Sunday October 22, 2006 promised to be an exciting day for Boreal Cattery and delivered in every aspect on our expectations.

We took Samuel and Celestina to compete for their CCA Grand Champion titles. They both performed spectacularly; the crowd displayed a very positive reaction as they were shown to the judges. Celestina with her great looks and Samuel's outstanding physique and demeanor won the hearts of many cat lovers present at the show.

Samuel first took a tenth place in the All Breed followed by a ninth place in the Specialty category. Not to be out done Celestina wowed the crowd and received a seventh best cat award in the Shorthair category.

The competition keeps getting stronger and we were impressed by the ever increasing quality of the cats displayed in the Canadian Cat Association shows.

Here we are October already, maple leafs are turning to red, the air getting cooler, ducks and geese flying south, all sings that winter is fast approaching.

Since our last update celebrating Samuel's Birthday many things have happened. We are thrilled to announce that our Samuel has sired two litters when just 10 months old. Samuel has now entered a new a new phase in his life and taken it's place at the top of our breeding program. He will continue going to cat shows to compete for his Grand Champion Title and meet cat fanciers everywhere.

Cherie and Mourka gave birth on September 12 and 17 respectively to five beautiful healthy kittens. Both moms and kittens are doing great, the kittens are steadily getting bigger day by day. The new kittens will be available to join their adoptive families at the end of November 2006.

More kitten photos are available on the Kitten Page.

Samuel is now courting our youngest Queen Celestina. We are anxiously waiting for the confirmation of pregnancy to announce the happy news.

This highly anticipated litter will be the first for Celestina and promises to produce outstanding kittens. Her striking good looks and Samuel strong characteristics will surely prove to be a winning combination.

CH Lithodora Samuel de Boreal join our family on December 6, 2005. He since has gained a big part of our hearts.

Shy private little guy at first, and look at him how, a strong virile young male ready to take his place at the center of our British Shorthair program... We wish him 9 long happy lives.

Finding loving homes for our babies and meeting the new parents has been a Joy. Congratulations to all and a long and happy life together.

We attended the Acton Ontario CCA Cat Show, the Rochester NY CFA show, and finally the BIG CCA CNE Cat Show at the Ex.

We have confirmed Samuel and Cherie as CFA Champions, and on the CCA site our sweet Celestina also qualified for the Championship title.

Our little cattery is growing steadily. We are dedicated to showing, promoting, and breeding the legendary British Shorthair Cat for more families to love and enjoy the company of a Brit.

Super Mom takes over!
One morning we opened the nursery room door and discovered that during the night Cherie went into Mourka's maternity pen and took each kittens one by one and transported them to her own pen and started to feed and care for the whole gang.

She continued doing this every time she had a chance to steal away a kitten or more from Mourka who for a while had problems with her math.

Cherie's superior maternal instinct plus her love and dedication to all babies demonstrate that Cherie truly deserves a special place in our hearts, a privileged position at Boreal Cattery and the Super Mom Title.

The example rubbed off on Paula who also was seen many times feeding the other Queens kittens.

The No Name Cat Club held its 2006 Cat Show at the new Wassaga Beach Recreational Centre. The facilities and the show hall were immaculate and the event was flawless, the public enjoyed beautiful cats and kittens on display and took time to attend many judging sessions.

We attended the show this time with Samuel and Celestina. Tina came along to keep Sam company at the show and to build up his confidence. This time Samuel was a little more at ease and once he received his 4 ribbons necessary to obtain his CCA Champion title, he then went on to win a Third Best Shorthair Cat Award on his last ring.

We were very proud of his performance but the surprise of the day was Celestina finalizing in every ring she attended, winning awards ranging from First Best to Third Best Kitten in every rings.

Further more at the end of the day she won the Best of the Best Kitten Award for the whole show, defeating many beautiful exotic types like Persians, Ragdolls, Maine Coons and Scottish Folds, a feat rarely accomplished by a British Shorthair kitten.

We were extremely surprised and pleased by her performance considering that she just came along to offer comfort to Samuel during the show.

Celestina will attend her first show as an adult accompanied by Samuel on June 25, in Acton, Ontario. We are looking forward to the event and are anxious to see Celestina getting her CCA Champion ribbon and go on to compete against Samuel in the final rings.

Photos of the Show can be seen by clicking Wassaga Beach Cat Show.

The Golden Triangle Cat Fancier club was proud to present their 30th anniversary cat show at the Gault Arena in Cambridge Ontario on May 27-28, 2006.

The show was open to the public and attended by many breeders from Canada and United States. It showcased 129 beautiful cats of various breeds, all displaying the highest standards The Cat Fanciers Association offers.

We attended the event with our young stud Samuel. This was his first show and he demonstrated his shyness by hiding his face under my arms as I took him to and from the judging tables. He gradually improved and showed greater confidence toward the end of the day when he realized that this wasn't a cat market and we were not going to sell him.

Samuel attracted looks and received many compliments regarding his thick lush coat and his strong muscular body.

He obtained 3 of his 6 ribbons required to achieved his Champion Title in CFA and is well on his way to Grand Champion status. Useless to say that he was very happy to get back home to tell all the others about his experience. So many people, so many cats, some without any hair, others you couldn't tell which end was which.

To view photos from the show click Kitchener Cat Show and enjoy your visit.

We are happy to announce that Cherie gave birth on May 23, 2006 to 4 beautiful kittens. The 2 boys and 2 girls are in great health and growing fast. Mourka followed on May 27 delivering 5 beautiful little boys, the boys are doing fine and gaining weight daily. Thirdly, Paula went into labor June 10 in the afternoon and gave birth to 2 boys as we thought then.

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Cherie's cuddly little guys and Mourka's sweet bundles.

We are in the process of contacting the adoptive families at the moment and will be posting the new kitten's pictures on the kitten's page soon.

For those that will not be contacted this time around, we appreciate your patience and look forward to contact you in the future with a new kitten to add to your family.

      

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