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is proud to present you with BIS-

quality resources for your rabbit project. Our books and services have been highly acclaimed by rabbit

breeders and 4-H leaders across the country. If you are looking to promote your rabbitry, add some fun

to your club meetings, or simply get more “bunny smart,” we have something for you.

Our rabbit study guides filled a huge gap in the

market, as evidenced by their fantastic sales in the last three years. If

you’ve just entered the rabbit world, our books are there to answer your

questions. They can guide you all the way from choosing your breed to

winning ARBA royalty or mastering the mysteries

of coat color genetics.

What’s a day without

a little fun? Our colorful activity books contain hundreds of puzzles and games

all about rabbits and cavies. Use them to spice up your club meetings or as a

remedy for personal boredom. The great thing about our activity books is that

they motivate kids to learn and help enforce the knowledge they gain from our

study guides.

At Rabbit Smarties Publishers, our goal is

to help you make the most of your rabbit-raising venture. We offer our

experience in business and website design to help you promote your

rabbitry and secure those so-essential sales. All design services come

with advice on how to best market your rabbits.

If you enjoy the taste of our products that you get in

this samples book, be sure to check out our home on the web at www.RabbitSmarties.com! Our

website’s highlights include free sample pages from our books and a blog full of articles, downloads,

interviews, and humor.

This book samples book was last updated 3/2011. Products, services, and pricing subject to change.

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The Giant Rabbit Activity Book! Written specifically for show breeders, Rabbit Smarties contains 115+ activities with a rabbit theme. It is important to have a working knowledge of rabbit raising practices and show standards to complete some of the word searches, crossword

puzzles, picture games, and other puzzles in this book. This makes Rabbit Smarties a popular study aid for 4-H groups and ARBA royalty contestants. However, rabbit enthusiasts of any age

may find Rabbit Smarties a rewarding way to pass the time.

“What a wonderful piece of work!”

--Aggie Mowry, 4-H leader in Washington

State.

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What does the 2010 ARBA Duchess think of our books?

“The Rabbit Smarties book and the Youth Rabbit Project Study Guide have both been an extraordinary help

to me in studying for competitions. Rabbit Smarties is a great fun way to learn more about rabbits. The

Youth Rabbit Project Study Guide is a very educational book filled with tips on Breed ID, helpful illustrations,

review quizzes, descriptions of each breed, and a showmanship guide. The explanations are easy to

understand and the books are very well written. Through the helpful information in these books I was

better prepared for the ARBA Royalty contests. I won 2008 ARBA Princess and 2010 ARBA Duchess."

--Miranda T. of Daydreamin’ Rabbitry

Word Searches

Mazes

Crossword Puzzles

Matching

Word Scrambles

Coloring

Picture games

True/False games

Jokes and fun tidbits

Colorful photos

Complete answer key

Showing / Posing

Rabbit Clubs

ARBA Standards

Various Breeds

Equipment

Judging

Breed ID

Find-the-DQ

ARBA Conventions

And more!

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Challenge somebunny to the

Rabbit Dot-Game!

“THE FLUFF OF THE FANCY”

S N J W R C H N R E T T A P N A T H G J E A S Y C A R E D A H G S G B T N B R F F U L F A C N B V S H D E S I S S B G C E L A E G E A E K X G T M G E R H O N O W V G L A J T F U D M S Y O G A V J S R C G G U S O W B I W W K G T E T J R J E R G G A D F F F O E S R T H U L S E T A R K P T T A O N S E S O O G X H D F O C E S E N L E S D F P H F U Z Z B U T T S D C Y A L G S B G R O U P S P B S H I Y E B S F D G S J U I O D E D A H S S D F E

(JERSEY WOOLY)

Activity #40 WORD CAGE

Agouti AOV

Broken Coat

Dwarf Ears

Easy Care Fancy

Fluff Four Class

Fuzzbutts Groups

Head Jersey Wooly

New Jersey NJWRC

Pets Self

Side Trimmings

Shaded Tan Pattern

Texture

Wool Cap

Activity #39. Identify these breeds. Write

whether it is a four or six-class breed.

Even take a shot at the variety (color)!

Breed:____________________ 4/6 Class__________________ Variety___________________

Breed:__________________ Breed:__________________ Breed:__________________ 4/6 Class________________ 4/6 Class________________ 4/6 Class________________ Variety__________________ Variety__________________ Variety__________________

Rabbit Smarties

Sample Page

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Revised Edition

Released in

April 2011!

