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West of Scotland Show, 21 December 2013
Another very quick run-down of the day at our last
show of the year, where there were ten Dushenka cats present, winning three
Grands, a reserve Grand, two
Imperial certificates, all four Best of Breed awards - adult, kitten and
neuter, plus pedigree pet - and two Best of Variety awards! I am especially
proud of my 'Poogle dynasty' ('Poogle' being Zach's informal pet name!) with
Zach, his daughter Lucy, granddaughter Fen and great-granddaughter Lily all
having great days!
- Ch Dushenka Gabriel won his second Grand certificate and Best of
Breed
- Ch Dushenka Belucia won her second
Grand certificate
- Dushenka Klarabella won three 1st prizes and one 2nd in her four classes
- Gr Ch Dushenka Zivabella won a 1st and a 3rd prize (but really wants
kittens!)
- Gr Ch & Pr Dushenka Tashabella - my dear old lady won her first Grand
Premier certificate
- GMC Stanley won his third Imperial certificate
- MC Xaria won the reserve Grand certificate
- GMC
Fen, won her second Imperial certificate and Best in Colour
And our RACCS show superstars, great-granddaughter and great-grandfather ...
-
Dushenka Lily-Belle
won 1st in all her classes - a 'red card' day - Best of Breed and Best
Foreign Kitten
- UK & Olympian Bronze I Gr Pr Dushenka Zerachiel won Best of Breed,
1st in all his side classes and Best Foreign Neuter
RACCS Show, 7 December 2013
Just catching up with all the events of the last few weeks - must add
more details, photos when I have the time to upload them! Anyway,
here's a very quick run-down of the day at our very own specialist breed
show...
-
Ch Alyona Eremey Tsar won the reserve Grand certificate and the award for Best Coat Texture
- Ch Dushenka Gabriel won his first Grand certificate and the award for Greenest Eyes
- Ch Dushenka Belucia won her first Grand certificate
- Dushenka Klarabella won her breed class
- Dushenka Lily-Belle on her show debut won two 1st prizes and a 2nd in her breed class
- GMC Stanley won his second Imperial certificate
And our RACCS show superstars, granddaughter and grandfather ...
- GMC Fen, won her first Imperial certificate, Best in Colour, Best
Pedigree Pet, and Overall Best in Show pet!
- UK & Olympian Bronze I Gr Pr Dushenka Zerachiel won Best of Breed,
the Olympian certificate, Best Russian Neuter, Best Russian Exhibit and
Overall Best in Show!
The Supreme Show, 23 November 2013; and NVVK show, 24 November
Sitting here with a glass of chilled wine in my hand, and a purring Baby Belle on my knee, my darling Gr Ch Dushenka Mirabella, now over 15 years old… and proudly contemplating her amazing legacy. This weekend there were five Dushenka cats on show, four at the GCCF Supreme Show, and one in Wassenaar in the Netherlands, five generations of her descendents:
- her 9 year old son, Imperial Gr Pr Dushenka Stanislav, who won the UK Grand certificate
- her 5½ month old granddaughter, Dushenka Klarabella, came 2nd in her class and was happy and purry all day long
- her 13 month-old great-granddaughter Grand Champion Dushenka Irina Kalinina who won her third and qualifying Grand certificate her third time in the Grand class
- her 16 month-old great-great-grandson Champion Dushenka Hubert, who won his third CAC and title over in Wassenaar at his third adult show, Best Russian Blue and was nominated for Best in Show
- her 3½ year old great-great-great grandson (and also great-grandson!) UK & Olympian Bronze I Gr Pr Dushenka Zerachiel, who won Best of Breed, Best of Variety Foreign Neuter – our first ever Supreme BOV – and was runner-up to the Supreme neuter!
My heartfelt thanks go again to Karen Hettmann, Pamela White and Maartje Schoenmaker for giving their cats such wonderful homes, and presenting them all so beautifully!
