srdictionary

Show Dictionary

These words are important to know if you plan on going to rabbit shows

Winning Terms:
BIS- Best in Show
RIS- Reserve in Show
BOB- Best of Breed
BOS- Best Opposite Sex
BOG- Best of Group
BOSG- Best Opposite Sex Group
BOV- Best of Variety
BOSV- Best Opposite Sex Variety

ARBA- American Rabbit Breeders Association, the AKC to the rabbit world
class- this will be all the Dutch Black Sr Bucks, that will be one class, another class will
be all the Dutch Black Jr Bucks, and so on.
DQ- disqualification
group- this is for the breeds that have a lot of varieties, they divide them into groups,
take the Agouti Group, which has all the agouti varieties like Chestnut Agouti,
Chinchilla, Chocolate Agouti, ect. Or the the Shaded group which has all the shaded
varieties like Sable Point, Siamese Sable, Tortoise Shell, ect.
judge- this is who will be judging the show, at open shows they usually have quite a few
judges judging. These people have passed tests given by the ARBA for their licence.
junior- rabbits under 6 months of age
intermediate- rabbits whose ideal weight is 10 pounds or more, they will be an
intermediate class which is inbetween the ages 6-8 months
leg- if at an ARBA sanctioned show your rabbit wins first place in it’s class, BOV,
BOSV, BOG, BOSG, BOB, BOS, or BIS, and 5 or more rabbits are entered, and there are 3 or more breeders showing, your rabbit will recieve what’s called a leg. Once a rabbit wins 3 of them, you can get them registered with the ARBA and send in for their Grand Champion papers. At least one of the legs must be won while the rabbit is a senior, to show that it makes senior weight, and they must be won under at least two different judges. Click here to learn more.
no pre-entry- you don't register for the show till the morning of the show.
pre-entry- you register for the show before a due date, it's usually the week before the show.
register- in order for your rabbit to get it’s Grand Champion papers, it must be registered
with the ARBA. There are usually registers at shows, who will do this for you. The rabbit must be completely free of DQ’s, have a completed 3 generation pedigree, and be over 6 months of age, meeting all senior requirements. It costs $4.00 to register a rabbit. You must be a member of the ARBA and have your card present at the time of registering the rabbit.
sanction- all open shows must be sanctioned with the ARBA in order to be able to get
legs at the show. They usually sanction a few of the more popular breeds with different
breed specialty clubs, meaning that if you’re a member of that club you can earn
sweepstake points for your rabbit. Click here to learn more.
senior- for the smaller breeds, rabbits that are 6 months old and over, for the larger
breeds, rabbits that are 8 months old and over
show catalog- this is what the club putting on the rabbit show will mail out. It has all the
information on the show for where it is, time it starts, show secretary, entry deadline,
entry prices, show rules, ect.
Show Secretary- this is who you’ll send your show entry to. They do all the paper work
for the show, and mail out the show statements and legs after the show.
show statement- This is the paper you’ll get after the show that lists how your rabbits
placed, how many sweepstake points they won, ect. If you won any legs, they will be in
this also.
Show Superintendent- this is the person whose in charge at the show to make sure it
runs smoothly. They also do a lot of the before work of booking the place the show will
be, ordering the awards, sending in the sanction fees, ect.
sweepstake points- this is for if you belong to your breed’s specialty clubs, state’s local
club, ect. The show must be sanctioned with them for the points to count. You get points
for each of your rabbits that are in the top 5 of their class. If your rabbit gets a 1st place,
it get 6 points per rabbit shown. So say that there were 7 rabbits shown, you would get 42 points. They add up all the your points each of your rabbits get through out the year, and you can win prizes with those clubs. The point system goes as followed:
           1st place- 6 points per rabbit entered
           2nd place- 4 points per rabbit entered
           3rd place- 3 points per rabbit entered
           4th place- 2 points per rabbit entered
           5th place- 1 points per rabbit entered
Click here to learn more.
table writter- this is the person who will be behind the table with the judge, they will
take down the judge’s comments on the comment card, and put what you placed on it. Click here to learn how to do this.
tattoo- this is so you can tell your rabbit apart from all others. If there are 50 Black Mini
Rex on the show table, how are you to tell which one is yours? It goes in the left ear, the
right ear is for when you get the rabbit registered.
variety- the color of your rabbit

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