Beautiful !! Did she win a ribbon?

Indeed, Minque, she is exquisite!

Oh aye! She got Ex1 AND her first CAP! That is Certificat d'Apitude de Premiere, dvs certificate for being a Premiere, if she had not been castrated she would have been Champion! But they call it Premier instead. It's the same thing you know! 3 CAP from 3 different judges makes her a Premiere and then she will go for the title International Premiere! then she needs a lot of certificates (6)and in foreign countries as well. So then it will be travel time..Norway or Denmark!

And yes lady Syl, I'm so very proud of her! Not only is she a beauty, her temper is very good and the last judge admired it! yayy

It is the same way in the dog shows regarding the spay/neutered animals. I guess because they want the champions to pass on their genes. Congrats on her great showing !!

Cat shows, dog shows, horse shows.

When you think about it, all they are are advertising for breeding stock. (Horse races, too). People only want to breed to champion stock, they only want offspring of champion stock, they only want to buy champion. That champion title implies that the bearer is the best of the best.

Well, it's all a bunch of kerpuffle. I've seen so many "champions" that wouldn't pass my standards. English Bulldogs, anyone? These dogs are huge income generators for veterinary clinics (my own veterinary mentor does a lot of Bulldog work, and even has clients coming from Iowa, and we're in EASTERN Illinois!). Champion German Shepherds can't walk normally, it's a miracle they can run without skinning their knees on the ground. Golden Retrievers are allergic to everything, including their owners. And you expect me to believe these are healthy genetic examples?

Thoroughbreds bred for the race track? Breakdowns before they're five years old. Unsoundness all their lives. Quarter Horses? Champions of the Impressive line have hyperperiodic hyperkalemia, where their muscles become weak. Additionally, many of these horses have navicular because they have Shetland pony-sized feet under Shire-sized bodies. Okay, I'm exaggerating, but that combination is not good, and many so-called champions were euthanized before their time because the pain in their feet was so bad. And I was starting to see a disturbing trend toward pop-eyes in Arabians and Morgans. Like their equivalents in Pekingneses, Boston Terriers, Chihuahuas, and other bug-eyed breeds, they are more prone to corneal damage and proptosis (eyeball leaving the socket usually due to trauma).

While I love Morgan horses, I will be the first to admit that there has been unsound breeding practices perpetuated thanks to horse shows that emphasize radical appearances as opposed to sound temperaments, sound conformation, and sound performance.

Cats haven't suffered as much at the hands of breeders, partially because selective breeding of cats have not been going on as long as for dogs and horses, yet the appearance of new "breeds" like the Munchkin have me cringing. The Manx cat, while overall a pretty solid breed, has a tendency for spinal defects thanks to the mutation that gives it the short/tailless appearance. Persians have a tendency for eye and nasal infections; they also have a genetic defect for polycystic kidney disease that is usually fatal by the time the cat is five. When I look at cats, I look for the ones closest to the 'natural' type - the American Shorthair (still has an open stud book last time I looked), which is practically identical to the 'barn cat' we see so many of in vet practice, and of the long-haired breeds, Maine Coons, Norwegians, and Siberians.

Depending on your religious orientation, God or Nature knows best when it comes to who are the real champions. Everything we humans touch in our puny attempts to improve have resulted in suffering, pain, illness, and genetic defects that by rights would have been eliminated out of the gene pool if left alone.

Sorry, it's one of my soapboxes. I'll get off now.

Congratulations, minque, on your princess's success at her show. She is gorgeous and her personality really shines. My own Zorie was a show cat in her younger months, and she did very well. The judges loved her temperament, and those got passed down to her babies. I adore her every day - she is the most civilized cat I've ever lived with. Yet she will drop the queen act and play with total abandon. You should see her at her favorite game - catch the kibble. I have her favorite treat, and I toss a little piece across the wood floor. She goes chasing after it, and sometimes she'll bat it around so she can chase it some more. She's so adorable when she does this!

Don't ask me why, but this sentence reminded me of that SouthPark episode when Kyle has the (huge) testacles of a black man implanted into his knees so he can play basketball. He made a jump shot and when he landed the testacles burst, and he had to walk (skinning his knees on the ground). ... Maybe I better drink more coffee, lol.

This post has been edited by mALX: Jun 6 2011, 04:36 PM

Wow, this I didn't know. But it does make sense that they want those Champion genes passed on. And I'm so glad she has a good temper, minque! That is a wonderful thing to find in a pet--my cat's temper is mostly good, but lately she's been angry with me (now I have a baby AND a three year old taking up more of my time, so she gets less of me than she did before the kids were born... My poor sweet little kitty has a right to be angry--I just wish she wouldn't take it out on the carpet!)



lmao! Omg, mALXie, that is hilarious! I don't remember that episode, but that doesn't surprise me in the least, knowing how that show usually goes, lol. Yes, more coffee might be beneficial.