Cheshire Area Cat Club show, 9 November 2013
A great day! Congratulations to our winners:
-
Grand
Champion
Dushenka Igor Stravinsky won his third Grand Challenge Certificate
and new title, plus Best of Breed, and a total of three 1sts and one 2nd in
his four classes
- Champion Alyona Eremey Tsar won his third Challenge Certificate and title in three straight show
- Champion Dushenka Jingle-Belle won her third Challenge Certificate and title in three straight shows, and 1st in every class - a red card day - still a baby at only 10.5 months old
- Ch Dushenka Irina Kalinina won her second Grand Challenge certificate
-
Dushenka Klarabella won Best of Breed gain and a total of three 1sts and
one 2nd in her four classes
-
UK & IGr Pr Dushenka Zerachiel won the reserve Olympian
certificate and Best of Breed Russian Blue neuter again
- GMC Stanley won his first Imperial Grand MasterCat certificate on his first try
Cumberland Cat Club show, 12 October 2013
Congratulations to our winners:
-
Ch
Dushenka Igor Stravinsky won his second Grand Challenge Certificate and
Best of Breed
- Ch Dushenka Irina Kalinina won her first Grand Challenge Certificate
- Alyona Eremey Tsar won his second Challenge Certificate
- Dushenka Jingle-Belle won her second Challenge Certificate
-
Dushenka Klarabella won her breed class and Best of Breed
- Gr Ch
& Premier Dushenka Tashabella won her third Premier Certificate
and title
- GMC Stanley won a reserve Grand MasterCat certificate
Dushenka Frederik, Dushenka Feliks, UK & OB IGr Pr Dushenka Zerachiel and UK & IGr Pr Dushenka Xariabella all helped to make it a splendid line-up of Russian Blues on the day
North West Cat Club show, 23 September 2013
Congratulations to our winners:
-
Ch
Dushenka Igor Stravinsky won the Grand Challenge Certificate
- Alyona Eremey Tsar won his first Challenge Certificate
- Dushenka Jingle-Belle won the Challenge Certificate and Best of Breed Russian Blue adult at her first adult show
-
Dushenka Klarabella won her breed class on her show debut
-
UK & IGr Pr Dushenka Zerachiel won Best of Breed Russian Blue
neuter again
- Gr Ch Dushenka Tashabella won her second Premier Certificate
- Grand MasterCat Stanley won his third Grand MasterCat certificate and Best in Colour
Scotia Cat Fanciers show, 9 September 2013
Congratulations to our winners:
-
Ch
Dushenka Irina Kalinina won a 'spare' Challenge Certificate, and a total
of three 1st prizes and one 2nd in her four classes
-
UK & IGr Pr Dushenka Zerachiel won Best of Breed Russian Blue
neuter
- UK & IGr Pr Dushenka Xariabella looking especially gorgeous
- MC Fen won her Grand MasterCat certificate
Other news
We have had a worrying few weeks here with two of the girls, but seem to be through the worst now. My lovely Lucy grew a mysterious lump on her face, we had it removed of course, but it was a miserable couple of weeks waiting for the histocytology report to come through. Fortunately she has the all-clear, not the dreaded cancer, just a benign cyst which has been successfully removed and is not expected to recur. I also had Sophie spayed, and it hit her really hard poor girl - she has been very withdrawn and rather miserable, and only just coming back into herself now. Again, all very worrying, but she is now fine. Also, a very useful reminder that the younger a cat is when neutered the less impact it has on them. Kittens barely even notice anything has happened to them, my poor Sophie all but had a nervous breakdown :-(
Now I just need to catch up on all my outstanding correspondence - sorry for the delay...
Teesside show, 24 August 2013
There were seven Dushenka cats at the show today, and what a great day we
had! Many congratulations to:
-
Champion
Dushenka Irina Kalinina who won her third Challenge Certificate
and title, three 1st prizes and one 2nd in her four classes, all at just 10
months and 8 days old!
- Champion Dushenka Igor Stravinsky who, like his litter sister, won his
third Challenge Certificate and title, three 1st prizes and one 2nd in his four classes: again, at just 10 months and 8 days old!
