As I am in the process of updating my rabbitry records and preparing for the 2023 National Silver Fox Show, I reflected on the progress of how one line from my first Silver Fox meat rabbit, who was far from show quality, progressed to grand champions: granddaughter and great-grandaughters and even great-geat-grandaughters and some bucks in there as well! I am also reviewing the past year and reflecting on my purpose of showing rabbits. Why do we show rabbits? That is the question. The ideal answer: Showing rabbits determines if we are improving  the breed toward its standard of perfection. If everyone had that single purpose in mind, things would go more smoothly in the rabbit-showing world. While judges' opinions differ on what is ideal and much also depends on the condition of the rabbits presented on any given day, over the course of several shows, the better rabbits will win more consistently.  When I select my rabbits for a show, I am not thinking about whose rabbits will be t