First cat show

[harrymc]

Soooo excited today as I am going to my first ever cat show. Can't wait to see all the other coonies and cats. Was going to take my camera but apparently you can't take photos, makes perfect sense really but as I say it's all new to me. Wish I could take Harry though he'd probably love it !

[Louie-Louie]

Hope you have a great day, I was going to go to the one at Kendal but missed it had to take a spot down to liverpool for an mri, next year though

[WoodsideMaineCoons]

Hope you have a fab day - update us when you get back

Louise x

[FreyjaRoMaine]

I've picked the thread up a little late, so hope you enjoyed the day, let us know how you got on.

[debbie560]

I've picked the thread up a little late, so hope you enjoyed the day, let us know how you got on.

Hope that you had a nice day... sorry only just got the link!!

Debbie
Badsworthcats

[harrymc]

Hi all, wow what a great day ! it was how I expected really. Every breed of cat imaginable, although a lot of siamese and orientals. My only slight disappointment was the lack of MC's, there were probably only about 10 -12, but maybe this is normal anyway ? There were quite a few Norweigen Forrest Cats though.

We came away with a few bargains, I got a new carry box and various toys, Harry thought it was Xmas last night !! It's definately given me the bug, and won't be my last show. I'd love to show Harry, from what we saw at the show I think he would have done well, but then of course I'm biased and wouldn't know what the judges are looking for.

Wish I could go again today !!!

[jckkerrison]

Interesting about lack of MC's,where have they all gone,at FB shows they used to have the biggest class but apparently at the next show there is not too many of us.Still great to see all the other breeds though isn't it.I love going to shows to catch up with all the friends we have made & hopefully pick up some bargains from the stalls....

[FreyjaRoMaine]

I figured you'd get the bug, I know I have! It's funny about the MC candidates - at the TICA show I went to a couple of weeks ago, there were two MC kittens and three MC adults, which really surprised me. I got a much better feel for MC's at the GCCF Maine Coon Cat Show in July, although I would never enter Freyja for GCCF, she'd hate it. A real eye opener to see that many MC's in once place though!

At the TICA Show, there were fewer orientals and siamese, but oodles of bengals - not sure how or why it works like that but every other cat seemed to be a bengal!

[harrymc]

I figured you'd get the bug, I know I have! It's funny about the MC candidates - at the TICA show I went to a couple of weeks ago, there were two MC kittens and three MC adults, which really surprised me. I got a much better feel for MC's at the GCCF Maine Coon Cat Show in July, although I would never enter Freyja for GCCF, she'd hate it. A real eye opener to see that many MC's in once place though!

At the TICA Show, there were fewer orientals and siamese, but oodles of bengals - not sure how or why it works like that but every other cat seemed to be a bengal!

Ha ha, I certainly did get the bug

I think then my next show visit will be to a GCCF show, there is one at the NEC Birmingham in November, can't wait for that one

[jckkerrison]

Maine Coon Guild show is the same with FB,at Worthing last year & the year before there
were between fifty to sixty MC's being shown but then it is a special for that breed you would expect to see more of them. Last year a couple who were interested in the breed looked up the different sites & found out that FB had the MC special within the next couple of weeks so they came down over three hours on a motorbike to have a look & find out about breeders. Don't forget when you go to a GCCF show members of the public can't get in until later than at Tica & FB,think it used to be 12.