Jasons Hollands

(This page updated 6/30/09)

Welcome to Jason's Hollands

Award winning Holland lops with type & personality

We are a small rabbitry located in Griswold, CT. We breed, raise, show & sell Holland lop bunnies! We take great care of our rabbits and we are constantly striving to improve the Holland Lop breeds' Standard of Perfection. Our bunnies are our pets first and from birth on............they are handled often which makes them the best pets possible as they grow. We have raised bunnies our entire lives but began our Holland breeding adventure in January of 2007.

In May and June of 2008 we began to see our hard work and dedication to the holland lop breed pay off when we won our first awards. Thanks to all of our friends, family members and fellow breeders for always supporting us. We cannot thank you enough!

We are also members of ARBA (American Rabbit Breeders Association) & HLRSC (Holland Lop Rabbit Specialty Club).

We update this page quite frequently.....and when we post updates....we post the date and the changes that were made. We also try to update pics of the buns often to show how they are maturing. We enjoy taking random pics of our herd.....as they are so full of personality.

Enjoy looking around!

Hello friends,

6/26/09- Exciting news! We would like to welcome 3 new additions to the Jason's Hollands herd.....all the way from Portland, Oregon.....from L&R Rabbitry......L&R Selena, L&R Lacey & L&R Olivia. The does flew all day 6/25/09 from Portland, OR to Atlanta, GA to Providence, RI. I have been thinking about ways to improve my herd and after I acquired Trio's Liam from Jessica in March and Liam being half Pitney/Sarah's/L&R.....I thought it might be cool to consider L&R does. Jill & Emma have some L&R stock and they are gorgeous hollands. So Jill & Emma were kind enough to introduce me to Linda and Ron Jinings from L&R in OR and the rest is history now. Linda & Ron were so kind and patient with me as they taught me about L&R and about shipping rabbits clear across the USA. I had a wonderful experience. The does are beautiful, Delta Airlines were fantastic to deal with and I am very pleased with everything.......it's all good :o)

Thank you to Jill and Emma once again for everything and to my new friends Linda & Ron Jinings for your beautiful hollands and for your patience and guidance throughout this entire process. I cannot wait to see the kits that the does and Liam produce for me and how well the does do on the show tables here on the East coast. I will post pics of my new additions once they settle in and finish their molts :o)

6/18/09- Well, show season has wrapped up for us now until the fall and I am very pleased with how we represented the holland breed.......Liam took home (5) BOB, (1) BOSB, (1) RIS, (1) 2nd, (2) 3rd's and a 10th.......(we won't even go there with the 10th place- lol)

Lakota II took home a BOV, (2) BOSG and (5) 1st places.

Spartin, Tom, Heion & Kaya also did very well always placing at the top of their classes.

Lakota II & Liam have been registered & granded as well!

We will spend the next few months making juniors for the fall and spring show seasons. May of all our friends have a safe and happy Summer and may we all have super stars in our nest boxes......

To Jill & Emma.....THANK YOU.....for your friendship, for your support, for your kindness, for your giving spirit and for your commitment to the holland lop breed.

To Jessica Yingling from Trio Rabbitry......all I can say is THANK YOU!

6/7/09-

WA's Willa x A&M's Bo kindle 4 live kits....all torts.....

We attended the North Haven, CT double show where Liam was 3rd place in one show and a very close 2nd to Marie Heath's 1st place solid senior buck who went on to win BOB- Congrats Marie! Jill & Emma won BOB in the 2nd show with their broken junior doe who went on to win RIS as well. Congrats Jill & Emma! Lakota II finished 2nd and Spartin finished 5th. We had a great day!

6/4/09- New litters arrive:

Trio's Kaya x Jason's Hollands Lakota II each have their first litter and kindle 3 live kits.....1 solid blue and 2 brokens (blue and blue tort)....Kaya actually kindled 7 kits total.....2 peanuts, 2 doa and the 3 live. Impressive for a doe of her size and being her first time and all.

