Saturday Show A French Angora Judging at San Jose

Judge Allen and assist Bart work on the French Angoras.

Casey helps to clerk.

Carolyn Silvas watch the French Angora judging.


For a list of winners, go to:

NCAG Show Results: March 14, 2026 Angora Showing at San Jose

 

Saturday Show A English Angora Judging at San Jose

English Angoras are on the table being examined by judge Allen Mesick and assist Bart.

Judge Allen explains the fine points of the English Angora.  Mrs. Bart is taking video.  

More explanation from judge Allen to assist Bart.   

Judge Allen checking the English Angora colored senior doe.

The English Angora colored senior doe is being put back to the tiny judging coop.

Judge Allen lets Bart decide on which ones would be awarded BOB and BOSB.

For a list of winners, go to:

NCAG Show Results: March 14, 2026 Angora Showing at San Jose 

 

Saturday Show A Satin Angora Judging at San Jose

The SCCRCS show A starting with Satin Angora as the first breed on Saturday morning.
Judge Allen Mesick has an assist working with him.

Bart is the assist, he has passed the ARBA written and oral examinations, what's needed is for him to do 8 assists successfully to be granted the ARBA judge's license.   He and his wife flew all the way from Thailand to work on his 8 assist requirements.   Saturday show A is his first assist and the Angoras are his first breeds of assist.

While judge Allen is educating Bart about the fine points of the Satin Angora, the English Angora breed is loaded in the coops as the next breed.

Casey's Satin Angora colored senior doe is the BOB, the first BOB that Bart has worked on during his first assist.

For a list of winners, go to:

NCAG Show Results: March 14, 2026 Angora Showing at San Jose

 

Sunday Top Open Winners at San Jose

SCCRCS sponsors double all breed shows on Sunday, March 15, 2026 at San Jose, CA.

Show D Best In Show judge: Lauralee Erbe.
Best In Show rabbit: American Fuzzy Lop shown by Carol Green.

Show D Reserve In Show rabbit: English Lop shown by Dara Gribi and Amanda Brewer.

 

Show D Best In Show judge: Jennifer Mildburn.
Best In Show rabbit: New Zealand shown by Ceajay Palanca and Randy Shumaker.

Reserve In Show rabbit: Satin Angora shown by Casey Jones.

 

Saturday Open Top Winners at San Jose

Santa Clara County Rabbit and Cavy Shows (SCCRCS) sponsors triple all breed shows on Saturday, March 14, 2026 at San Jose, CA.

Show A Best In Show judge: Michael Perez.
Best In Show rabbit: Californian shown by Theresa Gowen.

Show A Reserve In Show rabbit: Mini Lop shown by Carrie Phillips and Ethan Larson.  
This is Carrie's first big win, especially memorable.

Show B Best In Show judge: Ray Stacy.
Best In Show rabbit: English Angora shown by Betty Chu.

Show B Reserve In Show rabbit: New Zealand shown by Ceajay Palanca and Randy Shumaker.

Show C Best In Show judge: Jordan Miner.
Best In Show rabbit: Lilac, shown by Kelly Hinde.
Reserve In Show rabbit: Tan, shown by Kelly Hinde.

 

Raeberta Wins 10th Open Best In Show at San Jose

The SCCRCS shows have been growing by leaps and bounds.  It went from a 4-judge show in 2022 to the 2-day 15 judge show at the current time.     Raeberta is very fortunate to have won open Best In Show at this show four times, three times in November 2025 and once in March 2026.    In show B, judge Ray Stacy awards the open Best In Show to Raeberta over more than 400 rabbits.  

This is Raeberta's 10th open all breed Best In Show, in addition, she has an open Reserve In Show and 3 specialty Best In Show, she achieved all these winnings in less than 8 months.    Her mom Raelynne has 9 open Best In Show, 4 open Reserve In Show and a specialty Best In Show.  Raeberta has done her mom proud to be as competitive as her mom.

Raeberta is currently sitting at the first place of English Angora Rabbit of the Year at the national club.  The chance of her staying at the top is excellent.   Her mom Raelynne achieved the first place English Angora Rabbit of the Year in the 2023-2024 sweepstakes year.    Raeberta will be retiring from shows to enter her next stage of life being a mama rabbit in the near future.

 

Happy Hoppy St. Patrick’s Day 2026

 Northern California Angora Guild 

Wishes Everyone 

A Happy Hoppy ☘️!

