ACFA North Central site

I'm on the ACFA North Central Region site for my Regional Award for last show season. ACFA North Central. If you scroll down, I'm 16th Best Alter in the Region.

CFA Halloween Contest

Mom entered me, Rider, and Vinny in Cat Fanciers Association (CFA) Halloween costume contest on CFA's Facebook. I'm a devil, Rider is a Harley Rider, and Vinny is a Green Bay Packer.

To vote for us, see all the costumed kitties, and enter your cat - please visit the link below. You can vote by clicking "Like" on your favorite pictures. We would appreciate any votes!

CFA Halloween Costume Contest

There are prizes, and the contest runs til Oct. 31.

Birthday and a Cat Show

Today is my 6th birthday. Mom can hardly believe I'm 6! Thank you to the kitties who have left rosettes/gifts and p-mail wishing me a happy birthday!

Mom took Rider, Vinny, and I all to an ACFA cat show this weekend. Mom was only going to take me as a companion, but decided to have me judged after all as Rider is recovering from a scratched cornea, and was a little squinty. I did okay. I got Best of Breed over Vinny in 3/8 rings and made one final - 5th Best All-Breed Alter.

TCA photo show

Mom entered us in the Traditonal Cat Association (TCA) annual photo show. I got:

3rd Best European Burmese in Premiership

The results are here TCA results

Mom wishes she had a better, recent picture of me to enter, but she's still proud of me.

ACFA title

Mom found out I did get enough points for ACFA Quadruple Grand Champion Alter after my last show... with one point to spare! All good things must come to an end though. Mom says I've earned my "retirement" and do not have to go to cat shows anymore. I'm going out on top. I have been showing since 2008, and Mom says I have nothing more to prove. My show credentials include:

*CFA Grand Premier
*CFA’s 9th Best European Burmese in Premiership Nationally 2008-2009
*CFA’s 6th Best European Burmese in Premiership Nationally 2011-2012
*ACFA Quadruple Grand Champion Alter
*ACFA North Central Region’s 16th Best Alter 2011-2012
*ACFA Inter-American 29th Best Alter 2011-2012
*ACFA Inter-American Best European Burmese Alter 2011-2012
*First European Burmese to Grand in ACFA
*First European Burmese to Grand in two different associations (CFA & ACFA)

I may still go with Rider and Vinny to shows as a companion (I hate being left home alone) or if anything ever happens to Rider or Vinny and Mom needs an "emergency substitution", I might go out again. I have a great show career for a kitty who was only supposed to be a "pet" and have set the bar high for Vinny and Rider to follow.

ACFA awards

Mom got an envelope in the mail today with our ACFA end of season awards today. For some strange reason, the show season begins in May and ends in April. I got:

North Central Region's 16th Best Alter

Inter-American 29th Best Alter

Inter-American Best European Burmese Alter

Inter-American Best Cream Sepia European Burmese Alter

Mom is very proud of me!

This weekend's cat show

Mom took us all to a local ACFA show this weekend. I did pretty well and made four finals. 3rd, 10th, and 10th Best All Breed Alter and 2nd Best Shorthair Alter in the specialty ring. I also got Best of Breed against Vinny in 5 out of 8 rings. Mom is very happy with that. I might have got enough points for Quadruple Grand Champion. Mom will have to check with ACFA in a couple weeks. If I made Quad Grand, Mom promised I can "retire".

I'm a Regional Winner!

Mom got a call last night from the ACFA North Central Regional Director. He was calling to tell and congratulate Mom that I am ACFA North Central Region's 16th Best Alter for the 2011-2012 show season! the Regional Awards banquet is in October, but Mom is not sure if she can make it.

This weekend's ACFA show

Mom took us to an ACFA cat show in Champlain, MN this weekend. It's the start of the new show season, and Mom was a little surprised what tough competition was out there already. There were 30 cats in our class (Alters) too.

I did okay. I got Best of Breed over Vinny in 3/8 rings, and made one final - 6th Best All Breed Alter. Mom is proud of all of us!

CFA Ranking

For some strange reason, the cat show season ends in April and starts in May. The CFA rankings are in now that the show season is over. I finished the show season as CFA's 6th Best European Burmese in Premiership Nationally. The Top 5 European Burmese in each class get breed awards from the breed council. I just missed that. Mom is very proud of me though. I am now officially "retired" from CFA cat shows.

No rankings yet from ACFA. Mom will be taking us to an ACFA show in a couple weeks. I will likely be "retiring" from the ACFA shows this summer too.

Mom and my breeders are very proud of me. I was technically sold as a "pet" and was never supposed to be a show cat. Later, when Mom sent my breeders pictures and updates on me, they suggested Mom could try showing me. I had matured better than they thought. I have by far exceeded any expectations Mom had for me in the show halls. Mom just thought we might try a couple shows for fun, and had no idea I'd do so well.