Noobie’s doing well. She started munching on food late last night but I believe she’s showing very good signs of recovery. Today, she starting moving around and I could see the incision spot has been cleaned.
Here’s Holly Hope looking a little bossy!
I know I know, this is the ultimate disapproval face - EVER!
Sorry for the bad picture quality. I am messing around with my cousin’s DLSR at the moment. LOL! Give me some time okie…..
Filed under Does
After the conception of the Sale Policy, my next greatest challenge was to find vets who are good with rabbits for the spaying procedure. We all know that castration is a fairly straight forward procedure and most vets could do it. As for spaying only a handful are good at it. Today, I have found the answer to my prayers for vets that are good with spaying.
I was referred to Dr. Lynette & Dr. Loh by Dr. Nat of vet.com.my. Thank you Dr. Nat for the recommendations. Truly appreciate it!
Dr. Lynette & Dr. Loh is the team at Hillpark Veterinary Medical Centre. For more details, please refer to the References Page. Hillpark Veterinary Medical Centre is nestled in the township of Kota Kemuning. Kota Kemuning has always given me a very relaxed feeling because of how green it is.
The moment I stepped into Hillpark Veterinary Medical Centre, I felt very much at home to be greeted by their friendly admin staff. I must say it is a very humble setup which seemed a little empty but I do enjoy the space in this clinic. At the entrance you will find 2 huge cages with cats available for adoption. Dr. Lynette and Dr. Loh champions the cause of neutering and these cats are being neutered before given up for adoption at only RM30.
One of their mascots greeting customers at the front desk.
Dr. Lynette took the time to explain to me in great lengths all the possibilities and we shared some information about rabbits as well. I believe everyone fell in love with our girl Noobie.
After the short discussion, Noobie’s spay procedure was well underway. I waited for about an hour and throughout the wait, I received well wishes through text messages from SB & Kak Azian. Would like to thank all who have prayed for Noobie. I believe the prayers were all answered thus far. We still need to wait for her to start eating. But I must say, it wasn’t as scary I have been preparing myself for. Noobie was awake pretty fast after the procedure. I believe cuddles from Dr. Loh helped a lot! And that is what I want to spend 1 paragraph writing about.
The incision
The thing with vets is, some are so compassionate and passionate with what they do, their vibes just shines through them. Looking at Dr. Loh cradling Noobie in her arms moved my heart. I believe it does make a huge difference when love is given to our dearly beloved pets. I strongly recommend Hillpark Veterinary Medical Centre as a place for spaying rabbits because Dr. Lynette & Dr. Loh is very professional and confident. They are both very calm and you would feel very much at home talking to them. Very down to earth people.
Road to recovery!
I just got to say this. Tru-Luv Rabbitry officially WALK the TALK today. We successfully spayed our first rabbit today and many more to follow suit!
Now, let’s pray for speedy recovery!
Filed under Does
After being hit by the devastating news about Luna, I got a called from a very close friend informing me the passing of another high school friend. Everyone seemed to be dying young these days. As you can see, I am really really down. I hope today passes quickly. R.I.P. my brother Kahlil. May your soul be blessed. Please know that Luna’s waiting for you up there if you need a companion.
Before I stepped into the house, I knew I must snap out of this bad vibes. And that is just what I did. At the back of my brain, I am a very broken person. But somehow, I just needed the strength to summon up the courage to keep negativity at bay. The moment I see them, I felt there is a mutual exchange of strength. How can I ever live without them?
Clark doing the bull run around the Juniors
Still my heart bunny regardless
My dear Noobie. Always ready with an innocent face...
Master, you need a nudge today?
Carmel chilling after a bowl of veges
The disgruntle dwarf. Haley reminds me very much of a female version of Gimli...
Holly Hope's having a very terrible moult. Can't wait to have her fur back!
Thunder says: Hear Ye! Hear Ye! We would like to thank thy SB, P & D for dropping by to baby us all today! Special thanks & gratitude goes to SB for holding on so tightly to the heavy piece of black thing that has a fat telescope protruding out from the front, while following our every move tirelessly and clicking away (what a mouthful-that’s what the cheeks are for)!
