Rabbittopia. In this Issue: The Australian National Rabbit Council Inc. Rabbit Magazine. No 3 May 2012

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1 No 3 May 2012 Rabbittopia The Australian National Rabbit Council Inc. Rabbit Magazine Camelot Hear s Hoppin (Tas) Smoke Pearl RBAT Alicia's Wabbidashery I m Every Woman English Angora Sooty Fawn - WARCI Gucci Kristina Standard Ermine SCRE In this Issue: Breed History: English Angora Colour Guide: Agouti Patten A Beginners Guide: How many breeds is too many? 1 Show Results Bragging Rights 2012 CC and Champion Point Updates

2 Introducing the Committee Mark Page (WA) Jenny Buckingham (WA) Maria Catacouzinos (NSW) Kerry Andrews (NSW) Allan Harvey (NSW) Alicia Balzan (Tas) Debbie Pulford (Tas) Stephanie McClintock (Vic) Jo Lacey (Vic) Positions President: Mark Page Secretary: Jenny Buckingham Treasurer: Jenny Buckingham Ring Registers: Allan Harvey & Kerry Andrews Stud Name Register: Debbie Pulford Newsletter Editor: Maria Catacouzinos Sub Committee Moderators: Judging Stephanie McClintock Breed Standard Alicia Balzan Presidents Blog Wow nearly half the showing year gone, how time goes when we are all enjoying our hobby. A big Thanks to our committee and the bands of helpers out there on all the sub committees.the input has been fantastic we are moving forward at a steady but expanding rate. As the feedback keeps coming in it helps us in the direction that our members want us to go.the exciting part is also that everyone can be involved in something from all levels of the fancy as a lot of you have found so far by your questions and suggestions. We have made it easy to be able to interact though our various form of online exposure from our website at and our facebook page at pages/australian-national-rabbit- Council/ Please keep us in a safe spot so we can answer your questions and if you have friends that have questions let us know so we can answer then. All committee details are online and in the newsletter or ask your state rep. Enjoy this newsletter it big and full of results and a big Thanks to all that contributed to it. Mark Page AFFILIATED CLUBS Western Australian Rabbit Council Inc. Hills Rabbit Club Rabbit Breeders Association of Tasmania Metro Rabbit Fanciers Sydney City Rabbit Enthusiasts SPECIALIST CLUBS National Lop Society National Rabbit Club 2

3 Breed Standards Update Report by Jenny Buckingham The Breed Standard Committee has been slowly gathering information about the non BRC breeds that exhibitors are showing or developing. We have created a booklet that has all these Breed Standards in it so that everyone is using the same standard and so that judges know what to judge the Breeds in Development by. This booklet contains the non BRC breeds currently being shown such as the Jersey Woolly. It also contains Breeds that we believe people are working on in the hope that they can eventually be standardised. While waiting for Standardisation these breeds can be shown in Unstandardised or Breed in Development classes. If we discover more breeds that people are developing, or if someone applies for another Breed that will also be included. This booklet can be downloaded from the ANRCI Website Documents Page. The Breed Standard Committee will now develop the process that breeders will need to go through to have the rabbit standardised. This will be done in consultation from the breeders and other experienced Breeders and Judges. If you have any questions please contact the moderator of this group - Alicia Balzan. Breed Standards Update Report by Steph McClintock I joined ANRCI as a Victorian state rep late last year and shortly after was appointed moderator of the judges subcommittee. To be a part of this committee is both an honour and privilage I look forward to working with you all. At the moment the main focus is on constructing the ANRCI judges panel and implimenting some baseline requirements for judges training across affiliated clubs. At present we are in the final stages of putting together the panel. We have been careful in our approach as we wish to acklowledge all qualified judges irrespective of which club or state they trained with. Once finalized the details will be published soon. In terms of the minimum requirements for judges training, it is a interesting undertaking as clubs have had vastly different approaches. We acknowledge that judges training is very important for the future of the rabbit fancy. Therefore the committee is keen to work with clubs to introduce some consistency and ensure trainees have the best opportunity to become great judges. We are currently working through this process and will keep members updated of our progress. Input from members is welcome and if you require clarification on any aspects please contact me. Overall it's proving to be an exciting time to be involved in the rabbit fancy. 3

