Welcome to our website. We hope you enjoy your stay!
We have over 20 years experience breeding and raising Holland Lops. Brenda has been a
licensed ARBA Judge since 1994 and has judged rabbits all over the country.
Through the years we have both experimented with many different lines, learning how to build
the best holland lop possible. In 2005 we decided to form a co-op. We had been purchasing
rabbits from each other and sharing breedings, plus Brenda needed someone who knew her
rabbits to put them on the tables while she was judging. At the time it just made sense.
Combining the 2 rabbitries was no easy task, even though we had similar bloodlines, we still had
2 separate herds going. Some crosses worked, many did not.
In 2008 we took the year off from showing as a co-op. As a co-op, we enjoyed alot of success on
the show table, however, we reached burnout and both needed to re-evaluate our breeding
programs and get our herds in line. It seemed we were still competing with each other instead of
working together. That was the hardest obstacle to overcome.
After a year of breeding, and very limited showing, we looked at where our rabbits stood. We
found that genetically both lines were tighter than they had been in the past, the outcrosses for
the most part were gone, and we had 1 main line between the 2 barns. In 2009, we brought the
co-op back and even though we are not showing as much as we did in the past, our hollands are
still a force on the show tables.
Today the LL and Broo's prefix's are interchangeable, thanks largely to GC LL Starbuck. You will
find Starbuck behind just about every rabbit from both barns. Starbuck was 1 of 3 bucks,
including full brother GC LL Texas and half brother GC LL Angus who are larely responsible for
what our herd is today. Those 3 bucks are direct descendants of Stephanie's foundation bucks:
GC Critter Co-op Tyler, GC Camelot's Top Gun, and GC Sarah's Tuscany. The LL bucks combined
with GC Broo's Cryptonyte, GC Camelot's Passion, GC Broo's Blackjack, Broo's Sergio, GC
Washburn's Roberto and most recently L&R Chad make up a foundation that has truly pushed our
rabbits towards perfection. Our current herd bucks are breeding very consistently, and we can
now trade rabbits between the 2 barns with predicatable results.
We enjoy helping new breeders get started, as well as helping established breeders advance
their herds. You will find many top show rabbits in both open and youth on the tables dominating
their classes that are either directly from us, or go back to our lines.
Contact:
Brenda Dumas Brenda@dumabroobunnies.com
Stephanie Valentine Littlelops@hotmail.com