Last weekend's cat show.

Mom took Vinny and I to a CFA cat show in the Twin Cities last weekend. Vinny and I were the only European Burmese in the show, and were competing directly against each other. It was a 6 ring show, and I got Best of Breed in 4 rings. I got:

- All Breed, 5th Best Cat
- All Breed, 2nd Best Cat
- Shorthair Specialty, BEST Cat
- Shorthair Specialty, 8th Best Cat

Mom is hoping I might do well enough to qualify for a breed award in CFA this show season. The European Breed counsil gives awards to the Top 5 cats internationally in each category (Championship, Premiership, and Kittens). Paws crossed!

ACFA title

Mom checked with ACFA, and I accumulated enought points for the title of Triple Grand Champion Alter! Quadruple Grand Champion is as high as you can go in ACFA, and Mom is hoping I can get that too. We might go to a CFA show the end of January. Probably no more ACFA shows til April though.

Last weekend's cat show

Mom took Vinny and I to an ACFA show in Janesville, WI last weekend. Mom was very happy how well we did. I made finals in 5 out 8 rings. I got 4th, 4th, 9th, and 2nd Best All Breed Alter, and 4th Best Shorthair Alter in the Shorthair Specialty ring. Details on how Vinny did are in his diary. Mom also uploaded a couple pictures from the show to the end of our Catster Plus photo albums.

New pictures!

Mom posted the pictures Preston Smith took of me at the CFA show in the Twin Cities tonight. I was NOT very cooperative for the photo shoot, and Mom was impressed with the shots he got of me. Let me know what you think!

This weekend's cat show

Mom took Rider and I to a CFA cat show this weekend. We've been showing in ACFA all year til now. Mom decided to enter us for three reasons: 1) it's one of only two CFA shows in reasonable driving distance for us, 2) Mom wanted to see if Rider could get any points toward CFA Grand Premier, and 3) the photographer Preston Smith would be there.

Well, I did great. It was a two day show with 6 rings/judges each day. I made finals in 9/12 rings! I have to admit though, this show got a low entry count and did not get that many cats.

As for the photo shoot... neither Rider or I was very cooperative. I have a history of being "camera-shy", and I tend to act big professional cameras are literally going to shoot me. The photographer was good though, and despite me being so uncooperative, did get some decent shots he's going to work with. Mom should get the disk in about a month, and will post pictures then...

Cat show day 2

Went back to the cat show this morning. I made another final, 9th Best All Breed Alter. So, I made 3 finals out of 8 possible rings along with becoming an ACFA Grand Champion Alter this weekend. Time for a nap after all that hard work!

This weekend's cat show

Mom took me to a local ACFA cat show today. I got the last Winner's Ribbons I needed and also made two finals - 3rd Best All Breed Alter, and 4th Best All Breed Alter. I am now officially a Grand Champion Alter in ACFA. I am the first European Burmese to achieve Grand status in ACFA, and the first European Burmese to Grand in two different associations (CFA and ACFA). Mom and my breeders are VERY proud of me! I'm going back to the cat show tomorrow, but Mom wanted to post my news.

This weekend's cat show

Mom took me to an ACFA cat show this weekend. Mom told me I was "retired" after I made Grand Premier in CFA - she LIED! Now that ACFA has recognized my breed, Mom wants me to Grand in ACFA too. Well... I did GREAT at the show this weekend! I made finals in 6 out of 8 rings! I got: 7th Best All Breed Alter, 5th Best All Breed Alter, and 3rd Best All Breed Alter on Saturday. Then on Sunday I got 10th Best All Breed Alter, 3rd Best All Breed Alter, and 3rd Best Shorthair Alter. For those of you new to showing, most shows have 4-6 rings each day. Each ring has a different judge. The judges are not allowed to confer with each other. Basically each ring is a "mini show" and as the judges may see things differently, you really have an opportunity in each ring to make the judges final. When the judge has finished judging all the cats in a class (classes are: Kittens, Championship or Adult Cats for intact cats, Premiership or Alters for spays/neuters, and Household Pets) the judge will pick their Top 10 cats and call them back to their ring for their final presentation and award them their rosettes. In the purebred classes, cats are judged on conformation against a written breed standard for their breed. This states how a "perfect" cat of the breed should look and describes things such as eye shape and color, ear set, muzzle, body, coat and color. The judges will pick the cats that they feel most closely meet the written breed standard for their breed. In Household Pet, there is no breed standard, so the judges pick the cats they like best based on things like personality, grooming and presentation, and health. Needless to say, Mom is VERY proud of me and very happy. My next ACFA show will be the end of August. I just need four more Winner's Ribbons (you get a Winner's Ribbon in each ring until you Grand in ACFA - it means the judge is certifying you have no "disqualifying faults"), and I will be an ACFA Grand Champion Alter - and the FIRST European Burmese to make Grand in ACFA.

2011 TCA annual photo show

The Traditional Cat Association posted their annual photo show results. I won!

2nd place - Traditional European Burmese, Best Cat in Premiership

co 1st place - Fun Classes, Most Beautiful Eyes (tie with Rider)

1st place - Fun Classes, Best Computer User

2nd place - Best Alter in Show

You can see the results HERE.

Intruder Alert!

Well Mom's done it. She was gone all day yesterday, and when she finally came home - she didn't come home alone! She brought home a little kitten named Vada. She's only 15 weeks old. She's a European Burmese and came from the same breeder I did (although we are not related). Right now, she's "isolated" in Mom's bedroom til she meets our vet Monday morning. Then we'll be "officially" introduced. Rider and I are not too thrilled and have been right outside that door. Now we're starting to play "footsie" under the door too. Rider and I retaliated by stealing Mom's hair ties and watch (she found them in the hallway), and I broke into the kitchen cabinet where Mom keeps out treats, stole the bag, and Rider and I helped ourselves to a nice big late night snack, leaving the mess for Mom. Maybe that will teach her? Mom seems pretty happy with this little girl though. Vada's page is up with several pictures if anyone wants to look.