Monday, June 19, 2006
Charles Town, WV, Show
First and foremost, thank you, thank you to Linda Norris for putting my rabbits on the table for me. And thank you to all of the good Holland friends there who helped her with that chore. I really do appreciate it. You are all so wonderful to just jump in there and be so helpful.
Linda and I left my house mid-morning and arrived just after 4:30 p.m. The trip took longer than expected and we were feeling pretty rushed at the end. The building was simply too hot for our rabbits, so we set up outside - definitely a good choice.
I checked in and then touched base with Robert Frizzel to make sure I could work with him. I hadn't received his email response, so I was pleased to find out that he had written back that it would be fine to work with him.
I probably looked for DQs on 90% of the rabbits that crossed the table. I found an eye DQ, missed a toenail one, found several weight DQs and missed two slate undercoats. I'm particularly glad about the ones I missed because we tend to learn best from our mistakes. I also get my first set of testicles to descend. It worked nicely. It's really strange the things rabbit people can get excited about.
I still have to one with one more judge and then one registrar to finish up my registrar's license. I'm hoping to have it all done by the end of the summer.
Late in the show, a man came up to me at the table and said, "Pointer Hill would appreciate it if you would put up your order." I had totally forgotten about it. I'm sure they were quite concerned since I had ordered ten carriers and hadn't come by to get them!
So, I picked up 10 single hole carriers which I will have for sale in my barn. It's no huge money maker for me, but rather they will be there for the convenience of my rabbit customers. Most people who come to purchase pedigreed rabbits from me want to buy more than they came prepared for. So the single carriers may help them out. They are very nice and will be $15 each.
There were something like 120 Hollands at the show. I really don't know how any of my rabbits did in the first show, except that Padme was BOSG under Owen Yates. I'll have to wait for the show report to pose the results on my site. I have some comment cards from the second show, which was judged by Eric Stewart. Padme was BOSG again and I believe that Gypsy was second.
I was so disappointed that Gypsy didn't grand. She has four junior legs. But then I started thinking that I had pulled her off of 6-week old kits to go to the show. Instead of being sad she didn't grand, I should be relieved that she's still competitive after a litter. I can leave her open for a bit and she should grand before the end of summer, especially since there are several shows in early September to attend.
The show was over around midnight. It took us under about 1:00 to pack up. I had to track down some food before I could think! Then we drove 2 hours to our friend Dani Cole's house. Thanks, Dani, for the bed and breakfast puffs. They are so good!
After just three hours of sleep, I awoke to the sound of my puppy quietly whimpering. I had taken her to deliver to her new owner. She's such a sweet puppy. She laid across my neck and licked me occasionally on the chin while I dozed for another half hour or so.
Then it was time to get up, look at Dani's bunnies for awhile, and then hit the road. We made it to our meeting place about 10:00 a.m. and delivered the puppy and had breakfast at the busiest Cracker Barrel in the country. With the rabbits parked in a bit of shade with the motor and air conditioning running, we were able to stick out the long waiting time and finally finished breakfast - at NOON!
I was home just before 5:00 p.m. I had to show Linda my babies for Convention. We identified some stinky ones that are processor-bound, I'm sure. I just can't abide long ears on a Holland. But we also saw some we agreed looked promising. I certainly hope so.
She also said that the two pink-eyed broken sable points I thought I had are himis. They are my first. They have very poor point color. What I thought were faint sable point spots were probably just some light smut, which is now fading. One is a fuzzy - my best fuzzy coat yet - and the other is very promising at the moment. We'll see.
So it was a very crazy, very jampacked weekend. I only got to say "hello" to a number of people that I really wanted to visit with. I had hoped to see Bear again since Dani was delivering him to his new owner Lena, but that just was not possible. Most of the show, except for checking for DQs, is a blur. But I think that it was worth it.
Laurie Stroupe
The Nature Trail Rabbitry
Precious Pet Rabbits
Affordable Web Site Design ¶ 9:11 AM
Linda and I left my house mid-morning and arrived just after 4:30 p.m. The trip took longer than expected and we were feeling pretty rushed at the end. The building was simply too hot for our rabbits, so we set up outside - definitely a good choice.
