Washington State Convention

Last weekend was state convention, which was a lot of fun. I went with 17 rabbits, and came home with only 11. It's nice having a lot of empty cages! Here's some of my results:

Saturday Results:
Judge Scott Williamson
DDLB (Black Jr Buck)- BOSV, 1st of 8
DDAE (Black Jr Buck)- 3rd of 8
Pipsqueak (Blue Sr Doe)- 1st of 4

Sunday Results:
Judge Connal Addison
DDLB (Black Jr Buck)- 2nd of 8
DDAE (Black Jr Buck)- 3rd of 8
DDSE (Black Sr Doe)- 2nd of ?
Pipsqueak (Blue Sr Doe)- 1st of 4
Paisley (Blue Jr Doe)- 2nd of 6 (to the Best of Breed rabbit-- judge went back and forth between them!)

Big congrats to Jan on her Best of Breed, and Reserve in Show both days with a gorgeous little Blue jr doe! She said the grandma is a doe she had gotten from me. She also had a gorgeous little Blue jr buck from the same litter as the doe that did well for her. Jean was Best Opposite Sex both days, with two different Tort bucks.
For the Silver Martens, Maddy was Best of Breed both days. Arson was Best Opposite Sex on Saturday. Maryann was BOS on Sunday with a Black buck.
I do not have any show rabbits for sale right now, however do have some pet quality rabbits available. Come this fall, I should have more breeding stock for sale.
Next show is in three weeks in Monroe.

For Sale

Keep meaning to put up some for sale rabbits, but things have been really busy here lately. Here's my current for sale list:

DDPF a 4 1/2 month old Black buck. Really nicely typed rabbit, he just has a few marking flaws. I'd like his saddle to be a bit straighter, and he has a small drag off the back of his neck. He has a super sweet personality! Always insists on attention at feeding time. He's out of Revolver (RGC/4 legs) and Piper (RGC/3 legs).

DDAG a 3 month old Black doe. She's nicely marked, just a bit small, and hasn't really developed for type yet. She's out of Desperado (RGC/7 legs) and Sasha (RGC/3 legs). I don't have a picture of her yet, but can take one if requested.

DDCB a 4 1/2 month old Blue doe. A really nice doe, super type, and really nice markings, other than her stops, which are really long. Stops are a marking that I'm picky on, but everything else on her is really super. She's already been to one show, and got excellent comments. I just have another Blue doe the same age that I like better. She's out of Rodeo (Reg/2 legs) and Cover Girl (Reg/1 leg).

All three will be with me at State Convention this weekend. I'll be showing nine Dutch, all of which are juniors except two. Nicole and I are showing three Silver Martens. I was going to post pics of my upcoming juniors, but when I try to make the pics smaller, it changes the look of the pic, and makes them all flat, even though they are not.

Venus and Ruby D both have litters that are at weaning age right now. Piper and Zoe just had litters last week. Rainy the Silver Marten had a litter of seven (4 Blue, and 3 Black) to Arson, our recent BIS winner.

Over the next couple of days I'll be breeding several does. Desperado is leaving this weekend, so he'll be bred to several does. Him and Sushi are going to go live in Vancouver. Maybelline and Aurora will be going to live in Ellensburg.

In Loving Memory...

Roxy Roo

January 1, 2003- May 12, 2009

http://www.geocities.com/doubledutch84/petsroxy.html

This has been a very hard week. Tuesday night, Roxy my rabbitry helper and sidekick had to be put down. Sunday evening she had gotten into the garbage when no one was home and ate stuff that she shouldn't have. Some of it got stuck in her lower intestine, which could only be removed with surgery. Roxy was my constant companion, and always by my side. I'm use to whenever I'm home, her following me everywhere. Feeding the rabbits is not the same without her constantly under foot. She will be missed...

