New Breeder Listings 9/30/06

Early this morning I added 6 new breeder listings to our directory and made several requested changes to listings. I also updated a few of the breed pages with new club info and such. Now, I am not finished will all requested listing changes - if you sent one in recently, be patient - I am trying to get most of these done over this weekend!

To move on....here are our new premium listings today:

Starlite Rabbitry
Katie Rodgers
Breeder Since: 1997
California: Sacramento
email
Shipping
American Fuzzy Lop
Breeding for type, temperament and health. Multiple colors. National winning lines!

Starlite Rabbitry is also our new Featured Breeder Website - nice website Katie!

Penobscot River's Edge Rabbitry
Ashley & Tammy Smart
Breeders Since: 2005
Maine: Greenbush
email
Phone: (207) 827-3032
Shipping
Holland Lop
We strive to produce show quality Holland Lops

Britt & Josh's Backyard Bunnies
Brittany & Josh Saunders
Breeders Since: 2005
Ohio: Newport
email
No Shipping
New Zealand (white and black)
We are 4-Hers and FFA members raising and breeding for individuals and ourselves.

I also added 3 new standard listings: Perkins Rabbit Centre from Florida, S&T Hares with Flare from Texas, and Fulcher's Rabbitry from Ohio. Visit our directory for more info on these breeders!

Have a great weekend!

No Updates Today - Friday

This morning I did not have time to work on The Rabbit & Cavy Directory. Instead I decided to change the banner on our other site, LaReau Lops & Cavies, to remove Champangne D'Argents and add Polish, then I had to republish that entire site.

As of right now, I probably have about 30 new breeder listings and changes to make for the directory site - over this weekend I'll get caught up with most of these -

This spring, my dear buddy in Alaska bought Dreamweaver MX for me...this program has all the bells and whistles I need to turn The Rabbit & Cavy Directory into a highly functional database website. It is just going to take me some time to plan this major change.

After I accomplish this...or, whenever I accomplish this...new listings will be very easy to add, changes to listing can be made at the click of a button...and I'll just love it!

Along with this major re-do, I am planning on adding a sale section for all the breeders in our directory to use. I plan to have a free membership log-in so breeders can post for sale ads directly - I think this will be a helpful feature for all of you to use!

I am very excited about this project and can't wait to get started on it. I sure wish my friend was here to help me with it though!

TGIF

New Premium Breeder Listings Added 9/28/06

Today I added 3 new premium breeder listings to our directory:

PJ's Rabbit Farm
Pam Arthur
Breeder Since: 2000
West Virginia: Fayetteville
email
Phone: (304) 574-2405
No Shipping
English Angora, Flemish Giant, Holland Lop, Mini Rex
Small rabbitry locating in southern WV, I carry show and pet quality; most are fully pedigreed.
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Romine's Rabbit Ranch
Tricia & Candice Romine
Breeders Since: 1985
Oregon: Monroe
email
Phone: (541) 424-2290
Shipping
Mini Rex (otter, black, broken, red, tort)
#1 in the nation - 2005 all breed, #1 in red variety 2004-2005!
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SunRae Rabbits
Linda & Larissa Kempf, Sonny Lucas
Breeders Since: 1975
South Dakota: Aberdeen
email
Phone: (605) 229-0620
No Shipping
Netherland Dwarf (REW, smoke pearl, siamese sable, chestnuts, black otter) Dwarf Hotot
We have a new rabbit barn with 50+ holes-stop by our website to see it!
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Take a look and visit these breeders!

New Breeder Listings added 9/27/06

This morning I added one new premium breeder listing to our directory:

Trestle Creek Farm
Henry Bryant
Breeder Since : 2006
Indiana: southern area
email
No Shipping
Holland Lop, Jersey Wooly
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I also added a standard listing for Two Socks Ranch Rabbitry.....take a look in our directory for more info!

This morning I also worked on some changes and updates to some breeder listings, that's why I didn't get as many new listings in as I usually do......

Have a nice day!

Tuesday 9/26 News

Well sorry here, but I woke up this morning intending to add some new breeder listings and make changes to current listing, and you know what I did instead?

Got lost in cyberspace...yup....started by visiting a rabbitry site, which led me to another, and another.....and so on, until all the sudden I noticed that I had about 15 minutes to get rabbit chores done and get ready for work!

Oh well, will try to stay on task tomorrow! : )

New Breeder Listings

This morning I added 5 new breeder listings. One is a premium listing from a Canadian breeder:

The Top of the World Rabbitry
Cherylee Terry
Breeder Since: 1996
Canada: Battleford, Saskatchewan
email
Phone: (306) 937-2189
Shipping within Canada
Mini Rex, Holland Lop, Netherland Dwarf
Producing quality, pedigreed rabbits for show, brood and companionship, with health and form our priority. We have many colour varieties in each breed - come take a look!
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Our standard listings today are; Wolf Hollow Rabbitry from California, Jentle Lops Rabbitry from Canada, Kindred Spirits from Pennsylvania, and Nicole & Beth Rabbitry from Idaho. Visit our website for more info on these new breeder listings and more!

Have a great weekend...we are off to another rabbit show tomorrow so I won't be updating our website until next week.

: )

Possible Changes Coming Soon

In my quest to streamline my available web time, I've come to the conclusion that I may need to make a major change to our directory. I might end up turning our directory into a database website.

I've never thought that websites using databases do that well in the search engines so I've always shied away from using asp pages.

