Today I spent sometime time this morning giving the fluffle a quick once-over, and trimming nails. I attempted to pose several of them and taking photos, but… well, it is an area I’m incredible weak. I possess the ability to make a grand champion look like poo!
Beretta is blowing his coat so hard, that it wasn’t even worth trying to take a picture, just trim his nails and try to remove as much loose fur as possible (this has been going on for over a week).
Violet is in such a strong heat, that all she wanted to do was stretch out… the opposite of what I need to pose her. I hadn’t planned on doing any breedings until the bunny barn was done, but I decided to throw caution into the wind and expose her her Beretta.
Sabine was a slight bit better, but still not overly enthused about having her nails trimmed. A couple more weeks until her litter can be weaned, I may breed her to try to time a litter with Violet. I was going to include a picture, but well, I’d be embarrassing her breeder because the picture was not flattering in the least (remember, Sabine is a Grand Champion, and is gorgeous). It doesn’t help that she massacred her coat when she built her nest.
Of the lot of them, I think Larry cooperated the best. Did I do him justice? Not even a little. Practice makes perfect, and clearly I need a lot. When the Bunny Barn is complete, I’ll have the work space to do better posing and photographing.
On to the Bunny Barn… we are currently still stuck on the “platform” stage, but I’m hopeful that there will be progress later this week. The sooner it is complete, the better I’ll feel – the summer heat can be very unkind, and though I currently have most of the fluffle in a very cool shop, I’d also like to be able to use that workspace as well for other projects. Can’t win them all, I guess.
And happy news, RC02C will be joining her new fluffle soon! She’ll be headed an hour or so North to a mixed breed rabbitry. Will she be the rabbit to convert her new owner to breeding pedigreed Champagne d’Argent? Hard to say, but you never know!
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