Nor’ East of Scotland Cat club Show
May 9th 2009
Show Report from Sharara Crichton
A real pleasure to judge at my own club’s show and delighted to be able to thank the show managers, Bruce and Gillian Bennett, and the hardworking committee for running a super show for all of us once again.
AC Persian Self Champion Female
1 GR CC Morris’s CH COUNTRYGIRL CHERRYBLOSSOM
A red self girl who was just a year old with lovely persian type and a delightful facial expression. She was of medium build with a firm cobby body shape set low on short legs. Head shape was broad and had tiny well set ears with long ear furnishings. The eyes were full, round and of large size and had excellent deep copper colour which cannot come any deeper. Her nose was very short with a very strong nose break and a full pink nose leather. She had fat chubby cheeks and a strong balanced chin with almost level bite. Her coat was of medium length, not at its fullest with a short frill and fluffy trousers. The colour was of a very deep rich shade of red, free of white hairs and was of a soft texture. The red colour on her face was fairly even and she was solid red over her back but, however, was showing tabby barring down her sides and flanks and had faint tabby rings on her tail which was short and very bushy. I thought long and hard about giving her this award on the day because of this but in the light of the fact that she was not in full coat and the tabby markings would be harder to see when she was better clothed, I decided that she was very worthy of this award, as she is a lovely specimen of the breed. A very sweet natured girl who was well presented.
Reserve Grand Withheld.
2 Armstrong’s CH TRACYLOOE PANDARUSPASSION
A very cobby female who was one year and eighteen months of age. Well built girl with a firm body set low on short thick legs. She had wonderful width of head for a female which had a very pronounced head bump and with neat ears, set very far apart on top which had long ear feathers. Eye shape was very large, well rounded with a bold expression and had excellent deep copper colour. The cheeks were full and chubby and she had a prominent strong chin. The nose was very short with an extremely strong stop and a somewhat small pink nose leather that had tiny nostrils that I would have liked to be larger. Her bite was narrow and was not quite level although she was a great wriggler and made it hard for us to see. The coat was beautiful, very full, long and soft and was of a pale shade of cream with some slight shadiness at the tips on her back but a pale cream at the roots. The tail was short and very bushy and she had a full frill, fluffy trousers and feathered paws. A well presented girl with a gentle nature. I was sorry to withhold the Reserve Grand certificate but the main reason for this was on account of her very pronounced head bump and also concern about the size of her nasal openings neither of which can change with time.
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Exotic SH Self Kitten
1 and BOB Campbell’s DEDANNAN CHASING RAINBOWS
70 1 M 19.10.08
A six month old black exotic kitten who was a good size and build for his age. Good top of head which was rounded with good width and had well spaced ears of small size. Rounded forehead with fat rounded cheeks. Very short broad nose with strong nose break, large nasal openings and a fully formed black nose leather. Large eyes that bold and were fully round in shape with good copper eye colour. The chin was firm and balanced the upper part of the face and the muzzle was broad and the bite was level. The body shape was cobby and set low on short thick legs with a short thick neck and had a firm and solid build. He had a short thick tail that was in proportion to the body length. The coat was a sound black and was very glossy and dense, of medium length but not very plush as it was lying a little flat at present. A very friendly kitten who handled well.
Brown/Blue Tabby (inc Bi-Colour) Maine Coon Kitten Male
1 Gregson’s JULESCOON JOE COONZACKI
64 41w M 24.20.08
A brown classic tabby and white maine coon boy of six months of age who had very good size and build with excellent boning and musculature developing. Body shape was rectangular and developing good length with a square shaped rump and supported on substantial legs with rounded tufted paws. Medium length head with large tall ears that had good ear tufts and paler ear feathers which were wide at the base. His eyes were full and round and were large in size with yellowish eye colour and set slightly oblique in the face. The nose was of uniform width and had a shallow dip at the nasal bridge with a full pink nose leather. The cheeks were a touch narrow and need to fill out further while the muzzle was a little narrow and long and not fully square yet but he has plenty of time on his side for development. The chin was firm and the bite was level. The coat was glossy and long over the body with the head and shoulders a little shorter. The breeches and tummy were full and there were signs of a frontal ruff starting to form. The tail was of a very good length reaching his shoulders easily and was well furnished with long flowing fur that tapered at the tip. He had white on the lower half of the face and on the bib. The tummy had a tiny white patch and all four limbs had pure white socks. Tabby markings were excellent on the head and body being black on a warm brown agouti ground colour with a definite ‘M’ on his forehead, pale spectacles around the eyes with black eye rims, eye lines and narrow pencilling on his cheeks and lines running over the top of his head. There was a very clear butterfly over his shoulders, three dense black lines running down the lower back region and barring on the limbs. A well turned out exhibit who had an easy going gentle nature.