Double Dutch's Frankie
March 17, 2001- May 15, 2009

To top things off Friday morning I discovered Frankie had passed away. Frankie passing away feels like the end of an era to my rabbitry. He goes back really close to the beginning of my line. His sire is Silver, my first Best in Show winner and his dam is Trelawn Sisqo. His grandfather is Coffelt's Scout, my first Best of Breed winner (and one of my very first Dutch!) and his grandmother is Dominque who was my first homebred Grand Champion and first homebred Best of Breed winner. Dominque then was out of Brak's Naomi (RGC/9 legs) and Brak's Lupo (RGC) from Donna Brak, who I consider the start of Double Dutch Rabbitry, all the way back in 1994. I credit both Donna and Jan Coffelt as the two who gave me my start in the breed, and Lloyd Gregg (Trelawn), whose always helped me out along the way to make it what it is. To see more pics of him, and his impact to my line, his page on my site is: http://www.geocities.com/doubledutchinfo/mrbluebuckfrankie.html

BEST IN SHOW!!!!!!!!

So this has been a really bad week (more on that in an upcoming blog), so it's nice to have something good happen! Nicole took the Martens down to Canby, OR with her today. In show A, with Julie judging Arson finally won his first Best of Breed! With BOS going to Maddy for her third granding leg. BIS judging was done by Jeff (a former top Silver Marten breeder here in WA) and Karen. Arson won Reserve in Show!

Show B was judged by Jennifer from CA. Arson was once again Best of Breed for his 6th leg. BOS went to Larry and Sharon. Best in show judging was done by Jennifer and Mike, and Arson went on to win BEST IN SHOW!!!!! Nicole said that they barely even looked at him, so she thought he was out of the running. When they announced it, they said that it was an easy choice for them.

We're just now hoping he can hold his coat for state next month!

Monroe Show & For Sale

Was just trying to update my website's for sale page and had it all ready to save, however it will not let me save the page, and now geocities is not working... Figured I'd post my Monroe results and current for sale list here in the meantime. Other than the for sale page, my website is not going to be getting many updates for a bit, as geocities has decided to close all their free sites at the end of the year. This means moving my whole site to a new provider... I'm probably going to upgrade my current site to a paid domain, but until this is done, I'm not going to be doing anymore work to it.
The Monroe show was last week. I only showed 6 Dutch, but was happy with my results. Pipsqueak was Best Opposite Sex in the first show for her third granding leg. She lost to Jean's Black buck. Show B, Pips was Best of Breed for her fourth leg! BOS went to Jean. No one else had results worth mentioning, other than my little Blue jr doe out of Cover Girl x Rodeo. She was 1st of 2 both shows, losing to Pips, however she got really promising comments from both judges. Jake says she's going to be hot! Kevin said that she should be great for state convention next month. She a very nicely typed doe, the only thing I do not like on her are her super long stops.
For the Silver Martens, Arson was Best Opposite Sex both shows for his third and fourth legs, and is now a Grand Champion. BOB both shows was Sharon & Larry with their Black doe.
Nicole will be taking the three Martens to the Canby show this weekend. Hopefully Arson can get over this BOS slump (has only gone to four shows, and has won BOS at each one) and go for Best of Breed!

Current for sale animals are (for pics go to: http://www.geocities.com/doubledutch84/dutstock.html):

Double Dutch's Desperado
Black Sr Buck
Born 12/5/06
Herd Buck
Registered Grand Champion 7 legs (BOB of 104, BOS of 55)
Sire- Double Dutch's Bentley (Blue, RGC/6 legs)
Dam- Double Dutch's Zoe (Black, RGC/3 legs)
He is a herd buck, and has produced RGC's. Has excellent markings, and a gorgeous head. Has good width, I'd just like a bit more depth to him. Is the sire of Belle Starr (RGC/4 legs) and grandfather of Pipsqueak (RGC/4 legs).

Double Dutch's Sushi
Black Sr Doe
Born 5/29/07
Proven Brood Doe
Registered Grand Champion 3 legs
Sire- Double Dutch's Bazooka (Blue, Reg/3 jr legs)
Dam- Double Dutch's Sage (Black, RGC/5 legs)
An excellent mom, I'm just cutting down on my brood does. Is a nicely typed doe.