Description of Every ARBA Breed

Basic Care and Health Information

Breeding and Showing How-to’s

Showmanship Guide

Judging and Breed ID Tips

Entry and Contest Forms

Photos, Illustrations and Charts

Quizzes and Answers

Reproducible for your club

And more!

“TERRIFIC BOOK for Leaders and KIDS!!!

“Youth Rabbit Project Study guide from rabbitsmarties.com. This one is a gotta have leaders- 70 pages of

reproducible resources for youth leaders. It will make your life SO very much easier! Wish we would have

had it when we started! I know it is not a cheap book but the handouts, ideas and explanations are very

good and very worth every penny paid.”

--Annie Davis of Good Hare Daze Rabbitry, 4-H leader in Oklahoma.

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Your Shortcut to Success in the Rabbit World… The Youth Rabbit Project Study Guide introduces you to the different options offered by the competitive rabbit hobby, helping you choose which activities would suit you best. This book provides a broad coverage of the basics of rabbit care, health, and breeding, then describes the fine points of higher competition. Study an illustrated 4-H rabbit showmanship guide, learn how to produce a tip-top market pen, and discover ARBA breed ID secrets from a winner of national breed ID competitions! The Study Guide tops it off with quizzes, tips on fair decor, and plenty of color photos.

Though ideal for a personal study manual, the Youth Rabbit Project Study Guide was specially designed for youth rabbit groups. Leaders appreciate the simple

and attractive page layouts. Information is presented with charts and visual aids for quick

comprehension. Because each page covers only one general topic, the book is essentially a collection of reproducible handouts! That's right: leaders may

photocopy the pages for a lesson in a flash. With the Youth Rabbit Project Study Guide, blue ribbon rabbitry

skills are simple to teach, and simple to learn!

Guide to starting your project right

Guide to choosing your breed

Basic rabbit care information

Glossary of rabbit terms

"Is your bunny healthy?" checklist

Breeding know-how for the beginner

"Making Sense of Meat Projects"

12 different judging process handouts

Actual show entry form and contest forms

6-page Illustrated rabbit showmanship guide

4 pages of showmanship Q & A

5 pages of rabbit and cavy identification tips

Quizzes with answer key

70+ color photos

And more!

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Rabbit Knowledge Test : Difficult

Each numbered item: 1 point unless otherwise noted. Possible Score: 100 Points Match. 1. ____ remove lesser quality animals from herd 6. ____ Word describing satin fur 2. ____ Bacteria causing “snuffles” 7. ____ Disease occurring in overweight pregnant does

3. ____ White based harlequin colors 8. ____ Element in rabbit waste helpful to plants 4. ____ Ear canker (mites) 9. ____ Describes natural shine of healthy normal fur

5. ____ Orange-based harlequin colors 10. ____ Process of giving birth, kindling.

a. Japanese. b. pasturella sp. c. sheen. d. cull e. glossy f. nitrogen g. parturition h. psoroptes cuniculi i. baytril j. ketosis k. magpie L. coccidiosis Showroom color groups: Write S for self, H for shaded, A for agouti, and T for tan pattern.

11. ____ Squirrel 12. ____ Otter 13. ____ Sable Point 14. ____ Blue 15. ____ REW 16. ____ Sable Marten 17. ____ Lynx 18. ____ Smoke Pearl Write 4 or 6 Class.

19. _____ Eng. Spot 20. _____ Florida Wt. 21.____Eng. Lop 22.___Rex 23.____ Crème

Match.

24. ____ Minimum English Lop ear length 28. ____ American Chinchilla 25. ____ Weaning Age 29. ____ Kits’ eyes open 26. ____ Rabbits between 6-8 months 30. ____ Giant Chinchilla 27. ____ Double broken gene (En) 31. ____ Double dwarf gene (Dw) a. 9-11 days b. commercial type c. 21 inch span d. peanut e. intermediate f. Charlie g. 6-8 weeks h. 30 inch span i. compact type j. semi-arch type

Write F for Fault and DQ for Disqualification.

