Preferably in Washington State, but anyone who knows their stuff will do. I know a few people on here breed Bengals. I'm looking into joining the show circuit and possibly, POSSIBLY breeding my own line of Bengals in the distant, distant, DISTANT future. But I'm a dunce when it comes to cat shows (dog shows, I'm a bit better at).
I know breeding costs a lot of money and time. I would not do it if I did not have enough of both, and only if I could help the breed. I do currently have a young F3 hybrid male, and he will be nuetered. I know that altereds can be shown, but I also know that foundation hybrids cannot be shown as they are not recognized. They have to be to SBT generation and considered domestic before they can be put in the show ring under the breed heading.
However, can an altered hybrid be shown under the household pet category, or is he pretty much just ruled out for showing? I don't really have any interest in titling him or getting ribbons or anything, I was just hoping to possibly use him to get a feel for showing at one point or another. If not, that's fine. I do have moggies I can show in the altered pet category as well, so if my bengal can't be shown its not a big tragedy.
This is just something I'm thinking about, but even just thinking about it I want to do it right. I have become fascinated with this breed through research (before getting one), vicariously (my mother has a seal point lynx snow bengal, and my sister has the sibling of my own F3), and now through my own.
Do the later generation SBTs have to be bred back to foundation stock to maintain their lines, or are the bengal traits already locked in enough that you can simply breed SBTs with other SBTs of the same desired traits and maintain them as typey bengals?
Any advice anyone can give me I'd greatly appreciate, as well as any help with the show circuit. Thanks!!
I know breeding costs a lot of money and time. I would not do it if I did not have enough of both, and only if I could help the breed. I do currently have a young F3 hybrid male, and he will be nuetered. I know that altereds can be shown, but I also know that foundation hybrids cannot be shown as they are not recognized. They have to be to SBT generation and considered domestic before they can be put in the show ring under the breed heading.
However, can an altered hybrid be shown under the household pet category, or is he pretty much just ruled out for showing? I don't really have any interest in titling him or getting ribbons or anything, I was just hoping to possibly use him to get a feel for showing at one point or another. If not, that's fine. I do have moggies I can show in the altered pet category as well, so if my bengal can't be shown its not a big tragedy.
This is just something I'm thinking about, but even just thinking about it I want to do it right. I have become fascinated with this breed through research (before getting one), vicariously (my mother has a seal point lynx snow bengal, and my sister has the sibling of my own F3), and now through my own.
Do the later generation SBTs have to be bred back to foundation stock to maintain their lines, or are the bengal traits already locked in enough that you can simply breed SBTs with other SBTs of the same desired traits and maintain them as typey bengals?
Any advice anyone can give me I'd greatly appreciate, as well as any help with the show circuit. Thanks!!
