-Gene pool?

In article ,
enlightened us with...

Why not?

Oh, let me count the ways.


Wow, they sound totally cool, but definitely not for everyone. My Mom
would about die when the cat jumped on the counters. *LOL* Oh, man, and
when the cat knocks something over, she has a heart attack. Nope, no
Bengals for Mom.
Me, on the other hand...I'd love one, but my heart is taken by the
shelter kitties.
Maybe a rescued Bengal for me someday...

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(Liz) wrote:

So perhaps you can see why some cat lovers do like to attend cat shows,
even if
they are not particularly interested in owning purebred cats.

Hummmmmmm......... I might visit one sometime. I wonder if they would
be similar here?

That I don't know, but if you are ever interested, what you could do is look
online for cat shows in your area, and their Web site should tell you what sort
of vendors, rescue organizations, shelters and educators will be at the show.

The recent show I mentioned was promoted on tv by a sort of celebrity vet, who
said it was a great place to see "a lot of unusual cats you aren't going to see
in your local alley" and of course he talked about all the vendors and
educators and rescuers. I think a lot people go to these shows more to find cat
products and information and perhaps to gawk at types of cats they wouldn't
ordinarily see than because they actually want to own a purebred cat someday.

But since I know that cat shows in the U.K. are somewhat different than they
are in the U.S., it's possible shows in your country are different as well.

(Liz) wrote:

So perhaps you can see why some cat lovers do like to attend cat shows,
even if
they are not particularly interested in owning purebred cats.

Hummmmmmm......... I might visit one sometime. I wonder if they would
be similar here?

That I don't know, but if you are ever interested, what you could do is look
online for cat shows in your area, and their Web site should tell you what sort
of vendors, rescue organizations, shelters and educators will be at the show.

The recent show I mentioned was promoted on tv by a sort of celebrity vet, who
said it was a great place to see "a lot of unusual cats you aren't going to see
in your local alley" and of course he talked about all the vendors and
educators and rescuers. I think a lot people go to these shows more to find cat
products and information and perhaps to gawk at types of cats they wouldn't
ordinarily see than because they actually want to own a purebred cat someday.

But since I know that cat shows in the U.K. are somewhat different than they
are in the U.S., it's possible shows in your country are different as well.

Yngver wrote:


Went to a cat show over the weekend with a couple of friends. Of course part of
the fun is seeing all the beautiful cats (including the ones in the household
standard, which are beautiful non-purebred cats),

How does one enter such cats in these contests?

Yngver wrote:


Went to a cat show over the weekend with a couple of friends. Of course part of
the fun is seeing all the beautiful cats (including the ones in the household
standard, which are beautiful non-purebred cats),

How does one enter such cats in these contests?

BudGan25 wrote:

Went to a cat show over the weekend with a couple of friends. Of course
part of
the fun is seeing all the beautiful cats (including the ones in the
household
standard, which are beautiful non-purebred cats),

How does one enter such cats in these contests?

Do you mean in the household pet division? Well, here's a quote from the CFA
Web site:
"If you have a show-stopping, mixed breed charmer at home and are interested in
joining the cat lovers who partake in the good fellowship of exhibiting at CFA
shows, please explore our show schedule for a show near you, and call the
listed entry clerk for further information to see if that show has a Household
Pet Class. An entry form is available for downloading."

I'd imagine it's the same with TICA. You can start by going to the cat fancies'
Web sites to find an upcoming show near you. It's best to attend a show first
so you can see what it's like. Household Pets are not judged by any set
standard, as the purebred cats are.

BudGan25 wrote:

Went to a cat show over the weekend with a couple of friends. Of course
part of
the fun is seeing all the beautiful cats (including the ones in the
household
standard, which are beautiful non-purebred cats),

How does one enter such cats in these contests?

Do you mean in the household pet division? Well, here's a quote from the CFA
Web site:
"If you have a show-stopping, mixed breed charmer at home and are interested in
joining the cat lovers who partake in the good fellowship of exhibiting at CFA
shows, please explore our show schedule for a show near you, and call the
listed entry clerk for further information to see if that show has a Household
Pet Class. An entry form is available for downloading."

I'd imagine it's the same with TICA. You can start by going to the cat fancies'
Web sites to find an upcoming show near you. It's best to attend a show first
so you can see what it's like. Household Pets are not judged by any set
standard, as the purebred cats are.

On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 08:42:15 -0600, kaeli
wrote:

In article ,
enlightened us with...

Why not?

Oh, let me count the ways.


Wow, they sound totally cool, but definitely not for everyone. My Mom
would about die when the cat jumped on the counters. *LOL* Oh, man, and
when the cat knocks something over, she has a heart attack. Nope, no
Bengals for Mom.

*grin* Most of my friends love visiting my boys. The key
word is visiting.

Me, on the other hand...I'd love one, but my heart is taken by the
shelter kitties.
Maybe a rescued Bengal for me someday...

http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/NJ154.html





Orchid
See Orchid's Kitties! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/bengalpage
Want a Purebred Cat? Read This! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/orchid

On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 08:42:15 -0600, kaeli
wrote:

In article ,
enlightened us with...

Why not?

Oh, let me count the ways.


Wow, they sound totally cool, but definitely not for everyone. My Mom
would about die when the cat jumped on the counters. *LOL* Oh, man, and
when the cat knocks something over, she has a heart attack. Nope, no
Bengals for Mom.

*grin* Most of my friends love visiting my boys. The key
word is visiting.

Me, on the other hand...I'd love one, but my heart is taken by the
shelter kitties.
Maybe a rescued Bengal for me someday...

http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/NJ154.html





Orchid
See Orchid's Kitties! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/bengalpage
Want a Purebred Cat? Read This! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/orchid