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Monthly Archives: March 2009
Judges At Rabbit Shows: Something You Should Know
First of all I must say that, an ethical ARBA registered judge will never decide to judge if his/her rabbits regardless of owners are competing in the show. This means that if there is a rabbit in the show what is bred and sold to someone, the breeder who happens to be a judge must not judge in that show. There should not be any room for favoritism even though a judge is known for his/her strong principles and ethics. They will normally not agree to judge based on their own conscience and beliefs. That is a trait worth respecting because after all, humans are weak and may be influenced to a certain extend.
And guess what? I have got word that one of the US breeders that sends rabbits here will be judging a show in Malaysia in near future. He/she is a very experienced show breeder but given the fact that this is just a fancy rabbit show and not a full fledged ARBA show, it is acceptable even though I believe he/she is not an ARBA judge.
But somehow I find it weird as he/she will be judging his/her own rabbits since there may be rabbits in the show that came from him/her. Oh well, this is Malaysia, the land of “Malaysia BOLEH (Malaysia CAN)!”. Anything can happen. Let’s simply put it that I prefer “CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN”.
I wonder what happens in the US if the judge is indeed judging his/her own rabbits and insists to judge despite knowing the fact that there are rabbits from his/her breedings on the table. Let’s see what really happens in the show as it would be really interesting to watch. We better not be judging a rabbit show before the judge judges the rabbits.
But for now, I wish all RABBIT HELL breaks loose! Get those bunnies conditioned and ready for the SHOW!
Filed under Rabbit Show
Why Holland Lops started with the Tortoiseshell color?
This is the question that I am pondering today. If you have seen most of the Holland Lop websites and if you are a person that goes for the overall TYPE of a Holland Lop, you’ll soon come to realize that most of them are in the Tortoiseshell Variety. You may come across some breeders with color projects as well but it is quite rare to find very typey colored Holland Lops.
I really hope that somewhere out there someone may have the answer to this question. I really cannot think of any possible answer at the moment. And I have got this “WHY TORT?” ringing in my head like all the time.
The only logical answer is they were first imported into US from the origin country only in the TORT variety. But what intrigues me is whether there are any other colors beside torts when Holland Lop first started and still, why tort and not another color.
Honestly, I am more in love with the physical build and overall personality of a Holland than the color. Color is quite insignifcant to me because I am not a racist towards rabbits. LOL!!!!
But if you do have the answer, I would appreciate the sharing. Thanks in advance.
Updates:
I am getting some leads here. Laurie just mentioned Jeff Hardin being the first person who imported the first batch of Holland Lops in to the states. Boy am I learning some stuff! Research and more research!
Filed under Random Topics
Don’t You Love Happy Endings?
Since before I attended the grand opening of Pet Epicure, Alicia has been very fond of Luna because she reminds her of a dwarf lop (UK Term) she once had. During the grand opening, I brought Luna as a gift for Alicia but she could not take her in at that time due to “logistic” matters. LOL!
I really appreciate the effort Alicia puts into helping animals. She always remind me that it is for the animals that we are working to hard despite all the trials and tribulations. She is one of the forerunners in the spay/neuter campaign. She was indeed the person that first introduced me to the idea of using spay/neuter as one of the conditions in my sales policy. I am so grateful to have known her.
Alicia have an ND called Monty and was sent for neutering not too long ago. Monty is a full time house bunny and guardian to her 3 children’s bedroom. According to Alicia, Monty have perfect toilet habits. I believe and hope Luna will be a good companion to Monty after her spay.
I went over to Pet Epicure today to collect some hay and at the same time something prompted me to ask Alicia if she wants me to bring Luna along. As usual, she gave me an excited “YES” indicating to me that she has got all the “logistics” sorted out. LOL!
Alicia’s children quickly warmed up with Luna and I learned something new today. I keep on learning new stuff from Alicia like all the time. Since my daughter is too young to handle a rabbit, I learn from Alicia that older children and hold a rabbit very easily. Just get them to wear a T-shirt, and wrap the bunny up while geting the child to hold on tight to the rabbit. You should have seen how the children adores all the animals around them. They have so much love to give. Very obvious that they are brought up with big hearts. Something that I want very much for my daughter.
The best thing of it all is that, my daughter really enjoyed herself interacting with Alicia’s children. I guess that is something you will get in a very homely environment such as the one in Pet Epicure. My wife also told me that it has been a while since she enjoyed such a homely environment. Pet Epicure is so welcoming especially you have a very happy family coming together hanging out at the shop while business goes on like the usual. No “MAY I HELP YOU” tagging along wherever you go. You just hang out like it was your home in Pet Epicure.
Speaking of which, a photo to prove my point:
I am sure Luna could attest that she fell right into place and got really cosy there. Can you spot her? Also want to thank Alicia for the fresh Timothy Hay she gave me. LOVE THEM (the buns I mean).
Filed under Living Elsewhere
Tru-Luv Rabbitry: Quality Holland Lops in Malaysia 