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Pick a favorite please!
- Thread starter kai bengals
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I picked Sierra, based on face alone. I love that face. Very wild looking eyes. If I were buying, I go with Sierra.
I guess for Show, I'd go with Cypress
I guess for Show, I'd go with Cypress
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I like Cypress, no real reason
I voted for Sierra, simply because of the deeper colouring
I just cant choose
THey are all soo GORGEOUS, and each has their own pros
I guess i am not much help
I guess i am not much help
I think they all look awesome, I like Sierra alot. But too me they all look to domesticated, no offense.
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I don't think they look too domesticated. I think they're perfect examples of Bengal kittens, and actually upon a second look I think my vote for which one to show has changed to Tuscany.
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They're all gorgeous, but I voted for Jasper, I love the way their face looks.
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Thank-you everyone who participated in the voting and also to all of you that commented!
It was interesting to read what you all thought and the reasons why you voted one way or the other.
Believe it or not, this is often how the judging goes over a two day show with 14 rings and all different judges. Each judge may like a different bengal kitten based on what they feel is striking about the kitten or what catches their eye.
Based on the poll this is how you all see it:
Best of Breed: Cypress
2nd: Sierra
3rd: Tuscany
4th: Jasper
In case any were wondering, Cypress, Tuscany and Jasper are all litter mates.
Arctic Cowboy is the sire and Spellbound is the dam.
Sierra is out of Arctic Cowboy and Jungle Jewel.
The majority vote here is bound to make my wife Teri happy, since she has picked Cypress to do well in the shows.
Although I like the way Cypress looks, he is not my pick to win. I have always thought that Tuscany is the overall best looking kitten out of the 4.
Tuscany is a female. She's the biggest of the litter, very heavy boned with beautiful structure. I'll admit that her paint job isn't quite as flashy as we might like to see, but she has extremely good clarity of coat, excellent contrast and her smaller rosettes are beginning to form. I like her throw-back to the ALC small spotting, especially on her shoulders.
So far she has a nice whited belly, a short very thick tail, excellent profile, small ears for a kitten, perfect muzzle conformation a nice wild look and no rib barring. Nice horizontal flow to her pattern and lots of acreage.
(That little section in the pic that looks like a short bar, is just an elongated spot. A true rib bar runs from top to bottom directly behind the front leg)
To top things off Tuscany has the ultimate personality. She's friendly to everyone, loves to be picked up and handled, purrs in a heartbeat. really enjoys playing and will do all the "show-kitty" poses without complaining.
Now, just need to try her out at the shows and make sure that personality translates to the show hall and I think......we might have a winner.
As far as the 3 other kittens, right now I rank them as follows:
2nd place: Cypress, love his rosetted pattern. Needs more work on his
handling. He's still a bit squirmy.
3rd place: Jasper, pics don't do him justice. Whited belly, wild head, perfect
profile. Interesting pattern. (That's not a huge rib bar, by the
way, he has some squiggly lines from his shoulder and back
running down into a big C-shaped spot. Rib bars aren't formed like
that.) His ears are a little big, but he's a kitten and his head will
grow.
4th place: Sierra, amazing color and contrast. Not thrilled about the rib bar,
but her other qualities make me want to at least try her at the
shows a couple of times. She handles beautifully.
It was interesting to read what you all thought and the reasons why you voted one way or the other.
Believe it or not, this is often how the judging goes over a two day show with 14 rings and all different judges. Each judge may like a different bengal kitten based on what they feel is striking about the kitten or what catches their eye.
Based on the poll this is how you all see it:
Best of Breed: Cypress
2nd: Sierra
3rd: Tuscany
4th: Jasper
In case any were wondering, Cypress, Tuscany and Jasper are all litter mates.
Arctic Cowboy is the sire and Spellbound is the dam.
Sierra is out of Arctic Cowboy and Jungle Jewel.
The majority vote here is bound to make my wife Teri happy, since she has picked Cypress to do well in the shows.
Although I like the way Cypress looks, he is not my pick to win. I have always thought that Tuscany is the overall best looking kitten out of the 4.
Tuscany is a female. She's the biggest of the litter, very heavy boned with beautiful structure. I'll admit that her paint job isn't quite as flashy as we might like to see, but she has extremely good clarity of coat, excellent contrast and her smaller rosettes are beginning to form. I like her throw-back to the ALC small spotting, especially on her shoulders.
So far she has a nice whited belly, a short very thick tail, excellent profile, small ears for a kitten, perfect muzzle conformation a nice wild look and no rib barring. Nice horizontal flow to her pattern and lots of acreage.
(That little section in the pic that looks like a short bar, is just an elongated spot. A true rib bar runs from top to bottom directly behind the front leg)
To top things off Tuscany has the ultimate personality. She's friendly to everyone, loves to be picked up and handled, purrs in a heartbeat. really enjoys playing and will do all the "show-kitty" poses without complaining.
Now, just need to try her out at the shows and make sure that personality translates to the show hall and I think......we might have a winner.
As far as the 3 other kittens, right now I rank them as follows:
2nd place: Cypress, love his rosetted pattern. Needs more work on his
handling. He's still a bit squirmy.
3rd place: Jasper, pics don't do him justice. Whited belly, wild head, perfect
profile. Interesting pattern. (That's not a huge rib bar, by the
way, he has some squiggly lines from his shoulder and back
running down into a big C-shaped spot. Rib bars aren't formed like
that.) His ears are a little big, but he's a kitten and his head will
grow.
4th place: Sierra, amazing color and contrast. Not thrilled about the rib bar,
but her other qualities make me want to at least try her at the
shows a couple of times. She handles beautifully.
Nial, you'll have to take notes of what the judges comment on the 4 of them at that show and let us know how it goes
Originally Posted by GoldenKitty45
Nial, you'll have to take notes of what the judges comment on the 4 of them at that show and let us know how it goes
They are all so precious it was hard to choose!
Dont get me wrong, domesticated isnt a bad thing, ive just seen reallyyyyy good bengals that have the small round ears and thick tail, it gives their face more of a wild appearance.
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HAHA dont stress, yours are amazing, id love to have a bengal like yours.
I don't think he's stressing - his Bengals are amazing, and win PLENTY of shows
For the record, I chose Jasper purely because of his head. He's got such a handsome, regal looking head on him
I really liked Tuscany also - her colours are stunning, but her face did nothing for me - her head in general didn't "pop" as much as your other girls, but her coat and physique looks gorgeous.
I would have said all, but I voted Sierra.