Although the static pages I am using do much better in search engines, they are a lot of work to keep updated. As our directory ages, I am getting more and more requests to update breeder listing info. I feel it is very important to keep breeder listings current with up-to-date info but this currently-manual task is one of the most time-consuming aspects of my website.

Because of all this manual work, I find myself bogged down without extra time to move forward by improving the directory or adding new pages for new breeds, or.....working on the many many pictures I still have waiting for the breed gallery pages.

If I can turn this site over to a database setup, updating and changing listings will become a breeze to do and allow me more time to work on adding breed pages and keeping pictures updated.

This is nothing more than a thought at this point...I need some help to begin this project.....so I'll keep you all posted if I actually decide to move forward.

Cathy

Forms in The Rabbit & Cavy Directory

Alright, after several frustrating hours of trying to figure out what is wrong with my forms for submitting breeder listings and changes, my network provider emailed back and reported that apparently they 'fixed' something, although I don't know what.

Either way, it appears the forms are working although when I email myself a test form from home, I don't get it for about 6 hours....... but when I was at work today and tried a test breeder listing, it was immediately sent to my home email as it is supposed to be.

Go figure....

Send in your listings using the new forms and hopefully all will work correctly.

Well, I'll be back to working on listings tomorrow

sorry for the hiccup

Cathy

Monday Website News

Well, we've been gone at a rabbit show, and the other day I left off with some forms that were not working...

They are now working but they do not immediatly send me the info. For some reason, I do not get the info for about 6 hours.... Hmmmm don't know what is wrong.

Go ahead and send your breeder listing and change requests, they will just be delayed getting to me. I guess that doesn't matter much especially when I am still behind with all the change requests and new listings anyway!

I'll continue to work on the problem.

Off to work!

Grrrrrrr.....

This morning I added several new breeder listings and made changes to some existing listings...more about these later.

I also worked on some new forms to separate requests for premium, standard and changes to listings to ease problems I have with people sending in info for these categories. After working for several hours on these scripts and new pages, I finally finished - only to discover I've got a mistake somewhere and the forms are NOT sending the emails to me!!!

A A A A R R R G G G H H H H

I do not have time to fix it right now as I've got a busy day ahead of me, plus a rabbit show to get ready for - so this will have to wait until Monday. Plus, I think that if I actually try to keep working on this problem right now I may end up throwing my computer into my front yard, or engage in some other regretful move. Calgon...take me away......

Sorry,,,do not try to send me your new or changed breeder listings until after Monday or until I post on the home page that the forms are fixed!

New Premium Listing, Sept. 14

This morning I added another premium breeder listing to our directory:

Ruffian Rabbitry
Jennifer Munday
Breeder Since: 2000
Canada: Bancroft, Ontario
email
No Shipping
Lionhead (harlequin, siamese sable), Polish (black), Holland Lop (otter, smoke pearl), Mini Rex (harlequin, tri, castor, chocolate, booted)
Have sold over 500 rabbits to satisfied customers and happy homes!
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I also added 3 standard listings...visit our site for more info on these breeders!

Currently working on listings received on September 6th so I am still behind. I also have listings from earlier dates that I had to skip over for various reasons; some I am waiting for info from the breeders to complete their listings and other reasons.

Off to bunny chores and work...have a great day - Friday is almost here!

New Listings and Updates Today

This morning I only added one new breeder listing.... Woodland Rabbitry, a Mini Rex breeder from Michigan.

I started out ready to put several more in then thought I better shift my focus and spend some time making changes to listings.....several breeders have requested changes such as adding new websites, changing websites and changing breeds and such. I still have another day's worth of changes to current listings to make, hopefully I'll get these finished tomorrow morning and then continue with new breeder listings.

Have a great day....hopefully the sun will come out today!

September 12 Updating

This morning I added several new breeder listings. A notable one was Cliff Dick's Early Winters Rabbitry:

Early Winters Rabbitry
Cliff C. Dick ARBA Judge & Registrar (RC)
Breeder Since: 1968
New Mexico: Albuquerque
email
Phone: (505) 962-2153

We've always enjoyed Cliff Dick's high-energy judging and learn so much from him every time he judges one of our rabbit or cavy classes. Please contact him for more info on his Mini Satins, Havanas, Himalayans, Velveteen Lops, Champagne D'Argents and Polish rabbits!

This new listing also reminds me that I still need to make a page for Velveteen Lops!

Recently I added a new line onto our Submit Your Rabbitry/Caviary form, asking how long you've been breeding rabbits or cavies. I will be adding this info to listings to assist those looking for experienced breeders. Plus I will be adding highlighted icons next to this line in the actual listing as it may help to indicate, at a glance, those who've attained 5, 10, 20 and 25+ years' experience as breeders- I just haven't made an icon I like yet...but look for this soon!

As you already know, I am still behind with new listings. Currently working on those received on or about September 1. I know waiting can be a bit frustrating, but I am doing the best I can to get caught up - please realize this is not a paying project for me, so I do have to work everyday. Oh I'd love to just sit at home and work web all day, but that is not going to happen! I'm sure I'll get caught up something this month then be back to putting listings in as quickly as I used to......

Have a pleasant week! : )

Breeders Offering Website Design and Publishing

This morning I made a new page for the list of breeders offering website design and publishing services. You can visit this page here.

If you've been wanting your own presence on the web for your rabbit or cavy breeding hobby, or for your rabbit or cavy club, but don't know where to start....visit our listing of breeders who offer these services!