32. ____ Excessive white hairs 33. ____ Wrong sex or variety 34. ____ Flabby flesh condition 35. ____ Malocclusion 36. ____ Poor ear carriage 37. ____ structural abnormalities 38. ____ Pinched hindquarters Short Answer (2 points each)

39. Name 3 breeds that disqualify for over 50% colored brokens.__________________________ 40. Which breed does not molt often, if at all? _________________________________________ 41. This 6 class breed has rust colored lap spots and smoke gray ticking: ___________________ 42. This compact type breed has 3 varieties and white tipping or ticking: ____________________ 43. What is the most used means of communication for rabbits? _________________________ 44. What is rabbit syphilis? _______________________________________________________ Complete the table for meat pen: Item | Points

45. Maximum weight of meat pens: ___________________ 47. Meat Type | M 46. Maximum age of meat pens: _____________________ 48. | 30 points 51. T/F All 3 rabbits must be of same breed and variety ___ 49. | 20 points 52. T/F All 3 rabbits must be from the same litter ________ 50. Fur | K Short answer: Each 3 points

53. In showmanship, what do you look for when examining the ears? _______________ ______________________________________________________________________ 54. In showmanship, what do you look for when examining the feet? ________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

55. How do you prevent enteritis in fryers? ___________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 56. Name the Dutch varieties. ______________________________________________

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Study Guide

Sample Page

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IDENTIFYING CAVY BREEDS

In an identification contest, the participant may be required to identify cavy breeds and varieties as well as rabbits. For the rabbit breeder, it may seem difficult to tell all those hairy cavies apart, but actually, it is quite simple. Varieties become a little tougher. Study the standards and ask a cavy breeder at a show to help you identify colors. Remember that most cavy breeds are usually only seen in a limited number of varieties, so make sure you can identify those that are most common in each breed. CAVY BREEDS: Look to the coat! It is the simplest way to tell most cavy breeds from another. Some breeds also come in a satin coat. (Satin coated cavies are their own breeds.) Satin coated cavies have very shiny coats, best seen in daylight.

SHORTHAIRED BREEDS: Abyssinian and Aby Satin: Abyssinians are short-haired breeds. Their hair sticks out and makes “ridges and rosettes” up and down the body. American, American Satin, and White Crested: Americans are the smooth, short-haired cavies. They come in both normal and satin. Do not confuse with the White Crested, which looks like an American with a white star on the head. Teddies and Teddy Satins are the last shorthaired breeds. The coat is supposed to be “kinky” and stick out from the cavy similar to a rex coat. LONGHAIRED BREEDS: The Peruvian and Peruvian Satin’s (pictured left) hair parts all the way down the back and falls evenly

to either side. The head is covered by a frontal (bangs). The Silkie and Silkie Satin (pictured right) is like the Peruvian except the hair that would be hanging over the forehead grows back along the body.

The Coronet (not pictured) comes in a normal coat only. It has smooth long

hair. Over the forehead the hair forms a whorl or coronet. The Texel (pictured left) is not recognized in satin coat. It has long CURLY hair, falling in ringlets or corkscrews.

Left: Abyssinian. Right: American. Bottom right: Teddy

Study Guide

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Now look for samples book part 1 B.

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Samples Book Part 1 B

Following samples book part 1 A.

Preceding samples book part 2.

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A Practical Breeder’s Guide to Rabbit Coat Color

Coat color genetics is one of the hottest topics among rabbit breeders today. “What color is my bunny—really?” “How do I get the color I want?” “What varieties will these parents produce?” “How do I avoid color DQ’s?” The answers to these questions have a huge impact on the choices you make in your breeding program, and the ultimate success of your herd.

There’s a lot of information out there about color genetics, but unfortunately, most of it is hard to understand. The topic is way too important to be grasped only by science majors, so we’re proud to offer you A book About Bunny Colors: the Practical Breeder’s Guide to Rabbit Coat Color.

Step-by-step explanations of how hereditary genetics work

85+ color photos

At-a-glance charts, tables, and illustrations

Interactive questions to help you check your knowledge

Extensive glossary

Tips on raising specific varieties

Integrated advice from leading breeders and judges

Color identification checklist

Descriptions and genotypes of 50 familiar varieties

Unique insight into the arrangement of color pigments

Insight on line breeding

And much more!

