At cat shows you see a wide
variety of cats - large, small, short hair, long hair, curly hair, no
hair, long nose, short nose,... but they all know they're beautiful in
their own way and they learn to ham it up from a young age. Here
are a few show-offs I met that day.
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The judge is checking the undercoat on this American Shorthair, Tyler. Tyler thinks brushing his fur backwards is rude.
These two Turkish Angoras are waiting in the judges' ring. They're beautiful and they know it!
These bright-eyed and bushy-tailed kitties are always looking around to find out where the action is.
And here's Wendy holding her beautiful Angora, Cali, in the show position.
This sweet little Singapura kitten is only 3.5 pounds. When she's full-grown she'll be about 5-6 pounds.
The Singapura is the smallest cat show breed. I'd say she's about 3 inches tall at her shoulders.
They're known for their large round eyes.
Their faces look a bit like Abyssinians, who are larger at about 8-10 pounds.
Singapura |
Abyssinian |
Here's a fluffy Selkirk Rex with beautiful blue eyes and long curly fur like a sheep.
This Selkirk Rex is riding on his mom's shoulder, looking at me,
letting me know that yes, he knows he's cute.
I think this Selkirk is bored.
He's used to being the center of attention and no one has adored him for 5 WHOLE MINUTES
This Cornish Rex, named Wall-E, has *short* curly fur.
I love that sincere face!
Here's another very sincere Cornish Rex, and notice his little hands look like hands. Too cool.
Here's another charming Cornish Rex up close and personal.
This Sphynx is discussing politics with her owner.
She doesn't have any fur at all so you can really see her hands, like a little baby.
And such a sweet face when she's looking up at mom adoringly
Siamese are noted for their talkative nature and their beautiful blue eyes.
His name is Souvenir, short for "Hiway Souvenir of San Toi," and no, I have no idea what any of these names mean.
Here's an unusual couple, Bushke the Burmese (sable brown)
and Iris Jeanne the Oriental Shorthair (tabby-striped)
Oriental Shorthairs have a Siamese body and come in all of the other colors.
Bushke stuck out her tongue at me - how rude!
But then she made up for it by being affectionate-what a lover-girl !
This is a sweet little Korat named Twilly.
She is very affectionate.
She shakes hands with strangers.
And when this lady (a stranger) walked up she gave her a kiss.
But she loves mom best.
This Persian kitty loves her mom too.
Persians have a short nose so they look a bit like a human baby.
This Persian is named Sizzler.
Sizzler wants the feather toy.
He's working out a strategy to capture it...
Maybe if he hides behind his tent, he can catch it.
Please let him have the feather toy...
Oh come on! Let the poor guy have it!
He'll hold hands with you if you'll give him the feather toy.
He sure knows how to get what he wants.
If you'd like to see a cat show with BIG cats (with bad manners), click here
or
If you'd like to see my neighbor Rumpy the cat and the deer, click here
or
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