Hi Dawn,
Yes you did meet him!
Back to your original question, and I’m talking GCCF here.
In the Open (compulsory) classes, the neuters are judged separately to the adults and kittens. The males are judges separately to the females, and the colours are judged against their own colours. Brown spotted against brown spotted, brown marbles against brown marbles etc. etc. The miscellaneous classes can be anything really, and each club has their own classes and criteria as stated in the show schedule. BUT - the Open classes are rigid in their rules.
Showing is really enjoyable but can be very tiring if you’ve driven for three hours to get there by eight, and also really stressful at times, but that’s all part of the fun of it and if you have a cat that takes to it then it's twice as much fun.
For me, the worst part of the day is the drive home and if my cat’s done well then I drive home on a high. If it’s not been such a good day there’s always the thought that when I get back there’s a nice bottle of Cava waiting for me in the fridge, and a big bowl of tuna waiting for Ziggi!
There really are highs and lows with showing, and when you get there in the morning you never know how the day will end - and that’s what makes it all so exciting!!
Annie
www.bengalcat.me.uk