Monday, April 02, 2007
Shepherdsville, KY, and Piketon, OH Shows
I was talking with a breeder from Oklahoma this morning on the phone. He called to see how the weekend went and how I did. Several words came to mind: stank, bombed, the pits, total zero, and much more. I also briefly considered just saying, "What show?"
I'm at a point where I have just two types of rabbits in my barn. There's the pregnant/nursing group and the blown coat group!
The best answer turns out to be that I had a great time with friends and I got a chance to work a couple of breeds. I learned a lot. I did get some comments that confirmed what I think about some of my bunnies. That's worth something.
I showed four broken does with some very nice parts. They are the generation that you breed through to get to the better things to come, though. I'll be looking for better replacements pretty quickly on them and then pass them on for someone else to use. It was nice to hear the comments that let me know that I'm thinking about them the right way in terms of their strengths and weaknesses.
I showed about three rabbits in the first show and then scratched my entry. I could see how it was going (though I forgot about a broken junior buck that probably would have faired well under that judge). Anyway, I enjoyed writing for Todd Naragon, watching the American Chinchillas being judged, and working with Todd on the Satins instead.
Finally, at the end of the day (and I mean the end - about 8:30 p.m.), I finally took a class. It was with that broken junior buck. His name is Lex (and he's Crazy Bentley's brother, Joan). So at least I got a small party favor to take home.
One of the nice things about the Saturday show was seeing so many different people doing well. Roman Kulesza continues to do very well on the table. Go Roman! The competition was outrageous and he, still relatively new in the breed, really held his own.
I did hear that The Nature Trail's Hunnicutt took his class in youth. Good boy!
Linda and I had arrived in Shepherdsville a little after midnight on Friday night. We made it to Piketon, OH, a little after 1:15 Sunday morning. We had another crazy day. Stink, stank, stunk still describes how I did on the table.
I did pick up one leg and it was a good one. Java got Best Four Class in Show A. You won't be seeing him on the table probably until fall because he's just about to give up his coat. He's been going strong since November and he's earned a good rest. He started this current run on November 18. At the time, he had four legs. He now has 17 legs, including his class win at Nationals, 10 BOBs, 5 Best In Shows, 1 Best Reserve, and 1 Best Four Class. He's not quite 18 months old. Hopefully, he'll come back better than ever.
I also got a chance to work with Stacy Easton on Flemish Giants and Satins. Stacy is a satin breeder, so that was especially helpful. Thanks Stacy.
Linda and I got back to my house at 12:30 this morning. It was a long weekend, but fun. I can't pull one of those stunts very often, but every now and then, it's fun to do.
Laurie ¶ 9:30 AM
I'm at a point where I have just two types of rabbits in my barn. There's the pregnant/nursing group and the blown coat group!
The best answer turns out to be that I had a great time with friends and I got a chance to work a couple of breeds. I learned a lot. I did get some comments that confirmed what I think about some of my bunnies. That's worth something.
I showed four broken does with some very nice parts. They are the generation that you breed through to get to the better things to come, though. I'll be looking for better replacements pretty quickly on them and then pass them on for someone else to use. It was nice to hear the comments that let me know that I'm thinking about them the right way in terms of their strengths and weaknesses.
I showed about three rabbits in the first show and then scratched my entry. I could see how it was going (though I forgot about a broken junior buck that probably would have faired well under that judge). Anyway, I enjoyed writing for Todd Naragon, watching the American Chinchillas being judged, and working with Todd on the Satins instead.
Finally, at the end of the day (and I mean the end - about 8:30 p.m.), I finally took a class. It was with that broken junior buck. His name is Lex (and he's Crazy Bentley's brother, Joan). So at least I got a small party favor to take home.
One of the nice things about the Saturday show was seeing so many different people doing well. Roman Kulesza continues to do very well on the table. Go Roman! The competition was outrageous and he, still relatively new in the breed, really held his own.
I did hear that The Nature Trail's Hunnicutt took his class in youth. Good boy!
Linda and I had arrived in Shepherdsville a little after midnight on Friday night. We made it to Piketon, OH, a little after 1:15 Sunday morning. We had another crazy day. Stink, stank, stunk still describes how I did on the table.
I did pick up one leg and it was a good one. Java got Best Four Class in Show A. You won't be seeing him on the table probably until fall because he's just about to give up his coat. He's been going strong since November and he's earned a good rest. He started this current run on November 18. At the time, he had four legs. He now has 17 legs, including his class win at Nationals, 10 BOBs, 5 Best In Shows, 1 Best Reserve, and 1 Best Four Class. He's not quite 18 months old. Hopefully, he'll come back better than ever.
I also got a chance to work with Stacy Easton on Flemish Giants and Satins. Stacy is a satin breeder, so that was especially helpful. Thanks Stacy.
Linda and I got back to my house at 12:30 this morning. It was a long weekend, but fun. I can't pull one of those stunts very often, but every now and then, it's fun to do.
Laurie ¶ 9:30 AM
