Hi folks,
Well I've come a long way from updating my breeding/showing/judging career every weekend. This year has been the most successful season for me since I started breeding cats in 1996.
It all started with a magical kitten that I bred born the 29th of December 2009. In February 2010 I stood on this kitten while he was out playing with my 9 other kittens. My heart was broken and I thought the world was going to end. I will never forgive myself, he died and his Mum (Flutterby) came and attacked me and she hadn't even looked at me or came near me since 3 weeks ago. Everyone brushed it off saying oh she wouldn't know that you killed him, but she did and it's only know that she has forgiven me that I feel I can talk about it. Even now I can't speak and can't think straight writing this out. But anyway, here's a photo of my special boy Stilton - who was going to be my show kitten for 2010.
In my third litter born this year I had a kitten born, who was the same colour as Stilton - just a bicolour and he was a real ugly duckling, but he was the son of my female Tales who died the day before Stilton due to internal bleeding. Another long story, anyway I decided to show this little ugly duckling despite everyone telling me I would be wasting my money.
The little ugly duckling is called MUSHROOM or Captivating Peek A Blue. And in the 2010 show season he was entered in 34 rings (under 34 judges) with the competition averaging 25-30 entries in each section, and he was placed in 24 top tens. Most of the time in the top 5. Including a 6th Best Kitten at the National, with 70+ Longhair kitten entries.
Currently Mushroom is running 8th Best Longhair Kitten in NZ in the National Awards (what we call the Annual awards). As you know with CFA and TICA there are hundreds of kittens and cats in contention for these awards so I'm not holding my breath he will stay in 8th position, but it would be super to get in the top 20 because I haven't had a kitten in the Annual awards for almost 10 years!
I also purchased a stud male (in partnership) with my Nana this year. A red Silver tabby Exotic who is called Silver Double Grand Champion Alamo Sparkle Monkey, and he is currently sitting at 6th Best Longhair Cat in the Annual Awards. There are no further Longhair shows here in NZ until April, so the award results will be released in December.
I also kept a little girl from last year's kitten season too - who has also had a successful show season. Her name is Captivating Dream A Little - a cream Harlequin Persian female. She's about 50th best kitten currently, so not quite as successful as Mushroom, her call name is Brie. She's just 9 months so I will wait a few months before I mate her.
My two females Flutterby and Fluffy have both just been mated on the same day - so hopefully I'll be expecting kittens mid November.
My judging is going well too. The middle of this year I was upgraded to Intermediate status and by June next year I would have been up to Senior status, but the last show I was due to judge at this year was cancelled to the big earthquakes here in NZ. I've got 5 assignments booked for next year, with a potential 6th on the way! Woohoo.
Anyway, I'll share some more photos of the cats I am talking about
Thanks for reading my ramblings - just wanted to let everyone know I was still in 'the game'!
This was my ugly duckling "Mushroom" pictured as a tiny baby.
Name: Captivating Peek A Blue
Sire: Gemara Danlara (Imp Aust)
Dam: Captivating Telling Tales "Tales"
Here's my beautiful swan, Mushroom now. Note: He's a Blue Silver Classic Tabby Bicolour
Here's another kitten I bred this year - Red Smoke Bicolour Persian.
Name: Captivating Sweet Nothing.
Sire: Silver Double Grand Champion Grafton For Your Consideration
Dam: Double Grand Champion Captivating Sweet Escape "Fluffy"
Well I've come a long way from updating my breeding/showing/judging career every weekend. This year has been the most successful season for me since I started breeding cats in 1996.
It all started with a magical kitten that I bred born the 29th of December 2009. In February 2010 I stood on this kitten while he was out playing with my 9 other kittens. My heart was broken and I thought the world was going to end. I will never forgive myself, he died and his Mum (Flutterby) came and attacked me and she hadn't even looked at me or came near me since 3 weeks ago. Everyone brushed it off saying oh she wouldn't know that you killed him, but she did and it's only know that she has forgiven me that I feel I can talk about it. Even now I can't speak and can't think straight writing this out. But anyway, here's a photo of my special boy Stilton - who was going to be my show kitten for 2010.
In my third litter born this year I had a kitten born, who was the same colour as Stilton - just a bicolour and he was a real ugly duckling, but he was the son of my female Tales who died the day before Stilton due to internal bleeding. Another long story, anyway I decided to show this little ugly duckling despite everyone telling me I would be wasting my money.
The little ugly duckling is called MUSHROOM or Captivating Peek A Blue. And in the 2010 show season he was entered in 34 rings (under 34 judges) with the competition averaging 25-30 entries in each section, and he was placed in 24 top tens. Most of the time in the top 5. Including a 6th Best Kitten at the National, with 70+ Longhair kitten entries.
Currently Mushroom is running 8th Best Longhair Kitten in NZ in the National Awards (what we call the Annual awards). As you know with CFA and TICA there are hundreds of kittens and cats in contention for these awards so I'm not holding my breath he will stay in 8th position, but it would be super to get in the top 20 because I haven't had a kitten in the Annual awards for almost 10 years!
I also purchased a stud male (in partnership) with my Nana this year. A red Silver tabby Exotic who is called Silver Double Grand Champion Alamo Sparkle Monkey, and he is currently sitting at 6th Best Longhair Cat in the Annual Awards. There are no further Longhair shows here in NZ until April, so the award results will be released in December.
I also kept a little girl from last year's kitten season too - who has also had a successful show season. Her name is Captivating Dream A Little - a cream Harlequin Persian female. She's about 50th best kitten currently, so not quite as successful as Mushroom, her call name is Brie. She's just 9 months so I will wait a few months before I mate her.
My two females Flutterby and Fluffy have both just been mated on the same day - so hopefully I'll be expecting kittens mid November.
My judging is going well too. The middle of this year I was upgraded to Intermediate status and by June next year I would have been up to Senior status, but the last show I was due to judge at this year was cancelled to the big earthquakes here in NZ. I've got 5 assignments booked for next year, with a potential 6th on the way! Woohoo.
Anyway, I'll share some more photos of the cats I am talking about
Thanks for reading my ramblings - just wanted to let everyone know I was still in 'the game'!
This was my ugly duckling "Mushroom" pictured as a tiny baby.
Name: Captivating Peek A Blue
Sire: Gemara Danlara (Imp Aust)
Dam: Captivating Telling Tales "Tales"
Here's my beautiful swan, Mushroom now. Note: He's a Blue Silver Classic Tabby Bicolour
Here's another kitten I bred this year - Red Smoke Bicolour Persian.
Name: Captivating Sweet Nothing.
Sire: Silver Double Grand Champion Grafton For Your Consideration
Dam: Double Grand Champion Captivating Sweet Escape "Fluffy"