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The Dutch Reporter Volume 67 Number 3 July/August/September 2009 Congratulations, Carolyn Hidalgo, winner of the 2009 ARBA Convention Photography & Art Contest! Bags and Buns Packed ? ARBA National Convention San Diego, California November 1 - 5, 2009 Offi cial Newslett er of the American Dutch Rabbit Club www.dutchrabbit.com RAISING QUALITY DUTCH Dutch Haven ALL COLORS Triple M Dutch Rabbitry Sue Hill 8495 Co G Verona, WI 53593 (608) 832-1579 Melody Stremkowski [email protected] 5568 Hwy EE Amherst, WI 54406 Black Blue (715) 344-2247 Gray [email protected] Tortoise 12/09 12/10 S pring HIDDEN HOLLOW FARM BREEDING QUALITY DUTCH RABBITS H iiiill Rabbitry SINCE 1995 DUTCH Black BLACK, BLUE AND A FEW TORT AND STEEL Rick & Julie Billups NATHAN GRAYBEAL 488 Pratt Road 571 MILL ROAD Blanchester, OH 45107 ANNVILLE, PA. 17003 BOB 2000, 2001 NDS 717 861 4704 Best Black 2000 NDS (937) 655-8657 [email protected] Best Blue 2000 NDS [email protected] Best Tortoise 2001 NDS Selling only quality stock 12/09 6/11 SCHWANDT DUTCH WEST COAST RABBITS Troy, Jill & Aaron Ihrke Dutch - Blue, Chocolate, Steel, Chinchilla Californians & Britannia Peti tes Gilroy, California DAN & THERESA SCHWANDT (408)706-8026 5942 NW Hwy 83 Waterford, WI 53185 [email protected] (262) 470-6708 (920) 973-1142 www.Westcoastrabbits.webs.com Website: www.freewebs.com/showdutch Coming soon - Cages & Supplies Email: [email protected] 12/09 3/10 Quality Dutch in all 6 Varieties PRESIDENT VICE-PRESIDENT ADRC Web Site: www.dutchrabbit.com (2011) Rick Billups (2009) Sue Hill DISTRICT 1 STATES: 8495 CR G 488 Pratt Road Verona, WI 53593 Blanchester, OH 45107 CT, DE, FL, GA, ME, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NY, NC, OH, PA, RI, SC, VT, VA, WV (608) 832-1579 (937) 655-8657 DISTRICT 2 STATES: [email protected] [email protected] AL, AR, IL, IN, IA, KY, LA, MI, MN, MS, MO, TN, WI SECRETARY-TREASURER DISTRICT 3 STATES: AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, KS, MT, NE, NV, NM, ND, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, WY Barb Kline (2010) 4664 S Co Rd 591 HIGHLIGHTS THIS ISSUE New Riegel, OH 44853 President.................................. 2 SANCTIONS & SWEEPSTAKES (419) 595-2050 Vice-President............................ 3 [email protected] (OPEN() & YOUTH): Secretary/Treasurer Report................... 4 Norma Hart ADRC Member’s Anniversary List.......... 5 DISTRICT 1 DIRECTORS 190 N First Ave Director’s Reports............................. 6 Billy Bounds (2009) Coal City, IL 2009 ARBA Breakfast Banquet............. 11 2642 BirdHill Rd (815) 634-2676 Welcome New Members........................ 12 Girdletree, MD 21829 [email protected] Expiring Members.............................. 13 (410) 632-2363 2010 NDS Information.......................... 14 [email protected] PUBLICITY DEPARTMENT: (2010) Ask the Judge/Breeder....................... 16 Todd Uran AAl Gerhart (2010) Youth Report.......................................... 20 18600 Easton Rd ADRC Hall of Fame Members.................. 2271 Oxford Middletown Road 21 Marysville, OH 43040 ADRC Committees................................ Hamilton, OH 45013 21 Sweepstakes................................ (513) 726-6926 (937) 642-1388 [email protected] 22 AAbove the Best of Breed......................... [email protected] 26 DOMESTIC RABBITS REPORTER: Open Show Reports............................... 27 Dennis Kline (2011) Bob Bergene Youth Show Reports............................... 32 4664 S Co Rd 591 30165 W 154th St Dates & Deadlines................................. 35 New Riegel, OH 44853 Gardner, KS 66030 Upcoming Shows................................... 36 (419) 595-2050 (913) 856-7311 [email protected] Combatting Snuffles.............................. 41 [email protected] (Send materials by the 5th of Blast from the Past.............................. 44 DISTRICT 2 DIRECTORS Feb, Apr, June, Aug, Oct Dec) ADRC Constitution & By-laws................ 46 ADRC Sanction Application.................... Warren Wiltman (2009) 51 ADRC WEBMASTER: ARBA Convention Judge’s scheduled.... 51 802 W Tapawingo Rd Julie Hume ADRC Membership Application.............. 52 Mishicot, WI 54228 1396 W Kinsel Highway (920) 755-4512 A DVERTIS EMENTS : [email protected] Charoltte, MI 48813 (517) 543-3358 Inside Covers: Dan Schwandt (2010) [email protected] Front: Billups, Graybeal, Ihrke 5924 NW Hwy 83 Schwandt, Stremkowski Waterford, WI 53185 DUTCH REPORTER EDITOR: Back: Hill, Lape, Peters, (920) 973-1142 Dick Gehr Slack, Spellmire, Wise [email protected] 190 N First Ave DISPLAY ADVERTISEMENTS: Dick Gehr (2011) Coal City, IL 60416 Kansas Dutch RC,Aaron Martin........... 12 190 N First Ave (815) 634-2676 Kevin Hooper................................ 