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Tips to do well in Fit and Show

- Never return a rabbit to the table until the judge says to.

- Keep all movements with the rabbit slow, if you move too fast the judge will mark you down.

- Always keep your eyes on the judge, even if they�re talking to another kid on the table. They will be checking to see if you are.

- Don�t talk to any of the other kids on the tables or people watching. If they talk to you, ignore them.

- Keep your hands behind you back. Don�t stand there petting your rabbit the whole time. If your rabbit will not hold still, just place one hand over it�s ears, keeping the other hand behind your back.

- Always make sure the judge is watching you as you�re handling the rabbit. If they�re watching another kid while you do yours, they won�t know how you did.

- Speak loudly and clearly when the judge asks you questions.

- If the judge asks for everyone on the table to do something and you didn�t hear them, don�t be afraid to ask them to repeat it.

- Even if you don�t know the answer to a question, take a guess. You never know if you might get it right.

- Never let go of your grip on the scruff when handling the rabbit.

- Sometimes the judges say, �Face your rabbits to the left (or right or towards you, ect)�. When moving your rabbit, make sure to actually pick up the rabbit to move it. Never just shove it into that position.

- If the judge moves your rabbit into a different position themselves, soon as they move onto the next kid immediately put your rabbit back how it was.

- Make sure to have your hair up in a pony tail or some way where it�s not dangling down if you�re a girl. If you have really long bangs that dangle in your eyes, clip them back. Make sure your hair is neat.

- Do not wear any jewelry. Eg: necklaces, bracelets, watches, hoop earrings or earrings that dangle (small studs are find, as long as they are plain and not that big and stand out), ect.

- Do not have nail polish on.

- You want to look neat and clean, don�t have anything that stands out big time.

- Wear a long sleeve white shirt. Make sure it is tucked in. Or you can use a long sleeve white judging coat (doctor�s coat).

- Bring your own carpet sample to set your rabbit on. The shows sometimes and sometimes don�t supply carpets for you to set your rabbits on. You do not want to use the carpets they supply as you have no idea what was on it before, it�s a very good way for your rabbit to pick up diseases.

- When you�re done fitting and showing, ask the judge what you can work on to do better the next time.

- Remember to always smile!! Look like you�re having fun up there. This could be the tie breaker between you and another kid.