LONNNNNNNNNNNNNNG show (10 rings) and Jackie was out the entire way home last night. I know you guys will "kill" me, but we didn't take pictures cause we got a new camera and are still trying to play with it to get the pictures right. Sorry about that.
Jackie was fine in the rings - he would show off walking around in the cage and was a chatterbox (but has a very high tiny voice so you can't really hear him even when he's talking).
However, he was not sure once on the table and wanted to take off to get the stuff on the sides. So the judges were afraid to let go to try and get him to play with toys. But he seemed to get a little better over the 2 days of showing.
He did manage to get ONE final (8th Best Allbred Kitten) and 3 judges mentioned him in their "runner up" list of considerations for finals - so I count them as 3 honorable mentions
It was very tough competition - in the longhairs the Maine Coons could have their own finals! 17 MC kittens, 15 MC adults and 15 MC alters - about a third of the total cats were in the MC classes! So you were lucky to get something.
FerrisCat's friend with the Turkish Vans (got to meet her in person) did pretty well - got a few finals. The TV's were pretty - never really got to meet them in person - nice cats. They do resemble the Turkish Angoras a little but not as fuffy (as kittens - not sure how much coat as adults).
So Jackie is getting used to things slowly. I'm sure with 3 kittens shows in May, he will be picking up more finals and getting better on the table for the judges.
Jackie was fine in the rings - he would show off walking around in the cage and was a chatterbox (but has a very high tiny voice so you can't really hear him even when he's talking).
However, he was not sure once on the table and wanted to take off to get the stuff on the sides. So the judges were afraid to let go to try and get him to play with toys. But he seemed to get a little better over the 2 days of showing.
He did manage to get ONE final (8th Best Allbred Kitten) and 3 judges mentioned him in their "runner up" list of considerations for finals - so I count them as 3 honorable mentions
It was very tough competition - in the longhairs the Maine Coons could have their own finals! 17 MC kittens, 15 MC adults and 15 MC alters - about a third of the total cats were in the MC classes! So you were lucky to get something.
FerrisCat's friend with the Turkish Vans (got to meet her in person) did pretty well - got a few finals. The TV's were pretty - never really got to meet them in person - nice cats. They do resemble the Turkish Angoras a little but not as fuffy (as kittens - not sure how much coat as adults).
So Jackie is getting used to things slowly. I'm sure with 3 kittens shows in May, he will be picking up more finals and getting better on the table for the judges.