After taking 2024 off from exhibition, we finally took the plunge and entered not just one but two of our up and coming boys in the Alabama Paws & Claws TICA cat show that took place over St. Patrick’s Day weekend. This club always throws a fantastic show and serves an incredible lunch buffet, and let me tell you, this year did not disappoint!

With the end of the show season we usually find ourselves competing against campaigners who are working hard to accrue those annual points, but given the tornado warnings that were declared for Anniston and surrounding states on Saturday, there were unfortunately a bunch of exhibitors that couldn’t make it. Sunday however was a different story. We were happy to start the day with a good sized Maine Coon Championship class which included 8 absolutely stunning adult Maine Coons in various coat color and patterns, including 2 black smoke (one of which being our home grown F5 boy, Ocean), red silver shaded, solid blue, blue torbie with white, 2 brown classic tabby with white, and a brown torbie with white (who happened to be related to our boy MaineVu Romulus of LakeViewCoons).

This was the first show for each of these boys and I have to say, despite that fact, and the incredible Maine Coons they were competing against, they both did really well! All in all, I am so proud of how they handled their show baths, traveling long distance in a vehicle, staying in a hotel, and enduring the sometimes overwhelming sights, sounds, and smells of a busy show hall. Both boys ended up earning enough points and finals to be eligible for their Championship titles. We couldn’t be more proud!

A BIG THANK YOU to the show managers, club members, clerks, stewards, judges, spectators, and exhibitors who made this event a big success. And, an extra thanks to the two judges who recognized Romulus and Ocean in their finals!