We went to a cat show on Saturday and they did this thing where they put a feather in front of the cats and one just looked at it and the next one started swatting at it. I bought a feather and put it in front of our cat and he loved it and was swatting at it having all kinds of fun. In the shows, are they supposed to swat it or just look at it?
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How are they supposed to react to the feather during showing?
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Welllllll, the judges like it more when they play - its more for the audience then anything, but it could make a difference in placing the cats in finals to some extent. One judge said when he picks finals, he checks to see if the cat "is on" that day - attentive, playful, etc. If its not, the cat may not get as high a final as it could have gotten "when on".
Some breeds are more into feathers. A rex/oriental/oci would be expected to go after the feather rather then a laid back persian.
And then it depends on how the owners play with the cats at home - we have several different kinds of toys for Charlie - from feathers to shiny strings/balls, to the "bug" on a string. And he is not allowed to just play with them anytime; we get them out and put him on a table to "tease" him like a judge would. He also likes jumping for them from the floor (builds up muscle).
If the cat is allowed to play too much with the toys, he/she will be bored and not show off at the shows.
Some breeds are more into feathers. A rex/oriental/oci would be expected to go after the feather rather then a laid back persian.
And then it depends on how the owners play with the cats at home - we have several different kinds of toys for Charlie - from feathers to shiny strings/balls, to the "bug" on a string. And he is not allowed to just play with them anytime; we get them out and put him on a table to "tease" him like a judge would. He also likes jumping for them from the floor (builds up muscle).
If the cat is allowed to play too much with the toys, he/she will be bored and not show off at the shows.
Most judges like to see some life in the show cats - especially with the Short Haired breeds... when the standard of cats being shown is extremely high, sometimes it boils down to how much of a "SHOW" cat the cat is... in other words show temperament. A lot depends on the breed standards - for example, Abyssinians are an intelligent, ACTIVE breed. If an Aby shown does NOT repond to a teaser toy then the judge may drop the cat's position because that is one of the requirements of the breed.
Adult Persians rarely respond to teaser toys and if there are a lot of Persians being shown and the standard of the Persian class is very high, the one that does respond may well be the Best of Breed solely on that alone!
Adult Persians rarely respond to teaser toys and if there are a lot of Persians being shown and the standard of the Persian class is very high, the one that does respond may well be the Best of Breed solely on that alone!
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