Hillbunny's Monty x A&M's Rocky kindle 4 kits....3 peanuts and 1 plumpy sable point (thanks Emma & Jill)- fostered to Kaya

6/1/09-

Updated litter info below- sexed newest litters

5/27/09-

Updated several things on this page.....please read on

I have just gone through my herd and moved on quite a few adults making room for juniors.....I have a few 8 week old litters growing out, some 3 week old litters just out of nest boxes and 6 litters due June 5th....so stay tuned for more updates as they grow.....I am holding off taking updated pics until we get through these busy upcoming show weekends.....thanks for understanding!

Jill Morton and I spent the Memorial Day weekend in Rutland, VT at the "Lop a looza" all day rabbit show which took place on May 24th where lop eared rabbit breeds were judged 3 times by 3 different judges. The event was held at the Vermont State Fairgrounds and we had an absolute blast.....the scenery on our drive from RI to VT was breath taking....the fields of green, the mountains, the farms.....simply gorgeous!

Just when I think it cannot get any better............we quickly found out that it most certainly could get better.....

Trio's Liam won BOB under Roger Cota (NY) out of 50 hollands, BOSB under Brian Sawchuk (NY) out of 49 hollands and BOB under Josh Humphries (TN) out of 65 hollands AND then went on to win 1st Reserve in Show under Josh Humphries......

(it was a proud moment for me but one that I wish I could have shared with Jessica Yingling from Trio Rabbitry....as she raised this absolutely gorgeous holland lop rabbit....Jessica...when you read this.....THANK YOU AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN....:)

Another very proud moment for me...came when Jason's Hollands Lakota II was named Best Broken Holland.

Meg's Spartin placed around 5th in all 3 shows and WS's Heion placed around 8th....so not too shabby.

Jill and Emma also did very well with their Solid Senior buck Azul and their juniors really kicked butt and their broken junior buck won a Best opposite.....

Marie Heath also won a BOB and a BOSB as well.

I also came home with a new holland as well.....Hillbunny's Princess Sophia....a black otter senior doe.....she has joined our herd to help us out with otters and blues.....Thank you Jill & Emma (and Emily M and Wendy L ofcourse) pics are below

It was a weekend filled with fun, friends, fur, frolic and beautiful hollands! Thank you everyone who had anything to do with the Vermont Lop a looza weekend....it was OUTSTANDING!

oh and Jill......thank you so much for convincing me to stay for best in show when I wanted so badly to go out to eat...lol....thank you for being my friend and my travel partner!

(above- Josh H posing Liam just before his Reserve in show win)

(above left- Jill, Jason, Roger C, Liam & Jill's Best opposite junior- above right- Jason & Josh H with Liam after his Reserve in show win)

Thanks Marie Heath for taking these pics!

(above- Liam at home with his new awards....he had had it with posing.....so I took one pic and this was it...poor guy was wiped out and rightfully so)

Litter Information:

Trio's Liam x Meg's Fry (2 kits 5/3/09- 2 solid black- doe & buck)

Trio's Liam x WA Willa (1 kit 5/3/09- solid black buck)

THF Saynora Sienna x THF Saynora "J" short for Jezeppi (4 kits 5/5/09- 1 solid black tort buck, 1 broken sable point doe, 2 charlies- buck & doe- Jill, Emma & Jason will be watching this litter grow out for several months......)

WA's Marlene x THF Saynora "J" Jezeppi (3 broken sable point kits 5/5/09- 2 bucks & 1 doe- Jill, Emma & Jason will be watching this litter grow out for several months......)

THF Saynora "J" is Jezeppi.....a broken sable point buck that Jill & Emma acquired from Tracy & Jenna at the PA convention. He is awesome with the best personality.

Thanks Jill & Emma for doing these breedings.

5/14/09- Sold some buns recently.....making some room for up & coming hopefuls....nest boxes are full....and more litters due June 5th.

