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LapLop Rabbitry

Where babies grow up to be
​Show Stoppers

 Linda Hibbert
Loveland Colorado

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​​LAPLOPS DANCER
  BEST IN SHOW
2019 ARBA Convention

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Current Status of LAPLOP Rabbitry

 FROM THE BEGINNING
LAPLOP takes great pride in our well built, clean and bio secure facility.  We continue to breed and offer high quality show and breeding stock in several  breeds.  We love this hobby and will continue doing our part to provide you with healthy well bred, beautiful and healthy rabbits for establishing competitive herds.  I am retired and in no way do I need to sell rabbits.  I have a firm personal commitment to improve our American Fuzzy Lops across the country.  The only way to accomplish that is to offer breeding animals that will consistently improve your herds.  I inherited Gabrielle’s herd of Holland Lops which has been very competitive.  Additionally LapLops Red Holland project is thriving.
 
THE  NEW FUZZY FACES AT LAPLOP  RABBITRY
Once upon a time a few short years ago, I got the 'hare' brained idea to get involved with ANGORAS.  Starting with Giants and I soon found myself fostering Giants for Tammy Vaughn for the Chestnut Giant COD presentation.  Locally Andrea Koeniger Evans and Kathy Thomas competed with English Angoras.  I picked up a Satin Angora for awhile, and I currently have a few French!  Soon enough Kathy, Andrea and I grabbed the idea of once again trying for the Broken English Angora COD.  We will present in 2027!  So excited

PETITE ANGORA LOP
I have recently become fascinated by a captivating LITTLE wooly breed, the PETITE ANGORA LOP.  Don't get me wrong, I love the ANGORAs - but I am getting older  and the the Petite Angora Lop is even smaller that the American Fuzzy Lop - thus it is easier to handle, less to groom and equally as endearing!  The fact that it is not yet approved by ARBA, presents its own challenge to me.  I am  intrigued with the genetics and challenges facing the development of the breed.  Stay tuned for updates!

​COLOR PROJECTS
Throughout the years  I have had a strong interest in breeding color projects for more variety in the American Fuzzy Lop.  LapLop has offered highly competitive Otters and has had a herd of gorgeous AFL chinchillas.  At one point LapLop has bred a strong line of shadeds, including REWs, sable points and siamese sables.  Most recenly, insupport of the Frosty COD, Laplop has develope a small herd of beautiful frosty AFLs.
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BREEDING PHILOSOPHY
In order to effectively breed highly competitive AFLs, LapLop focused originally on developing and maintaining extremely competitive show stock in the tort variety.  Through a great deal of LUCK and hard work, meticulous selection, dedicated line breeding and extensive research we  moved from newbies to BEST IN SHOW 2019 National convention in about 6 years with LAPLOPS DANCER.  Since then, DANCERs daughter, LAPLOPS TAPDANCE has been #1 American Fuzzy Lop for three years in a row!  Nearly every single rabbit in LapLops fuzzy lops will be linebred to DANCER, mostly through TAPDANCE and a gorgeous young buck, LAPLOPS TANGO.

MENTORING
Gabrielle developed many associations with some of the top breeders in the US in both the Holland Lop and American Fuzzy Lop while she pursued this hobby.  We learned early that  a mentor was an incredible resource for success in this hobby.  Thank you so much to Nate Burbidge, Carol Green, Paula Grady and Shari Albrecht, all of whom made a huge impact in Gabrielles AFL herd. 
Laureen and Bill Wark sold to Gabrielle a top  Holland buck, ASLAN and through his offspring and their mentoring, Gabrielle won Youth Best of Breed Holland Lop at 2014 ARBA Convention in Houston, with a stunning junior son of ASLAN, LAPLOPS THOR (who barely beat out his sire, that day).
Subsequently for years, many of my best American Fuzzy Lops were put into the hands of deserving youth. 