2 Wright’s POWERKATZ HERO
64 41w M 20.12.08
Another brown classic tabby and white boy who was just four months of age and who had a firm body that was developing well and was a good size for his tender age. He had good boning, a fairly long neck and a rectangular shaped body with a square rump shape and supported on strong legs with rounded slightly tufted paws that had solid colour from the sole to the hock. Head shape had good width and was of medium length with a broad muzzle and a firm chin with a level bite. The cheeks were fairly full and he had a long nose of uniform width that had a shallow curve at the nasal bridge but with a slight nose bump and a pink nose leather. His large ears were well placed on top and were sitting tall with good ear tufts and feathering and were wide open at the base. The eyes were round and full and well spaced apart with yellowish green colour and set slightly oblique. The lower part of the face was white with an inverted chevron and a white bib and underside. The amount of white was less than one third of the body surface area. All four paws had white socks and the body had clear black tabby markings on a warm copper agouti ground colour showing an ‘M’ on his forehead, headlines and tabby markings down his body. His tail was long and flowing, well furnished and tapered gently towards the tip. The coat was shaggy and full over the breeches and a frontal ruff was starting to develop. A gentle well mannered cat when handled.
Brown /Blue Tabby (inc Bi-Colour) Maine Coon Kitten Female
1 and BOB Delaney’s COONTIPS PRINCESS LOLA
64.41 F 10.11.08
A very attractive girl of five months of age who had good maine coon type , a lovely facial expression and excellent tabby markings. Head shape was of medium length with correct facial proportions between the ear line, nasal bridge and tip of chin. She had an excellent square muzzle particularly for a female with a firm chin and good cheek width and high cheek bones. Her bite was level and she had a long straight nose of even width and a shallow curve at the nasal bridge and which had a pink nose leather edged with seal brown. Her ears were large and tall well open at the base and tapering to a point at the tip and were well tufted and had shorter pale ear feathering. The eyes were full and round with a lovely expression, yellowish in colour and had a slightly oblique setting in the face and were well spaced apart. Medium size body was solid and well muscled for a female although not of the same size as the males but with limbs in proportion. Body shape was rectangular and with a squared off rump and an elegant length of neck. The legs were sturdy and had rounded paws which had long tufts emanating from the underside and were the best tufted paws on the day. The tummy fur was shaggy and the frontal ruff was starting to develop. Her coat was long and glossy and had excellent tabby marking of black over a warm copper agouti ground colour showing several clear necklaces, a perfectly symmetrical butterfly over her shoulders, barring on the legs and body lines. There were good head lines, a well spotted muzzle, an ‘M’ on her forehead and pencilling on her cheeks and light spectacles around the eyes. The tail was long and flowing and was well ringed and tapered gently towards the tip which was a dark seal brown. A worthy winner on the day.
Silver Tabby Series Maine Coon Kitten Male
1 and BOB Wright’s POWERCATZ EVOLUTION
64 41sw M 20.12.08
A silver tabby and white boy of four months old who had good body size and weight for his age. Body shape was rectangular with a square ended rump and set on four firm legs that were strong with rounded paws that were all white and with well tufted feet. Correct head shape of medium length and with a uniform width of nose that has the nasal bridge equidistant from the ear line and the tip of the nose. The nose leather was pink and edged with black and giving him a good profile that had a shallow dip at the nasal bridge. He had a good muzzle that was square and with good tabby spotting. The chin was firm with a level bite and the cheeks were fairly full with high cheek bones developing. The ears were large in size with a wide base and pointed at the tip set well apart with silvery ear tufts and good ear feathers. He had fully round eyes that were well spaced apart with clear pale spectacles with greenish yellow eye colour and had an oblique setting in the face. The lower facial area was white and he had a white bib and underside. Tabby markings were very clear on the head region with good head lines of black over a silver agouti ground colour and a definite ‘M’ on his forehead. Body markings were also very distinct with a good butterfly over the shoulders and clear tabby barring on the legs and lines down his back. The coat was fairly long and flowing with shaggy breeches and belly and there was the start of a frontal ruff beginning to develop. The tail was long and flowing reaching the shoulders with clear tabby rings and tapering towards the tip. An alert and friendly kitten who looks promising.