4 A Beginners Guide: How Many Breeds is too many? By Simon Whincup-Grindey For sometime now I have asked myself, how many breeds are too many breeds to keep. Over the past twelve years I have gained a great deal of experience, made a lot of mistakes and listened to a lot of people, something which every beginner will go through at some point during their time in the fancy. It s the only way we learn, in my opinion. The aim of this article is to help beginners learn from my experiences in the fancy, and also become aware of some important points to consider when deciding what breed(s) to keep. When I first started in the fancy, I started with Dwarf Lops. Shortly after I decided to keep Cashmere Lops and Squirrels (Rare Variety Fur breed), along with Miniature Lops and Dutch. But I always concentrated on Dwarf Lops and latterly on Cashmere Lops. For a short time I even kept German Lops and a few Polish. I never had the best start in the fancy, I tried to buy everything and thought I could put any two rabbits together and breed the next BiS winner. What a mistake to make!. I quickly learnt that buying everything and breeding anything, was not the way to do it. Fortunately, I was lucky to be showed the path of righteousness and was provided with a good start in Dwarf Lop breeding stock and good advice from a variety of helpful people. The one thing I learnt as years went on was that in order to enjoy my hobby, I had to breed the best to get the best. After a year and a half break from rabbits, I decided to keep rabbits once again and met up with my old friends at the London Championship Show. I straightaway went back into the Cashmere Lop, my favourite breed and a breed that set a challenge for any exhibitor. I also took on a few miniature lops, if you want to show any long-haired breed, you should always be prepared to keep a few short-haired rabbits to back up the dry period when your long-haired rabbits go into a terrible moult and you ve nothing to show. Over the past five years, I have developed my Cashmere Lop line with the help of very good friends, and the assistance of some good outcrosses to improve lines. I have improved my Cashmere Lops to the extent that nowadays, I know I can put two together and have at least one good un in a litter for the next show year. Occasionally, I find a fault in the line and that drives me up the wall, and straight away I seek to improve that fault using whatever rabbit I can find that does not have same the fault (usually achieved by raiding the shed of Marion Chamberlain!). To this end, I have been fortunate enough to win many Best of Breeds, Challenge Certificates and even s with my own-bred stock in the Cashmere breed. Sadly today the Cashmere does still have some way to go, until it continually achieves high-status in open competition!. As well as the Cashmere Lop, I keep s, French Lops and a few Polish. Now I hear you say, how can you concentrate on keeping that many breeds?. There are many sides to this argument, I agree that if you want to succeed you should really just concentrate on the one breed. But when you have a passion for so many breeds, if you are strict enough with yourself and have the space you can focus on a number of breeds. This is however only achievable by a few simple rules. Rule 1: Know your breed standard! To concentrate and produce the best, you need to know your breed standards and at the same time know and learn the line(s) you are breeding from. You must be able to pick out that special one at a young age, approximately four weeks and be able to identify what qualities that rabbit will possess as an adult. When I look at a four week old baby lop, I expect to be looking at a miniature of the adult that it will turn into. With a lop, I namely look for good rounded ears, without any folds. I am looking for good indication of strong bone structure, broad head with a broad muzzle, nicely rounded body and fair indication that there will be some width of shoulder in the final version. In some instances I don t deny, I (and no doubt others) make the mistake and pick the wrong one. But in 95% of cases, I have been fortunate enough to choose a good un and go on to do fairly well with a rabbit at least at local shows, sometimes national and championship competition. Rule 2: Be strict in what you keep! Once you have got to know your breed standard, and assess your youngsters at a young age choosing what you are going to keep. You should not be tempted to keep a whole litter, because you cant choose. In any litter there will always be at least one with a fault, and those are the ones that you move on to another home. People who know me well, and know my selection process, know that it is not unknown for me to sometimes look at a litter and say I don t like any of them. Yet, the people who are looking at the litter with me, will find one that they like and try to make me change my mind to keep the one they have chosen. I guess I am like this, because I know I have a strict policy on how many hutches I allocate to each breed, and how many rabbits I can sensibly look after and give time to. This is a very important thing to always consider. It is always important in my opinion to get a mentor in the breed(s) you decide to keep and get them in regularly to help you look through your stock and litters and re-home or sell what you don t want to keep, or more importantly what isn t going to help your breeding programme anymore. 4

5 Rule 3: Hutch allocation This is purely a personal preference. For guidance however, I work on the following principal. I allocate around fifteen hutches (maximum) to my Cashmere Lops, I know that I can sensibly look after, groom and clean out that many Cashmere Lops. I do have a ratio of more bucks than does, this is purely from a point of view that if I have less does I am not tempted to breed more and end with a lot of babies I cannot care for. I breed around two to three litters of Cashmeres per year, out of these two or three litters I usually keep no more than two babies to show and develop for the forthcoming year. In my Miniature Lops I allocate ten hutches, and breed as many litters as suits me per year, I am selective on what I keep and again it is not unknown for me to dismiss a whole litter because something exceptional doesn t stand out, I know the competition in the is high and therefore to be in with a chance of winning you have to be prepared to keep the very best from a litter. The French Lops have an allocation of eight hutches, but I only breed one or two litters per year and usually keep one per litter. Rule 4: Know your Competition, a point I raise above which I believe is very valid is, that if you want to enjoy your hobby, but also do well in the competition stakes, you need to know your competition. It is important to become friendly with fellow fanciers who keep the same breeds as you. This has a number of beneficial effects; a) You get to possibly help each other over time with breeding stock and outcrosses, which benefits all concerned; b) You get a second opinion on your stock from somebody else who is hopefully experienced in the breed, and over time with your experience building up, you can offer them your advice on their stock if they want it. It is important to also look round the show tables and see what judges consistently pick out, this has a couple of beneficial effects as Continued... well; a) you get to learn what individual judges look for in certain breeds, and b) you get an idea of what you should be looking for in your rabbits. Rule 5: Interpreting the breed standard. What you must remember is that judges interpret the breed standard in various ways, and as some longer serving fanciers will have noticed, with the differing interpretation of standards over the years, breeds change in their appearance, sometimes for the good and sometimes for the bad. Some months ago, Phil Batey covered a worthy point in an article, in which he referred to the Dwarf Lop. Historical reading and research suggests to me that back in the 60 s/70 s when the Dwarf Lop was being imported, it was a smaller rabbit than we see today, and also photos from books such as Geoff Russell s Fanciers guide to the Lop Rabbit shows the Dwarf Lop as a much racier typed rabbit than we see today. Conclusion To conclude, the aim of this article is to help people decide how many breeds is too many to keep, and also some learning points for generally keeping rabbits, which I have obviously outlined in the so called rules above. The one thing you will notice in my article is that at times, I have gone off the boil a bit in covering the main subject of this article, but I hope this helps those who read it. It is always worthy of noting, that in this article I have strongly supported the fact of getting to be friends with other people in the breed(s) you intend to breed and show. The fancy is not only a hobby, but also a great way of developing friendships not only in the breeds you keep, but in across the board. 5

