@LocoYokel , love the name you've given your buck, Silver Foxes are such a pretty breed. The breeds we raised, not all at the same time tho
were Belgium Hares, Tans, Checkered Giants, Champagnes, Dutch, Californians, Satins, Netherland Dwarfs and Holland Lops.Those were very fun years, traveling to rabbit shows mostly in the U.S.
Getting the right ear length in our Checkered Giants was a challenge as was keeping the ear length under 2 inches in the N.Dwarfs but we finally did it. The last few years we concentrated on B. Hares, Tans (hubby's), the Netherland Dwarfs were mine.
After joining this forum I found out
@baymule 's club was the one that had a hand in setting up the ARBA convention in 1977 we attended at the Shamrock Hilton in Huston Texas, small world isn't it.
Friends of ours were the ones who got the Britannia Petites recognized and excepted as a separate breed here in the U.S. and Canada, in the UK they're known as Polish. Feisty littler buggers they are. We put up a trophy for BOB at one of our local shows, showing a hand with the index finger bandaged with a drop resembling blood held high.
At the the ARBA presentation in Huston our friend who has a quirky sense of humor, brought out a whip saying this is what you need to get these petite little rabbits under control and pose correctly, I wasn't there but I imagine he had the room howling.
After a fun week we headed home, going through Canadian customs we had to open our bags. The custom officer asked our friend why he had a whip in his suitcase, with a straight face he said it's a marital aid, every one in the line behind us started to choke, then.... they came to me, my suitcase had set off the alarm. I had to explain what the 4 dozen automatic watering nipples were. By now the officer was getting a little exasperated with us, he said and why have you got these, holding up a pair of pliers, I explained they were J-clip pliers, I explained their use was putting wire cages together, he then said why the two pairs as he lifted the second pair of pliers, I explained these ones were used to remove the J-clips. By now his face was getting a little red, he told us in a growly voice move on your holding up the line, we did as fast as we could thinking if he got any more exasperated with us he's order a strip search. I do ramble on at times but a little humor is good for the soul.
Annette
. The only remedy I've used on rabbits is Preparation H for sore hocks and mineral oil for ear mites, lops are notorious for this, anything else it was a trip to the vet.
Just to be safe!
