Velvet Noses

Shepherds Monet

Has a blue suede nose.

Who's da' baby?

We have a saying at the Rabbit Shepherds and that is "Patience Pays Off". We even have a REW senior doe in our herd that is named Patience. There is this litter of 5 bucks born a few months back and I kept 4 of them. Who in their right mind would keep 4 bucks from the same litter? Patience. They were each a rainbow of different colors so I named them after some of my favorite painters. Patience. The black one had ear control problems so I taped it up and hoped for the best. I named him Van Gogh because he had the ear issue, get it. The blue tort is named Monet because he looks like a soft water color (photo above). The blue is named Cezanne as that artist used blue in many of his paintings and the REW is Picasso as he tilts his head when I talk to him. Their nick-names became "The Starving Artist Series" as a joke. None of them did very well at the shows, molted a little, looked gangly, not so hot. The black did the worst with terrible comments from the judges followed by the blue tort. Should I sell some of these dud bucks. Patience. Who was the first of the 4 bucks to win enough legs for his Grand Championship? Surprising us all, it was Van Gogh! Now his runner up brother, Monet above is coming into his own. Let's see how he does this winter and spring. Patience.

PS-Had to stick in one other little velvet nose with blue binky, Liam.