6 Colour Guide: Agouti Patten Agouti: Body color will appear a blend of black & tan. Hair shaft to have alternating bands of slate with any shade of tan & tipped with black. Ears laced with black; nostrils, nape of neck, eye circles & inside of ears to be tan to creamy white. The belly & underside of chin & tail to be pale cream or white with or without a darker under color. Chest will have a mixture of body color & cream which merges into the main body color in front of the shoulders. EYES: Brown or blue grey. Opal (Blue Agouti) : Body color will appear a blend of blue and tan. Hair shaft to have alternating bands of slate with any shade of tan & tipped with blue. Ears laced with blue; nostrils, nape of neck, eye circles & inside of ears to be tan to creamy white. The belly & underside of chin & tail to be pale cream or white with or without a darker under color. Chest will have a mixture of body color and cream which merges into the main body color in front of the shoulders. EYES: Brown or blue grey. Chocolate Agouti: Body color will appear a blend of chocolate & tan. Hair shaft to have alternating bands of slate with any shade of tan & tipped with chocolate. Ears laced with chocolate; nostrils, nape of neck, eye circles & inside of ears to be tan to creamy white. The belly & underside of chin & tail to be pale cream or white with or without a darker under color. Chest will have a mixture of body color & cream which merges into the main body color in front of the shoulders. EYES: Brown or blue grey. Lynx (Lilac Agouti): Body color will appear a blend of lilac & tan. Hair shaft to have alternating bands of slate with any shade of tan & tipped with lilac. Ears laced with lilac; nostrils, nape of neck, eye circles & inside of ears to be tan to creamy white. The belly & underside of chin & tail to be pale cream or white with or without a darker under color. Chest will have a mixture of body color and cream which merges into the main body color in front of the shoulders. EYES: Brown or blue grey. Chinchilla Body color will appear a sparkling blend of black & grey. Hair shaft to have alternating bands of slate with any shade of gray & tipped with black. Ears laced with black; nostrils, nape of neck, eye circles & inside of ears to be silver to white. The belly & underside of chin & tail to be pale silver or white with or without a darker under color. Chest will have a mixture of body color and belly color which merges into the main body color in front of the shoulders. EYES: Brown or blue grey. Blue Chinchilla (Squirrel): Body color will appear a sparkling blend of blue & grey. Hair shaft to have alternating bands of slate with any shade of gray & tipped with blue. Ears laced with blue; nostrils, nape of neck, eye circles and inside of ears to be silver to white. The belly & underside of chin & tail to be pale silver or white with or without a darker under color. Chest will have a mixture of body color & belly color which merges into the main body color in front of the shoulders. EYES: Brown or blue grey. Agouti Opal Cinnamon Chinchilla Lynx Blue Chinchilla 6

7 Breed History: English Angora Angora rabbits have been documented since Roman times. The long hair gene is one that shows itself regularly in many types of animal as can be seen in cats, dogs, guinea pigs etc. Usually this longhair mutation would not fair well in the wild, the coat would become saturated and matted leading to illness and death. As a captive bred animal however the long haired animal is highly prized and developed into the extremes of coat that we see today ie: the Persian cat, Afghan Hound, Peruvian Guinea-Pig etc. The original long hair rabbit would probably have a coat like that of the Swiss Fox or Cashmere lop that we see today. The coat is still predominantly guard hair, the long, silky, harder, waterproof hair that makes a normal rabbits top coat. The wool is the undercoat, shorter on a normal rabbit to act as insulation. The Angora is unusual in that the gene affects the undercoat growth, producing a rabbit that has more undercoat (wool) than top coat. This rabbit would be useless in the wild, (have you ever seen a wet Angora?) but immediately was taken up as a fibre animal by the Romans who, we believe, collected and spun the wool, as far back as 100BC. The earliest reports of the domestication of rabbits, ie: being captive bred for meat, fur and wool were of this period. Why Angora? This is slightly controversial but once again there is documentation from around 1500, Henry VIII s reign that Long haired/wooled rabbits were highly regarded at that time in England. There was even a law in place banning the sale and export of such to foreign lands. The animal was described as the English Silk Hare and its product was used in clothing manufacture, we can ascertain that this then was a wool producing animal. England at that time was the World domination in western trade with ships trading all over the known World. There is documented proof that the long haired rabbit was traded in France in 1723 by English Sailors. Due to the law preventing the export of the English Silk Hare it is believed that animals were smuggled out of England and sold in far away ports secretly, probably long before this. The long haired rabbit thus travelled throughout Europe reaching Turkey and their trade centre Ankara, formally known as Angora. Ankara was the home of the Angora goat and so the long haired rabbit which had a coat not dissimilar to the Mohair producing goat took on the name Angora Rabbit. It is ironic that it would finally arrive back in England with its new more exotic name. In reality there were probably different forms of the long haired gene as there are today. The English Angora as we know it presents the growth gene in its full glory with the massive undercoat and little guard hair (top coat). Guard hairs are still present though, approx 1-5% of the total coat, known today as the tips, highly prized on show animals and extremely difficult not to lose during the grooming process! The wool is light, fine, silky but with a warm wool handle. The coat should snowball the animal, producing a round effect achieved by the density of coat and the warmth and weight of the fibre. Next Page/ 7

