It is impossible for me to have a page about Dwarfs with out mentioning
two people that have made a major impact on my life and my rabbits.
Bob Pettit
I met Bob when I was a beginning Dwarf breeder and he took me in open armed and
helped me in anyway he could. He saw the spark in me and helped to fan my
flame of enthusiasm. I miss Bob, and his wisdom.
Larry Long
I have always thought of Larry as the Dad that understands me... the dad
that 'gets' the rabbit thing. Larry and his wife Lolly have been great
close friends of the truest kind throughout my life. It is
impossible for me to look at a rabbit let alone a Dwarf rabbit and not think of
Larry and what he means to me. Larry was my mentor, my friend and I have
a million ridiculous and fun memories of this man. Larry passed
away January 22, 2008. I miss him
with every fiber of my being.
I have been raising Netherland Dwarf
Rabbits since 1988. The Dwarf is my most favorite of all breeds of
rabbits. They present many challenges to the fancier and equally as many
rewards. In 2004 my son, Mike Hughes took an interest in the Dwarfs and began
breeding and showing a few. We were showing all the Dwarfs together in
open shows under Stock/Hughes.
2008 begins the partnership with me, and
Amanda O’Gorman. We are
working together to breed and show these wonderful little rabbits. We are breeding many varieties. We are also in the beginning stages of
projects in Himalayan, Tortoise Shell, Sable Point, Chinchilla, Squirrel and
Silver Marten.
I have raised every variety of Dwarf over the
years. These days the focus mainly on three different sets of
colors.
I have given each of these three groups their own page.