Cat-N-Around Cat Club 2010 Annual Show

	Cat-N-Around Cat Club 2010 Annual Show

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Show MCA Expo 2006 -- the Fish MCA Expo 2006 -- the People	Prologue: We spent a pleasant fall afternoon wandering around the Cat-N-Around cat Club 2010 Annual Show -- their 17th Annual Show. In previous years we've concentrated on specific breeds. See Cat-N-Around Cat Club 2006 Cat-N-Around Cat Club 2007 for cat breed details. This year we concentrated on the show itself -- vendors, participants, judges and, of course, we had to include some of the interesting cats we encountered. Tomorrow they hold their specific breed show. Today's classes were kittens, adult longhairs, adult shorthairs, altered cats, and household cats -- lots of intriguing cats to look at. LA Look real close and you'll see our Aqualand ad. And you'd see it in their brochure also. Lots of Sponsors: But even before you passed the admission table, you'd see an easel holding the ads of all the show sponsors. Sponsors pay $100 per show. The club prints their show brochure and helps fund the judges from the proceeds of their advertising revenue. Make sure you get a brochure each year. They're full of useful info like what the judges look for and some funny stuff also. LA Cat furniture, food, and apparel. LA All manner of cat miscellany. LA Large cat furniture. Lots of Vendors: Looking for hard to find cat items? Vendors lined every wall of the Elwell Family Food Center where the show was held.. We even found a clumpable litter that really cuts back on cat box work, odors, and cost. Anyway, you would find a veritable panoply of cat related items. And, when you came in the front door and talked to the helpful ladies at the admission table, they gave you a handful of cat treats -- a big handful -- more than you could eat. animal-lifeline.com 4521 S.E. 14th Street, Des Moines, Iowa Benefit Auction, October 18, 2010 Phone: 515 285-pets Kiya Koda Humane Society 1206 N. Jefferson Indianola, IA 50125 Phone: 515-961-7080 Non-Conventional Vendors: If you are interested in "no-kill" animal shelters, there were two represented at the show. LA Lots of ribbons. But What about the Show? All right already. We mentioned judges earlier. The club flies in Judges from all over the country. Each ribbon shown here tells the specific ranking of each recipient. Showing cats is not cheap. There's an expense for each cat entered -- $40 to$55 per cat depending upon the number entered. The club furnishes half a display cage per entry. You can rent the other half for an extra $15 to $20 per weekend. You, the spectator, get off fairly cheaply for a mere $5 -- not bad. LA Rows and rows of display cages. Cat Show Cages: Competitors get half of one of these cages for their entry fee. Some entrants prefer to pay for the other half to give their furry friend extra elbow room. Others will enter two cats. Notice how you can see the cats, but the cats can't see each other. LA Their owners were showing their cats or sampling the lunch stand. LA Lots and lots of cat cages. Each entrant had to bring their cat to the show in a carrier. LA This guy was "motorized" trying to get out and see the whole show. LA When their class was not "in action," entrants relaxed and often primped their cats. LA The younger generation also participated. LA Maine coon cat named Jack Frost but better known as "Frosty." LA Frosty weighs in at 22 pounds of muscle. LA Another Maine coon cat. She took best of breed in Wisconsin last week. LA This particular feline is owned by one of our Highland Park neighbors, Kathy Hughes. LA Main coon cats are almost too big to handle LA Here's a judge sanitizing her hands. She also has to sterilize each cage for each entry. LA She also sterilizes the judge's table before judging each entrant. LA Down at the bottom you can see one of the calculating judges. LA Here she is working with a Maine coon cat (in the longhair class). Others in back cages. LA Another judge working with a Maine coon cat. LA Watching the judge preparing to judge. LA Same judge checking the deportment of a shorthair. LA There were plenty of other cats to look at personally besides this blasé guy. LA Shorthairs know how to relax just as completely as the longhairs. LA This guy looks a little more involved. LA These kittens were doing what cats do best. LA This Scottish fold looks a bit unhappy. Cat Show Judging: So let's look a little closer at one of the classes that get judged -- kittens. The assistant judge (or apprentice judge) pulls each "contest" from his or her cage and laterals each entrant to the Judge. We're showing them here as they came out ranked with the bottom content first on up to the big finish with #1. (That is unless I get them all jumbled.) The pictures could have been better but I was way back behind all the spectators. LA He pulled each one out and handed it to the judge. #9 LA They were already judged. #8 LA This is a Havana brown. Someone told me these were rarely seen. #7 LA The judge made comments on each entry. #6 LA #5 LA #4 LA My personal favorite. Actually I had about 10 favorites. #3 LA I'm sure each person there had their own favorites. #2 LA And the winner in the Kitten Class. #1 Last Words: You probably want to attend next year's Cat-N-Around's cat show next year. The club usually holds them in early October. Make sure you plan ahead. Post Script: You may see some added pictures later that my sister promised to forward to me. She fits the profile of a crazy cat lady -- she built a Facebook Page for her cat. Otherwise, she's fairly harmless. 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