Please note that Master Tim did not make us pose in these photos since we are given full authority over our publicity budget & planning. These are our own very creative poses. Not everyday is show day here in Malaysia!
Ivy Crescent’s Thunder
Ivy Crescent’s Haley
Miller’s Clark
Miller’s Carmel
I must admit that these are not the best photos of them. I will make it up later. Been really busy lately due to work so I am just posting up some random photos. I believe they are suppose to look much better when properly posed and when photos are taken with a better camera with proper lighting.
Speaking of Thunder, we had a good 10 minutes session of thunder and lighting today. That is why Haley looked a little tensed as she was scurrying for “shelter”. LOL!
I like the depth of her chest. Need a better photo of her relaxed.
Thunder deserves better photos of him:
One look at this doe you would know that there is something very special about her. I am writing this as a tribute to her. So far, what I can say about her is that, this doe can really really pose. She is ever ready to pose for you and I hope that passes down to her offspring. Carmel has been listed as Top Lop #7 for 2007 (Fall 2008 issue of Hollander).
I believe Carmel was the BJD (Broken Junior Doe) in this 2007 HLRSC Nationals Results page.
Filed under Does
I am so thrilled to have heard from Ms. Kay Miller. It was a short note from her but it really got my heart pouncing. LOL! Thanks Kay!
Here are some updates on the kits. In the midst of being excited for the new quad, please know that I have not forgotten the little ones. Although I set very high standards for kits born in the rabbitry, please do know that I do love each and everyone of them no matter how they grow up to be. It is too early to judge the kits at the moment and I would want to give them the opportunity to grow up before I pass any judgment on their conformity. But if you really have to know, I think it is rather obvious they all do look pet quality. But please bear in mind that they are in their UGLIES stage right now. I still think that they are not too bad for starters.
I can see that Truffles is a greater improvement from Noobie’s litter. I believe it is mainly because Holly Hope is a better looking Holland Lop.
Holly Hope’s looking better after raising Truffles. Not sure if she’ll make the cut for the show in July. Don’t you love her color?
Let’s pray that those ears will stop growing soon and the head will POP later. Long ears are sign of the Normal gene.
I have to admit that Thunder happens to be my heart bunny. LOL! But I am not bias. I love all of them but somehow Thunder gives me a different feeling. He is such a sweet boy. Ever eagerly waiting for me at the door for pats.
Clark happens to be my heart bunny as well. LOL!!! :P…Look at him! He’s a cutie. And today he shower me with his LUV! I was sprayed big time by him. You must think I am crazy being so happy being sprayed at by a buck. Ask any rabbit breeder and I am sure they can relate to this very easily. One of the signs that you have been made a slave by your rabbits.
And another heart bunny of mine. Carmel is a natural poser. She poses all the time and I believe she knows the camera quite well. She’ll strike a pose whenever I am holding the camera up. Very cute.
You guessed it! Haley’s my heart bunny too. Actually all my rabbits are my heart bunnies!!! LOL!
Haley’s a little fiesty at the moment. She is very good at using her fists. Reminds me of the chinese block buster movie IP MAN when Bruce Lee’s master make the finishing move using both fists hitting the opponent non-stop. LOL!!!
And this is every bunny’s HEART BABY! Seen here adored by Thunder.
Beth adores them as well but I am a little worried that the bucks may spray at her. And to be at her height, she will be an easy target to be drenched by the golden showers. Thank God nothing happened! I guess Clark only wanted me. LOL!
Filed under Bucks, Does, In The Nestbox
A very dear friend asked me a few days back if I was ashamed and felt awkward blogging about my rabbits. My answer to her was of course not at all. I love sharing my passion and at the same time try not to brag too much. Anyhow, my answer for her would be different at this very moment. That’s because I want to cry for joy more than wanting to write a post. I probably have more tears than words to express my feeling at the moment.
I will try my best nonetheless.
