Today was a Championship Rabbit and Guinea Pig show in Scottsdale at the Jewish Community Center- why there? I don't know other than it was a very big place. There were little pigs and rabbits from all over the country.... but mostly from Arizona. They had all kinds of "Youth Divisions" which said 8 yrs and older.... but when I asked them, they said that really as long as the child can carry the pig or rabbit to the judges table... they could show.
Literally the second we walked in there, we were surrounded by people who wanted us to hold and pet their guinea pigs because apparently they want alot of people to handle them so they get used to it. So, Jazzy got to pet and hold little pigs for about 30 minutes. The lady in the blue shirt, Tamara Wylde, has a little pig farm in her back yard in Tucson. She has 70 pigs in her cooled and heated barn. She breeds and shows. The little 6 week old pig that Jasmine is petting is disqualified from showing but not breeding because of the white strip down her nose. Good grief? Another woman wanted to Jazzy to get in the pen with her pigs and pet them.. and of course Jasmine happily obliged. She raises Peruvian pigs... the long haired version- in her house.
Fun thing to do on a chilly rainy day.
