As always, the Toronto Royal Fair show was tremendous fun. There were hundreds of people stopping by to admire the incredible fluffy Angora rabbits. Many were shocked that these were real animals, or that they were in fact rabbits and not little fluffy dogs or cats.
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| Banana getting her coat refreshed for the show as a crowd gathered to watch |
I only brought one English Angora to show, a senior tort doe, Electric Banana. Electric Freddy, a young pearl English Angora buck came along for people to have a bunny to touch and cuddle with so that Banana's coat wouldn't be ruined for her show.
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| The Angoras section |
Freddy cuddled and took pictures with countless kids for hours and was spectacular at it. People couldn't believe how docile and sweet he was. One little boy even asked "Is it alive?" after Freddy sat in his lap without moving through the entire photo session.
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| Angora fiber demo and display |
It makes me so happy to be able to share the joy these amazing rabbits can bring to our lives with so many people. At the end of the day, my face was really hurting from all the smiling and laughing.
There were many beautiful entries in the Angora wool competition this year. The competition judges everything from raw wool (fleece), spun yarn, and any items made from at least 50% Angora wool.
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| Judge Bonnie trying on one of the Angora wool items |
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| Some of the beautiful items for sale, all made from Angora wool |
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| Showing off our winning items |
This year, it was just myself and Julie Martin showing English Angoras. Banana won Best of Breed competing against 4 of Julie's rabbits. Banana also received an honourable mention in the Best in Show competition. The ultimate honour of the day went to a gorgeous Mini Rex bred and raised by our dear friend Sarah Snider of Urban Garden Rabbitry.
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| English Angoras getting judged |
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| Couldn't get Banana off the judging table as there was already a line up of people all wanting to take a picture with her |
Took her to the official photo op table where the crowd followed her
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I swear, the little diva held her own press conference
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| Finally, I was able to get some pics of her myself |
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| Leaving the show at the end of the day |
