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This show signals the start of christmas! A great day with our very handsome Donny gaining his 5th IMPERIAL GR PR certificate so becoming IMPERIAL GR PR COONTASTIC DON GIOVANNI.
Donny, Raffy and Luigi are all from the same litter and as far as we know are the only 3 cats from a litter to gain all these titles. An amazing achievement! Congratulations also to Coontastic Captain Jack on gaining his 2nd PC today.
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Where does the time go to? Supreme time already! As usual we travelled to Birmingham the day before the show and settled the cats in at the hotel whilst we decorated our pens. The following morning after very little sleep we arrived at the NEC.
It is always so exciting and this year was no different. Myself and Rocco were running around going from ring to ring to show the cats. First up was Desdemona who gained her 2nd UK GR PR certificate therefore eaning her the title to go with it. She also went on to become best of breed! Next was Luigi who also won his 2nd UK GR CH certificate gaining him the title of UK GR CH and he also got best of breed!
Then came Rafaella who won her 1st UK GR CH certificate and again best of breed. Last to go up was Lammtarra who won the GR CH class and looked beautiful. A fantastic day and we went home on cloud nine!
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Never before have we travelled so far to a show in one day! After a very long journey we arrived in Doncaster. This was always going to be a special show for us. We came especially to show under David Redfeldt.
He judged Luigi as a kitten and loved him, but then he moved to go back to his native America and hadn't seen any of our cats for a very long time. We wondered if he would still think Luigi was so good! We were so proud when Mr Redfeldt awarded Luigi his 5th IMPERIAL GR CH certificate earning him his Imperial title.
A huge thank you is in order!
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What a day we have had! Brother and sister Luigi and Rafaella both gained IMPERIAL GR CH certificates today with Raffy's being her 5th so therefore earning the title IMPERIAL GR CH . Both of them also won their respective GR CH classes as well and Raffy also won Best of Breed.
Coontastic Alfredo was also on show and he too won his Champion Certificate and Best of Breed. Well done to Alfie and to his owner Sharon Saville who came all the way from Ireland to show him.
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A long and awkward journey for this show but so worth it! Luigi was on fine form and won the IMPERIAL GR CH certificate as well as Best of Breed. He then went on to become BEST IN SHOW SLH adult. As usual Luigi took it all in his stride!
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Another local show for us and always a hot day! We took our Desdemona for an outing and as usual she had a fantastic day winning the IMP GR PR certificate, GR PR certificate and also best of breed.
As usual she was the star attraction and had many admiring fans! Also in attendance was Coontastic Captain Jack and Coontastic Mickey Smith. Both these boys compete in the same class and this time it was Jack whole stole the honours!
Well done to Jack and to their owber Kim and Nigel Hayes, Both the boys carry the Coontastic name so well.
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This year we decided to revisit the Maine Coon Show. We have not been for quite a few years due to the long travelling but this year we took the plunge. Having got up at 3am and left at 4.30am we arrived in sunny Tamworth in Staffordshire at about 8.15am.
The sun was shining and it was lovely to meet up with some old friends and to make some new ones! Travelling with us were GR PR Coontastic Don Giovanni, GR CH Coontastic Rafaella and GR CH Coontastic Luigi. Also we had Lotties two babies Coontastic Mr Blue Sky and Coontastic Blue Velvet. As they were 14 weeks on the day we had decided to take them to the show and then their new owners could take them home from there.
Luigi was first up and he did really well winning another Grand Champion certificate and also Best of Breed. He also won the Crystal Clear Litter Pearls competition and has now qualified for the grand final at the National Show at Olympia, London in December! Donny was next and he too did very well beating a class of 10 to win Best of Breed.
The two babies did brilliantly. They were by far the youngest at the show and Velvet actually won her class beating an older girl in the process! This means she has now qualified for the Supreme in November. Enzo ( Blue Sky ) came second to a much older cat but both did very well in their side classes and best of all seemed to really enjoy their day. We will follow their progress with great interest and wish them all the luck in th world.
Also showing today at his very first adult show was Coontastic Alfredo. It is fairly unusual for such a young male to do well straight away, he is still only 9 months old, but we were delighted to see that he won his first Challange Certificate. Keep it going Alfie! Last was Raffy and she certainly finished the day off in style. She won her 4th Imperial Grand Premier certificate, then she won her open class of 8. Then she went on to become BEST IN SHOW FEMALE ADULT. Then she had to go head to head with the male adult and to our delight she beat him to become OVERALL BEST IN SHOW ADULT.
We were over the moon and so proud! Well done Raffy, you are a real star.
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Huge congratulations must go to Saffi Rabey and to Sharon Saville for todays achievements! Firstly to Saffi whose gorgeous PR Coontastic Flying Fox won his 2nd Grand Premier certificate.
Foxy is one of our litter of the year and is certainly not letting the side down - or his classmates!! Only one more to go Fox! Sharon had the very lovely Coontastic Alfredo at his last kitten show. He not only won 1st in his open and Best of Breed he then went on to become Best in Show SLH Kitten. What a way to finish his kitten career. Thank you Sharon for showing him so beautifully. We look forward to seeing him out and about as an adult!
