10/05/2026
TLDR: I still like my rabbits. And being at home.
Wrapping up our last show weekend of the year, and looking back… it was just stressful. 😅
For those who don’t know, I have HUGE anxiety about being in a car. About an hour and a half into our 3.5-hour trip, we witnessed some pretty instant karma when an aggressive driver passed us on the right, cut back into the left, hit the vehicle in front of us, and rolled his car off the highway.
Thankfully, he was able to get out of the car and everyone else on the road was safe. After stopping and waiting for EMS, we eventually got back on our way.
Once we finally arrived, I knew I still needed to groom rabbits and do nails. I had thrown my back out a couple weeks ago and hadn’t been able to get everyone done ahead of time. Even with gloves and a mask, my allergies and breathing got so bad that I was genuinely starting to look up local urgent cares.
Great start. 😂
Then show day came, and the Silver Fox were off to a pretty unimpressive start.
Okay. Fine.
Then it was time for Polish.
And I realized I had entered Beta in the WRONG VARIETY.
If you know our Polish lore, you know we have spent the last year and a half collecting basically every possible reason NOT to successfully show a Polish:
DQ for dewlap.
DQ for split p***s.
DQ for missing tattoo.
Broke an arm before the show.
But FINALLY, we had a homegrown Polish who was healthy, tattooed, correctly equipped, and actually ready to show.
…and I entered him wrong. 🤦♀️
At that point, I was done.
Nothing is going right.
I don’t know why I’m even here.
I can’t do anything right.
Our rabbits suck.
Rabbits are stupid.
You know. The usual totally rational, emotionally stable thoughts. 😂
Eric made me go up to registration and ask if I could fix Beta’s entry for Show B.
And that’s when the weekend finally started turning around.
Beta went into his correct class in Show B and placed 1st out of 6.
And honestly, it wasn’t even the placing that mattered.
WE FINALLY SHOWED A POLISH. 😂
After a year and a half of trying to get this little Polish project off the ground, we bred one, raised him, got him to the table in one piece, entered him correctly (eventually 😬), and he actually stayed on the table long enough to be judged.
It was just… relief.
And despite how the weekend felt, when we looked at the results as a whole, the rabbits actually did pretty well. We generally go into shows expecting to land somewhere around the middle of the class, and across the weekend they performed about where we expected or better. We even collected a nice little pile of ribbons to add to Amber’s wall. 💙❤️🤍 And no big wins means no having to stay for BIS 😅
So overall, we really were pleased with their placements. Apparently the rabbits did not, in fact, all completely suck. 😂
The rest of the weekend was mostly a blur of rabbits and exhaustion, and we made it home safely yesterday.
Showing rabbits is never about winning or losing.
But it is DEFINITELY not about whatever the heck this weekend was. 😅
Mostly, I’m thankful that we’re safe, thankful that we have the luxury of raising and showing these ridiculous animals, and thankful for all the people who make these weekends worth coming back to.
As always, it was great seeing everyone, and congratulations to all the winners and everyone who got their rabbits on the tables this weekend. ❤️
And with that, our 2026 show season is DONE.
I will now be hibernating until PaSRBA. 🏡🛌❄️
