We decided to take the long drive to North Carolina to go to Jersey Wooly and Fuzzy Lop Nationals. With gas prices climbing and trying to save expenses, we worked on fitting three adults and 21 rabbits plus luggage in my car. On the way back we added 7 more rabbits to deliver back home. It was a puzzle but we somehow got it all to fit by traveling very light. I did my grooming on a fold out chair and a carpet piece. Even with my haphazard grooming table, Princess Poppy won 4 BOB in the 4 shows she was entered in and went on to win a Best in Specialty show judged by Allen Mesick. Not bad for only bringing one angora. My woolies didn't fare as well except for one self junior doe took a first in one of the open shows. A few others were in the top ten in some of the shows but everything went so fast and being at tables for two different breeds, I will have to wait on the show report to see the placements. Very excited to see that Deidre Edder won BOB at the National show with her beautiful REW doe. She was exquisite and is now home making some beautiful babies. It was fun and I sure enjoyed spending time will all the friends from down south.On the way down we filled the empty travel cages with things that would be gone or used up on the way home, like bunny food, some sale items and a donation basket. That way we could fill them with bunnies on the way home and not take up anymore room. I always thought I was good but Lauren is some good packer. It was like a puzzle to get everything back in the way it came out.
It was also nice to meet some new angora breeders down South. Who would have thought there would be about 20 English Angoras entered in a Southern show? The broken English Angora babies are growing up, half are boys and half are girls and only one solid tort in the litter. They are little clowns, just have to love their sweet little faces.
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