2 Wilson’s CALEYCOON BRODIE
64 41ds M 17.11.08
A classic red silver tabby kitten aged five months old. Good weighty body that was solid of a good size for his age with a long body shape and rectangular appearance with a square rump and strong muscular legs with large rounded paws that were well tufted. Medium size head with a very square muzzle already developed, firm chin and a level bite. The cheeks were fairly full and he had a long nose of uniform width with a shallow curve at the nasal bridge and a pink nose leather. The ears were placed well on the top of the head and were large and tall with pointed tips that had good ear tufts and feathering. The eyes were large and round in shape ands had yellowish green eye colour and set slightly oblique and showing pale light spectacles. The coat was of a good length and had a glossy top coat with red and a pale silvery undercoat. The frontal ruff had still to develop and the breeches and tummy fur was shaggy. The tail was very long, feathery and flowing and tapered well towards the tip and showing clear tabby rings. Tabby markings were generally very good on the head and body with strong head lines and an ‘M’ on his forehead. A well presented kitten with good show manners.
3 Thornburn’s JULESCOON NICO
64 41sw M 17.12.08
Another silver tabby and white boy who was four months of age. He had a medium length head with tall ears, open at the base and pointed with short ear tufts and light feathering. The eyes had good eye set and were full, round in shape and were spaced well apart with a slightly oblique setting and greenish yellow colour. The cheeks were filling out and he had a fairly square muzzle already with a level bite. The nose was of uniform width and had the correct shallow curve at the nasal bridge. The body had god length for a four month old kitten and felt solid and was well muscled with strong legs and a square shaped rump. The coat was shorter on the head and neck and fuller down the back and rump and had a glossy shine and showing black tabby markings over a silver agouti ground colour. The head had a clear ‘M’ on his forehead and he had a white blaze running up the length of the nose. The bib and underside were white with four white paws and with white not exceeding one third of the body covering. The tabby markings were clear with spectacles around the eyes, good barring on the legs and back but there was much tarnishing on the body particularly the legs and back and he had tarnishing on his face which detracted somewhat from his appearance. The tail was long and flowing with very good tabby rings. His underside and breeches were full and shaggy and a ruff was starting to develop. A friendly exhibit who was pleased to be handled.
4 Davidson’s LIONMAINE BEARFACE BRIAN
64 41SW M 28.10.08
A big silver tabby and white kitten of six months that I have met before with very good body shape who was very well grown and a real heavy weight with a rectangular body shape and a square rump supported on four sturdy legs with large round paws. Pleasing head shape of medium size and correct proportions with a muzzle that was fairly square and still to develop further. He had fairly full cheeks with good high cheek bones developing and a level bite. The nose was of uniform width and had a slight dip at the nasal bridge with a pink nose leather edged with black. The nose was of a greyish blue shade with cream patches on the nose above the nose leather which was somewhat irregular and also the muzzle was a dark creamy beige shade which might have been tarnishing or staining but it was hard to say which and rather spoilt his appearance and was not seen when he was a younger kitten at a show at the start of the year. Tall ears which were well set and pointed had good tufts and feathering and showing a small patch of tarnishing near the right ear. Bright round eyes were full and had yellowish eye colour and were set slightly oblique with clear pale spectacles. The face and body had good tabby markings with black lines overlying a silver agouti ground colour. There was a clear butterfly over the shoulders, three definite spine lines down his back and barring on the legs. The coat was long and full over the body but shorter over the head and neck and with a frontal ruff starting to form. The tail was of a good length and was flowing and tapered towards the tip. A boy with a lovely gentle temperament. On consulting three other senior judges regarding the creamy markings, the opinion of the judges was that the dark cream shade on the face and over the body were very unusual and irregular and should be investigated further.