After the game Kyle's dad goes to sue the doctor for malpractice - and instead ends up accepting a free surgical procedure to turn himself into a dolphin (complete with the fin on his back and dolphin sounds, ROFL !!!)

It's one (of many) of my fave episodes. (You'll be coming across another of my fave episodes soon in an early chapter of my story - "Who Dukey'd in the Unrinal" - when the Gray Prince goes for an interview with the Black Horse Courier, lol).

Oh hautie! I KNOW! I've had dogs as well and I did not go to dog shows more than once, then I decided it was not for me OR my dog, a German shepherd. I did NOT go to shows with my two previous house cats either...BUT Indra is different! I castrated her, yeah took the whole gear out so there's no breeding going on!

Why do I take her to cat shows? Well first it's FUN! You meet all kind of ppl who share your interest in cats, Second Indra is very beautiful and an extremely cool cat so she does not mind sitting in that cage all day, because there are so many things to distact her, me, ppl saying hallo to her, ppl grooming her, (Me and her breeder) which she actually LOVES, She can come out of the cage, sitting on my lap, in my arms while I walk around and so on....She sits in her cage patiently, goes to sleep, eat a bite, sleeps again.

Third, i like to have professional experts judging her, how her fur is, her body her gorgeous tail, and above all her temper! AND i get very proud and happy when other ppl tell me my cat is beautiful and cool.

I will take her to another show in Kalmar the 10th of july, then we take a break from shows until late fall or even winter. My first goal is to get her the title Premier, national Premier.

The day Indra feels bad about cat shows i will stop going! Of course i will....it's not just for me i will consider Indra's feelings first!

You are doing this for all the right reasons, and absolutely take Indra's feelings into consideration. Zorie loved the attention, but hated the car rides, so her breeder stopped after she got her first championship. That's what I love about her breeder - her cats' health and sanity are the most important things, and she breeds for wonderful, playful, gentle temperaments.

Everyone who comes to the house loves Zorie - not only for her soft flooffy coat but also for her wonderful 'luvmeluvme' attitude. And she is soooo good with children!

YAY! Indra did it again! She took her second CAP at the Cat show on sunday, and got a marvellous judgment, i.e wonderful temper, which made me very happy.

I will post some pics tomorrow!

Congrats to you, minque!

Minque your kitty is beautiful!!!!!!! And I'm not really a cat person, though when I did more rescue work I nursed a few back to health before they were adopted.

I agree with Hautie to a degree, I have had 4 Boxers in the past and I do love them but....the first I lost to cancer, the second was agressive (do have to say I adopted him at 6 or 7 months, what happened to him prior to that I have no idea) the third was blind-runnin nuts!!!!! and the 4th had a brain aneurism when he was 6.

I now have two rescues, a Pomeranian that I got when she was 6 months old named Zoe and a Shih-Poo that has at some point been mistreated by a man, she hates them all (smart dog) but loves children and women. I also have a Grand Puppy, hehe. Her name is Amber and actually she started out as a rescue that I took in when she was hours old,found on the side of the road in a box with the rest of the litter. I raised 3 of them and a friend of mine raised two. I lost the runt at 9 weeks to parvo, even though they had had their shots they didn't have the immunity their mother would have given them through her milk. Anyway, now my eldest daughter has her and she is much like a fuzzy human, even sits on the corner of the couch on her butt with her front paw on the arm of the couch and watches TV.

congratulations, minque!! I'm waitin' on those pics now! I"m not surprised she got high points for her 'tude - it shows in the pics you posted earlier.

Thynae, that dog thinks she's a human, not a dog! Common among those who are raised among humans rather than with other dogs. It's also seen in horses, cats, birds, wild animals, etc. It's also noticeable in humans (wolf-boy anyone?). It's called imprinting. Unavoidable in your case, really, but could be worse! Could be a 3,000 pound beefalo bull!

Here’s something to show your cat. The Grits Family’s only furred pet: Captain Bobo.

Grits! The little captain is as cute as Alix the Mouse!

Is he a hamster?

Grits, the Captain is wonderful! Is he a russian dwarf hamster, perhaps?

He’s a Chinese dwarf hamster, so he’s much smaller than his name. He was awarded his rank by an eleven year old. I suspect cuteness was a factor. Hey, I wonder if he likes sweetrolls! Probably not good for his tiny figure, though.

All he needs are a couple of epaulets with captains insignia and he'd be all set. Size has nothing to do with ability. There's an old saying my Dad quoted often for my benefit

"If size had anything to do with it a cow could out run a rabbit."

He's adorable!!!

GAAAAAH !!!! He is so CUTE !!!! And Acadian didn't say anything, but I will .... BOBO? I know you have read Acadian's "BOBO poems" over on my poetry thread, ROFL !!! They may take on new meaning for me if I re-read them with this adorable little moutszie in my mind, lol.

He is as cute as anything !!!!



@ Minque - Congrats (again) to your kitty !!!!