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Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Explaining how genes are passed on to offspring Chapter 2: De-coding the genotypes of familiar rabbit colors Chapter 3: Practical use of coat color genetics in your rabbit breeding Chapter 4: Tips on improving your specific color breeding program Chapter 5: The secondary coat color groups Coat color glossary Appendix A: Descriptions and genotypes of 50 familiar rabbit colors Appendix B: Alternate names of rabbit varieties by breed Appendix C: Sources for more information

We tackled this project from a breeder’s perspective. Emphasis is placed on the “what happens” with coat

color genetics, not all the scientific why’s and how’s. We used a lot of charts and photos to help you grasp

the information, and we spell out how to apply it in your breeding. We stress using common sense to

understand how to use genetics. Check out the list of features and the sample pages offered below, and then

grab your copy to unlock the mysteries of rabbit coat color!

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~ Back to the Genetics—really, this is interesting! ~ Let’s explain how the four basic colors happen genetically. We have been using the symbol

for the brown series. We will now add the “carrot” symbol to mean the dilute series.

A big carrot means the dominant "not-dilute" (also known as "dense")

and the small carrotmeans the recessive dilute. Remember that in terms of carrying and breeding, the dilute series functions in the same manner as the brown series we already explained. Here are our four possible gene combinations:

__ __ not-brown and not-dilute (black).

__ brown and not-dilute (chocolate).

__ not-brown and dilute (blue).

both brown and dilute (lilac).

~ Interbreeding the Four Basic Colors ~

Before we start, let’s do away with the funny symbols. I’ve been using the symbols and because I

think that the normal alphabetical gene symbols only add to the confusion when trying to explain concepts like dominancy or Punit sqares—up to a point. But if you understand that letters are just gene symbols,

same as can be, then there is no harm in using them. In fact, they are easier to recall than random

pictures! So henceforth and forevermore, we will replace the picture symbols with alphabetical letters.

Brown series: (formerly used ). For black we will use the capital B, and for brown, the lowercase b.

Dilute series: (formerly used ). For dense we will use the capital D, and for dilute, the lowercase d.

Okay, so now let’s hypothetically breed some of the four basic colors together and see what happens. Example A: Step 1. Find the genotypes of the parents:

Blue buck. Does not carry brown. Genotype is BB dd

Black doe. Does carry brown. Does not carry dilute. Genotype is Bb DD.

The genetics for the four basic colors are easy to

remember because it’s also the way the varieties

appear. A black has the dominant form of both

genes. Blue looks like a diluted black. Chocolate

looks brown. The variety lilac looks rather like

you took blue and chocolate paint and mixed it

up, doesn’t it? Lilac is blue and chocolate

combined, or in other words a diluted brown.

Color Guide

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Because broken is the dominant gene, breeding two solids will never give you a broken baby.

However, the broken gene can be concealed by the REW or BEW

genes. A REW might be a broken.

If you’re curious to know what your BEW’s genotype is,

underneath the BEW, test breed it to a colored rabbit of the most recessive genotype

you can find. A lilac himalayan (if you can pull one out of your hat) is the best for such a test

breeding, because its genotype is almost fully recessive (aa bb

ch_ dd ee). This allows the BEW’s dominant genes to

overtrump all those recessives and appear in the offspring.

Breeding brokens to solids – no fear! Some people fear that crossing a broken to a solid will cause white spots or white hairs in their solid offspring. Taken as an independent statement, this luckily isn’t true. However, it’s kind of like the saying that the best place to hide a leaf is in a forest—the best place to hide white spots or scattered white hairs is on a broken patterned animal. They might be there in the broken, but we don’t see them because the rabbit has so much white on it already. So if your broken x solid cross yields solids with scattered whites, it’s not because of the En

gene but because of the scattered whites that were concealed by the broken pattern. The same applies for breeding REW or pointed white rabbits to solids.

~Sapphires in the Snow: Blue-eyed whites~

Do you like white rabbits but not red eyes? Try blue-eyed whites, better known as BEW’s. This color is not related genetically to REW at all, but caused by a separate gene. The symbol we use for the BEW gene is V, which stands for “Vienna”. Most rabbits have the genotype V V, resulting

in a normal colored rabbit. The BEW gene is recessive, so a rabbit only appears BEW if its genotype is v v. It functions kind of like the REW gene in that if the genotype is v v, the rabbit will be BEW no matter what the rest of its genotype is.