Before 2008 came to an end, as I was going through what to write as my closing post and thinking about how to bring my herd forward, I realized that I need to take a leap of faith. I needed huge improvements and fast. I was not satisfied with any of the litters. Don’t get me wrong. I love all the kits borne but they just did not turn out as how I really wanted them to be. And I convinced myself that there definitely definitely has got to be better rabbitries that I could get my new foundation stocks from. I needed new bloodlines and much better foundation stocks.
I also realized that I need to do “deep sea” searching and that was exactly what I did. Before I mentioned the people that I have met in my search for quality, I must say that I am really thankful to God for bringing them into my life. I attribute their unexpected and totally unplanned existence in my social circle to fate and all of them are gifts God so generously bestow upon me. Thinking back, I am still in awe as how I met them seemed to be sheer coincidences. I love all of them to pieces. Please forgive me if I have not mentioned your names in this post. I also have to mention that I am doing this because it is my passion and please do not be clouded with just the good things that you have seen on my blog. Behind these beautiful events, there are many sacrifices that you could never imagine. But one of the reasons I am doing this is because I do not want to live life and looking back later regretting not having done it. I hate thinking about could and should haves.
The first person I stumbled across was Teri Reymann. I have heard about Teri Reymann in a few occasions in my correspondences with Susie but somehow did not really give much thought about her. Not until I stumbled on her website (sonshinerabbitry.net). The other rabbitry that I stumbled across was DTL Rabbitry. I had earlier express interest in their rabbits and upon inquiry, I was told that they could get help from Teri for the shipment. But somehow something held me back and I continued searching. I must also mention that I have actually settled for some beautiful rabbits in Teri’s herd and to be honest, I backed out on her twice. I really felt bad for this and I still do. Despite me backing out on her twice, Teri has been very forgiving. God bless her big heart!
Just before backing out on Teri for the 2nd time, I stumbled across Reneah Raffay, Jenni Yoder and Mike Dietrich. I believe I didn’t have a good start with Mike mainly for my wrong way of approach. I am truly sorry MIKE! Please forgive me. As for Reneah and Jenni, I must say these 2 are angels! They are one of the most honest people living on the face of the earth. I had the privilege of chatting with Jenni and she gave me tons of great advice. Reneah was also very generous with her advice and opinions. I will cherish them all my life. I expressed my interest in getting a couple of rabbits from both Jenni and Reneah but due to the weather, they could not ship any out at that time. At this point, I was almost giving up my search and had wanted to wait till much later when the weather permits and when there are rabbits available.
On the faithful night of 14th January 2009, I could remember very clearly that it was a Wednesday. I stayed up late thinking how should I move on from here. And prior to this, I have added Scott Rodriguez (somehow) to my chat list through Laurie Stroupe. I didn’t know much about Scott other than he’s one of the names that appeared on Hollander (HLRSC newsletter). I have visited his website numerous times, love all his rabbits but it didn’t cross my mind that he would actually sell me any. BUT he DID!
Not only did Scott offered me his rabbits, but he sold me 2 of his FINEST! He was so generous to offer me one of his heart bunny Thunder to go along with Haley. As if that was not enough to prove that this guy’s got a big big heart, Scott contacted a dear friend of his to see if she could offer to help me start off. That friend turned out to be the legendary Kay Miller and she offered to send Carmel and Clark. This is the best part that made me shed tears the moment Scott broke the news to me. Carmel is Top Lop 2006 (a Broken Junior Doe then) and had appeared on the cover of Hollander. I just couldn’t believe what I was reading because it dawned on me how much I have gone through for 2 long years in search for my foundation rabbits. Not only they are sending me beautiful rabbits but Grand Champions!
I would like to take some time to write a short tribute to Scott Rodriguez and Kay Miller.
Scott Rodriguez is the past HLRSC Director for Zone 1. He is also an ARBA licensed registrar and is also the chairman for ARBA Constitution Committee. Scott started raising rabbits 27 years ago and in his early ventures, he is well known for his “Ewoks” looking English Angoras. He now works with the Holland Lop exclusively.