Silver Tabby Series Maine Coon Female Kitten Female
1 and BOB McGeachy’s SHAWCOON WE WILL REACH YOU
64 44as F 15.8.08
A mackeral blue silver tabby kitten of eight months of age. The body was well grown of good length for a female supported on firm legs with large rounded paws. Head of medium length with an almost square muzzle and a firm chin. The cheeks were filling out and she had a bite that was level and a long nose that had uniform width with a pink nose leather and a slight dip at the nasal bridge. The ears were tall, set well apart and sitting high with pointed tips, open at the base and with ear feathers and good ear tufts. Her eyes were full and round, spaced far apart and with greenish yellow eye colour surrounded by paler spectacles and with an oblique setting. The body was rectangular in shape and had a square shaped rump and a longish neck. The coat had a glossy top coat and was blue with a silvery agouti ground colour and was longer on the underside and breeches but shorter over the neck and head region. The tail was long and flowing and had good tabby barring along its length and tapered towards the end. The forehead had a clear ‘M’ and she had blue head lines and fine mackeral lines running down the body sides. A well presented girl in good condition.
AOC Maine Coon Kitten
1 and BOB Casey’s SPIRRITZ SCOTCH MIST
64 31es F 30.11.08
A tortie smoke and white kitten of five months of age who had a small to medium build and was not a big kitten as yet. Body shape was rectangular and had sturdy legs that were well muscled and large rounded paws. Medium length head of correct dimensions had an excellent square muzzle for a female. The ears were tall and pointed and were well placed on the skull with full ear tufts and good short ear feathers and both ears were well patched with one mainly red and the other being black. The eyes were yellow green in colour and wee large and spaced far apart with a slightly oblique setting in the face. The nose was long and straight with a shallow curve at the nasal bridge and had a pink nose leather. The chin was firm and she had a level bite. The cheeks were fairly full and the face was well patched with a cream blaze on the nose and forehead and the muzzle was white. She had a white bib and a white spot in her tummy and all four feet had white paws. The body fur was longer on the back and underside and was short on the head and neck. It was showing both red and black tipping with a silvery white undercoat that was not sharply defined at present. The legs were red and showing slight barring at present. The tail was long and well furnished and tapered towards the tip but also was showing some faint rings at present. A sweet natured kitten.
Miscellaneous Classes
AV Adult Birman or Turkish
1 Russell’s DALTEEMA CRRAILISO AMBER
13c7 F 29.5.08
A cream point birman girl of eleven months of age who I have judged before and who has pleasing type and who was well grown for her age with a long body that was firm and well muscled with strong legs of medium height that had short well rounded paws. Good head shape with a broad strong rounded skull. Medium length nose had a slight dip in profile with a full pink nose leather. Her cheeks were rounded and had plenty of width and she had a firm gently tapering chin with a level bite. Her ears were sited far apart on the head and were of medium size and her eyes were almost round in shape and had good deep blue eye colour. The coat was long with a very silky texture and was slightly curly on the tummy. It was soft and very clear being a lovely pale off white colour with a slight golden glow over her back. A ruff was starting to develop around the neck and the tail was in proportion to the body length and was well furnished and bushy. The points were cream and well matching with the mask almost fully covering the face. The ears, legs and tail were well defined and contrasted with the paler coat colour. The foot markings were pure white with gloves that were level, set a touch low on the upper part of the paw and were slightly scalloped. The right glove reached the stop on the underside but was it was hard to see if it extended beyond that point as the fur was so pale and so she was given the benefit of doubt. The limit of white on the left glove was well defined and neat. The socks were level and matching and had symmetrical gauntlets of good length which tapered nicely nearing the hock. A well behaved girl who handled very well, shown in good condition and who was beautifully presented.
