Thanks for the kind reply everyone its nice to have such a warm welcome after riding home for an hour in the rain!.
Well, I got into bengals through a friend who had one, I saw some pictures of her & instantly fell for the breed, so I did some extensive research & then unbeknownst to me i found out that people sold on the retired Queens & Studs to forever homes well within my budget
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So I found a breeder fairly local to me & got in touch, the bengal I originally went to see went bonkers at me hissing & being rather stroppy when ever I got close, I realised that this was due to the fact that I had been on my scooter for a good hour or so was covered in flies 'as it was the middle of summer' & smelt of petrol which of course didnt help matters, Kind lady who bred them said I do have another I am retiring that was imported as kitten from the states & lo & behold I ventured into Shellys pen, whilst nowhere as near as flighty as the other bengal she eventually let me give her a fuss whilst she was eating.
A few weeks later in april this year she was delivered to me directly by the breeder, Belive it or not on the very first night I had her she slpt by my head on my bed I was of course very honoured that she trusted me to be near me.
As time went by her character blossomed, gaining more confidence day by day by, to the point now where she is the cat of my dreams, friendly, attentative, very vocal which I love as we talk every day & a complete lapcat, when i've not got my laptop on my lap!
I've had various pets in the past ranging from a Muscovy duck to Gaint Endangered Gecko's & most things inbetween, I can honestly say hand on heart she is the best thing i have ever been lucky enough to have a close relationship with.
I say relationship because no matter what you own cat, dog, ferret .. you don't really own them as they are their own boss, they simply tolerate & if we are lucky enough enjoy our company & show their contentment.
Jim xjx n the furry one!