Another person that I must mention is someone very low profile in the Holland Lop show ring. She is Ms. Kay Miller. Kay was the first person in Colorado whom imported Holland Lops from Holland. Her foundation rabbits came from Vi Crowder and Jamie Wardlow. That was more than 35 years ago. She continued breeding Holland Lops and remained active in shows up till today. She is in fact one of the top Holland Lop breeders in US. Her rabbitry used to be called Whispering Pines Rabbittrees. I hope to get hold of her mailing address so that I could update her on Carmel and Clark.
Just something on the sidelines, I hope my dear readers understand why I am very particular in passing on my rabbits and why the new sales policy holds great importance. Just reflect on the number of years these Holland Lops has been developed and how vulnerable the gene pool is. It takes only seconds to spoil what has been worked on for over 20 years. Getting a doe from me and breeding it with the local bucks is just wrong and it will never work that way. So I beg of you again, please do not get your vision clouded by all the nice things seen on this blog. There are much more to it than what meets the eyes. Research is key.
With that said, let’s welcome Haley, Carmel, Thunder and Clark to MALAYSIA.
That’s Thunder’s BUTT! LOL!
Say what? “LIVE SHOW RABBITS!”
IVY CRESENT’S THUNDER:
This is NOT fat okie people…This is MASSIVE!!!! and I did not SKEW the photo!
IVY CRESENT’S HALEY:
This image is taken from Scott’s website. Hope you don’t mind Scott, she is not that ready for a photo session.
MILLER’S CARMEL:
By right, I should not be using the GC prefix on her because we have yet to do the transfer. She is a doll! She was on the previous Hollander as Top Lop #7 and TOP LOP #1 in 2006 when she was just a junior.
She’s fiesty!
MILLER’S CLARK:
Clark’s GC is also pending.
I am forever grateful to Scott, Kay & Teri for putting this project together. Love you three loads! Words cannot express how much this means to me. On behalf of all Malaysians who appreciates this HALLMARK breed, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Would like to express my gratitude to my adopted mom, Cheri Bushee & adopted aunt, Karen L. Novina for their constant prayers for me and the success of this shipment.
Last but not least, I would like to say that collectively, all the people that I have mentioned in my blog, those added on my friends list (you know who you are) and especially those mentioned on this post are called the Living Saints of Holland Lop world. These are the nicest people that you will ever want to meet on earth. An author once wrote about the 5 people he/she wants to meet in HEAVEN but I can’t keep it within that number. Just like in a rabbitry, rabbits count in hundreds!
Now, let’s pray hard they will THRIVE in TLR!
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU Scott Rodriguez, Kay Miller, Stephen & Teri Reymann!!!!!!
And guess what comes with this shipment? A TATTOO KIT!!!! YES! To set TLR apart, I am going to tattoo all my rabbits from now on. But there is a glitch. I need 3 more sets of 1-9 digits! Darn!
Filed under Bucks, Does, Friends Of Tru-Luv
This is something that I wanted to do for a very long time. It is always good to look back into the past and see how far we have come so that we will be grateful for what we have in the present. I am very grateful for how the herd has turned out to be so far. Let’s walk down memory lane shall we?
This is Unix my first doe.
2nd Generation from left, Bandie, Adinna & Yohji (photo taken from http://furrybutts.wordpress.com)
3rd Generation Latara & Tridus (Half Imported Bloodlines)
After losing the 3rd Generation from Unix, the herd was taken over by fully imported bloodlines in Skor, Noobie & BlueBerry.
And then came Holly Hope, Tinga, Eclipse, Luna, Miss Muffet, Charlyz, Moesha, Camior, Milkyway & Seychel the 2nd Generation.
And 3rd Generation in Truffles…
I think my herd is improving loads, what do you think?
Spent the entire afternoon grooming the buhnies and with the help of my pro photographer cousin, we got some great photos of the buhnies.
Nuff said, just enjoy.
Filed under Bucks, Does, In The Nestbox
Tru-Luv Rabbitry: Quality Holland Lops in Malaysia 