Double Dutch's Aurora
Black Sr Doe
Born 1/27/08
Proven Brood Doe
Registered
Sire- Double Dutch's Bentley (Blue, RGC/6 legs)
Dam- Double Dutch's Sushi (Black, RGC/3 legs)
An excellent mom, I'm just cutting down on my brood does. Has really good hindquarters, just a bit long in the shoulders.

Double Dutch's Maybelline
Blue Sr Doe
Born 1/27/08
Proven Brood Doe
Registered
Sire- Double Dutch's Bentley (Blue, RGC/6 legs)
Dam- Double Dutch's Sushi (Black, RGC/3 legs)
An excellent mom, I'm just cutting down on my brood does. Nicely typed, could just use a bit more depth.

A Visitor...

So for the last month, my rabbitry has been getting a visitor.... Someone's pet rabbit that must have gotten loose (or was set free...). He's a chestnut colored crossbreed, with a white stripe down his nose, so he either has Dutch or the vienna gene behind him. The little mooch has been enjoying the feed that drops on the ground, and all the hay under my hanging cages. He's also made several borrows under my hanging cages. He's even accidently gotten locked in with my rabbits over night a few times, as he hides behind the cages till we're gone. He's also been driving my dog, Roxy, crazy, who keeps trying to let me know that there is a rabbit loose.
Today, while I was feeding, I saw him hop into one of my buildings to escape the snow (yes, it's April, and it was snowing here today...). I quickly shut both doors, and got a flashlight. Took me a bit of manuvering, however I managed to catch him! Since he's been on his own for the last month and really wild now (has been chased numerous times by Roxy), my dad took him not far from our home, and set him loose in the woods.

ERBA Show

The ERBA show in Yelm was last Saturday. Other than it being freezing cold, it went well (took forever to unfreeze from it!). My rabbits did a lot better than I was expecting! I was not expecting anything with the Dutch, and only took four of them, but was very happy with their results.

Rodeo (Black Sr Buck)- 1 of 2 both shows
DDSC (Black Jr Doe)- BOSV of 3 both shows
Ariel (Blue Sr Doe)- Not sure what she placed in show A, I think she was third, but in show B, she was Best of Breed for her third granding leg!
Pipsqueak (Blue Sr Doe)- my biggest surprise of the day, in show A she was Best Opposite Sex (second leg), and show B was 2nd to Ariel. Not bad for a doe who was just skin and bones two months ago!

Then the Silver Martens also did very well, which Nicole and I have three really nice ones coming up.

Arson (Black Jr Buck)- Best Opposite Sex both show for his first two legs
Maddy (Black Sr doe)- I think she was 1st of 2 in the first show... Show B she was Best of Breed for her second leg!
Flame (Blue Jr doe)- Not sure how she did... I think she might have been second both shows.

For only taking 7 rabbits, not bad getting 2 BOB's, and 3 BOS's! Since this was the 60th anniversary show for the ERBA, they had cool prizes. BOB got glass beer steins, and BOS got glasses.
I judged the youth show during show A (and partly into show B), so saw several breeds. BIS went to a gorgeous White Mini Rex (not sure of the owner's name), with RIS being a really nice Black Polish of Jessica's (Jan's grand daughter). Show B, I judged a bunch of smaller breeds. I was extremely impressed with the Florida Whites that I judged, and it was really cool to see the one I picked go on to get BIS in show B, owned by Maryann. RIS show B went to the Silver that I also judged, which was also really nice. It was owned by Patsy.

Baby wise, I have four litters due on March 23rd, they are:
Stryker x Jill's Wild Blue Venus
Rodeo x Revlon
Desperado x Sasha
Bazooka x Zoe

Current litters are doing well. Looks like there are some nice show prospects for state convention :)
Next show isn't until May 2nd, the NWRB, which I'm judging at. The next day there will be a Dutch specialty. After debating over it for quite awhile, my dad and I decided to skip the Yakima show, including the specialty the next day.
I know it's been awhile since I've updated my website (so much easier to just update this). An update should be coming hopefully in the next week.