Hillbunny's Princess Sophia....black otter senior doe.....will also be joining our herd late May... Thank you Jill & Emma (and Emily M and Wendy L ofcourse)

5/8/09- New litters arrive and we placed well at the Topsfield, MA rabbit show.....Lakota II, Spartin and Kaya all placed 1st or 2nd in their classes.....

Congrats to Emma and Jill for their Best Opposite win and Marie Heath for her BOB and RIS!

We all had a great day!

On 4/2/09 Autumn Frost's Natalia x Trio's Liam kindled 3 broken black kits.....a buck and 2 does and Hudson's Hollands Jacqueline x Meg's Spartin kindled 2 solid black tort kits.....both does.

On 4/3/09 Jason's Hollands Tawnee x Critteranch's Dunkleburger kindled 1 orange doe.....being fostered to Natalia.

Jason can be reached on his cell phone at 860-319-7529 or email him at lakota2002@sbcglobal.net

If you are interested in a bunny or if you have any questions...please email or call me. We also have an ongoing waiting list that you can be added to.

Thanks for hoppin by!

"Life is a gift, not a given!

"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the number of moments that take our breath away."

The Jason's Hollands Herd

THE BUCKS

Grand Champion Windswept's Heion (3 legs- 2- BOB, 1- 1st place)

Black tort- DOB 4/14/05

Sire- Windswept's Ducati (Sable point)
Dam- D & A's Sheri (Blue)

I cannot say enough about Heion. Heion has turned out to be an amazing herd buck helping to produce some of my herd's finest offspring......but most of all Heion is a teddy bear and is always there at his cage door to greet me everyday. He is always willing to pose for pictures and for judges and he loves to be held. I place him on the floor and he follows me everywhere. Heion is the type of herd buck that will have a forever home here because not only has he contributed so much to Jason's Hollands...........but most of all Heion has added personality to our breeding program as well. I love this buck!

5/10/08

North Haven, CT

Windswept's Heion- BOV & BOB out of 40+ Hollands

Best of Breed

Grand Champion Meg's Spartin

12 GC legs: including 4- BOB, 2- BOSB, 6- BOV, 3- BOSV, 1- BIS, 1- Runner up in Show, 12- 1st places

Black tort- DOB 6/9/05

Sire- Lov's Snickerdoodle (Broken black tort)
Dam- Meg's Clover (Black tort)

This is one typey buck and I cannot thank Megan Martin from NY enough for parting with him. He is my idea of a very well balanced holland lop. He has it all and he has an excellent personality to match his solid type. Thanks Megan!

Trio's Liam wins back to back Best of Breed at the Taunton, MA rabbit show on 3/1/09.

Judges were Sue Gillispie & Roger Cota!

Grand Champion Trio's Liam (10 legs- 1- RIS, 6- BOB, 1- BOSB, 1- BOSV, 1- BOV and a class win.)

Blue buck- DOB 1/30/06

Sire- Rabbit Hill's Surfer Boy (Blue)
Dam- ELS's Saffron (Blue)

Liam is a full to the table buck with incredible mass. He is well balanced.......with a thick flat open ear, bold eye, beautiful curvature, deep chest, nice topline and a friendly personality. He goes back to GC Tommie's Rootbeer on his dam's side and he's almost entirely Pitney on his sire's side.

Grand Champion Jason's Hollands Lakota II (5 legs- 1- BOV, 2- BOSG, Best Broken Holland in VT, 5- 1st places)

Broken Blue tort- DOB 11/1/07

Sire- Windswept's Heion (Black tort)
Dam- THF Saynora's Sienna (Broken black tort)

A & M's Bojangels

Black tort buck- DOB 4/4/05

Sire- Cowan's Sully (Black tort)
Dam- Cowan's Nutmeg (Black tort)

Hillbunny's Jake

Black- DOB 5/17/07

Sire- Lop n Mop's Puncek (Black tort)
Dam- Hillbunny's 3 Wishes II (Seal)

Jake has become our rabbitry mascot. He is a teddy bear in every sense of the word. He begs to be held everytime someone walks near his cage. He is in a larger cage now....down near the floor and whenever we open his cage door.....out he jumps and runs circles around our feet. He keeps us company running around the rabbitry while we are cleaning most days and makes us laugh all the time with his comical antics. We cannot say enough about Jake. He is a very special member of our herd.