- MasterCat Stanley had a great day too, winning his second Grand MasterCat certificate and Best of Colour
Chester & North Wales show, 10 August 2013
There were just the two Dushenka cats at this show but again they had a
great day! Many congratulations to:
-
Dushenka Irina Kalinina who won her second Challenge Certificate, three
1st prizes and one 2nd in her four classes, Best of Breed adult, and
shortlisted down to the final two for best Foreign adult - and she's not yet
10 months old!
-
MasterCat Fen had a great day too, winning her first Grand
MasterCat certificate and Best of Colour
Fen on the left, and Lina on the right - thanks to their owner Pamela for the photo
Special congratulations go to Heather McRae's Gr Ch Dayjoy Orla, who pipped Lina at the post for best Foreign Adult - Darna is a bit of a favourite of mine, and she was looking especially lovely.
Humberside and Lincolnshire shows, 27 July 2013
The extraordinary weather continued today, yet again boilingly hot but again,
there were large fans
around the hall, and netted open doors. I was there with four cats, after a
particularly convoluted journey, but again we had some good wins, which more
than made up for the effort it took to get to the show!
-
Champion
Dushenka Hanabella won the Challenge Certificate in both shows, her
qualifying certificate and a spare!
-
Dushenka Igor Stravinsky, adult by just over a week, Iggy won four
1st prizes, two 2nds and a 3rd along with the
Challenge Certificate in both shows, great results for my young boy, who
purred and washed everybody he got his elegant silvery paws around
- Gr
Ch
Dushenka Zivabella purred her way to another reserve Imperial
Certificate, and made my heart turn over by looking so like her
great-grandmother, my darling Baby Belle
- Dushenka
Jingle-Belle won five 1sts, a 2nd and a 3rd prize, plus a Best of
Breed award and was also happy and purry all day long
My especial thanks to Sarah Williams-Ellis of Serennol Russians, who went out of her way to help us all get to the show, including a place to stay the night before and giving us a lift to and from train stations. Thank you again Sarah - we owe you!
From left to right: Champion Hana; Iggy; Ziva; Jingle
Edinburgh & East of Scotland show, 20 July 2013
Yet another boiling hot day, but again, the show managers had sourced huge fans
to place around the show hall so the cats were fine! I wasn't entered
in this show, but there were still six Dushenka cats competing on the day,
with all six doing pretty well too!
-
Dushenka Feliks won two 1sts and his second Premier Certificate, with
his litter brother Dushenka Frederick coming home with a 1st and two
2nds
-
Dushenka Irina Kalinina, adult by just four days, won her first
Challenge Certificate with two 1st prizes and a 2nd in good classes
-
MasterCat Stanley won his first Grand MasterCat certificate - well done
Stanley!
- UK
& IGr Pr Dushenka Xariabella won the reserve Olympian
Certificate, and 1st in all her side classes
- UK
& OB IGr Pr Dushenka Zerachiel won the Olympian Certificate, and
was best of Breed in a fine line-up of eight Russian Blue neuters
My thanks again to these lovely cats' owners: Miranda and Fraser; Pamela; Karen; and Tracey - love you all!
From left to right: Feliks, Frederik and Irina Kalinina
From left to right: Stanley, Xaria, Zerachiel
A special mention is also due to a winner at the Gwynedd show, Champion Koreshka Tasiya Koreleva, who won her title in three straight shows - Tasi is, of course, the daughter of Gr Ch Dushenka Czar Koreshki
Eastern Counties show, 13 July 2013
It was a boiling hot day, but with huge fans all around the show hall the
cats were all perfectly comfortable and indeed all had a happy day relaxed
and purring.
- Champion
Dushenka Gabriel won 1st in his breed class, and his third
Challenge Certificate and title as well as some good placings in side classes
- well done Gabe-the-Babe!
-
Gr Ch Dushenka Zivabella won another reserve Imperial Certificate,
a 1st and two 2nd prizes in her four classes
-
Dushenka Hanabella won a 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize
- Alyona
Eremey Tsar on his show debut my lovely Squidgy boy won 1st in all
his four classes, plus Best of Breed Russian Blue kitten.