ADYSON VOGEL
Without a doubt, two of LAPLOPS most enthusiastic supporters have been Adyson Vogel and her mom Robin.  The story is long, but one of my favorite memories is when, during the pandemics, Adyson and Robin would frequently visit the rabbitry.  Adyson repeatedly picked out a STUNNING young rabbit to take home with her!  Often she would pretend to hide it in her pocket.  Those were good times!  Most importantly Adyson always chose WINNERS!  For years her BOBs and BIS were from rabbits confiscated during their visits.  Congratulations ADYSON on  your recent BOB AFL at 2025 AFL Nationals.  That is bittersweet, as this is her last year as a Youth!
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FOUNDATIONAL STATUS AND STATEMENTS OF PURPOSE  2010
by Gabrielle Hibbert

Here at LapLop Rabbitry, our goal is to breed show quality Holland Lop, American Fuzzy Lops and Britannia Petites. We have been raising nationally competitive rabbits since 2011. We maintain a 96 hole rabbitry on 10 acres in Loveland, Colorado.  LapLop Rabbitry is owned and operated by Gabrielle Hibbert and Linda Hibbert. We work as a team, however Gabrielle mainly focuses on Holland Lops and Britannia Petites, while Linda primarily focuses on American Fuzzy Lops.   

I am Gabrielle Hibbert. I just turned 18 so will be entering the Open shows starting January 2017.  I am a member of several clubs including: ARBA, PPRBA, RMHS, PRRF, SCRBA, HLRSC, AFLRC and ATRSC and have been breeding show quality rabbits since 2011.  So far, our breeding program has brought us great success. In 2014 at the ARBA convention we took Best of Breed with a Holland Lop Broken Junior Buck, LapLop's Thor. We also took Best of Variety with our herdsire, Holland Lop Solid Senior Buck, Woodland's Aslan.   In the American Fuzzy Lops we took Best Opposite Sex Variety with a Solid Senior Buck, Burb's Treasure. In 2015 at the Holland Lop Nationals LapLop Rabbitry took Best of Breed with a broken Junior Buck, LapLop's Panda and Best Oppostite Sex of Breed, with a solid junior doe, LapLop's Adelia. At the 2015 ARBA Convention, in the Holland Lops we took 15 placements in the top ten and took 1st place solid senior doe with LapLop's Hanna. We also took Best of Breed with LapLop's Rapunzel and Best Opposite of Breed with Jackson, in the American Fuzzy Lops. In 2016 at AFL Nationals we took BOB with LapLop's Rapunzel. At Holland Lop Nationals, 2016, we took Best Opposite Sex of Variety with LapLop's Trojan. At the 2016 Convention, in the Holland Lops we took Best Opposite Sex of Variety with LapLop's Party Girl and almost every Holland shown placed in the top 10. 

I am very excited to learn as much as I can about all types of rabbits as I pursue my goal of becoming a judge while maintaining a herd of Holland Lops, Britannia Petites and American Fuzzy Lops.  I love reading and will read any rabbit book or article that comes my way. 

I want to send a special thank you out to Bill and Laureen Wark for their support in the Holland Lops and also for their wonderful buck Woodland's Aslan which gave us a more than perfect start for the Holland Lops. I would also like to send out a thank you to Nate Burbidge for that special American Fuzzy Lop buck, Treasure. There are many other people that I need to thank including, but not limited to: Shari and Sam Albrecht, Sarah Mayberry (formerly Sarah Bloink), Karen Legino, Marlo Byars, Ethan Bruni, Scott Rodriguez, Kelly Cravens, Chris Zemny, Cody LeBlanc, Jeremy Troche, Shelly Rowland, Kathy and Timothy Brasby, Allan and Becky Ormond, Carol Green, Dawn Ross, Rob and Paula Grady, Mark Taylor, Carol Tank, Kevin Stanford, Keirstyn Benson, Tara Harris, Allen Mesick, Annabelle Ward, Corrine Quisenberry and many many more! Thank you all for your support and help! Without you all I would be no where. You guys are awesome and so so helpful! Thank you all for being such good friends and mentoring me along the way. 

I would also like to thank my family who has supported this passion of mine, especially my grandparents (Linda & Papa EG; Papa & Noni), and my mother and my father. Thank you all!!

I love to talk bunny and discuss Holland Lops, Britannia Petites,  American Fuzzy Lops or any breed of rabbits with anyone. Please look around our website and if you have any comments or questions or if you would just like to "talk bunny", please feel free to contact us.  We love visiting with others, specially  "Bunny Friends"!! WeI would love to hear from you! 

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