Some of the raffle highlights:
~ 3 Palomino Bucks
~ Holland Lop Doe
~ Beautiful homemade indoor rabbit hutch
~ Cage Hammocks
~ 20lb boxes of Timothy Hay
~ Bunny Applique Shirts
~ Mr Potato head bunny
~ Cage toys
~ Kid's costumes
~ Baby Blanket
~ Handmade afgan
~ Coloring books
~ Jewelry
AND A TON MORE!!!
Our rabbits showed in the Open shows (2) - we took Bluebelle, Langley, and Sarge with us. It was a family event - DH and I, the 3 kids and my mom ... plus my grandparents were able to stop by right as our bunnies were at the judging table! I even had a good friend stop by with her family - it was so fun to see her, and have her and her kids oooh and ahhh over our bunnies!
My friends from Enchanted Lions gave me a baggie of Organic Lavender, and an AWESOME tip! You sprinkle some lavender in the bunny's food or transport cage (it's safe for them to eat it!), and it helps them stay calm and not get stressed out from the chaos of a show. It worked SOOOO well!
We had good judges - our first judge was really nice and fun! The second judge was very helpful with suggestions for our breed, but it's hard because the lionhead standard seems ambiguous to the judges, so the consistency in judging isn't there yet.
All in all, it was a long day - we were up at 6, to the show by 8:15, then left for home at 3. We were all exhausted - especially the kiddos.
With my mom there, the kids were able to sit away in a back corner and have their own space, play their nintendo DS (it was funny - most of the kids there had their noses in front of a DS!), then just help brush their rabbits, and get them to the show tables. "Nana" also bought WAY too many raffle tickets, and put my kids' names on them for the RMLRC raffle (thanks mom! Our family AND the RMLRC love you!).
The show results were:
Show A: Langley BOS
Show B: Sarge BOS, Bluebelle BOV, Langley 2nd in Class
The raffle results?
Crazy!
My kids cleaned house! They won a cage-foot-pad, 2 wooden cage toys, a tote bag, a poodle costume, a coloring book, a purse, 3 bunny shirts, a bunny calander book ...
The big items were drawn last. My son was DYING. He really wanted a little orange holland lop doe that was being raffled off. I told him that we'd buy him one ... but of course he wanted THIS one. His Nana gave him a bunch of tickets - and he put all his tickets in for the holland lop. When they were drawing the winning ticket for the bunny, I cringed, prepared to give major hugs and deal with the sobs of a heartbroken kid. I have the worst luck - I have never won ANYTHING in my life! But, despite MY bad luck, my son won his Holland Lop doe! He was on cloud nine!
The last big item was the indoor rabbit hutch. Imagine my shock when my mom's name was on the winning ticket! She jumped up and down, then laughed and said "I don't even have a rabbit!" Many people offered to give the hutch a good home ;) but she decided to have it come to our house! It was tricky getting our minivan packed to get back home!
SO, now for the pictures!
Bluebelle was unusually relaxed!
My Grandma, holding Sarge
The judges kept reading through the standard
This was my youngest's first show - She showed Sarge
The ribbons from the day
My son with his new raffle bunny!
The indoor hutch was donated by Fablehaven Rabbitry - it's awesome! The roof sides lift up, plus there is a duraguard pan that slides in the bottom for easy cleaning.
I also need to learn how to "Blow Out" our bunny manes for the shows ... I need an easy tutorial!
Not show-related, but I'm trying to decide if we're going to keep this Siamese Sable buck - he is out of Bluebelle. If we do keep him, his name will be "Special Agent Gibbs"
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Congratulation and success.
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