Kingston 6 months

Originally Posted by Panther pride

Kitytize

I was wondering what to expect during the first year as far as devlopment goes I know these cars are slow to mature. Artshow a cattery, in iowa, I'm instrested in buying from this July has three male Ruddy kits, one is already asighed a new home, another the breeder wants to keep as show or breeder and the third he says I can have good deal or no?

Also how does this breed act during the first year, like a kitten, I heard they never outgrow the stage.

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Mosi is a pet quality red somali (his main "fault" is his profile - too straight). By red I mean what you in the US would call orange - ruddy, sorrel and red being 3 different colours over here - I think Kingston is what we call sorrel. He's 16 months old now.



Mosi is still very kittenish and is still growing. He's grown about an inch and a half taller since xmas. He's calmed down a bit but he's still all about pouncing on toes and wanting to play all the time! Somalis can be quite demanding, wanting to be involved in whatever you're doing and don't like being ignored. Getting washed and brusing teeth in a morning can be quite a challenge with Mosi perched on the edge of the wash basin! It's only been in the past month or so that Mosi has stopped waking me during the night for play.

Sorry for hijacking Kingstons thread!

Thanks I needed that info. I will be getting mine sometime in late July. I have a name picked out but its rather silly Somaliwolly.

Anyone familar with Artshow, its a cattery in Iowa, closest to where I live. Its where we are getting our new boy from.

I'll look up Artshow cattery and see if they have a website - cattery is not familiar, but I may recognize background cats if they post pedigrees


Ok they don't seem to have a webiste, however they do live in Des Moines. And show ACFA/CFA. I'm going to the Des Moines show end of this month (CFA), and we see if they happen to be showing there - get a feel for their cats, etc.

Then let you know


UPDATE: - checked out my last show (ACFA) - they WERE there - and I took a picture of their Somali too - its on the show pictures thread

http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=125366


They seemed nice - will check them out more Are they the ones you talked to at the Farmington show?

Originally Posted by Panther pride

Anyone familar with Artshow, its a cattery in Iowa, closest to where I live.

Its where we are getting our new boy from.

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I have not met them but I have heard of them. I think Kingston's breeder works with them. From what I know they are decent breeders. I believe they are a husband and wife team?

Originally Posted by urbantigers

Mosi is a pet quality red somali (his main "fault" is his profile - too straight). By red I mean what you in the US would call orange - ruddy, sorrel and red being 3 different colours over here - I think Kingston is what we call sorrel. He's 16 months old now.
Sorry for hijacking Kingstons thread!

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Kingston also has a straight profile. I think Mosi looks the same color as Kingston. I like seeing pictures of Mosi. Have any of him around 6-7 months old? And talking about your Somali is not hijacking Kingston's thread imo

OOOOH, I do so love Kingston pictures. He's a beautiful boy

Not being terribly up to date on the Somali breed standards, I was pleasantly surprised to read that I have been judging Kingston and Veeshan more or less correctly... And confirmed that a dip in the profile is preferred.

I was also very much surprised that CFA has an AOV category for Somalis which can only mean that more colors for Somalis may be approved sooner or later! Here's hoping to see a Silver Somali in the show rings soon!

Originally Posted by Abymummy

Not being terribly up to date on the Somali breed standards, I was pleasantly surprised to read that I have been judging Kingston and Veeshan more or less correctly...

And confirmed that a dip in the profile is preferred.

I was also very much surprised that CFA has an AOV category for Somalis which can only mean that more colors for Somalis may be approved sooner or later!

Here's hoping to see a Silver Somali in the show rings soon!

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We have quite a few silvers over here. I saw one at a cat show on saturday - beautiful We seem to have a lot more colours acceptable over here than in the US. Main colours we have are ruddy (known as usual in GCCF), sorrel, chocolate, blue, lilac, fawn, red and cream but silvers, torties and silver torties are also acceptable. Mosi's mum was a chocolate tortie.

kitytize - I'll try to find a photo of Mosi when he was 6-7 months old.

Hmmm - I'm sure I must have some better photos but these are of him at about 6 months

I would love to own a silver somali

I would love to SEE a silver Somali! Fingers crossed that I will get to see one at the London Cat Club show in June

I found a lovely picture of the silver somali


http://www.etudesomalis.com/litters.html

Mosi is so gorgeous! Mosi looks more stocky and has a thicker coat. Kingston is so long and lanky not really sure how he is going to mature. And yes the dip is preferred so neither of my Somalis have the correct profiles. As for silvers the CFA breed council voted against them a few years ago. My understanding is they want them to be a separate breed in CFA. I love the silvers and would love them to be added to CFA.

I think Mosi was going through a stocky phase then. He shot upwards after I got him at 14 weeks then he seemed to get a bit chubby (he was neutered at 5 months and was still on kitten food so got a bit chubby) then he grew upwards again. He now has long legs.

The breeder of Mosi's mum bred this silver. I can't decide whether I'd like my next somali to be a silver or a blue. I love the blues but the silvers are stunning.

Between you, me and the rest of the world ... give me a good silver anytime! I again state that unless I'm totally out of my mind, I wouldn't dare try to breed silvers, it must be so difficult to get the right combination to get the spot on right color!