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D and B Acres is our hobby. We've had Polish rabbits since 2003, Holland Lop rabbits since 2005, Netherland Dwarfs since 2008, and dogs for life. We recently acquired 2 Netherland Dwarfs (As of 4/08). We try to keep litters of Holland Lops and Polish current and ready to be sold. We usually try to attend at least one rabbit show a month and try to visit a dog show occasionally. We show in both 4-H and nationals/open. We currently belong to the APRC (American Polish Rabbit Club), ARBA (American Rabbit Breeders Association), HPRC (Heartland Polish Rabbit Club), HLRSC (Holland Lop Rabbit Specialty Club), ANDRC - youth editor for ANDRC(American Netherland Dwarf Rabbit Club ), FFA (Marengo, IL Chapter), and AKC (American Kennel Club). We are working on joining a few more clubs in the upcoming months. 'D and B Acres Rabbitry' is officially registered with ARBA. The name 'D and B Acres' comes from a collection of things. First of all, the 'D' stands for Dawn and dogs. With that, Dawn deals with the majority of the dog things, while Britt mainly does the showing. Second, the 'B' stands for Britt and bunnies. Britt mainly deals with the bunnies, while Dawn helps to take care of them and get them ready for shows. It was a rather convenient coincidence on our part when we were coming up with a good name. Brittany has been working hard. She is currently the youth editor for ANDRC Dwarf Digest and the 2009 ANDRC Queen. We would like to thank everyone at the ANDRC Nationals for all the help/info to make our first nationals a pleasant one. Brittany is also looking into becoming a Registrar.
Pictured here with one of Vals Springers "Doogan"
To view the rabbit shows we will be visiting, please check our 'Show Schedule'. We will keep it updated the best we can. If you would like us to bring a rabbit to a show for you to look at and consider buying, please contact us and we'll see what we can do. For Contact information, please view the 'Contact Us' page. We plan to keep all of our information updated weekly, or as often as possible. |
Danny, Britt's 4 year old little brother, also likes to enjoy the rabbits. Here he is at 2 years with one of Lilys babies (2007). And at 3 1/2 with Rosso. Now that Danny is 4; he now aquired his own rabbit (thanks to Britt). He picked D and B's Ahsoka - a little polish doe born July 12, 2009. Britt has done a good job keeping this great hobby within the family. Hopefully in a couple of years when Britt goes to college we will have Danny to take over his big sisters shoes. Watch for Danny to start showing next year. 
We would like to thank Michelle and Nicole Pallme (picture to the left is Brittany with Nicole at the McHenry County Fair 2007) for the time and help of our rabbitry. They are currently in their freshman year of college and Brittany acquired some of their rabbits to continue their breeding lines. We hope to follow their success on the quality of the Polish, Netherland Dwarfs, and Holland Lop breeds. 
We would also like to thank Val Boreland for the help in training Brittany and Shea, our Shetland Sheepdog, that is currently showing in Obedience and Rally. Brittany will be attending some AKC shows this summer to try to get Shea's CD (Companion Dog) title and she'll be showing Shea at the McHenry County Fair in the Advance Novice Obedience class.