Sarah Bupp, right, stands with her two prizewinning Polish rabbits in mid-April at the American Polish Rabbit Club's National Show in Canton, Ohio. Behind her is a judge for the competition, Hannah Reynard. Submitted photo

Sarah Bupp, 15, of Franklin Township, spends a lot of time carefully examining rabbits; Polish rabbits in particular.

After raising them for years, she won the title of Polish Rabbit Queen from the American Polish Rabbit Club in April in Canton, Ohio, thanks to her acute knowledge from having raised rabbits for much of her life.

“I have also been working on body type; you want them to be kind of pinched at the hindquarters, a wide head, round in some aspects,” Sarah said. “You’re looking for a nice bold eye that has good color. Ears, you also want them to stand together but not too scissory or over top of the other, you want the correct thickness of ear.”

Sarah was not the only Butler County child to win a title at the American Polish Rabbit Club this year. Elizabeth LeViere, 7, of Portersville, earned the title of Lady, the first-place title for children under 9 years old, but LeViere said the competition was meant to be an introduction to the Polish rabbit scene.