Open Top Winners at Pataluma

California Rabbit and Cavy Shows sponsors triple all breed open shows at Petaluma, CA on Saturday, August 22, 2026.

Show A judge Chris Zemny awards the Best In Show to the New Zealand shown by Ceajay Palanca and Randy Shumaker (not shown).

Show A Reserve In Show is Carol Green's French Angora.

Show B judge Ray Stacy awards the Best In Show to Carol Green's French Angora and the Reserve In Show goes to the Himalayan shown by Melissa and Lena Magee.

Show C judge Ted Deloyola awards the Best In Show to Carol Green's French Angora.

Show C Reserve In Show goes to Lauralee Erbe's Satin.

 

Carol’s French Angora Willow Wins Multiple Best In Show

French Angora Willow BCG7H is the reigning number 1 French Angora Rabbit of the Year of the 2025-2026 sweepstakes year in the nation.  

Mama Carol takes Willow to the CRCS triple shows at Petaluma.  August is the starting month of the new sweepstakes year, a new competition is on.

In show A, Willow does not disappoint mama Carol.  Judge Chris Zemny awards Willow the open Reserve In Show.

Show B judge Ray Stacy likes Willow even better, Willow is awarded the open Best In Show. 

Willow is on fire! Show C judge Ted Deloyola again awards the open Best In Show to Willow.  

The triple shows are well attended, the 7 judges all have full loads with excellent rabbits in competition.  Willow really makes mama Carol very happy.  Good girl!!!

 

Showroom Scenes at Petaluma

 

It has been a while since there was a show in the north Bay Area.  CRCS has a show date at Petaluma.  Lots of rabbits and lots of exhibitors. 

Wool corner with English Angoras and American Fuzzy Lops. 

French Angora at the wool corner. 

Happy adults, happy youths. 

For sure she’s Happy, there’s a Happy sign. 

It’s judge Kathi’s Birthday! 

 

Autumn Beauty in a Basket

Autumn Beauty is used to have photo sessions sitting pretty on the "red carpet".

As a Best In Show winning English Angora, on the "red carpet" is a must occasion. 

Once a while, Autumn Beauty accepts some silly occasions.

Autumn Beauty is sitting in a basket.

Are we going out in a basket?

 

Isaura’s Happy Summer Vacation with Grandma Casey

Isaura was born to a rabbit raising family.

Both grandma Casey and dad Cole raise rabbits.

Isaura is very comfortable with rabbits.

Isaura also loves to name the rabbits.  Casey's big winner, the number 1 Satin Angora Rabbit of the Year Fuyumi was named by Isaura.

Though Isaura moved to Georgia, she still retains at least one Satin Angora as her own.

 

Summer in California is full of fun, especially playing with rabbits, dogs, chickens and cats.

Summer is over, Isaura has to say temporary goodbye to her Satin Angora boy and to grandma and to dad, she will be back to California in no time at all.

 

Cute French Angora Buns

Cute French Angora bunnies.    

Genetics is fun.   Parents are both colored but the babies are all Ruby Eye White (REW).   What this tells you is that both parents carry the albino gene c, both are Cc.   Though the probability says the chance of getting REW is only 1/4, reality does not necessarily match the probability. 

 

There are three boys and one girl.  If you are looking for a handsome boy, talk to Carol!

Casey’s Cute Chocolate Agouti Satin Angora Baby

Casey has a little Satin Angora chocolate agouti bunny.

Agouti bunny has a lighter color tummy than the color on the back.

Isn't this a cutie pie?

 

Carolyn's New Pink Scarf

Carolyn Sawai loves pink, Carolyn also loves scarves.  Here is a brand new pink scarf she just finished creating.

There is a pretty knitted flower accents the pink scarf.

Is the scarf intended for Carolyn herself? Or for a bunny?

 

Kitty Friends in High Places

When brothers Bao Bao and Bei Bei were months-old kittens, they were able to get on the top of the refrigerator.  They played with each other on the highest place in the kitchen.

At one year old, they are not as playful but they still consider the top of the refrigerator as one of their favorite places.

Brothers are calmer at one year old than as 3-month-olds.

Now 4 years old, can you tell the difference from their younger days?

They are a bit chunkier than the younger days but still active, still love to be at the high place.

Garth Brooks has "Friends in Low Places", we have kitty friends in high places.

 

Big and Little Debbie Win Triple Reserve In Show

Debbie McCormick has a gorgous English Angora chocolate doe named Little Debbie.   

Big Debbie brings Little Debbie to a triple show in Georgia, 7-1/2 hours from her home.

Judge Josh Humphries awards Open Reserve In Show to Little Debbie.

Big Debbie is so happy that Little Debbie wins Reserve In Show again in the next show.

Judge Kendal Bledsoe who moved from CA to the east coast in show C also awards the Reserve In Show to Little Debbie.

Debbie McCormick also brought a Californian and a New Zealand with her, both won big, and even earned $120 from the Stewer and Fryer contest.  Rest assured that neither got stewed nor fried.

 

Raecelia is Growing, Growing…

The last time we saw Raecelia was in July, just before she was about to go to her first show.  She was under 5 months old.

This photo was taken after she came back from her first show, and she just made 5 months old,  She was not expecting anything when she was at the show but she managed to win over her older relatives: the white senior buck, the white senior doe and she received the honor of Best of Variety (BOV) in all three shows.

This Raecelia's profile when she was 5 months old.

Raecelia is still a junior doe right now but she is getting closer to being a senior, just another week to go.

Raecelia will be competing in the senior doe class in the coming show.  Still not expecting much as a very young senior but she is growing and growing and getting prettier and prettier.