cat shows – Michael Broad

Assessment of cat behaviour during a cat show tells us that they are habituated to them

March 1, 2024 by Michael Broad

Cat at a cat show. The picture was created by AI's DALL E 3. The cat is a ginger tabby glamorous household pet as the cat fancy calls non-purebreds

In general cat show cats are habituated to the noise and unfamiliar people. There’s a study out online entitled “Assessment of cats’ behaviour during a cat show“. The scientits came to the conclusion that “the cat show environment represents a situation full of stressful stimuli for the cat; despite this, our results have identified …

Black cat swipes and bites cat show judge (video)

January 26, 2024 by Michael Broad

I like this video because I don’t really like cat shows as they are very much about humans having fun in showing off the appearance of cats but are the cats having fun? Or are they stressed? Do cats like being herded into noisy cat show halls with tons of people milling around gawping …

Maine Coon is described as a ‘natural breed’ but is it?

November 2, 2023 by Michael Broad

You see it often: cat show judges and even Wikipedia describing the Maine Coon cat as a “natural breed”. In fact, Wikipedia opens up with the statement that the Maine Coon cat is “one of the oldest natural breeds in North America”. It seems to me that the phrase “natural breed” is an oxymoron, …

Cat Fancy Infographic

September 11, 2023September 11, 2023 by Michael Broad

So what is the cat fancy? The infographic explains and below the infographic there are image links to more articles on the topic. They are cat lovers and they love fancy cats!

Judge awards Norwegian Forest Cat the best of its breed at cat show and 3rd best overall

April 23, 2022April 22, 2022 by Michael Broad

Judging an NFC at a cat show and pointing out the equilateral triangle of the face conformation

This is a nice video of a cat show judge assessing a Norwegian Forest Cat (NFC) on the judge’s table with an audience of visitors listening. In effect, he lectures the visitors as to the major points of interest in the cat before him; a ginger tabby-and-white. There is a large scratching post to …

Prize-winning blue Persian cat carried like a sack of potatoes by owner

August 26, 2021 by Michael Broad

Patrick of Allington, a blue Persian wins first prize at a cat show at Holy Trinity Hall in central London in 1933

This is another interesting cat show photo from a different era. It shows a blue Persian cat of the traditional style (doll-face). His name is Patrick of Allington. Cat fanciers love their fancy names and rightly so. His attractive female owner carries Patrick on her shoulders as if carrying a sack of potatoes from …

1950 cat show judge with fag in mouth manhandles cat and looks like a butcher’s wife

August 26, 2021 by Michael Broad

Mrs AH Cattermole examines Sealeigh Grey Knight at the Crystal’s cat show at Olympia, London, in 1950.

This an image from times gone by. It is a photo of Mrs H. Cattermole, a cat show judge, judging Sealeigh Grey Knight. The cat looks like a moggie. She wears a white coat as if she is behind the counter at the local butchers. She has a fag in her mouth. The ash …

St Giles’ Fair Cat Show, Winchester 1598

August 6, 2021August 6, 2021 by Michael Broad

British Shorthair cat becomes first passenger of Moscow Metro's Shakespeare train

Possibly the first cat show was held during the time of William Shakespeare (26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) at St. Giles’ Fair in Winchester, England in 1598. I had always believed that the first show was at Crystal Palace, London in 1871 but that apparently is not quite true. Perhaps we have …

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