19 Coal City, IL 60416 [email protected] Bob Bergene, Kristy Hume, Nelson (815) 634-2676 Bunny Barn, Ohio State DRC.............. YOUTH REPRESENTATIVE 20 [email protected] Southwest Dutch RF....................... 40 TO ADRC BOARD: DISTRICT 3 DIRECTORS District 1: Nathan Graybeal, PA JJill Pfaff (2009) District 2: Trevor Marquis, IL 5520 NW Shasta Ave District 3: Autumn Dennistoun, WA Corvallis, OR 97330 DISCLAIMER (541) 753-0128 cell (541) 207-7196 [email protected] ADVERTISING RATES The ADRC reserves the right Rick Lehmann (2010) ONE ISSUE YEARLY TWO YEARS to refuse to accept any 15343 B Lake Road 2 Full Page $30.00 $120.00 $210.00 advertising, article, or item of Gardner, KS 66030 1/2 Page $20.00 $80.00 $140.00 correspondence which it deems (913) 206-0295 1/3 Page $16.00 $65.00 $115.00 not in the best interest of its 1/4 Page $12.00 $48.00 $81.00 members or the ADRC. [email protected] Breeder Card ------- $18.00 $32.00 Troy Ihrke (2011) Judge/Registrar listing ------- $12.00 $22.00 Articles, statements, and 2675 C Pacheco Pass Booster Listing ------- $12.00 $22.00 opinions published may not Gilroy, CA 95020 "FOR SALE" Listing $10.00 necessarily be those of the ADRC (408) 706-8027 Inside Front/Back Cover - (6 per page) and are soley the responsibility of the author. [email protected] $60.00 for two years, when available 1 You Can’t Beat The Dutch rabbits from the time she was three and able to President crawl into the lower stacking pens to be a “rabbit” when I went to feed them. She went to her fi rst Report rabbit show in Jefferson, WI at age fi ve, and was Sue Hill shocked to fi nd that the “beautiful” pink shag carpet on the walls in our hotel room--yes, the walls--was not standard in all hotels she stayed at o you ever think of after that. She loved her Torts and knew each and how many people it every one of them that made the cut to stay in the takesD to produce that nice barn. I had a mix of emotions driving those miles one that any of us would like through the hills, the mountains, and the deserts to fi nd in our own barn? It is towards California, knowing that at the end of our not ever the work of just one person. Take a look at trip, I would be taking off in an airplane alone your pedigrees and you will see human input that and leaving my baby behind. An era in my life was needed in the process. Even if a good amount had ended much sooner than I was ready for it to of the lineage is under the name of one breeder, end. there will still be names that have contributed to that person’s success that have long since been The positive is that Stockton, according to Dr. pushed off the edges of the paper. Our hobby Scott Williamson, is a hub of rabbit shows at the is built on the talents and knowledge of people nearby fairgrounds! Emily is already planning that have worked hard over many, many years to on heading to the shows to help out and get her improve our Dutch breed. If you were to talk with “rabbit fi x”, and has talked enough about rabbits those that have been in the scene for some time, to her new schoolmates and co-workers that she such as Sue Peters, Fred Mullinax, Jill Pfaff, or will look like the Pied Piper leading a group of Todd Uran, they can tell you of the improvements gawking young adults through the aisles of their or short comings they have personally witnessed fi rst rabbit show. Some day she wants to get back over the years in our quest to produce the perfect into rabbits and I do hope she does. Hopefully, the Dutch. In our rabbit world, it is how we continue physical distance will not be too great between us to keep our Dutch breed moving forward and by then to make it diffi cult tot work together with staying strong. our herd. How ironic it would be if our two annual rabbit conventions became two more times a year Our survey we have had available for member I also got to hug my daughter. Best of luck to you, comments on our web site has been very Emily on your continuing education, and while I interesting to follow. It has been a good way for am at it, best of luck to those Dutch members our Standards committee to gather input from graduating from high school and college, and are you all on what you would like to see happen with now entering into a new realm of their life! our breed in regards to possible additions to our current six varieties. It certainly isn’t anything Another change we had as a Dutch group this to take lightly, especially since we have had summer was the loss of one of our members. the same number of varieties for the majority Dan Monahan, part of our dynamic, hardworking of the Dutch existence. One comment that had Publicity committee, suffered a traumatic head surfaced repeatedly was a concern about our injury from a fall and passed away several days breed becoming like other specialty breed clubs later. It came as a shock to us all and we’ll very that accept a large number of colors.