When you cross a normal colored rabbit (V V) to a BEW (v v) the resulting offspring (Vv) usually have white markings similar to those of a Dutch pattern, especially the blaze on the nose. Breeders often call these rabbits “BEW sports”, but the proper name for them is “Vienna Marked” and is usually abbreviated on pedigrees as “VM”. (So a Vienna Marked opal would be “Opal VM” on the pedigree.) These VM’s can’t be shown, but are useful in a BEW breeding program because they will throw BEW’s. Sometimes a Vv rabbit will not show any markings but appear as a solid color. These are

known as “Vienna Carriers”. If you have a known Vienna Carrier, please sate so on the pedigree, with the abbreviation “VC”.

Performing a non-BEW x BEW breeding (V V x v v) is a fine way to improve the type on BEW’s, but don’t take the resulting babies back to your colored line! Having the Vienna gene hidden in your colored line can produce white spots or blue eyes in your colored offspring. So if you go to buy a colored rabbit, possibly be wary of BEW on the pedigree. Note: the REW gene works differently and there is no reason to avoid colored bunnies that are out of REW’s.

“REW still Rules” Here’s a little trivia. Both the REW (c) and the BEW (v) gene remove all color from the rabbit’s fur, no matter what the rest of the genotype. Have you ever wondered which would “win” if they

both were present? Well, such a rabbit would have red eyes, because the REW gene would remove what pigment the BEW gene left in the eyes.

Vienna Marked. Notice white blaze, white foot, and blue eyes.

Color Guide

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Activity Book Section Mazes

Word Searches

"Cavy in the Navy"

Crossword Puzzles

True / False Games

"Piggy Identity"

Word Scrambles

"Cavy in the Navy"

Coloring

Other Word Games

Picture Games

Silly Story Games

Riddles

Attractive Artwork

Cute Color Photos

Complete Answer Key

Study Guide Section Cavy Buying Guide

Cavy Breed Descriptions

Basic Guinea Pig Care

Cavy Health Care

Cavy Breeding Tips

Care of Cavy Coats

How to Wrap a Longhair

Cavy Terms Glossary

Cavy Body Type illustrations

Fault and DQ illustrations

Cavy Color Groups and ID tips

How to Show Cavies

Cavy Showmanship Pointers

Cavy Showmanship Q & A

Cavy Knowledge Test

ARBA royalty tips, and more!

We’re proud to present you with another high-class publication. Introducing “CAVY SAVVY, the 2-in-1 Cavy Study Guide and Activity Book”, at your service! Modeled after our two most popular rabbit publications, this book helps youth members capture success with their animal project by mastering the knowledge they need.

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Cavy Savvy has two sections: Part 1 is a study

guide. Part 2 is an activity book.

Cavy Savvy Part 1: The Cavy Project Study Guide offers practical advice on launching a guinea pig project and basic cavy care and health management, and then touches on the finer points of cavy breeding and competition. Information is supplemented by charts, color photos, and other visual aids for easy comprehension. Each page covers only one general topic, so club leaders using this book as a study aid can simply find the subject of their lesson for the night, photocopy that page and distribute it to their members.

Cavy Savvy Part 2: Cavy Smarties is packed with colorful puzzles, games, and activities to help reinforce the knowledge gained in the first part of the book. A complete answer key is included.

"My mom is the 4-H leader of our club, she has used the Rabbit Smarties book to add some fun

activities to our 4-H meetings. The kids really seem to enjoy it. Then for the older kids the Breed ID

Study Guide is very educational, it came in very handy for me while studying for Breed ID at 2008

Convention. Then I went on to get 4th runner-up, the very first time I'd done a Breed ID competition."

--Tiffany McCord of Rustic Rabbitry

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Cavy Savvy

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Shorthaired Cavy Coat Types

SHORT SMOOTH COATS

{CUT OUT CAVY PIC}

Breeds- American, American Satin, White Crested.

Length- Under 1 inch

Disqualifications – Angel Wings (Ridges), Rosettes or parts of rosettes, bare spot.

Faults-Feathering, Over 1 in.

SHORT, SMOOTH COATS These coats are the easiest to care for. The coat should lay tight and

smooth against the body, with the guard hairs straight and flat. The hair

may stick out some on the chest and groin, where the hairs growing in

different directions meet, but any other ridges, rosettes, or swirls is a

disqualification—even if found on the feet. The color on these coats is rich

and brilliant because almost all you can see are the dark guard hairs. A

common fault, especially in American Satins is feathering—where weak or

hollow hair shafts droop downwards. When you look along the side of

your cavy you should see as few hair ends sticking out as possible. These

cavies are easily bathed to freshen up their coat for a show. Daily

grooming of the coat is not required, though a soft bristle brush or a damp

rag is useful in removing dead hairs prior to a show. Remember,

however, never to put your cavy on the show table with a wet coat! Right

before your pig goes up, smooth the coat down with your hands. Never

rub this kind of coat against the way it normally grows! This can break the

hairs. Also be cautious of over-brushing to prevent split ends.