Thank you again to Heather and Richard of Cagaran Cats for taking me and the crew to the show, and congratulations to Tilly on her two Challenge certificates, Grace on her two MasterCat certificates and their baby Ocicat girl who won Best of Breed. Thanks also to Rob and Anita for putting us all up overnight, and to Karen who looked after all my babies at home so well whilst we were away.
From left to right: Gabe; Ziva; Squidgy Jerry!
Lakeland show, 15 June 2013
Another lovely show day today, with some excellent results!
- Dushenka
Igor Stravinsky won 1st in his breed class, Best of Breed, 1st in
all his side classes, and went on to win Best
of Variety Foreign Kitten! Iggy greatly enjoyed himself again,
getting loads of cuddles and happily purring for everyone he got his little
paws around
-
Gr Ch Dushenka Zivabella also purred her way through the day, winning
her third Imperial Certificate, Best of Breed in a lovely line-up of eight
adults, and another two 1st prizes against some strong competition
-
Dushenka Gabriel won his second Challenge Certificate and also won two
1st prizes in good side classes
- Dushenka
Jingle-Belle won 1st in all her four classes, gracefully allowing her
brother to win best of breed
- MasterCat Stanley won Best in Colour and the Reserve Grand
certificate at his first try
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Below: Gabe... and Jingle
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Congratulations also to Gr Ch Dushenka Czar Koreshki's babies, Koreshka Tasiya Koreleva, who won her second Challenge certificate; and Koreshka Aleksander Dushkin who won his first Premier certificate, Best of Breed and 1st in every class at his first adult show! Not forgetting Leo's son Ch Melkelter Valchekova, who won the Grand at his first attempt too - well done to all of you!
A special birthday, and Merseyside show, 1 June 2013
Special birthday wishes today to my dear old Baby Belle, now 15 years young, and as sweet, gentle and beautiful as ever. We enjoyed an extra-special long grooming session together today, with Belle washing me as much as I brushed her.
Congratulations today to Belle's great-great-granddaughter Koreshka Tasiya Koreleva (daughter of Gr Ch Dushenka Czar Koreshki) who won her first Challenge certificate at her first adult show, and 1st in every class - well done Tasi!
Durham/Northern Counties shows, 25 May 2013
I was proud to see a grand total of nine Dushenka cats
entered in this show, seven in the pedigree section, and two entered as
pedigree pets. We had some great results again including eleven certificate
wins and a Best of Variety! Many congratulations to:
- Dushenka Irina Kalinina won Best
of Breed in both shows and Best of Variety Foreign
Kitten in the Durham show
- MasterCat Fen won the MasterCat
certificate in both shows, and her new title
- UK & OBI Gr Pr Dushenka Zerachiel won the
Olympian certificate in one show, and the reserve Olympian certificate in
the other
-
Gr Ch Dushenka Zivabella won the Imperial Certificate
in both shows - my pretty, purry girlie was indeed the bride at last!
-
Gr Ch Dushenka Duke Ellington won one reserve Imperial Certificate
-
Dushenka Gabriel won 2nd in both his breed classes, ceding gracefully to
his half-brother Hector, who was made up to Champion
- Dushenka
Igor Stravinsky won 1st in both his breed classes on his show debut, and
greatly enjoyed his day
- Dushenka
Hanabella won the Challenge Certificate in both shows
- Stanley won two MasterCat Certificates, and a Best of Colour
From left to right: Lina; Fen; and Zach
From left to right: Ziva; Dukey; and Gabe
From left to right: Iggy; Hana; and Stanley
Nor'East of Scotland show, 11 May 2013
I wasn't entered in this show, but there were still
four Dushenka cats present, and enjoying some fantastic results again, with
the unique experience of seeing two Russian Blues winning Best in Show on
the same day! Congratulations to
- Dushenka Frederik who won his first Premier Certificate with his
brother Dushenka Feliks coming 2nd in a strong class of male neuters;
and
- UK & OBI Gr Pr Dushenka Zerachiel and
MasterCat Stanley who won
Overall Best in Show Pedigree,
and Overall Best in Show Pet!
