Best In Show

Also known as guinea pigs, cavies are an important facet of the ARBA.  While cavies are often found on show tablesat ARBA sanctioned shows, alongside rabbits, they share some very unique differences in standards, judging, and management.  ARBA cavy judge, Linda Loucks, shares her many years of experience as both a cavy and rabbit breeder, including her unprecedented 2020 show sweep with her Peruvian named “Atlas.”

Rabbit and cavy shows have never been harder to organize than during 2020 and 2021.  ARBA show guru, Jason Karwoski, shares how he, and some of Minnesota’s most dedicated breeders, chartered a club and pulled off a successful, COVID-safe show within 60 days.  Hear his story and be inspired by his team’s diehard determination to preserve the ARBA show industry.  

Professor of Animal Sciences and Lifetime ARBA Judge, Dr. Scott Williamson, shares how rabbits remained with him from a child, to graduate student, to professor, and to his role as a father.  He shares tips from his decades of expertise and lecturing in animal sciences to explain the complexities of rabbit reproduction for the everyday breeder.  

Past ARBA President, Josh Humphries, talks about his upbringings in rabbits, the importance of youth involvement, and how the ARBA sculpted his pathway in life.

A podcast about rabbits, really? Briony and Allen share their candid childhood stories of how they were introduced to showing rabbits, and why they have continued to devote their lives as adults to the industry.  Their stories might sound a bit like your own!