I'll be recieving updates from Texas every so often.

It hasn't been confirmed yet, but it appears that the 2008 ARBA Convention may be held in Kentucky. :D

I just recieved an email from a Texas source stating that the 2008 ARBA Convention IS in Louisville, Kentucky!

I thought you were going to Texas this year???

Looks like I'll be in Louisville for a long time in 2008. The North American is right after ARBA. :P

Cool! :) Not too far, but I doubt I will go. I've been to Louisville once when my family and I went to Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom, and it's a sort of long drive if I'm just going to look at the show.

Those were the intentions after ARBA Convention last year. However, Michigan is next year and I decided I'd rather go there then to Texas. Plus I've been slacking majorily in the breeding department so had nothing to take to Texas. Had I gone to Texas I would of had a place to stay and a car to drive had I flown but I'm not into shipping animals unless if I HAVE to. ;)

Rumor has that Indy is thinking about bidding in 2010 again! That seems so far away tho..... :unsure:

So within 4 years 3 of the conventions will be held in the same area of the country. It's a down fall to those on the west coast. However, it's been proven that the convention numbers are higher when located in the 'Ohio Valley' which makes scense as we are the 'prime' area for raising rabbits.

I might not be in Texas but I'm getting updates from a friend in Texas. Well, not directly from him, but his mother is getting on and giving updates from his nightly phone calls to her. :D

Looks like you've got a 'goal' year to get that farm. :P

A local took Open BIS at ARBA Nationals with a Gray Dutch and youth BIS was claimed by a Havana.

There's a new variety of Netherland Dwarfs!!!!

Brokens!!!

Broken Havanas passed!!

Chocolate Band Dwarf Hotots PASSED!!!!!!!!

I have been raising broken dwarfs for several years. if anyone would like too see pictures go to my website Http://bunnyhillrabbitry.tripod.com/ bluebird

bluebird, I tried to go to your website and it won't work. Can you check on the web address please?

The problems is it has 2 http://'s

Http://bunnyhillrabbitry.tripod.com/

Here's another example of broken Netherland Dwarfs:
Tranquil Acres Rabbitry

awww!!! haha they are SOOO cute!!!

Here's the 'report' on the new breeds/varieties from our District 8 ARBA Director, Cathy Patrick.

New Varieties:
Sable Point Mini Rex
Broken Netherland Dwarfs
Chocolate Dwarf Hotot

Presentations:
Broken Havanas (2nd showing)
Lilac Havanas -- failed 1st try at 1st showing
Lionheads-Tort--failed 1st try at 2nd showing
Broken New Zealands--failed--no show
Sable Mini Rex--failed specialty club approval
Smoke Pearl Mini Rex--failed--no show--2nd try 1st showing
Solid Velveteen--failed -- no show
Orange Jersey Wooly--failed--no show
Fawn Jersey Wooly--passed 2nd try at 1st showing
Otter Rex--blue, choc & lilac--passed 1st try at 1st showing
Chocolate Agouti Rex--passed 2nd try at 2nd showing
Copper and Otter Mini Satin--passed--1st try at 1st showing
Red Mini Satin--failed--no testicle on jr buck
Black Mini Satin--failed--no show
Himalayan Mini Satin--failed specialty club approval

They are :D

I've got a photo floating around on my computer somewhere of a Chocolate Dwarf Hotot from 2 conventions ago. Might have to dig it out to show y'all :P

O O O!! I wanna see that! haha

Well, it's not actually on my computer. I've got a load of CD's and I'm changing the way I store them. So I might find the picture while checking CD's. I'll look one more place before resulting to that. ;)

haha alright! :D

Umm.. didn't see it online. LOL! I've got a stack of about 50 or 60 cds that have to labels that I have to go through sometime soon. So when I find it I'll be sure to post.

LOL.. Okeez! :D Thats A LOT of CDs!! haha

Yup, haven't even starting looking at them either! I'm hoping I can combine these CD's!

20 CD's left and haven't found it yet!! :doubleraar:

Lesson to all: Label your CD's....properly! Don't label them 'backup' and leave it at that LOL!

LOL Goodluck!!

Anything yet? :happybun:


There was a Blanc de Hotot at the Northlands 2006 Show.

Nope.... I haven't finished going through that stack of CD's. College, Work and being a manager on another rabbit message board keep me hopping! I should be able to look through them be the end of the month. As soon as I'm done with college work, my aunt arrives into town from Massachuetts for a week for the once a year visit. ;)

Wow! Thanks for calling that a Blanc de Hotot! Many people are still calling them Hotots which is my pet peeve LOL! I've got a breed that can't be shortened name wise. Netherland Dwarfs are commonly shortened to Dwarfs and Blanc de Hotots to Hotots.

Are those the Larger Breed??

Yes he was quite large, and still a junior buck.
His male parts just dropped a few days before the show. :oops:

Yes :)

Dwarf Hotots ideal weight for both bucks and does is 2 1/2 pounds.

Blanc de Hotot's ideal weight for a buck is 9 pounds and for a doe it's 10 pounds.