(Look at Jake's beautiful face and those poofy little cheeks.........ha!)

Woodland Acres Tom

Broken black- DOB 7/4/08

Sire- Cowan's Manley (Broken black tort)
Dam- RR's Thumbellina (Black)

I have always been a fan of broken black so when I had the opportunity to acquire WA Tom from Jill & Emma I jumped at the opportunity. His dad has a huge head that takes time to grow in.

Critteranch's Dunkleburger

Black otter- DOB 12/29/06

Sire- Dapper's Jr Mint (Black otter)
Dam- Critteranch's Jody (Broken black otter)

""We make a living by what we get
We make a life by what we give"
-Churchill

THE DOES

Woodland Acres Marlene

Sable point doe- DOB 4/10/08

Sire- A & M's Rocky Point (Sable point)
Dam- Woodland Acres Louise (Pointed white)

I just love this doe. She has everything to offer a breeding program....but most of all she has become part of our family.....I have never seen a holland lop play with toys the way Marlene plays with her toys. Thank you so much Jill and Emma....she truly is a gift that just keeps on giving :o)

Hillbunny's Princess Sophia

Black otter- DOB 12/8/07

Sire- Hillbunny's Maxiium (Black otter)
Dam- Hillbunny's 3 Wishes II (Seal)

Hudson Hollands Jacqueline

Black tort- DOB 5/19/08

Sire- Hudson Holland's Jack (Black tort)
Dam- THF Saynora's Bonita (Black tort)

Jacqueline is my goof ball and if a rabbit could lol as she plays and romps....this would be the one. Jacqueline has the best personality.....she loves to pose....and play on our grooming table and loves to play with her toys in her cage as well. She wears her play tubes on her head like hats and then bounces around as if to say "look at me, look at me." She has thick bone....which is something I have been working on.

Woodland Acres Willa

Black tort- DOB 6/17/08

Sire- L & R ST. Diesel (Black tort)
Dam- Woodland Acres Weeble (Broken tort)

Trio's Kaya

Opal doe- DOB 8/24/08

Sire- Trio's Landen (Black)
Dam- Trio's Jolie (Cream)

Kaya is just ten months old and looking very flashy at this stage of development. She is a smaller doe and will definately hit the show tables! Her head is boldly feminine and really coming along nicely. She's very short and smooth bodied with nicely balanced width and depth. Her chest is deep and broad and her bone balances her small size. She's in beautiful condition to top it off! I really like her. She goes back to GC Tommie's Rootbeer as her GGrandfather on her dam's side and he is double on her sire's side!

Trio's Oracle

Blue doe- DOB 3/9/08

Sire- ELS's Jonah (Broken tort)
Dam- Trio's Fiona (Blue)

Oracle is a larger brood doe with thick bone and is very full all over. She has a shy and cautious way about her but we are learning how to trust one another. She allowed me to take her out of her cage for these pics....but was not that happy about it. She has the most beautiful coat of fur on her. I look forward to what she produces for me.

THF Saynora's Sienna

Broken Black tort- DOB 9/24/06

Sire- THF Saynora's Scirroco (Broken tort)- Shaggy & Zelma
Dam- THF Saynora's Roseanne (Black tort)- Zack & Roszella

Hillbunny's Monty (1 leg- 1- BOB)

Sable point- DOB 4/17/07

Sire- Windswept's Heion (Black tort)
Dam- Hillbunny's Dashy (Siamese Sable)

Monty is the most cuddley, loveable doe I own. When you first lay eyes on her....you might think she is a buck because of her beautiful noggin and her personality and passive nature make her a complete joy to have around. She is hanging out of her cage door everyday looking for her smooch and cuddle time. I love this doe. She is one of my favorites. Monty is also a wonderful mom.........she truly is a priceless treasure.