In the Wee Hours of the night...

A new French Angora exhibitor is born. My beloved daughter Kathleen is yearning for the day (for the moment!) when she can be graced with her very own French Angora, but not yet. She has lots to learn with limited research and financial resources (worse than my own). I demand that she be capable of providing the quality of life that I do for my herd. Large hutches, plenty of grains, straws & hays, good quality pellets & supplements. She (in tears) with her new found friend Vivienne exploded with energy of hope and understanding that following her Mom's advice would ensure her success in the future with her own herd. Viv has been promised to Kathleen (when I believe she is ready, Kathleen not Viv. Viv is always ready,lol.). I will ENSURE my daughter has a good start to her herd. My plan is to breed Viv before Kathleen gets her, back to her son Hopscotch. With my "watchful eyes" and guidance "Kat" will also rise to be a successful French exhibitor.

"BROKENS" be still our hearts!

Given the opportunity to start small "Kat" has chosen her first "real pedigreed, SQ breed" of Holland Lops. 2 unrelated does and 2 sibling bucks hopped along side her and stole her heart (a sibling doe came home with me so I could ensure she would not breed the bucks back to the sister). This (little investment in my daughter) will give her a renewed understanding of the commitments of breeding and care for the improvement of the breed(s) (and her herd) as she repeated to me... I will only breed with "your permission" so I know I'm not breeding to much, for the wrong reasons or time. Up until now she'd breed (or try to breed) anything to everything. Not the way(s) to do it in "our" world. So this is her start.

Every 15 to 30 minutes Scott would have out the "Standard of Perfection" carefully going over it to make sure that what we choose was meeting standards. Funny because I would just get it put away and he'd ask for it again!

Our Dwarf Hotot's did not "fair" as well as we'd anticipated and Scott spent time with a fellow breeder learning more and openly received suggestions and guidance.

Our Polish Sr. buck did very well in show A (maybe got a leg), but was shot down in show B. However, we did add a little Black Jr. Polish Doe to our herd (to be "Keys" mate) that should compliment his qualities and balance his few flaws in their breeding later this year.

Surprisingly, and with confirmation of what I'm doing with my nutrition program, Vivienne took BOB and BOBV Saturday night in Troy (in both show A & B). WOW! What a testament to a brood doe! Whom just had a litter of 7 on the 26th of March. Sparkling in all her glory she won over T-Bird whom took BOS and BOSV. (With 5 French and 3 exhibitors she may have "just got a couple legs"!)

Not to be forgotten! This show was to help raise funds for the "Youth Scholarship program" in Memorial to our beloved Brian Hartzell. The turnout was AWESOME and he was not FORGOTTEN!