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Cattyshack Cats Presents, Our 29th Year All Breed Cat Show

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Over the weekend we had the opportunity to attend Cattyshack Cats 29th Year All Breed Cat Show. This year the TICA show was held at a new venue in Augusta, Georgia. We really enjoyed the alternative format where cats were judged in 8 rings on Saturday and 4 rings on Sunday (compared to the standard format where cats are judged in 6 rings each day).

We entered a sibling pair to compete and brought a sibling pair as exhibition only. LakeViewCoons Bella Luna Nera (aka Luna) competed in the Long Hair Championship class and LakeViewCoons Silver Lining (aka S.L., pronounced “Essel”) competed in the Long Hair Alter class.

Both Luna and S.L. recently turned 9 months old, but you could really see the size difference with poor Luna. She had a harder time competing at this show being a young, intact female, going up against multiple Regional Winning males over a year of age.

Our recently born sibling pair, LakeViewCoons Ryder on the Storm (aka Ryder) and LakeViewCoons Rogue Wave (aka Rogue) attended the show as well, but specifically for the desensitizing and socializing opportunities. Ryder and Rogue both did really well with traveling in a vehicle, staying in a hotel, and hanging out in the show hall with all the new sights, sounds, and smells. Rogue was pretty much unfazed by everything compared to his sister, Ryder, who was a little unsure at first. By the end of the second day, both kittens were hanging out on the grooming table and napping in our laps between rings like seasoned pros.

All in all it was a fun show, and both Luna and S.L. were awarded 600 total points to go towards earning future titles.

Here is a breakdown of Luna & S.L.’s ring results:

LakeViewCoons Bella Luna Nera

Day 1

  • Best of Color all rings

  • Best of Division all rings

  • 2nd Best of Breed x1

  • 3rd Best of Breed x2

Day 2

  • Best of Color all rings

  • Best of Division all rings

  • 3rd Best of Breed x2

LakeViewCoons Silver Lining

Day 1

  • Best of Color all rings

  • Best of Division all rings

  • 2nd Best of Breed x1

  • 3rd Best of Breed x7

Day 2

  • Best of Color all rings

  • Best of Division all rings

  • 2nd Best of Breed x2

  • 3rd Best of Breed x2

Here are some photo highlights of the weekend:

Lake View Coons