2 Leppard’s CH KLASSYKLOGS KATRIONA
13c1 F 5.4.08
A favourite seal point girl of mine who I have met several times before but today she was not in a good humour as she may have been upset by the antics of some males nearby who were misbehaving which did not let her show herself as well as she usually does, as she is a girl with a very sweet gentle nature. She has very good birman type with firm solid body that is now well grown, of good length with strong well muscled legs of medium height. Head shape was broad with a well rounded skull and with medium size ears that were placed far apart and which had dark seal brown colour. The profile was good with a nose that was of medium length and had a slight dip at the nasal bridge and with a full seal brown nose leather. The chin was firm and slightly tapered which balanced the upper part of the face. She had full well rounded cheeks of good width and a level bite. The eyes were large and almost round in shape with deep blue eye colour and lovely birman expression. Her coat was fairly long and was very soft and silky in texture with a ruff present and was of a pale beige shade that was clear with just a slight golden glow over her back and some faint shadiness on her flanks. The points were a rich dark seal brown shade and the mask was well developed and matched the other points fairly well although the legs and tail were slightly paler in colour. The tail was bushy and of medium length which was in proportion to the body length. The foot markings were pristine white with gloves that had the right one slightly scalloped and not in a dead straight line across the paw but of correct length reaching almost to the angle of the paw. The socks were not quite matching with the right one slightly longer on the upper surface and with both socks covering the entire hind paw fully. The gauntlets were very well matched being of equal length but of slightly different widths. One tapered well to a point close to the hock and the other one was marginally slightly wider and a little more blunt in shape. A good example of the breed and a girl who is promising.
3 McLachlan GIGLIOFERONIA ERDA
13d F 15.8.06
AV SLH Neuter Exc Birman or Turkish
1 Pringle’s GR PR ADDICTIKAT LAMBOURGINI
66aw MN 2.3.02
A blue and white bicolour ragdoll who had excellent physique being a massive chap with a long body which was very well muscled on medium height legs which were substantial and supported his heavy weight and had large rounded paws. Excellent broad head that had a very flat plane and good width between the ears which were of medium size and set with a slight forward tilt. His nose was of medium length and had a gentle dip at the nasal bridge and a correct slightly retrousee tip. He had full rounded cheeks and a firm balanced chin with a broad muzzle, lovely long whiskers and a level bite. The eyes were large in size and had good deep blue eye colour with a slightly oblique setting in the face. His coat was medium length and was dense with a silky and very soft texture. He had a good ruff and a long bushy tail that tapered towards the tip. The coat colour was a bluish white and was shady over the back. The points were a bluish grey shade and the mask had an inverted chevron of white on the lower part of the face and covered the whisker pads and chin. The underside of the body was white with a white bib and all four feet were white. A boy with a lovely cuddly nature and it was a pleasure to handle him.
2 Gordon’s JULESCOON BROGANS DELIGHT
64 41w MN 4.11.07
A classic brown tabby and white maine coon boy who was one year and a half who was huge, really well built but with plenty of attitude as he refused to come out of his pen and made sure we could not lever him out. He had a squared off rump, very long rectangular body that was very muscular, broad chest and a fairly long neck supported on strong legs with large rounded paws. He had a medium length head with an excellent square muzzle that was white, a firm chin and high cheek bones. His nose had a shallow curve and a pink nose leather. The ears were large and tall, open at the base and pointed at the tips which had good ear tufts and lighter short ear feathers. The eyes were full and round and were spaced well apart with yellowish green eye colour and a slightly oblique setting and surrounded by pale spectacles. The coat was shorter on the head and neck but shaggy and longer on the underside and flanks and had good tabby markings of black over a very warm copper agouti base colour and was glossy. The bib and underside were white and he had four white socks which were longer on the back feet. Tabby markings were clear on the head and body with an ’M’ on the forehead, head and body lines and barring on the legs. The tail was very long and well furnished with long flowing fur that tapered towards the tip. A cat with a very regal demeanour.
3 Russell’s SUPATOFT SILVER SUNRISE
A one year old sorrel silver Somali.