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Today saw us return to one of our favourite venues, Wood Green Animal shelter in Godmanchester. It certainly seemed to bring us luck! Don Giovanni won his 4th Imperial Grand Premier Certificate and looked every inch the winner.
Only one more certificate is needed now for him to win the title of Imperial Grand Premier. Also attending and looking gorgeous was PR Coontastic Dancing Brave, owned by Carolyn Fleming, who won his first Grand Premier Certificate, Best of Breed and went on to have a red card day. Well done Wolfie!!
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Nijinsky takes Scotland by storm!!!!! GR PR Coontastic Nijinsky, owned by Jill and Stephen Bunce had the most amazing day in Scotland today. He won the Imperial Certificate, Grand Certificate, Best of Breed, BEST IN SHOW SLH and then went on stage for the Grand Finale.
He wowed the judges so much he was awarded OVERALL BEST IN SHOW EXHIBIT!!!!!!!! A massive well done to Jinsky and to Stephen and Jill.
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Once again Foxy ( PR Coontastic Flying Fox ) went on holiday to Guernsey. Whilst there he visited the Jersey Cat Club Show and won his first Grand Premier Certificate. Go Foxy!!! Also having a weekend away was Coontastic Veronique who won her 2nd Challenge certificate and also Best of Breed. Well done Fluffy!
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Massive congratulations to Sharon Saville of Ishcus Maine Coons and Coontastic Alfredo on becoming BEST IN SHOW SLH KITTEN!!!!
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Another wonderful day for GR PR Coontastic Nijinsky! His second Imperial certificate and also BEST IN SHOW SLH!!! He came a very close runner up as well for the title of overall best in show. Well done Jinsky!
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GR PR Coontastic Nijinsky won his first Imperial Grand Premier Certificate and also won Best in show SLH as well. What a day! Thank you so much to Stephen and Jill Bunce for showing him so brilliantly.
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What a lovely day we had today. Our very gorgeous GR PR Coontastic Don Giovanni won not only his Imperial Certificate but also went on to become BEST IN SHOW SLH and was runner up for overall best in show. His sister Rafaella did very well also gaining another Imperial Grand Challenge certificate.
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It was a very wet day when we set out for the show, and it continued to pour down all day! But it was well worth getting soaked! Rafaella was entered in her first Imperial Grand Premier class and we were over the moon when she was awarded the first prize and the Imperial certificate. She also won her open class and Best of Breed.
Her brother Donny was there as well well and he did brilliantly claiming the Reserve Imperial and also Best of Breed against a very strong field of boys. It was a real family affair as two of Raffy's sons were there as well and Nijinsky won his second Grand Premier Certificate and Dancing Brave won his third premier certificate and was made up to Premier.
Both these boys are from our litter of the year 2006. They really are going from strength to strength. To top the day off our new kittten Rumba Hells Angell won her kitten open class, Best of Breed and then went onto win BEST IN SHOW SLH KITTEN. A massive congratulations to Dancing Brave on his new title and to his owner Carolyn Fleming, a big thank you for showing him so well.
Congratulations also to Stephen and Jill Bunce on Nijinsky's second Grand certificate - only one more to go!!!!
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This was a TICA show in the west midlands. Something of a new venture still in this country but we are delighted to report that the very lovely Coontastic Flying Fox became a TICA Double Grand Champion today.
That is on top of his GCCF title of Premier!! Many thanks to his willing slave Saffi Rabey for taking all the time and effort that is required to make these days such a success.
Congratualtions Foxy!!!!!
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One of our favourite shows this one. We only took the one cat and that was our new kitten Rumba Hells Angel. She had a lovely day gaining 3rd in her open against some much older kittens and did really well in her side classes with a couple of 1st places in some very big classes.
Keeping the side up was Coontastic The Doctor who was awarded 1st place in his kitten open class and also Best of Breed. That is 3 shows in a row now!!
Congratulations to his owner Pat Hodge and many thanks for showing him so well.
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We always start the year off with this show and it is still one of our favourites. A new venue this year but still just as much fun. Our lovely Rafaella gained her 3rd Grand Certificate which now means she is a Grand Champion! She has done this in 3 straight shows which is a fantastic achievement. She also won her open class, Best of Breed and to our delight went on to become BEST IN SHOW SLH Adult.
Also attending was Coontastic The Doctor who won his second kitten open class and Best of Breed. He looked gorgeous and is just so laid back about it all!! Last but not least......... we also took our very special Desdemona.
What an amzing day she had. She won: Reserve Imperial certificate, Grand Premier certificate, Best of Breed, BEST IN SHOW SLH neuter and then went on to be picked as OVERALL BEST IN SHOW EXHIBIT!!!! This win is made all the more special because Dessie is now 9 years old and is still such a fantastic example of the breed. We are so proud of her.
A brilliant way to start the year.
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