8 Continued... The French Angora has more guard hair that has been bred to be very long and silky, its coat is very fine and silky and naturally falls in a parting on the animal. They have no head furnishings or ear tassels. The coat is easier to maintain, being fairly mat free. German and Giant Angoras are basically English Angoras who have been selectively bred to produce more wool per animal. They are larger and their wool has a slightly heavy feel and is less prone to matting. The Satin Angora is a French/Satin mix with a satinised look to the wool giving it an incredible shine. So we see that the Angora was being bred all over Europe in its many forms as far back as 100BC. Its modern history and development really started to gain pace around the 18 th. Century when clothing manufacturers took up the Fibre as it was cheap to produce but offered supreme luxury. There is documentation and even drawings showing an animal not dissimilar to the rabbit we have today being used to supply wool. This is a copper plate produced in 1754 showing the beginnings of the modern day Angora. free.it wasn t until the 20 th. century when the commercial Angora took flight with Germany leading the field. There are reports of around thousand animals being kept for wool production at the turn of the century. The Germans were fastidious with their records and over time produced an animal that once produced 150g of wool a year to one that now produces around 1-2kg of wool from 4 shearings a year, rightly termed the German Angora. The war brought these big Angora Wool producers to a halt and post war many smaller enterprises sprouted. China became interested in the Angora and there are reports of 30,000 animals being exported to China from Frankfurt. Today they are the biggest producer of Angora fibre supplying 95% of the worlds raw Angora Fibre from an estimated 3 million animals. No one can compete with the Chinese production but there are producers in Chile, Argentina, India and Germany still have a fair few producers on a smaller scale. The English Angora has always been a pet and exhibition animal highly prized for its fine silky wool, lovely nature and fairy tale appearance. It has its hardened supporters here in the UK that maintain its quality and it is a regular best Fancy and winner. The first UK club was the Universal Angora Club founded in 1907, The Southern Angora Club formed as a second club in 1920, they amalgamated into the National Angora Club in 1963 it presently caters for the breed in the UK, details in the showing section. French Angora English Angora Giant Angora 8

9 by Allan Harvey Baby Bellies maximum amount of milk she will produce. After that, the supply begins to decline as the babies start to nibble on solid food. After the recent discussions we have been seeing I thought I would pen some detailed info on the issue. You may know already that baby bunnies between the ages of four and seven weeks are vulnerable to enteritis and are more likely to die than a three-week old from intestinal problems. But do you know exactly why? If not, read on. We're going to talk about what goes on in that baby bunny belly. Baby rabbits are quite unique in that they have no living microorganisms in their stomach or intestines. They start off life with a ph of 5-6 and are protected by the special milk oil in rabbit milk. Rabbit milk oil has an anti-microbial property. No other animal's milk has this property. This is one reason why I've never bothered to feed babies a substitute milk (since my first litters when I was panicking because I never saw her feed the babies). Nothing can substitute for rabbit milk. (That's not to say that orphans cannot be fed and live, it's just to say that the return on investment of time is poor.) For the first three weeks, nothing changes except the quantity of milk the babies ingest. At three weeks, the doe is producing the At this point, the ph starts to decline in the stomach. Now we start to enter the vulnerable zone. The ph has not gotten down to the protective 1-2 that it will eventually have. That level has its own anti-microbial properties. The milk oil, with its protective properties, is declining. As the milk oil declines, the normal flora starts to colonize, if everything goes well. But basically, the bunnies are working without a net during the period between full milk oil protection and full 1-2 ph/colonized flora protection. Stress, lack of inoculation of microorganisms (normally from consuming cecotrophes from a healthy dam), and an inappropriate diet can tip the balance in favour of infective organisms instead. Between six and seven weeks, the bunnies typically will be fully weaned (though we've known some dams to continue to nurse occasionally for far longer). Between seven and eight weeks, the ph should have levelled out around 1 to 2 and feed consumption begins to level out as well. It is tempting to breathe a sigh of relief when bunnies make it to eight weeks. They have accomplished something important, after all. Of course, stress, diet, and other illnesses can still bring on enteritis in the future, but at least that baby bunny made it through the first danger zone of bunny life. 9

10 Show Results Sydney City Rabbit Enthusiasts 14th April Judge: Phil Batey Best Fancy Best Lop Best Fur Best U14 U5 Adult Runner Up in Show Best In Show Speciality Show Exhibitor Breed/Colour Rabbit Name Samira Stud Gucci Baxter Bunnies Danielview Gucci Gucci Netherland Dwarf (Tan Patten) (Shaded) Chinchilla (Chinchilla) (Ermine) Netherland Dwarf (Shaded) (Tan Patten) (Ermine) (Shaded) (Ermine) (Shaded) Samira Ozzie Bunnie Beauties Hot Property Chintastic Gucci Kristina Baxter Bunnies Yoyo Danielview Sutton Gucci Kristina Bunnie Beauties Hot Property Gucci Kristina Bunnie Beauties Hot Property Best Under 14 Best Under 5 Best Fancy in Show Best Lop in Show Runner-up BIS Speciality Show Best Fur in Show 10