Texture- Silky

Genotype- rr LL TT RxRx

Length- Ideally ¾ inch

Breeds- Teddy, Teddy Satin

Faults- Extreme center part, flat coat lacking resiliency that lies against the body.

Disqualifications – Ridges or rosettes.

Genotype- rr LL tt RxRx

QUICK FACTS

KINKY, UPRIGHT COATS Many factors contribute to the texture of a Teddy coat, which ideally stands perpendicular to the body and offers a resistance to the touch. The unique feature is “kink”: the quality of each hair being crimped something like the fibers in a steel wool pad. Another factor is length, which ideally is only 3/4 inch, and should be even all over the cavy. But no matter how kinky or short a coat is, the correct resiliency cannot be produced without extreme density. A lack of any of these factors produces a “flat” coat, which lies down along the body. There are two acceptable “feels” to Teddy coat, “harsh” and “plush”, which is much softer to the touch. Though neither texture is supposedly better than the other, the harsh-textured coats seem to find greater success on the show table. Grooming consists of removing debris and dead hairs and encouraging the coat to stay upright. For both purposes, many breeders find the most useful tool to be a hair dryer on the “cool” setting. Begin your grooming routine with a soft bristle brush. Just a few strokes removes most of the loose hairs; any more brushing will cause the Teddy to lose that vital density of coat. Some breeders even suggest a lint roller instead of a brush, but either way a Teddy should always be rubbed from rump to head! Next, mist your Teddy with water in a spray bottle, and then blow the coat from the back with a hairdryer as you stroke it with your hand. Grooming aids like hair gel would be just the ticket to get with your hand. Though grooming aids like hair gel would seem just the ticket to get the Teddy coat to stand up, use of such products is against ARBA show rules. Baths are not recommended for Teddies for two

reasons: first, because a bath can wipe out the resilient quality of a Teddy coat for weeks or even months, and secondly because Teddies often have a tendency toward dry skin. If your show pig gets soiled, try to “spot clean” the area with a non-conditioning shampoo—dish soap amounts to about the same thing. Teddiesl

QUICK FACTS

Cavy Savvy

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Cute, creative, and colorful, Bunny Smarties is the activity book for any bunny lover. It contains 70+ puzzles and games with a rabbit theme, enhanced with art and color photos. Don’t worry if you’re not a rabbit pro when you begin Bunny Smarties, because the book provides the information you’ll need to do the puzzles. Activities include word searches, mazes, coloring pages, picture-games, crossword puzzles, word scrambles, and more!

Bunny Smarties is a versatile publication that has graced the shelves of pet shops, gift shops, and rabbit supply companies. Teachers have purchased it as a classroom aid, and 4-H leaders have found Bunny Smarties to be an excellent introduction to rabbit keeping for their young members. No matter what your experience with rabbits, this publication is an entertaining way to become “Bunny Smart!”

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Contains

Word Searches

Mazes

Crossword Puzzles

Matching

Word Scrambles

Coloring

Picture games

Riddles

Silly Stories

True/False games

Jokes and fun facts

Colorful photos

Complete answer key

Section 3: Babies, Shows, Misc. Bunny Colors Bunny Shows Baby Bunnies Judging Bunnies Wild Bunnies

...and More!

Section 2: Bunny Care Bunny Rabbit Care Quiz Good Treats for Bunnies B is for Bunny! Bunny-Sitter Instructions Grooming Bunnies Bunny Equipment Bunny House-training

Section 1: Introduction to Bunnies Reasons to Like Bunnies Bunny Breeds Bunny Names Happy Birthday, Bunny! Parts of a Bunny Bunny Behavior

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Okay, so it’s not about

rabbits. It’s still a pretty

cool book.

40+ pages of coloring

activities and puzzles

with a horsey theme.

This is currently our only

black/white publication.

$5.95 + shipping.

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Part 2 in another file. Sorry!