Tulamore Farm & Rabbitry

We received the best kind of show reports today - the ones that contain legs. Six to be exact  from the Delmarva shows and the Flemish Specialty. Still waiting on the Angora and DH Specialties.  Little Flemish Giant Jules, who isn't so little any more, earned 2 GC legs her first time out.

Tommy is now Grand Champion Tulamore's Thing One. Tommy was Annie's pick of the litter. Annie always appoints her self the guardian of the weak. There were 2 markedly smaller babies in that litter - a black and a white. This was our Dr. Seuss litter and Annie named them Thing One and Thing Two. REW Thing Two went to a lovely family in Virginia and Annie insisted we keep Thing One, whose name mutated into Tommy. He's a lovely buck and I've had fun showing him.

Grand Champion Tulamore's Thing One "Tommy"

 Another rabbit earning his Grand Championship is Tulamore's Aspen. Unfortunately this story has a sad ending. Delmarva was Aspen's last show. He picked up a respiratory bug and, despite all of our best efforts, passed away four days after the show. I am so fortunate to have Dr. Wendy Feaga so close by. She has helped us in some very difficult situations. Thanks Wendy for trying so hard with Aspen.

"Litter Pan Bunny" at Easter Time.

Aspen was destined for big things. He was born a whole day before the rest of his littermates and found cold in the pan of the cage. His "mom" called me, in a panic, and I talked her through warming him up. Within a couple days he was the robust baby in the litter. Excellent job "Mom"! By the time he was 2 months old it was obvious that the name "Litter Pan Bunny" no longer suited him and he became Aspen. He was a very sweet boy and very dramatic - bounding about his cage and flipping toys trying to get my attention. If that didn't work, he'd flop himself down, almost on his back, with a huff.

This has been a very difficult loss. He was just six months old and such a bundle of energy. I miss hearing his signature bell-ball bouncing, calling me downstairs where he spent the summer in the air conditioning. By the time the first show of the fall season rolled around, I knew I had something special. Even though the paperwork won't be completed, he was a Grand Champion - I never doubted that he would grand. I thought writing about him would help, but I really miss Aspen.

Grand Champion Tulamore's Aspen