11 Show Results Rabbit Breeders Association of Tasmania 14th April Judge: Phil Batey Best Fancy Best Lop Best Fur Best U14 U5 Adult Runner Up in Show OB Exhibitor Breed/Colour Ring No Rabbit Name Brindabella - Tas Michaela Jenkins Jades Rabbit Stud Tas Jessica Thomas Camelot Rabbit Stud Tas Sarah Van Steenis Bolshi Rabbits - Tas Debbie Pulford Camelot Rabbit Stud Tas Sarah Van Steenis Camelot Rabbit Stud Tas Sarah Van Steenis Bolshi Rabbits - Tas Debbie Pulford Bolshi Rabbits - Tas Debbie Pulford Camelot Rabbit Stud Tas Sarah Van Steenis Camelot Rabbit Stud Tas Sarah Van Steenis Netherland Dwarf (Cinnamon) (Seal Point) Smoke Pearl (Orange) Chinchilla Smoke Pearl (Orange) (Orange) Smoke Pearl Smoke Pearl 11X K D E D D E E D D04555 Brindabella Penelope Jade s Lucy Camelot Hear s Hoppin Siren Chinrific Camelot Hear s Hoppin Siren Siren Camelot Hear s Hoppin Camelot Hear s Hoppin Rabbit Breeders Association of Tasmania 14th April Judge: Phil Batey Exhibitor Breed/Colour Ring No Rabbit Name Best Lop U14 U5 Adult Runner Up in Show Jade s Rabbitry Jessica Thomas Mountain View Isabelle Minehan Jade s Rabbitry Jessica Thomas Jade s Rabbitry Jessica Thomas Jade s Rabbitry Jessica Thomas Jade s Rabbitry Jessica Thomas (Seal Point) (Seal Point) (Seal Point) 12K K K K K K00518 Jade s Lucy Mountain View Teddy Jade s Lucy Jade s Jedediah Jade s Jedediah Jade s Lucy 11

12 Show Results Rabbit Breeders Association of Tasmania 14th April Judge: Allan Harvey Exhibitor Breed/Colour Ring No Rabbit Name Best Fancy Best Lop Best Fur Best U14 U5 Runner Up in Show OB Alicia s Wabbidashery Alicia Balzan Jades Rabbit Stud Tas Jessica Thomas Camelot Rabbit Stud Tas Sarah Van Steenis Bolshi Debbie Pulford Riverview Kathaleen Puckey Camelot Rabbit Stud Tas Sarah Van Steenis Jades Rabbit Stud Tas Jessica Thomas Camelot Rabbit Stud Tas Sarah Van Steenis Camelot Rabbit Stud Tas Sarah Van Steenis Angora (Seal Point) Smoke Pearl (Castor) Cashmere Lop (Agouti) Smoke Pearl (Seal Point) Smoke Pearl Smoke Pearl 11E K D E D D K D D04555 Alicia s Wabbidashery I Have Nothing Jade s Lucy Camelot Hear s Hoppin Bolshi Catastrophy Riverview Buster the Second Camelot Hear s Hoppin Jade s Lucy Camelot Hear s Hoppin Camelot Hear s Hoppin Best Lop in Show Best Adult in Show 12

13 Show Results Western Australia Rabbit Council Inc 21st April Judge: Phil Batey (UK) Best Fancy Best Lop Best Fur Best U14 U5 Runner Up in Show OB Best Junior U17 Best Junior U17 OB Exhibitor Breed/Colour Ring No Rabbit Name Stud Secret Burrows Melissa & Angus Freemantle Nardeeneen Jenny Buckingham Dreamchaser Michael & Chris Dean Stud Secret Burrows Melissa & Angus Freemantle Stud Little Thumpers Jay Ashbolt Little Thumpers Jay Ashbolt Angora (Sooty) (Sable) Smoke Pearl Satin (Ivory) Angora (Sooty) (Sable) Angora (Sooty) Dwarf Lop (Agouti) Dwarf Lop (Agouti) 11E K D E E E K E E C C03350 Alicia s Wabbidashery I m Every Woman Euphoric Blood Haven Nardeeneen Iggy Troy Dreamchaser Moonraker Alicia s Wabbidashery I m Every Woman Euphoric Blood Haven Alicia s Wabbidashery I m Every Woman Troy Little Thumper Booth Little Thumper Booth BIS Adult Stock Show Angora Overall BIS 13

