Cat Shows

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Last update: 06/29/2003

The newest member of Araquipa Cattery is
Grand Champion Yofranlin's Gabrielle of Araquipa

Update: March 1, 2003 - Gabbie achieved her Grand Champion status in CFA in Vallejo, CA.

Update: August 2001 - Gabbie's first show as a Champion was in Placerville, CA where she gained 99 Grand Points. She was born in October 2000.

Feline Friends Internationale Cat Show in
Placerville, CA - January 27 - 28, 2001

Araquipa Torpedo made 5 out of 8 finals - His first show!


Don Williams CFA President CFA AB Judge	Leta Williams CFA AB Judge	Karen Lawrence CFA AB Judge	Karen Talbert CFA SH Judge	Suzanne Beedy CFA SP Judge

Feline Friends Internationale Cat Show in
Lodi, CA - October 7, 2000

Araquipa Quintero made two finals and received two Rosette; 2nd Best All Breed Kitten and 7th Best All Breed Kitten from two judges.

The White Glove Society Cat Show in
San Jose, CA - September 24, 2000

Araquipa Quintero receiving a Rosette from Specialty Judge Ed Yurchick (8th Best SH Kitten). Quintero also made an AB final and his sister Julieta made another shorthair final.

Sacramento Valley Cat Fanciers Show in Roseville, CA September 9th and 10th, 2000

Araquipa Quintero (Male - 4 Months old) at his first show receiving his first Rosette from All-Breed Judge Sheila Mizzi (6th Best Kitten).

Araquipa Quintero at his first show receiving a Rosette from All-Breed Judge Norma Placchi (10th Best Kitten). "Beautiful boy with great eye color." N.P.

Araquipa Quintero and his sister, Araquipa Julieta (Female) did very well in their first show. He (Quintero) made 3 finals and Julieta made one shorthair final. These kittens are 4th generation outcrosses to a black domestic shorthair.

Just a personal note on Cat Shows...

     I enjoy exhibiting and showing my cats in Cat Shows. As a matter of fact, if you are a breeder, it is expected that you show and exhibit your cats. Showing your cats ensures you are maintaining certain breed standards and allows you to obtain winner ribbons (rosettes) for your cats. While I think it is important to enter Cat Shows to promote the Havana Brown Cat breed, I DO NOT consider it my "purpose in life." Maintaining my cattery, ensuring my cats conditions are healthy, and giving my cats the proper attention (love) every day is my purpose in life.
      There are some individuals who will enter Cat Shows week after week after week and make winning their sole "purpose in life." These individuals measure their self-worth by how well their cats are doing or how many ribbons or points their cats have won. They also think that by having a winning cat, they are superior to you. I'm sure you can imagine the negative politics involved in cat shows. Thank goodness for the Judges. They recognize and know who these individuals are and are not intimidated by their gossip or behind the back tactics. It is comical to watch, almost as good was watching the TV show Survivor.
     Entering and going to Cat Shows is a "hobby" for me. I enjoy going several times a year with the intent of having fun, promoting the breed, and meeting people. The Cat Shows I enter are primarily local in the Northern California Bay Area. If you see me at a Cat Show, drop by and say "Hi." I'll close by borrowing a line I read in a recent e-mail... "We should support success and encourage others..."

Laudan Batino