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CFA-Iams Cat Championship
CFA-Iams Cat Championship at Madison Square
Garden is an
extraordinary event for all who love cats. Forty-three distinct CFA
breeds from lean and lanky, curly coated Cornish Rex to heavy,
doll-like, extravagantly groomed Persians will all delight the eye. A
supermarket of cat supplies, toys, treats, the best cat food on the
market, and give-a-ways will satisfy your cat’s needs. Sharp competition
and hundreds of ailurophiles (cat lovers!) joining this annual
spectacular event will fulfill your need for excitement. Cloned kittens
will interest the feline bio-technologically curious. Professional
speakers, veterinarians, top notch judges all with valuable information
will satisfy your knowledge and curiosity and answer questions about cat
care. Kittens are for sale and rescued cats
are there for adoption. Either will satisfy your need for companionship. The big new exciting event is CFA Cat Agility.
Cats climbing ropes, jumping, running mazes – every bit as exciting as
in dogs fancy! Don’t miss It. It will fulfill your need for
laughter and fun.
Why should
dogs have all the fun? For the past decade, the sport of dog
agility has taken the country by storm. Dogs are leaping over hurdles,
caroming around weave poles and diving though tunnels -- and generally
having about as much fun as you can with your fur on. Now
athletic kitties get their chance. The cat show this weekend at the
Portland Expo Center will include a feline version of agility. "If
you're looking for action, this is going to be an action course," says
Kim Everett of Portland, an event organizer. The course will
include three tube tunnels, two hoops to jump through, weave poles,
stair steps to a tall platform, and low, medium and high hurdles. Expect
some cats to zoom through the course in just seconds.
Because this is a new sport that's just being developed, Everett says
she's spending a lot of her time explaining the rules to competitors.
"We had one person call and ask if the cats are going to jump through
rings of fire," she says. She adds with a laugh, "We made it clear that
there will be no fire involved." There is a lot of fun
involved. Megan Antijunti of Scappoose has been training her Japanese
bobtail cats, Kyokko and Kurbi, to get ready for the competition. She
has a small tunnel in her home that she bought at a pet store. She turns
a cat bed upside down to make a hurdle, and practices weaving her cats
through the legs of her coffee table. "Cats are totally
trainable," says Antijunti. While dogs run through agility courses on
command, cats are led with their favorite toys, such as long feathers,
shiny streamers and laser lights. "It's not like you can tell your cat
to heel," she admits. For those of us who have pet cats at
home, it's hard to imagine a kitty performing these tricks in the middle
of a strange exhibition hall with hundreds of people watching. "This is
not the place for a timid cat," says Everett. Still,
well-socialized, extroverted cats will enjoy all the excitement. Cats
who are accustomed to showing will most likely think the crowds add to
the fun. "We travel with our cats," says Antijunti. "That's built trust
between the cat and owner." She says Japanese bobtails are playful,
outgoing, athletic cats who enjoy other cats and people. She has to be
careful that her friendly cats don't leap out of her arms and grab cat
toys out of the hands of strangers at shows. Tammy Roark of
Yacolt, Wash., has entered her Somali, Hope, and her Himalayan, Deja Vu,
in this weekend's competition. Somalis are red, foxy-looking cats known
for athleticism and energy. Himalayans are a kind of Persian cat -- and
are more famous for lounging on a pillow than leaping over hurdles.
Roark says that there's a place for both cats in agility. "Deja Vu is
athletic, too," she says. She does admit that she doesn't practice with
Deja Vu. She's relying on a cat toy to inspire the kitty to fly through
the course. Entries for the show have already closed, but
organizers hope that people will come watch this show and get ideas for
competing in the future. Everett points out that spayed and neutered
household pets are part of the competition at all cat shows, and agility
is a wonderful sport for active cats. "They don't have to be the most
beautiful cats in the world. This is about talent," she says.
Even if you would never enter a show, your cat will enjoy playing
agility games with you in your living room. "People need to think of
interactive playtime with their cats," says Roark. "Exercise is so
important for them." Plus, your cat will finally be having
as much fun as your dog. And that's only fair.
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