I have been engulfed in the rabbit world since 1982 when at the tender age of nine years old my grandmother purchased a pet rabbit for me. Since that moment I have been hooked on rabbits. I joined the ARBA shortly thereafter and began raising and showing pedigreed rabbits in open rabbit shows. I am currently studying for my ARBA registrars license.
I've had experience raising and showing many of the recognized breeds of rabbits. By 1986, however, I discovered that English Angoras were a breed I was very passionate about and began raising them exclusively. Throughout my years with my English Angoras I developed a nationally competitive line of show rabbits which produced over 30 ARBA Grand Champions and many Best In Show winners. I won Best of Breed Youth English Angora at the 1987 ARBA National Convention in Portland, Oregon; Best In Show in both Open and Youth competitions at the 1988 National Angora Show; and Best White English Angora in Open competition and Best of Breed English Angora in Youth at the 1988 ARBA National Convention in Madison, Wisconsin. Additionally, I had the great honor of serving on the Board of Directors for the National Angora Rabbit Breeders Club.
When Colgate University in upstate New York and Columbia Law School came calling in the early and mid- nineties, respectively, I had to put my rabbit hobby on hold. Even then, I always maintained a small herd of rabbits. It is with great pleasure and enthusiasm that I am back in the rabbit world enjoying the challenge of the beautiful Holland Lop breed. I breed very correctly typed Holland Lops with a strong emphasis on the more unusual colors as well as large heads and very correct ears and crowns.
I was lucky to get a fantastic buck from a friend Carrie Campo named Campo's Chip. I was struck by Chip's terrific Holland Lop type and his beautiful Opal color. Having Chip got me hooked on raising the more unusual colors available besides Tort. It just goes to show you that a good rabbit looks good in any color!
I raise Holland Lops in Opal, Lynx, Chestnut, Squirrel, Chinchilla, Steel, Blue, Lilac, Blue Tort, Sable, Smoke Pearl, Tort, Orange, Cream, Black and Broken.