I might show Nikita! ..just maybe though.
I bought Nikita as a pet and nothing about showing was mentioned in the contract I signed, something that I wasn't bothered about because I wasn't interested in showing. However now partly after finding this forum and learning more about cat shows etc. I've gotten a bit interested.
I've contacted Nikita's breeder and she's happy with me showing her and is willing to help me out as well with info etc. Nikita doesn't have the flashiest markings but her type is good and nothing to be ashamed about so it's ok for me to show.
The main thing to worry about really is how Nikita would behave 'cos a year and a half is a bit old to start showing. I just wasn't interested before, heh.. She's really good with strangers and confident around people but not keen on other cats so it mightn't work at all. It's hard to tell. There's also the being closed in a cage for a day thing to worry about.
She's registered with the GCCF and the GCCF shows have rules where basically all the cages need to be identical so the judges can't know what cat is whose since they're supposed to be judged "blind" so to speak.
Anyway It's really nice that I'm allowed to show her, now it's the question whether or not I'm going to and if so how and if it'd be a good idea.
I'm sending off the pink slip though to have her properly registered in my name anyway. I hadn't done it yet because it costs a bit of money and it didn't matter. Now it just might!
I bought Nikita as a pet and nothing about showing was mentioned in the contract I signed, something that I wasn't bothered about because I wasn't interested in showing. However now partly after finding this forum and learning more about cat shows etc. I've gotten a bit interested.
I've contacted Nikita's breeder and she's happy with me showing her and is willing to help me out as well with info etc. Nikita doesn't have the flashiest markings but her type is good and nothing to be ashamed about so it's ok for me to show.
The main thing to worry about really is how Nikita would behave 'cos a year and a half is a bit old to start showing. I just wasn't interested before, heh.. She's really good with strangers and confident around people but not keen on other cats so it mightn't work at all. It's hard to tell. There's also the being closed in a cage for a day thing to worry about.
She's registered with the GCCF and the GCCF shows have rules where basically all the cages need to be identical so the judges can't know what cat is whose since they're supposed to be judged "blind" so to speak.
Anyway It's really nice that I'm allowed to show her, now it's the question whether or not I'm going to and if so how and if it'd be a good idea.
I'm sending off the pink slip though to have her properly registered in my name anyway. I hadn't done it yet because it costs a bit of money and it didn't matter. Now it just might!