Toronto English Angoras

One of the perks of showing at Komoka, professional photo for all competitors. This year's theme was year of the rabbit.  Komoka is the unofficial season ender show for ARBA competitions in Ontario. It is always a big and well ran show. This year as always, there were 3 open shows plus multiple breed specialties. There were 6 judges booked for this event: Danielle and Justin Lowe from IN, Chuck Pelham and  Penny Jackson from MI,  Tom Schweikart from PA, and Jodi Hartman from NY. I was very excited at the opportunity to be able to show under some new to me judges. When the show entries closed, 600 rabbits were entered and the organizers scrambled to find 2 more judges at the last minute to help the show run in a timely manner. Ontario's John Richter and Mark Stewartson graciously stepped up.  The showroom towards the end of the day after some people had already left This show ended up being utterly insane for me, mostly due to the number of animals and different breeds I brought

Our final ARBA show for this season was at Komoka, just outside of London, ON. This was the biggest showing of English Angora people so far this year! We had a total of 7 exhibitors come out handling 11 rabbits. Two people were brand new to showing and one was new to ARBA shows having participated in Dominion shows before. It is very nice to see the local competition field growing in our breed! We were joined by show veterans Julie and Mary. It was a beautiful day for grooming I travelled to the show with 4 contenders:  Electric Wario, 10 mo old Black buck  BerMah Miew Miew, 8mo old Blue Tort doe BerMah Maurice, 7mo old REW buck  Electric Iroc, 6mo old REW buck All together, we had a total of 11 English Angoras and 7 exhibitors competing: 2 Sr colored bucks (including Electric Wario) 4 Sr colored does (including BerhMah MiewMiew) 2 Jr colored does (including BerMah Morel, a Jr Black doe handled by Julie) 2 Sr white bucks (BerMah Maurice and Electric Iroc) 1 Sr white doe (Maurice's

  Finally! After waiting for over a year, the rabbit shows in Ontario are resuming! Over 400 entries came out to this much awaited event. Exhibitors travelled from Quebec, Michigan, and even the East coast. There were 3 main all breed shows plus multiple breed specialty shows. Judges for the shows were as follows: Show A: Bryan Shirk, MI Show B: Jeremy Watmuff, MI Show C: Kyle Jacobucci, NY Specialty: Joe Colucci, OH Montecristo saying hello This was a super fun event and a wonderful learning experience. I only brought two 10wk old babies, Electric Melody and Electric Montecristo. They were not at all competitive at this age but it was very helpful to hear what the various judges saw in them as their strengths and weaknesses. I can't wait for the next show in the spring by which time I will be able to bring some older and more competitive rabbits.  Angora staging section English Angora specialty show judging While I didn't bring home any prizes, it was still a victorious day fo