January 2008 Newsletter - United Burmese Cat Fanciers

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When Was Your Last Cat Show? By Kristi Graafmans What are some of the reasons that you find to not attend cat shows? There must be quite a few rationales, as I have not seen many of the 50 plus UBCF members at a cat show. I can give a host of wonderful reasons to attend but today I will stick with one. I find it is nice to get out of the house on the weekends and meet new friends and old. Sometimes I get surprised and see a Burmese breeder that I have not met before. And I always have a great time getting to know new exhibitors and breeders. Let me relate a recent experience I had to you. Art and I have a sable female kitten named Maya that was 6 months old in August and she did really well at a local campaigner’s show. With only 2 months left to show our kitten, we decided that we would need to travel if we were to have a chance at a regional win with Maya. On one of the weekends where there was no Region 5 show I found a show in Minnesota with a good judge line up for us – so off I went with Maya in tow. The last time I showed in the mid-west was 2 years ago. I went with a Grand Premier and I was the only American Burmese at the show. I was sort of expecting the same this time. I eagerly checked the show catalog once I got my benching set up and saw that I had competition. There were 2 other sable Burmese kittens entered in the show. It did not take long and we Burmese breeders found each other and began to ooooh and aaaah over each other’s kittens and cats. Brian Tripp was showing a 5-month-old sable male kitten and a sable spay Premier and he was there with 3 GC De Bears Maya of his protégés. I had heard of Brian but had never met him personally. Brian was nice and a little upset that the show did not bench the Burmese people all together. I was benched quite a ways away from Brian’s group. Brian introduced me to his friends which included a nice couple, Mike and Lauri Henry. This was their first cat show and they were showing their four-month-old sable female kitten named Phoebe. When I saw the other 2 Burmese kittens I thought --- oh boy, I’ve come a long way for nothing! We all went up to our first ring together and Maya made BOB. Brian, Lauri and Mike congratulated me and told me how much they liked Maya. Maya ended up making BOB in all the rings and made all 6 finals. And behind me my new Burmese friends cheered for Maya. The two Burmese Premiers, between them made 4 finals. We exchanged names and emails to keep in touch. We shared stories and show experiences. Mike and Lauri’s kitten Phoebe was extremely nice but she was just 4 months old. I told them how Maya did not hit her show stride until she was 6 months old. Burmese often need time to mature especially when they are 4 months old and up against other breeds that are 7 months old. This show turned out to be more than kind to our Burmese kitties and I was glad that the new breeders enjoyed being at their first show. Mike and Lauri’s kitten Phoebe is now 6 months old and they are ready to take her out again. I wish them luck with Phoebe and will cheer them on from Region 5. I hope to see them in Southern California with their beautiful kitten. Region 5 has many shows that I would highly recommend. I would love to see more of this kind of camaraderie by seeing more of you out at cat shows. More good reasons to go to a cat show: educate your eye – keep cattery blindness at bay, keep in touch with other Burmese breeders, become a certified clerk to build relationships with judges, join a show producing club so you get a chance to choose the judges that come to your local show. For future newsletters I would love to see a list, from each of the regions, of judges that you find consistently use or like Burmese. Have someone from each region identify shows that are Burmese ‘worthy’ and invite fellow Burmese breeders from other regions to attend. What interests you and what would get you out to more cat shows? I find that more doors open in CFA with participation and one way is by being seen and being involved in showing our beautiful Burmese cats. Page 16 UBCF January 2008
Rescuing Burmese Through a variety of circumstances, some of our beloved adult and senior Burmese find themselves without a home or in danger of losing their home. UBCF considers it an important responsibility for Burmese breeders and fanciers to help spread the word about these homeless cats, or to provide direct help in obtaining a new home for them. Following are only a few of the cats that currently need homes. This information comes from the Burmese Rescue Site at the National Alliance of Burmese Breeders, and we applaud their ongoing work and success in finding homes for Burmese that need them, and would like to use this forum help in that effort. For additional information about these cats or others that need our help, please contact the rescue coordinator: burmeserescue@yahoo.com Current Rescues: (updated 11/06/07) Carrollton, TX (11/6/2007) - Leah and Jonah are 11 and 10 year old platinum Burmese cats needing a new home. Their owner has to move out of the country and must rehome these 2 cats together. They both need to go together and are fabulous cats that will be missed. Please contact Leah Lindsay for more information at leahiain1@verizon.net. Nevada City, CA (11/6/2007) - Lucky is an 8 year old sable spay that needs a new home. His owner passed away and he is living in foster care with a relative of the deceased. He needs a new home due to foster owner’s time constraints and health issues. Please contact Mary Bennett-Meyer at earthworks1@neteze for more information. New York, NY (8/30/2007) - Ginger and Fred are 2 13 year old Blue Burmese. Both are neutered or spayed. Her owner has to give her up due to bad allergies. They need to go together to a new home. For more information please contact Thalia at Thaliaam@mac.com. Reading, Massachussetts (8/30/2007) - Frankie is a 5 and a half year old Sable neutered Burmese. He is frightened of children and doesn’t get along with other pets. He is a loving lap cat that will do best as an only cat in a home with adults. Perhaps once he’s settled in a new situation, he may be able to tolerate a new kitten. For more information, please contact Kathi Kavenaugh at wasdeputy@mac.com Treasurer’s Report By Art Graafmans December 15, 2007 Balance forward from closed account $1502.18 Reimburse ad CFA New York Show (Jo Diamond) ($200.00) Membership dues $1730.00 Balance as of 12/15/2007 $3032.18 UBCF January 2008 Page 17
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