The cat shows I've been to have been the usual relatively modest sized ones- usually held in a fairly large sports hall. I don't know how cat and dog shows would compare in terms of numbers of animals shown though. You're right about the pedigrees being in a minority as far as cats as a whole go.
The competition does get rather fierce, even on a small scale and there is plenty of room for clashes of personality. There are various tales floating around of various ahem practices- such as not registering kittens so that the society does not find out that the cat has had more than three litters in two years etc.
Unfortunately as breeds get "developed" I am sure that things get worse- remember how attractive persians and siamese used to be?Now persians have breathing difficulties and siamese have real problems birthing kittens because their hips are too small.
I have a nasty feeling that in ten years time maine coons and norwegian forest cats are going to start to have problems because they are just getting bigger and bigger. Even now my six and seven year old toms are starting to look small.They are both showand breeding quality(in fact they are both ex-stud boys)which only goes to show how quickly things are changing.
Both breeds are becoming popular as an alternativeto persians- notonly are they more attractive and have nice natures but they have much easier coats to handle(exceptduring the great spring moult)
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Date: 2006-07-31 07:03 pm (UTC)The competition does get rather fierce, even on a small scale and there is plenty of room for clashes of personality. There are various tales floating around of various ahem practices- such as not registering kittens so that the society does not find out that the cat has had more than three litters in two years etc.
Unfortunately as breeds get "developed" I am sure that things get worse- remember how attractive persians and siamese used to be?Now persians have breathing difficulties and siamese have real problems birthing kittens because their hips are too small.
I have a nasty feeling that in ten years time maine coons and norwegian forest cats are going to start to have problems because they are just getting bigger and bigger. Even now my six and seven year old toms are starting to look small.They are both showand breeding quality(in fact they are both ex-stud boys)which only goes to show how quickly things are changing.
Both breeds are becoming popular as an alternativeto persians- notonly are they more attractive and have nice natures but they have much easier coats to handle(exceptduring the great spring moult)
I really worry about how the breed will develop.