Ac Maine Coon Adult
1 Campbell’s GR CH DOTCOM LESTER
64 41w M 5.6.07
A brown tabby and white maine coon boy who is not yet two years old and who is an old favourite of mine now. He is a huge chap who was very destructive in his pen and must have enjoyed bashing it up. He has excellent physique with a very long rectangular body ending with a square rump with a long neck and was very muscular on substantial legs that had large rounded and well tufted paws. Correct head shape of medium length and with large well spaced ears that were open at the base and which were pointed and sitting tall on the skull. They had very good black ear tufts and lighter ear feathering. Eyes were full, round in shape with yellowish eye colour and set slightly oblique and surrounded by paler spectacles. The nose was of uniform width and had a shallow curve ending with a full brick red nose leather. The cheeks were full and he had a fairly square well spotted muzzle with a firm chin. The coat was of a good length on his body with shaggy breeches and tummy with a frontal ruff and was a little shorter over the head and neck and had a shiny glossy texture. The tail was long and flowing and tapered slightly towards the tip and was showing a hint of tabby rings. Classic tabby markings were visible on the body but were a little diffuse but elsewhere was a dark black over a warm shade of copper agouti ground colour. There was an ‘M’ on his forehead, pencilling on the cheeks and lines running over the top of head. The body had a butterfly over the shoulders and oysters on the flanks. The white areas were less than one third and covered the bib, chest and on the underside as a straight white line and were a clean white. All four feet had white socks and all four legs had clear tabby barring above the white areas. A very handsome boy with plenty of presence.
2 McKay’s ADATELO CHANTILLY ROGUE
64 41fs F 25.7.08
Only just an adult this cream silver tabby girl was a little small in spite of being a female. Body shape was elongated and rectangular with a square shaped rump supported on sturdy, well muscled legs that had very well tufted round paws. Medium size head with tall pointed and tufted ears. The nose was long and of uniform width with a shallow dip at the nasal bridge and with a pink nose leather. The eyes were large and round in shape with a slightly oblique setting and had greenish eye colour with clear tabby spectacles. The cheeks were filling out and the muzzle could have been broader and more square. The chin was firm and the bite was level. The coat was fairly long and full and was a mid shade of cream with a silvery undercoat. Her tail was well furnished and very long reaching well up to the shoulders. The tabby markings on the body were a bit diffuse and not always easy to see but she had an ’M’ on the forehead, and headlines running over the top of head. There was evidence of spine lines and classic tabby lines running down the sides of the body. A well behaved girl with a very pleasant good nature who was well prepared for the show.
3 McKay’s ADETELO SILVER MYSTIQUE
64 41g F 25.7.08
A classic blue cream tabby maine coon girl who was just barely an adult and who needs time to develop further. She was of a good size for her age and had a medium sized rectangular shaped body with limbs that were in proportion to the body length and was solid with a square shaped rump with strong legs. The head was of medium shape and had good width between the ears which were of large size, tall, lightly tufted and with shorter ear feathers, sitting well on top showing both blue and cream colouring. Full rounded eyes had greenish yellow eye colour and set slightly oblique with lighter spectacles. The muzzle was spotted but lacking a little in width and needed to be more square for facial balance and she had a chin that could have been deeper. The nose was of uniform width and had the correct shallow curve at the nasal bridge with a full blue and cream nose leather and the cheeks were filling out. The coat was of medium length and had a glossy topcoat and was well intermingled with both blue and cream and all four feet were broken with the two colours. The tail was long and feathered and tapered slightly at the tip. Tabby markings were also visible as she had an ‘M’ on her forehead, eye and head lines and a faint tabby lines down the spinal area with a butterfly visible on her shoulders. The legs had barring and had well tufted paws. A well mannered exhibit when handled.
AC Maine Coon Neuter
1 Rowland’s PR DOTCOM IMONFIRE
64 44dw MN 10.10.07
A one and a half year old red tabby and white maine coon boy who had a massive body that was long and very rectangular in shape and ending with a well squared off rump supported on thick tree trunk legs that were very well muscled. His head was of medium size and had good width with well placed ears that were tall, wide at the base and had very good ear tufts and shorter feathering. He had a fairly square muzzle that showed good tabby spots and long whiskers. The nose had a correct profile and was of uniform width and had a slight dip at the nasal bridge and a full pink nose leather. The eyes were round and large in size and had a slight oblique setting in the face with yellowish eye colour and showing clear lighter spectacles. Tabby markings were visible and were of a rich shade of red overlying a paler apricot colour. He had red over the top of head and the sides of the face and the face showed both red and white areas below the eyes. There was pencilling on the cheeks and eye and head lines with a clear ‘M’ on his forehead. The cheeks were fairly full and he had a firm chin and a level bite. The bib, chin and underside of the body were a clean white and the back and legs had visible tabby markings while all four feet were white. The coat was of medium length and was of a soft texture and was slightly shorter over the neck. The tail was long and reached well to the shoulders and flowing and tapering towards the tip. A gentle giant when handled.
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