14 Show Results Western Australia Rabbit Council Inc 21st April Judge: Phil Batey (UK) Exhibitor Breed/Colour Ring No Rabbit Name Best Fancy Nara Aran Page Polish (Choc Torte) 09A01094 Nara Karamel Best Lop Little Thumpers Jay Ashbolt Dwarf Lop (Agouti) 11C01395 Bunnie Beauties Bam Jr Best Fur Nardeeneen Jenny Buckingham Silver Fox (Blue) 10D05172 Nardeeneen Eventually Best Adult 11E E04647 Cleopatra Cleopatra Runner Up in Show 11E04646 Berenice 11E04647 Cleopatra OB 11E04647 Cleopatra Best Junior U12 Butterfly Bunnies Kara Yates Polish (Chocolate) 11A00092 Butterfly Bunnies Brutis Best Junior U17 Little Thumpers Jay Ashbolt Dwarf Lop (Agouti) 11C01395 Bunnie Beauties Bam Jr Adult Best Lop in Show Adult Speciality Show 14

15 Show Results The National Club of Australia 21st April Judge: Phil Batey (UK) Exhibitor Breed/Colour Ring No Rabbit Name Best U14 (Ermine) 11E E00373 Cleopatra Miss Nice U5 Adult 11E E04647 Troy Cleopatra Runner Up in Show 11E04646 Berenice 11E04647 Cleopatra OB 11E04647 Cleopatra The Lop Society of Australia 22nd April Judge: Phil Batey (UK) Exhibitor Breed/Colour Ring No Rabbit Name Best Lop U14 Runaway Rabbitry Nicole Young Savannah Lauren Payne (Iron Grey) (Black Otter) 10K K01986 Euphoric Napoleon Savanna s Thyme U5 Secret Burrows Melissa & Angus Freemantle (Sable) 11K02339 Euphoric Blood Haven Adult Runaway Rabbitry Nicole Young (Iron Grey) 10K03778 Euphoric Napoleon Runner Up in Show Secret Burrows Melissa & Angus Freemantle (Sable) 11K02339 Euphoric Blood Haven Runaway Rabbitry Nicole Young (Iron Grey) 10K03778 Euphoric Napoleon OB Runaway Rabbitry Nicole Young (Torte) 11K02884 Runaway Salvador 15

16 BRAGGING RIGHTS 2012! Alicia's Wabbidashery I m Every Woman English Angora Sooty Fawn Owned by 16

17 Show Results Western Australia Rabbit Council Inc 18th March Judge: Natasha Boston (WA) Best Fancy Best Lop Best Fur Best U14 U5 Adult Runner Up in Show OB Best Junior U12 Best Fancy Best Lop Best Fur Best U14 U5 Adult Runner Up in Show OB Best Junior U12 Exhibitor Breed/Colour Ring No Rabbit Name Alicia s Angora 11E03779 Wabbidashery I m Every Woman Jaelle Dwarf Lop Jaelle 11C04272 Nadine Davis (Blue Otter) Denva Fluffy Friends Satin Fluffy Friends 10E01772 Jacqui Gleeson (Ivory) Orbit Fluffy Friends Jacqui Gleeson Fluffy Friends Jacqui Gleeson Fluffy Friends Jacqui Gleeson Relogl Rebecca Gleeson 17 (Castor) Angora (Black) Satin (Ivory) Satin (Ivory) Angora Satin (Ivory) Netherland Dwarf (Opal) 11E E E E E E E X03725 Dreamchaser Mercury Alicia s Wabbidashery I m Every Woman Jennifer Fluffy Friends Orbit Fluffy Friends Orbit Alicia s Wabbidashery I m Every Woman Fluffy Friends Orbit Watarah Rosie Hills Rabbit Club 18th March Judge: Michael Dean (WA) Exhibitor Breed/Colour Ring No Rabbit Name Angora Alicia s Wabbidashery 11E03779 I m Every Woman Ashrose Dwarf Lop Ashrose 10C01201 Natasha Boston (Cinnamon)?? Tarm Satin Dreamchaser 11E00177 Mark & Toni Page (Ivory) Christine Dreamchaser 11E03928 (Castor) Mercury Angora Alicia s Wabbidashery 11E03779 I m Every Woman 11E04630 (Smoke Pearl)?? Dreamchaser 11E03928 (Castor) Mercury Dreamchaser 11E03928 (Castor) Mercury Angora Alicia s Wabbidashery 11E03779 I m Every Woman Ashrose Dwarf Lop Ashrose 10C01201 Natasha Boston (Cinnamon)?? Relogl Netherland Dwarf Waratah 08X03725 Rebecca Gleeson (Opal) Rosie

18 Show Results Rabbit Breeders Association of Tasmania 11th Feb Judge: Rebecca Wallbank (NSW) Best Fancy Best Lop Best Fur Best U14 U5 Adult Runner Up in Show OB Exhibitor Breed/Colour Ring No Rabbit Name Pipkin Downs Rabbit Stud Lauren & Julie Edser Jade s Rabbit Stud Sally Thomas Maree Hamming King Coinin Rabbit Stud Jessica Connors Southern Rabbit Stud Cassandra Stephenson Jade s Rabbit Stud Sally Thomas Jade s Rabbit Stud Sally Thomas King Coinin Rabbit Stud Jessica Connors Jade s Rabbit Stud Sally Thomas King Coinin Rabbit Stud Jessica Connors Tan (Chocolate) Swiss Fox (Black) (Chinchilla) (Black Fox) (Blue) (Chinchilla) (Chinchilla) 11B K E E E K K E K E05652 Chonico Bunnies Spunky Harvey Mareniko Megan (Chinchilla) Southern Black Thunder Jade s Cristabell Harvey King Coinin Chin Harvey King Coinin Chin Rabbit Breeders Association of Tasmania 10th March Judge: Nanette Jenkins (TAS) Exhibitor Breed/Colour Ring No Rabbit Name Best Fancy Best Lop Best Fur Best U14 U5 Adult Runner Up in Show Narview Rabbit Stud Joan Eastley Jade s Rabbit Stud Sally Thomas Narview Rabbit Stud Joan Eastley King Conin Rabbit Stud Jessica Connor Maree Hamming Jade s Rabbit Stud Jessica Thomas Narview Rabbit Stud Joan Eastley Narview Rabbit Stud Joan Eastley Narview Rabbit Stud Joan Eastley Netherland Dwarf (Siamese Sable) Satin (Ivory) (Marten Seal) Angora (Blue Cream) (Blue) Satin (Ivory) Netherland Dwarf (Siamese Sable) Satin (Ivory) 11X K E E E K E X E04835 Narview Mossi Harvey Dainty Titan King Conin Mumma s Boy Westberry Charlotte Jades Cristabell Dainty Titan Narview Mossi Dainty Titan OB Jade s Rabbit Stud Jessica Thomas (Blue) 11K07004 Jades Cristabell 18

