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Our girls live as our pets and are NOT confined to catteries. They have access have access to the entire house and the run of a "catproofed" backyard that is 17 x 13 metres filled with trees and shrubs. They have an acre of bushland to look out into that is filled with birds and wildlife but, remain safely within the netted yard which is attached to the house. When they're not curled up on someone's pillow, they spend much of their time out there sunning themselves, climbing trees and chasing butterflies.
Chaser as a youngster exploring the treetops! It
is common for us to retire our girls very early after having one or two
litters. This ensures they are then able to retire permanently to
a pet home whilst still relatively young cats themselves, often with
one of their own kittens. This practice has worked well for us
and our cats over the years. We
usually run on a couple of
youngsters each year while assessing them for future breeding
potential. We keep no more than four breeding girls, including
our youngsters being assessed for breeding potential in each home at
any one time. This ensures we are able to continue to keep a
minimum number of breeding girls in each home to enable them to always
live as pampered cats. Our cats are NOT caged and live with us as
family members of our two households.
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Retired Queens Below is an
acknowledgement to our retired ladies. The majority of these
girls continue their wonderful legacy within our own breeding program
and can be found in the ancestory of our current girls. Coolcoons Althea ("Pink Cat")
Althea
was bred by Fiona Cooper out of her lovely boy Wizzy and a girl that we
bred, Vivacia. Pink Cat as she is lovingly known, has been a
superb mother to her first and last litter of babies in late
2007. We are keeping her daughter Gradach Kettricken to
continue in her mother's footsteps. Sadly Pink Cat developed a
nasty case of mastitis so we decided to retire her early rather than
risk the chance of this happening again with a subsequent litter.
PC and her beautiful son are living now with Phyliss close by at the
lower Blue Mountains. Pink Cat has been well known here particularly
for her
startling and beautiful red silver coat and her wonderfully sweet
temperament. Thankyou Fiona and Mary-Jo for allowing this
beautiful girl to join our breeding program.
Coolcoons Anna Coonikova
Annie
was bred by Fiona Cooper and what a fabulous girl she has been over the
past four years! She has been a wonderful mother to her three
litters of babies and an easy and loving cat to share our home
with. Annie is now retired to a wonderful pet home in Melbourne
and we hope her new family have many many happy years with this special
girl. We have kept Annie's daughter Gradach Pippi Longstockings
to continue her line in our breeding program. A special thank you
to Fiona for allowing us this lovely girl. MyBPC neg, HCM, PKD, HD clear.
Cooncerto BangBang LuLu Lulu came to us from
our dear friend Anne Harvey. She is now retired and living as a
single pet. What a wonderful little girl she was.
Absolutely gorgeous coat colour and pattern - such vibrance! She
was a wonderful mother and produced some lovely progeny with her same
chatty personality and luxurious and easy care coat. HCM, PKD,
HD clear. GC Coonsboro Grace O'Malley (Imp USA) Bertha is a stunning
torbie who has produced some wonderful kids with strikingly beautiful
coats, type and temperament. HCM, PDK, HD clear. GC Coonsboro Mehitabel-Of-Gradach (Imp USA) Our darling Cleo is
well known with family and friends as being our resident blonde.
Cleo had one litter not long after she joined us in Australia but was
desexed due to a uterine infection before having more babies. Her
kids had her same zest for life, mischievious moments and adored all
like their mother. Cleo spends her days sitting on heads and
shoulders, head butting and washing any kittens that happen to be
around. She is truly a sweet and loving girl. HCM clear, HD
borderline. Furkatz
Marquessa (Imp USA) Gradach Freya Gradach Elana DGC Gradach Lady Nicole
Sire: DGC Gradach Angus McOg, Dam: Ch Pussygooting Ginger Rogers Pictured at 2 years of age - MyBPC neg, HCM & HD clearNiccy has retired
from breeding after producing us the most beautiful babies. What
an amazing little mother this girl has been. It
will be lovely for Niccy now to live without the stress of PMT!
Niccy's legacy continues in our breeding program through her son lovely son Gradach Rhett Butler. Gradach Queen Maeve Maeve was a stunning
black tortoiseshell, daughter to English Queen and mother to
Tabitha. She produced some lovely kids while breeding and her
progeny are seen in many Australian Maine Coon pedigrees. Sadly
Maeve passed away when she was only five years old when she was hit by
a car. Her adoptive family missed her greatly. HCM, HD clear. Gradach Starling - Brown Classic Tabby Starling was a sweet
and gentle girl, and a wonderful mother to her kittens. She has
retired from breeding and resides with Carol and Peter in Sydney. MyBPC neg, HCM
& PKD dopplers, HD clear. Gradach Tabitha - Red
Mackerel Tabby With White Tabitha is now retired with a family in Sydney. She produced some stunning progeny whilst she was breeding. She produced magnificent vibrant reds and torbies. HCM & PKD dopplers, HD clear CFA
GD CH Nascat Lizzie Borden
(Imp USA) - Brown Classic Tabby with White - Lizzie passed on her
wonderful type and completely over the top and loving temperament to
her kids in our breeding program. Lizzie's granddaughters Niccy
and Bonne have been kept to continue her wonderful contribution in our
breeding program. Lizzie's kids and grandchildren have graced the show
benches and have successfully competed in competion having achieved
multiple Supreme Allbreeds in Show. HCM, HD, PKD clear. Pussygooting English Queen (Imp UK) Queenie spent very
little time as a breeding girl within our program. She was a
sweet little girl but did not cope with the rigors of motherhood.
HCM, HD clear. Pussygooting Ginger Rogers (Imp UK) We sadly lost Ginger
in 2006. As she was one of Australia's first breeding girls who
is still very evident in pedigrees now, she played an enormous role in
founding the breed both here and in New Zealand. Her progeny have
been competitive over the past decade winning many Best of Breeds, Best
of Groups, Best in Shows and Supreme in Shows - the youngest being 5
months old when winning this award. We continue to value her
input into our breeding program and she is present in the pedigrees of
some of our best breeding girls. MyBPC
neg, HCM dopplers, HD clear. Shiningwater
(Imp NZ) Updated 28 May, 2007
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