I checked in and then touched base with Robert Frizzel to make sure I could work with him. I hadn't received his email response, so I was pleased to find out that he had written back that it would be fine to work with him.
I probably looked for DQs on 90% of the rabbits that crossed the table. I found an eye DQ, missed a toenail one, found several weight DQs and missed two slate undercoats. I'm particularly glad about the ones I missed because we tend to learn best from our mistakes. I also get my first set of testicles to descend. It worked nicely. It's really strange the things rabbit people can get excited about.
I still have to one with one more judge and then one registrar to finish up my registrar's license. I'm hoping to have it all done by the end of the summer.
Late in the show, a man came up to me at the table and said, "Pointer Hill would appreciate it if you would put up your order." I had totally forgotten about it. I'm sure they were quite concerned since I had ordered ten carriers and hadn't come by to get them!
So, I picked up 10 single hole carriers which I will have for sale in my barn. It's no huge money maker for me, but rather they will be there for the convenience of my rabbit customers. Most people who come to purchase pedigreed rabbits from me want to buy more than they came prepared for. So the single carriers may help them out. They are very nice and will be $15 each.
There were something like 120 Hollands at the show. I really don't know how any of my rabbits did in the first show, except that Padme was BOSG under Owen Yates. I'll have to wait for the show report to pose the results on my site. I have some comment cards from the second show, which was judged by Eric Stewart. Padme was BOSG again and I believe that Gypsy was second.
I was so disappointed that Gypsy didn't grand. She has four junior legs. But then I started thinking that I had pulled her off of 6-week old kits to go to the show. Instead of being sad she didn't grand, I should be relieved that she's still competitive after a litter. I can leave her open for a bit and she should grand before the end of summer, especially since there are several shows in early September to attend.
The show was over around midnight. It took us under about 1:00 to pack up. I had to track down some food before I could think! Then we drove 2 hours to our friend Dani Cole's house. Thanks, Dani, for the bed and breakfast puffs. They are so good!
After just three hours of sleep, I awoke to the sound of my puppy quietly whimpering. I had taken her to deliver to her new owner. She's such a sweet puppy. She laid across my neck and licked me occasionally on the chin while I dozed for another half hour or so.
Then it was time to get up, look at Dani's bunnies for awhile, and then hit the road. We made it to our meeting place about 10:00 a.m. and delivered the puppy and had breakfast at the busiest Cracker Barrel in the country. With the rabbits parked in a bit of shade with the motor and air conditioning running, we were able to stick out the long waiting time and finally finished breakfast - at NOON!
I was home just before 5:00 p.m. I had to show Linda my babies for Convention. We identified some stinky ones that are processor-bound, I'm sure. I just can't abide long ears on a Holland. But we also saw some we agreed looked promising. I certainly hope so.
She also said that the two pink-eyed broken sable points I thought I had are himis. They are my first. They have very poor point color. What I thought were faint sable point spots were probably just some light smut, which is now fading. One is a fuzzy - my best fuzzy coat yet - and the other is very promising at the moment. We'll see.
So it was a very crazy, very jampacked weekend. I only got to say "hello" to a number of people that I really wanted to visit with. I had hoped to see Bear again since Dani was delivering him to his new owner Lena, but that just was not possible. Most of the show, except for checking for DQs, is a blur. But I think that it was worth it.
Laurie Stroupe
The Nature Trail Rabbitry
Precious Pet Rabbits
Affordable Web Site Design ¶ 9:11 AM
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LAURIE!
I had so much fun being there, and I was so glad that you and Linda were able to make it! I just wish you would spend time with US instead of ditching us for ROB!
haha, well have all your time when your a registrar though..well bring rabbits to get registered just to get a chance to chat!
Your friend
Peter
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I had so much fun being there, and I was so glad that you and Linda were able to make it! I just wish you would spend time with US instead of ditching us for ROB!
haha, well have all your time when your a registrar though..well bring rabbits to get registered just to get a chance to chat!
Your friend
Peter
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