19 Show Results Metro Rabbit Club 4th Feb Judge: Heather Smith (VIC) Exhibitor Breed/Colour Ring No Best Fancy Nyassa Netherland Dwarf (Tan Pattern) 11X02371 Best Lop Kourtz Stud (Shaded AOC) 10K05108 Best Fur Avalands Stud Smoke Pearl 11D05171 Best Millennium Stud (Tan Pattern) 11E00226 U14 Connemarra Stud 11E04632 U5 Kourtz Stud Mini (Ermine) 11B03082 Adult Millennium Stud (Tan Pattern) 11E00226 Runner Up in Show Kourtz Stud Mini (Ermine) 11B03082 Millennium Stud (Tan Pattern) 11E00226 Metro Rabbit Club 21st April Judge: Christine Toyer (NSW) Exhibitor Breed/Colour Ring No Best Fancy Kourtz Stud Netherland Dwarf (AO Self) 10X05372 Best Lop Joseveah Stud (Tan Pattern) 11K05454 Best Fur Millennium Stud Satin (Ivory) 11E00309 Best Millennium Stud (Castor) 11E02801 U14 Evanscent Netherland Dwarf (Tan Pattern) 12X01593 U5 Millennium Stud Satin (Ivory) 11E00309 Adult Millennium Stud (Castor) 11E02801 Runner Up in Show Kourtz Stud Netherland Dwarf (AO Self) 10X05372 Millennium Stud (Castor) 11E02801 Metro Rabbit Club 10th March Judge: Jo Lacey (VIC) Exhibitor Breed/Colour Ring No Best Fancy Rivkah Stud Angora (Self ) 11E03418 Best Lop Princess Stud (REW) 09K02517 Best Fur Avalands Stud Swiss Fox (REW) 11E02847 Best Gucci Stud (Tan Pattern) 11E02843 U14 Conemarra Stud Angora (Self AOC) 11E02688 U5 Gucci Stud (Himi) 11E03910 Adult Gucci Stud (Tan Pattern) 11E02843 Runner Up in Show Rivkah Stud Angora (Self) 11E03418 Gucci Stud (Tan Pattern) 11E