From left to right: Frederik; Feliks; Stanley;
Zerachiel at Best in Show
Beds/CamCats shows, 27 April 2013
It was rather a long journey for us today, but we had
club business and socialising to fit in round the show, so it seemed
'sensible' just to enter as well! There were four Dushenka cats
present on the day with all four greatly enjoying themselves, and making a
few new fans.
- Dushenka Hubert and Dushenka Hanabella were out as adults
for the first time, and took home a respectable three 2nds and two 3rds; and
one 2nd and two third prizes respectively. Flirty Bertie was shameless
in his attention-seeking antics, rolling around and purring loudly whenever
anyone spoke to him!
- Gr Ch Dushenka Czar Koreshki was just entered in one show and won
Best of Breed in an impressive line-up of adults
- Dushenka Jingle-Belle, my oh-so precious Small-Small-Jinny-Jingle
made her show debut and took home two 1st prizes, three 2nds and one 4th
from her six classes, plus Best of Breed from one show. I am very
proud of my little gem. She also had a whale of a time, loving all the
attention!
Shorthair Cat Club of Scotland, 20 April 2013
I wasn't entered at this show, but my prefix was represented by six cats of my breeding, four in the pedigree section and two in the pedigree pets. Many congratulations to all of you on your successful day:
-
MasterCat Stanley won his third MasterCat Certificate
and his new title - way to go Stan-the-Man!
- Fen won her second MasterCat certificate and Best in Colour, with a
total of four 1st prizes
- Dushenka Feliks won three x 1st prizes and one x 2nd prize in his
four classes, plus his first Premier Certificate at his first adult show -
very well done Sibby!
- Dushenka Frederik won two x 1st prizes and two x 2nd prize in his
four classes, gracefully coming 2nd to his brother Sibby in the certificate
class
- Dushenka Irina Kalinina enjoyed a great show debut, winning 1st in
all her five classes, plus Best of Breed
- UK & OBI Gr Pr Dushenka Zerachiel did
it again, winning the Olympian Certificate, Best of Breed, 1st in all his
classes, and Best of Variety Foreign Neuter!
Many thanks again to the lovely owners of all these cats: Karen and Darren;
Pamela and Raegann; and Miranda and Fraser.
From left to right: MasterCat Stanley; Fen; Dushenka Feliks
From left to right: Dushenka Frederik; Dushenka Irina Kalinina; UK & OBI Gr
Pr Dushenka Zerachiel
Preston & Blackpool Cat Club, 23 March 2013
We enjoyed a good, but busy, day at the P&B show.
We had an easy journey down and back although others weren't so lucky with
the weather.
Many congratulations to our winners on the day:
- Premier Dushenka Fenella won her third Premier Certificate and title - Fen is the first titled offspring of my gentle giant Leo, and my darling girl Lucy, and she's not even a year old yet. Very well done Fen!
- UK & OBI Gr Pr Dushenka Zerachiel won the
reserve Olympian certificate in a stonking class of 10 cats, Best of Breed
and 1st in all his side classes
- Gr Ch Dushenka Czar Koreshki, looking especially gorgeous,
Korei won his second Imperial Grand certificate on the day
-
Gr Ch Dushenka Zivabella won her fourth consecutive reserve Imperial Certificate
- one day my pretty, purry bridesmaid will be the bride!
-
Dushenka Gabriel, my lovely young and handsome boy, won two 1st prizes, a 2nd and a 3rd prize
in his four classes
- Dushenka Hubert won
a full set of awards in his four classes - a 1st prize, 2nd, 3rd and 4th!
- Dushenka
Hanabella won
a 1st prize, a 2nd, and two 3rd prizes.
I am particularly proud of Pom-Pom for winning her special 'Easter Chick'
class for prettiest female - and winning me an Easter egg in the process :-)
- Stanley won his second MasterCat Certificate, Best of Colour
and another 1st and 2nd prize - that's our Stan-the-Man!
Thanks again to Donna & Dave Johnson of Koreshka Russian Blues for showing Korei so well; Karen Hettmann, Zach and Stan's devoted owner; and Pamela White, whose confidence in her girl Fen proved fully justified! Special thanks to Ian Thomson of Saladin Abyssinians who travelled all the way down to Preston and back just to give me and my mob a lift, and looked after them during the day too when I ended up stewarding for two different judges!
