

She does not expect to win anything but wanting to have fun. 

Her mom Raelynne, big sisters Raeanna and Raeberta all have done well in shows, winning a combination of close to 30 Best In Shows.  Raecelia hopes to follow their steps down the road.