August 27, 2013 12:00 am
Life 
Dakota Watson of Camas holds his Polish rabbit, Prince. He has been active in the Washougal-based 4-H R.O.C.K.S club for four years, and has won several awards.
Dakota received this belt buckle for being a master rabbit showman at the Skamania County Fair.
Dakota (center) teaches a class on rabbit care at the Skamania County Fair recently. His friends and family refer to him as 'the rabbit sponge,' for the information he retains about the animals.
Dakota, 11, and his sisters Hannah, 8, and Laila, 13 months, pet one of the many bunnies they raise as members of the 4-H R.O.C.K.S club of Washougal.
Dakota and Hannah pose with judge Vern Palmblad after a 4-H event at the Skamania County Fair. Watson swept several rabbit categories.
At first glace, Dakota Watson looks like any other 11-year-old boy. He banters with his sister, loves basketball and is growing out of clothes faster than his mom can buy them.But the fact that Dakota is even alive is a miracle in itself.
The Camas resident was born with serious medical complications, including a cross-fused ectopic kidney. By the time Dakota was two days old, he had been through two surgeries.
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