Showroom Scenes at San Jose

The much anticipated Santa Clara County Rabbit and Cavy Shows March show has arrived.  

We are sharing photos of showroom scenes.

Rabbits stayed in the building overnight, exhibitors arrange their carriers on high stands.

Exhibitors are putting rabbits on the judging table.

On another table, Angoras are waiting to be judged.

Even though this is quite a big show with 9 judges on Saturday and 6 judges on Sunday, the showroom stll look sparse because this is one of the largest venues used for rabbit shows.  It's 45,000 sq. ft., larger than an acre that is 43,560 sq.ft..

Satin Angoras are on the table with judge Ray Stacy examining them

We have visitors from Thailand, Mr. and Mrs. Bart.  Bart is working on his ARBA judge's license, Saturday is his first "assist" and Sunday the second "assist".  He needs to pass 8 assists to be granted the license.   His wife video tapes the entire process.

 

Baby Growth Condos

We saw the indoor maternity ward for Princess Ga Ga and Raelynne in yesterday's post.  After a week or so, the two mama does are back to their condos in the barn, but babies stay inside.  When babies are old enough to jump out of their nestbox, I turn the maternity ward into a baby growth condo.  Here are Princess Ga Ga's three babies.  They have a "bed" that they can jump in and out to exercise and to drink water and eat.   Their nestbox is barely visible on the right side, I use the nestbox to bring the babies to Princess Ga Ga at nursing time.

This is a closeup of Princess Ga Ga's three babies in their bed.

Raelynne's babies are put into a large carrier, they also have a bed to hop in and out.

Raelynne's three babies.

It's very cute to see them exploring their surroundings and tasting food and water.

 

Indoor Maternity Ward

I don't breed much, each mama and each litter is precious to me.  
I set up inside cage or cages for possible pregnant does to keep an eye on them.
This arrangement is beneficial in many ways: (a) I don't have to go to my barn in the middle of the night to check whether babies are born, (b) The babies won't be chilled in case the mama rabbit does not cover them well, (c) In case the mama rabbit has difficulty in kindling, I can jump in to help.  Here is a case in point: Northern California Angora Guild: A Miracle Birth

I have bred two does: white doe Princess Ga Ga and tort doe Raelynne, and both have babies.  It was a very happy and surprised moment for me for both to come through with litters.

Princess Ga Ga at the top and Raelynne on the bottom both are nursing their babies.

This is Raelynne's litter of 3, one white and two tort.

This is Princess Ga Ga's litter of 3: two white and a chocolate tort.

 

Mac and Mutley 1986 Video

 

On February 15, I posted a few screenshots of a 1986 video that my rabbits and I did
in a program called "Mac and Mutley": 

Northern California Angora Guild: Mac and Mutley, Memory from 40 Years ago

I did not post the video itself, I could not get the video to upload to this blog site.  My wonderful hubby signed up for a YouTube account and uploaded it.   If you are interested to see the 1986 look of me, my English Angora and my French Angora, go to:

(23) Mac&Mutley - YouTube

When you are watching it, please remember that in 1986, the grooming tools were combs and brushes, the Angora rabbits were all "pluckable", in other words, they molt!   The concept of "non-molting" did not exist until I started promoting it.

End note: The host of Mac and Mutley Doug McConnell passed away on January 17,2026 at 80 years old.   The CBS San Francisco station KPIX where "Mac and Mutley" was produced reported on Doug's passing: (23) Former KPIX host and news reporter Doug McConnell dead at 80 - YouTube

 

Micro English Angora Baby

On New Year's day 2026, I had a litter of 2 English Angora babies born 2 days earlier than expected.  They were small and looked like premees, but still health looking.   They needed help to nurse and mom was cooperative enough to allow tummy feeding.  

The two babies stayed alive but not thrieving as much as I had hoped for.  On January 11, one died and the other one was as small as the day was born.   I did not expect it to stay alive but today at 10 weeks old, she is alive and well, but as small as a  4 or 5 week-old.   

This is the little girl next to a container for 48 oz of Macaroni Salad. 

She is so tiny that she fits into the container.  She is still less than 2 pounds at 10 weeks old.  A normal 10-week-old English Angora should be be between 3-4 pounds and some chubby ones could be more than 4 pounds.     We call her the Micro Girl, smaller than a Mini.   She is as sweet as tame as it could be; if not grown to the minimum weight for English Angora showing, she will be a perfect indoor pet.