Hello my friends, Spot here!
Wow! What a great day we had at the show yesterday! You probably already know how well Annie, Spike and Lula did from our Facebook page, but we promised you a more detailed update, so here it is 🙂
Lula: She was in a tough class for her Olympian and was beaten by a fantastic Maine Coon lady who is much more mature and has so far achieved Olympian Silver. But all was not lost as she got Best of Breed, and then came 2nd and 4th in her side classes which were: Any Variety Foreign Senior Neuter and Any Variety Foreign Visitors Neuter. The Senior class is open to all cats who are 2 years old and above, and the visitor class means they don’t live in the area where the show is held. Foreign is the category that all Bengals belong to for GCCF cat shows, and it includes lots of other breeds like Russian Blue, Ocicats, Sphynx and many more.
Spike: He was in a competitive brown spotty kitten class! He managed to get first place in the breed class, but was beaten to best of breed by our breeder’s wonderful kitten, Lucy. This is the last time, however, that Spike and Lucy will be competing against each other at shows because Lucy will no longer be classed as a kitten at her next show, she will be going into the Adult classes as she is not a neuter; once Spike reaches 9 months old+ he will compete in the Neuter classes 🙂
Spike’s side classes all had lots of lovely kittens competing against him, but he managed to win them all, including one where he beat Lucy! That was in the class “Any Variety Foreign Tabby Kitten” 🙂 The other two side classes he won were “Any Variety Foreign Kitten not Bred by Exhibitor” and “Any Variety Foreign Limit Kitten”.
Annie: Little Annie! Spike’s results were fantastic, but Annie’s were even better! She of course competes in the Household Pet section due to her jaw being a little misaligned. She came first in her breed class, then she got best of breed. Then she won all her side classes which were:
Any Colour or Pattern Short Hair Kitten
Prettiest Adult or Kitten, Female
Most Appealing Adult or Kitten
Annie’s classes were quite small, but she then went on to beat lots of other wonderful pedigree pets to win Best in Show Pedigree Pet! So that meant she went to the Best in Show pens to compete against the Best in Show non-Pedigree Pet for Overall Best in Show Household Pet!
After a short wait, the judge came along to show all the gathered crowd who she had decided was Overall Best in Show….
And little Annie it was! What a clever girl! We were all so proud of her 🙂
So that was the end of a wonderful day 🙂 After all the photos were taken and the formalities done, it was then time to pack up and set off for home where all of us had a special dinner and lots of my favourite chicken treats 🙂
Take care my friends!
Love from Spot
xxxxxxx
congrats Lula Spike and Annie 😀 , will the 4 of you be in the next show Spot?
Thank you, Paul! I am semi-retired from showing, so won’t be going to any for a while. I don’t think Lula will be going to the next show, it will just be Spike and Annie 🙂 xx
Oh, how wonderful! Congratulations all, of course, but well done Annie! You are a little sweetheart, and deserved every win :grin:.
Thanks very much my friend!
Congratulations! What a fantastic day and wonderful results. Well done Annie, Spikey and Lula – and of course Mummy and Daddy for all of their hard work. Not to mention Spooty cat’s hard work making sure everything ran smoothly at home. Lovely pictures too.
Thanks, Nicola, and thanks too for travelling down to see us all at the show! Annie, Spike and Lula said it was lovely to meet you <3 xxx
Your sister and the two peskies had an amazing day. You’ve taught the little ones well Spot! ♥♥♥
Purrrrrrrr! I’ve tried my hardest, June! 😎 xxxx
I didn’t realise little Annie had a misaligned jaw. 🙁 She is still a very pretty girl and it obviously doesn’t bother her. Well done Annie, Spike and Lula. What a good day you all had. x
Thank you, Pauline! 🙂 It doesn’t bother her in the slightest 🙂 You would never know unless you examined her mouth quite closely 🙂 But it is still a show fault for the normal pedigree classes, so that’s why she’s entered into the pedigree pet section 🙂 xxx
I’m in tears again reading about all your successes. Well done Lula and Spike, Annie you were awesome, what a day for you 3 kitties and Mummy and Daddy, you were all fantastic. And well done Spotty cat who looked after the family estate while the others were having fun at the cat show, I hope your contribution was rewarded with lots of chicken treats lol. Now you’ve all got a lot to live up to, I think all the BCW kitties are stars and I love you all xxxxxxxxx <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
I had lots of chicken treats, Edna, and I even let the Peskies have one or two too 🙂 xxx
Just over the moon for all the kitties and their Mommy and Daddy! A triumphant day!
It certainly was, Carol! Thank you! 🙂
What a dream day for you kitties at the Show. I’m sure Mum and Dad are over the moon at your successes.. Poor Annie could hardly see out of her pen for all those glorious rosettes ! I wonder if she was thinking they were all new pretty toys for her to play with? Can just imagine the sort of competition Lula has to face to progress further. But keep at it sweetie, you will get there before too much longer. As for Spike, what a great start to his Show career, great stuff. And dear Spot,you must be so proud of your pals – you’ve been there and done that, with great results yourself. BTW thanks to your Dad for giving us a running commentary, it was most enjoyable. He pretends to be bored by it all, but I’m sure he is basking in the success too. And it was also good to know Mum’s stall did well – all this Show business is no doubt pretty costly. Can’t wait for the next outing – when and where will that be ?
Thanks for your kind words, Mavis! The next show is one of our favourites – it’s the Bengal Cat Club show on 1st November 🙂 xx
So proud of all the kitties, especially beautiful perfect Annie ♡♡♡
Annie said thank you so much, Rita! Xxx
Well what a fabulous day BCW had 😀 made my day watching your daddy post the results Spot you must be so proud of your siblings Spot ! You’re still my favorite xxx
Purrrrrr! Thank you, Diane 🙂 xxx
Congratulations for the cat show extra chicken treats ❤️️❤️️❤️️
Yes, we loved our extra treats, Anyah!
xxx
Congratulations to Lula, Spike and Annie! So well done. You boy and girls really did well! So proud to be your friend! Happy they saw what lovely girls and boy there was and hope it will continue like that! <3 <3 <3 I hope you are happy to not have to compete Spot. <3 I think you are a winner no matter what 😉 Lots of love to you Spot and to all of your siblings! <3 😀
Purrrrrr! Thank you, Betta! 🙂 I am happy about not competing at the moment, though I may do so again in the future sometime 🙂 xxx
Oh Spot if you do compete again I´m sure you will win big! <3 <3 <3
Thanks, Betta, my friend! 🙂 xx
Congratulations to all at BCW, especially Lula, Spike, and pretty little Annie, Your mummy and Daddy must be very proud. I’m sure you looked everything while they were away Spot! All 7 of you are wonderful cats. xxx
Thanks, Julie! My mummy and daddy are very proud 🙂 And I was a good boy too 🙂 xxxx
GRATZ to all — especially little Annie!!! 😛 so very pawsome!!! All at BCW are stars in my heart!! 😉 love to all at BCW — including Mommy & Daddy!! ♥♥♥♥♥
Thank you, Diane! 🙂 Love to you too! 😎 😎 xxx