From left to right: magnificent Zach; his first titled grandchild, Fen; his litter sister Ziva
From left to right: Gabe; Pom-Pom; and Bertie
Lancashire Cat Club, 9 March 2013
Another busy day with lots of Dushenka cats for me to cheer on - congratulations again to our winners:
- Gr Ch Dushenka Czar Koreshki won the reserve Imperial Certificate,
with a 1st prize and two 2nd prizes in his three side classes. Korei
was super-snoogly as ever, and it was lovely to have cuddles from this
handsome lad, as well as seeing his Koreshka kittens doing so well
-
Gr Ch Dushenka Zivabella won the reserve Imperial Certificate, with a
further 1st and two 2nd prizes in her three side classes
-
Dushenka Gabriel won a 1st, two 2nds and a 3rd prize in his four classes
- Dushenka Hubert won
a 1st prize and two 2nd prizes
- Dushenka
Fenella won her second Premier Certificate, plus another 1st and 3rd prize. Well done Fen!
From left to right: Korei; Ziva; Gabe
Bertie on the left, and Fen on the right
Scottish Cat Club, 16 February 2013
What a lovely day we had at the Scottish show! I had gone a bit crazy and entered five cats, so the logistics of the day were quite challenging, especially as I was also stewarding on the day. There were another four Dushenka cats there too for me to cheer on, so it was a very busy day! Many congratulations to all our winners:
- Gr Ch Dushenka Duke Ellington won the Imperial Certificate
again, in a really strong class too. He also won another two 1st prizes in side classes.
- Gr Ch Dushenka Zivabella won the reserve Imperial Certificate, with a
further 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize in her three side classes
- Dushenka Gabriel won the Challenge Certificate at his first try and a
further two 2nd prizes as well – good going for a 10 month old boy!
- Dushenka Hubert won two 1st prizes and two 3rd
prizes in his four classes
- Dushenka Hanabella won three 1st prizes and one 3rd
prize in her four classes
- UK & IGrPr Dushenka Xariabella was another 1st prize winner
- Fen won her first MasterCat certificate, and Best in Colour
- Stanley won best veteran and placed well in all his classes
But our top winner of the day was superstar Zach,
- UK & OBIGrPr Dushenka Zerachiel, who won his second Silver Olympian
certificate, Best of Breed, Best Foreign Exhibit and,
after a nail-biting shortlisting to the top three exhibits...
Overall Best in Show Exhibit!!
From left to right below: Dukey; Ziva; and Gabe
From left to right below: Bertie; Hana; and Fen
Many thanks to Heather and Richard of Cagaran Tiffanies for the lift to and from the show, and special congratulations to them as on the day SIX Cagaran cats won certificates, including four from the same litter! A day like that clearly merited a bottle of champagne, which we enjoyed very much - our cats had the choice of tuna or chicken for their dinner, and were very happy too!
Shropshire show - 2 January 2013
It was a more normal show today, leaving home at 0400 and getting home at 2200, having a busy day stewarding, as well as having three cats entered and enjoying pretty good days all round. I was so proud of all three of them, who spent most of the day either sleeping or purring!
- Gr Ch Dushenka Duke Ellington won his first Imperial Certificate at his first try against really good competition, plus a further two 1st prizes and one 3rd in strong side classes.
- Gr Ch Dushenka Zivabella (Dukey's mum) won a reserve Imperial Certificate at her first try, plus and 1st and two 2nd prizes in her three side classes - all strong classes again
- Dushenka Hubert (Ziva's baby son) won a 1st and three 2nd prizes in his four classes, and purred his way through the day too. Bertie was only beaten by his two cousins all day - nothing like keeping it in the family!
Thanks again to Heather and Richard of Cagaran Tiffanies for the lift to the show, and congratulations on their wins, especially Lhasa who became a Champion and their handsome baby boy Etak, who won Best Foreign Kitten!
