Ashley Shaw and her Merry Christmas

Ashleys mother Angie arranged a very special gift for her daughters Christmas. They took the long drive up to my house (Ashley did not know where they were going). Waiting for her: Santa Claus left a bueatiful bundle . SILVERTONE MY MY a stunning rew doe ..this doe was 2nd in the very tough sr. white English Angora doe class ARBA CONVENTION 2011.

MERRY CHRISTMAS ASHLEY!

CONVNETION PICS

MARCUS RHODEN......TOP BOS (left) BOB (right)
LINDA CASSELLA ..... BOTTOM BOV WHITE left Silvertone Rumor Has It on the right is BOSV white Silvertone Glacier

BEST OF VARIETY WHITE ............SILVERTONE RUMOR HAS IT pictures by Critter Portraits

Convention 2011

A number of people have asked if the west coast had rabbits in English Angoras......Yes they did..........for complete results see the NARBC web page.

SILVERTONE ANGORAS CONVENTION 2011

1st white sr. bucks BOSV
1st white jr bucks
1st white sr does BOV 2nd white sr. does

2nd colored sr does 27 does 1st went to a doe out of Silvertone Ricky Lake (Rhoden) BOB
3rd a daughter of Silvertone Sassy Suzy (Mahr)

colored sr bucks won by a buck out of Silvetone Dominique (Rhoden) BOS

I did have pics done by Critter Portraits and will share them with you when they arrive.

So happy to congratulate Marcus for a super job. and to Josie Mahr for her bueatiful doe.
Sleep much needed ...........

Dreams come true and then .......

SILVERTONE DAY DREAMZ BOV ARBA 2007
for all your daughters for all your courage....I bid thee farewell

REFLECTIONS

Today I gave alot of thought to my rabbit program. I am happy in all that I have accomplished in these last 9 years. Not many people have the chance to experience BIS Convention and the next year a group win, along with all my very special friendships and the bueatiful rabbits who have shared my dreams. I keep all my rabbits here with me until the day they exit this life.
Many of these old bunnies are retired now and live the "good" life.
Every day that I clean their cages I take a moment to remember their career and thank them for all they did.

Oh and did I mention I have a bueatiful capable daughter? :)

BEST IN SHOW RUTLAND VT

MAY 28 RUTLAND VT BEST IN SHOW white sr doe GC SILVERTONE KRYSTAL show A in show B she was 2nd res. in show. It was a nice show but the heat became worse as the day went on. UARC sponsored a Speciality however I decided to scratch my rabbits from the Spec. I felt that the risk of putting them back on the table was not worth taking. Three shows in one day in the heat are just too much. As usual there were no legs for English only 3 EA were there my rew doe and sr colored buck and a jr of Laurie A. Its really something when to grand an English you practically have to get 3 BIS.
We do have a close show next weekend only 40 min away. I dont know yet if its worth taking rabbits or not. I may just go and help out. If its hot I am not going.
I can not believe how some people treat rabbits I saw LOTS of rabbits in tiny carriers that the rabbit could not even lay down in, large breed rabbits in carriers so small that I would not even put a baby English Angora in. NO water.....filthy bedding......and the only person in the building that brought a fan was...you guessed it, yours truly. It was very hot and there were multiple rabbits in carriers together laying on each other. Where oh where is the compassion for the animal??? Where is the common sense, where is the the conscience level of these people. I even heard one individual say that they were hot and tired and that they were going to leave the rabbits in their carriers until morning, are you kidding me?