20 Challenge Certificate Star Points As of 30th April 2012 Exhibitor Ring Stud Name of Rabbit Breed Points Thomas, Jessica 12K00518 Jades Rabbitry - Tas Jades 'Lucy' 13 Edsar, Lauren & Julie 11K00618 Pipkin Downs Rabbits Pinkin 'Armani' 11 Cook, Danny 11K06148 Millvale - Tas Millvale '??' 10 Van Steenis, Sarah 11D04555 Camelot Rabbit Stud Camelot 'Hear's Hoppin'' Sm Pearl 10 Alicia's Wabbidashery 'I Have Nothing' Balzan, Alicia 11E03776 Alicia's Wabbidashery Angora 9 Page, Ryan 11E WA 'Cleopatra' - Himi 9 Alicia's Wabbidashery 'Bohemian Balzan, Alicia 11E03773 Alicia's Wabbidashery Rhapsody' Angora 8 Balzan, Alicia 11E03777 Alicia's Wabbidashery 'Queen of Alicia's Wabbidashery the Night' Angora 8 Balzan, Alicia 11E01847 Alicia's Wabbidashery Alicia's Wabbidashery 'Gakudan' Magpie 8 Blamey, Christine 11K02332 Talisman - WA Euphoric 'Apollo' 8 Cook, Danny 11C01512 Millvale - Tas Millvale '??' Dwarf Lop 8 Eastley, Joan 11E00343 Alveston - Tas Alveston 'Mystic-Vale' Satin 8 Edsar, Lauren & Julie 11B07282 Pipkin Downs Rabbits Chonico Bunnies 'Boomer' Black Tan 8 Alicia's Wabbidashery 'I'm Every Hawkes, Adrienne 11E03779 Stud - WA Woman' Angora 8 Jenkins, Michaela 12A00151 Brindabella - Tas Brindabella 'Pocahontas' Polish 8 Minehan, Isabelle 11E01861 King Coinin - Tas King Coinin 'Rosie' 8 Puckey, Kathaleen 12D00384 River View Rabbits Riverview 'Buster The Second' C Lop 8 Pulford, Debbie 11B00678 Bolshi - Tas Bolshi 'Ice Queen' Mini 8 Van Steenis, Sarah 11D04573 Camelot Rabbit Stud Camelot 'Hocus Pocus' Silver Fox 8 Van Steenis,Sarah 11L00722 Camelot Rabbit Stud Camelot 'All Or Nothing' G Lop 8 Ward, Brendan 12X00757 Boronia Park - Tas Boronia Park 'Betti Confetti' N Dwarf 8 Buckingham, Jenny 11E04638 Nardeeneen -WA Nardeeneen 'Yvonne' Astrex 7 Eastley, Joan 10E04835 Alveston - Tas Dianty 'Titan' Satin 7 Hawkes, Adrienne 11E03928 Stud - WA Dreamchaser 'Mercury' 7 Hawkes, Adrienne 11E03941 Stud - WA 'Jessica' 7 Hawkes, Adrienne 12E00373 Stud - WA ' Miss Nice' 7 Minehan, Tracey 11K06155 Mountain View - Tas Mountain View 'Roger' 7 Stephenson, Cassandra 11E00353 Southern Rabbitry Southern 'Black Thunder' 7 Thomas, Jessica 10K03872 Jades Rabbitry - Tas Jades 'Jedediah' 7 Young, Nicole 10K05391 Runaway Rabbitry Happy Hops 'Reily' 7 Buckingham, Jenny 11D05172 Nardeeneen -WA Nardeeneen 'Eventually' Silver Fox 6 Buckingham, Jenny 11D05176 Nardeeneen -WA Nardeeneen 'Iggy' Sm Pearl 6 McClintock, Stephaine 11B07015 Connemarra Stud Connemarra 'Topaz' Mini 6 Pursell, Aaron 11E02678 Southern Rabbitry King Coinin 'Brun Lapin' 6 Gleeson, Jacqui 10D02054 Fluffy Friends - WA Boutique 'Sago' C Lop 6 Gleeson, Rebecca 08X03725 Relogl - WA Waratah 'Rosie' N Dwarf 6 20

21 Challenge Certificate Star Points Hawkes, Adrienne 11E03774 Stud - WA Alicia's Wabbidashery 'Lilly of the Valley' Angora 6 Hawkes, Adrienne 11E04178 Stud - WA '??' 6 Hawkes, Adrienne 11E04199 Stud - WA 'Jennifer' 6 Jenkins, Michaela 11X05892 Brindabella Rabbits Brindabella 'Penelope' N Dwarf 6 Kipping, Maryanne 11D05171 Avalands Stud - Vic Nardeeneen 'Yogi' SP Marten 6 Ashbolt, Jay 11C01395 Little Thumpers - WA Bunnie Beauties 'Bam Jr' Dwarf Lop 6 Mulcahy, Rachael 11C04077 Mandjar Rabbit Stud Mandjar 'Ewok' Dwarf Lop 6 Melissa Freemantle 11K02339 Secret Burrows - WA Euphoric 'Blood Haven' 6 Melissa Freemantle 11K03869 Secret Burrows - WA Abbey Green 'Odin' 6 Page, Aran 09A01094 Nara - WA Nara 'Karamel' Polish 6 Page, Ryan 10X WA Dreamchaser 'Wombat' N Dwarf 6 Page, Ryan 11E WA 'Troy' - Himi 6 Pulford, Debbie 11E01606 Bolshi - Tas 'Siren' 6 **All result that have been submitted only** As of 30th April 2012 Exhibitor Ring Stud Name of Rabbit Breed Points ANRCI Championship Point Place Exhibtor Stud As of 30th April 2012 Rabbits Name - Full Breed Ring Points 1 Hawkes, Adrienne Stud - WA Alicia's Wabbidashery Angora 11E 'I'm Every Woman' 2 Van Steenis, Sarah Camalot Rabbit Stud - Tas Camalot 'Hear's Hopin'' Smoke Pearl 11D Thomas, Sally Jades Rabbitry - Tas 'Harvey' 11K Kipping, Maryanne Avalands Stud - Vic Nardeeneen 'Yogi' SP Marten 11D Thomas, Jessica Jades Rabbitry - Tas Jades 'Lucy' 12K Hawkes, Adrienne Stud - WA Dreamchaser 'Mercury' 11E Gleeson, Jacqui Fluffy Friends - WA Boutique 'Sago' Cashmere Lop 10D Edser, Julie & Lauren Pipkin Downs Rabbit Chonico Bunnies 'Spunky' Tan 11B Stud - Tas 9 Balzan, Alicia Alicia's Wabbidashery - Tas Alicia's Wabbidashery Angora 11E 'I Have Nothing' 10 Thomas, Jessica Jades Rabbitry - Tas Jades 'Cristabell' 11K Puckey, Kathaleen River View Rabbit Stud Riverview Cashmere Lop 12D 'Buster The Second' 12 Payne, Lauren Savanna Stud - WA Savanna's 'Pepper' N Dwarf 11X Pipkin Downs Rabbit Stud - 13 Edser, Julie & Lauren Tas Pipkin 'White Noise' Satin 11E Page, Aran Nara Rabbit Stud - WA Nara 'Cocoa' Polish 11A **All result that have been submitted only** 21

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