RACCS and Shorthair Cat Society shows - 5 January 2013
It was a very special show day, the first-ever show held by the Russian & Abyssinian Cat Club of Scotland, held alongside the Short Hair Cat Society's show. As chairman of RACCS I was pretty busy all day but I am happy to say that my cats were all pretty busy too, doing quite a lot of winning! Here's a quick summary...
- Grand Champion Lyov Yarilo Larksong Dunoe won his second and third Grand certificates against strong competition to win his title in the minimum possible number of shows
- UK & Olympian Bronze Imperial Grand Premier
Dushenka Zerachiel won his first Silver level Olympian certificate and
enjoyed a red card day - my hero!
- UK & Imperial Grand Premier Dushenka Xariabella
was another superstar, also winning the Olympian certificate,
and was awarded Best Female Russian Neuter
- Grand Champion Dushenka Czar Koreshki won his first Imperial
Certificate at his first try
- Dushenka Fenella won her first Premier
Certificate at exactly 9 months old, and a total of five 1st prizes
- Dushenka Hubert who on his show
debut won seven 1st prizes and one 2nd in his eight classes, and was
Best
Male Russian Kitten
- Dushenka Hanabella won a 1st and two 2nd prizes and was a
darling as ever
- Grand Champion Dushenka Tashabella, cheering on her young
relatives, Tasha won two 1sts,including Best Veteran Adult
- Last, but definitely not least, I was delighted to see Stanley out starting his new show career as a pedigree pet and winning his first MasterCat Certificate!
I was delighted to see one of Czar Koreshki's kittens end up in a Best in Show pen too - congratulations to Tasi and her proud owner/breeders Donna and Dave Johnson of Koreshka Russian Blues.
Thanks - as usual! - to Heather and Richard of Cagaran Cats for the lift to the show, and congratulations to all their winners, especially Tea who became a Champion and their scrumptious midget gem who won Best Kitten in the AGCS show! Thanks also to Donna and Dave Johnson of Koreshka Russian Blues for bringing Korei, Pamela White for bringing Fen, Karen for bringing Zach and Stan, and Tracey Hamilton for bringing Xaria, and congratulations to all of you on your successes!
From left to right: Leo,
Zach, Xaria
From left to right:
Fen,
Pom-Pom, Bertie
RACCS points competition results 2012
- Grand Champion Dushenka Duke Ellington was Top Kitten and Top Adolescent;
- Dushenka Duchess Silvabel was Top Russian Female Kitten
- Grand Champion Dushenka Czar Koreshki was Top Adult; and
Dukey and Silvabel's uncle, and Korei's half brother
- Champion Dushenka Ysabella took the title of Top Russian Queen
for the second year running
UK & OBI Grand Premier Dushenka Zerachiel was
- Top Male Russian Neuter
- Top Russian Neuter
- Top Russian Exhibit and, for the second year in a row
... RACCS Cat of the Year 2012!
Thanks to Zach, Korei, Dukey, Lucy, Ziva, Stan, Fen, Little Leo, Sibby,
Dorable, Gabe, Pom-Pom and Cara who
all did so well that Dushenka was named as the Top Russian Prefix too!
1 January 2013
Happy New Year to everyone - here's to another successful year with loads of kittens to cuddle.
Looking back over 2012…
It was another great show year for my cats who over the course of 2012 won 13 new titles; a phenomenal 56 certificates; and 19 best in show/best of variety wins, including two Overall Best in Show wins! Special congratulations again to my new title holders:
- UK & Olympian Bronze Imperial Grand Premier Dushenka Zerachiel
- UK & Imperial Grand Premier Dushenka Xariabella (aka MasterCat Xaria!)
- Imperial Grand Premier Dushenka Stanislav
- Grand Champion Dushenka Duke Ellington
- Grand Champion Dushenka Zivabella
- Grand Champion Dushenka Czar Koreshki
- Champion Dushenka Belucia
– Premier Dushenka Carabella
My other winners included lots of lovely kittens: Dushenka Fedorabella, Dushenka Gabriel, Dushenka Duchess Silvabel, Dushenka Frederik, Dushenka Feliks, Dushenka Fenella and Dushenka Hanabella.