3 Intermediate Certificates Awarded (GCCF) 16 Merits Certificates Awarded (GCCF) 3455 Points accumulated (TICA) December 2007 Awarded TICA Award of Excellence for 2ns Best Selkirk Rex of the Year Plus Best Blue Selkirk Rex of the Year Chester & North Wales Show 11th August 2007 1st Selkirk Entire to win 3 Intermdiate Certificates CaTICA Show 3rd & 4th February 2007 1st UK Selkirk Entire to be awarded Supreme Grand Champion with TICA CoonTICA Show 5th & 6th August 2007 Awarded Triple Grand Champion Rex Cat Association 2nd April 2005 Best in Show Selkirk Rex Rex Cat Club Show 2004 Best in Show Assesment Cat 1st Selkirk Entire to win 4 Merit Certificates |
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| Daring on Exhibition at the Shropshire Cat Show in February 2005, in his usual relaxed & curious pose. |
| aka Daring 79s 16 Selkirk Rex Short-Haired Blue Self Born 12th June 2003 Sire: Trueblu Anns Owinglyndwr (79s 17) Dam: Positively Don (15) Breeder: Mrs Lisa Peterson |
| And can it be That in a World so full and busy the loss of one creature makes a void in any heart so wide and deep that nothing but the width and depth of eternity can fill it up! Author Unkown |
I can remember the first day I set eyes on Daring. It was October 2003 and I was
attending the Kensington Kitten & Neuter Show held at Bracknall. I was just walking
past the Exhibition pens when I saw this gorgeous curly blue boy, Daring. I'd read
about the breed in a very recent Cat World article so was thrilled to see one in the
fur. I knew then that I had to have him. After long conversations with his breeder,
Lisa Peterson and with some final pursuasion he came home with me in the
November.
I soon started taking Daring on Exhibition only to the GCCF shows and his gorgeous
looks and purrsonality won over many judges and cat fanciers.
attending the Kensington Kitten & Neuter Show held at Bracknall. I was just walking
past the Exhibition pens when I saw this gorgeous curly blue boy, Daring. I'd read
about the breed in a very recent Cat World article so was thrilled to see one in the
fur. I knew then that I had to have him. After long conversations with his breeder,
Lisa Peterson and with some final pursuasion he came home with me in the
November.
I soon started taking Daring on Exhibition only to the GCCF shows and his gorgeous
looks and purrsonality won over many judges and cat fanciers.
Daring in his exhibition pen
at the KK&N Show 2003 @
6 months old.
at the KK&N Show 2003 @
6 months old.
Once the Selkirk Rex breed gained recognition from the GCCF I started showing
Daring in earnest so he could gain his Merits. We needed 15 Selkirks to each gain 4
Merits before we could apply to have the breed elevated to Intermediate status.
Daring became the first to gain his 4 and over the next 2 years Daring was awarded
16 Merits in total, more than any other Selkirk Rex.
Over this period the American TICA shows were starting up in the UK and as the
Selkirk Rex breed had already gained Championship status with them I though it
would be nice to show Daring and see how he faired in a different format. I shouldn't
have worried. On his very first show he gained Grand Champion status, the
following show Double Grand, the following after that Triple Grand. In February
2007 we took him to our local TICA based show which was two days, he gained
Quadruple Grand on the Staurday and earned enough points for his Supreme title,
he just needed that elusive placing of Best Cat in a final.
Daring didn't dissapoint us, on the Sunday on his 3rd Ring our lovely boy won Best
Cat out of 41 Adults in show making him the first Adult Selkirk Rex to be awarded
Supreme Grand Champion in the UK.
Daring in earnest so he could gain his Merits. We needed 15 Selkirks to each gain 4
Merits before we could apply to have the breed elevated to Intermediate status.
Daring became the first to gain his 4 and over the next 2 years Daring was awarded
16 Merits in total, more than any other Selkirk Rex.
Over this period the American TICA shows were starting up in the UK and as the
Selkirk Rex breed had already gained Championship status with them I though it
would be nice to show Daring and see how he faired in a different format. I shouldn't
have worried. On his very first show he gained Grand Champion status, the
following show Double Grand, the following after that Triple Grand. In February
2007 we took him to our local TICA based show which was two days, he gained
Quadruple Grand on the Staurday and earned enough points for his Supreme title,
he just needed that elusive placing of Best Cat in a final.
Daring didn't dissapoint us, on the Sunday on his 3rd Ring our lovely boy won Best
Cat out of 41 Adults in show making him the first Adult Selkirk Rex to be awarded
Supreme Grand Champion in the UK.
This is one of my favorite
photos of Daring, he was
enjoying a photo shoot
with Robert Fox, I swear
he was laughing!!
photos of Daring, he was
enjoying a photo shoot
with Robert Fox, I swear
he was laughing!!
American TICA Judge
Lynne Sherer who awarded
Daring his Best Cat award
at the CATICA Show in
February 2007
Lynne Sherer who awarded
Daring his Best Cat award
at the CATICA Show in
February 2007
Daring returned to the GCCF shows in the Summer of 2007 with the
introduction of the Intermediate status. We now needed 20 Selkirk Rex with
3 Intermediate certificates before we could apply for the final Championship
status.
Daring was awarded his 3 Certificates in three consecutive shows, again
making him the first Selkirk Rex to do so in the UK. Our lad was a bit of trend
setter.
Darings final public appearance was at the Supreme Cat Show in November
2007. We placed him on exhibition on the Club Stand, with his gorgeous
looks and wonderful personality he made a great ambassador for the breed
and thoroughly enjoyed all the attention with out getting fazed by the crowds
or the noise of a busy Cat Show. The photo below
is the last one I ever took of him. He sat on the club
stall all day or in the arms of Norman upside down
with this curly tummy in the air happily allowing
complete strangers to stoke his belly.
We lost Daring on Valentines day this year, all
very suddenly. After a weeks fight with liver
failure and intensive care treatment with the
vets (who were wonderful) he passed away in
our arms very peacefully. Our hearts are broken
by his loss.
I have to thank his breeder and good friend Lisa
Peterson for the time we had with Daring and
entrusting him to us in the first place.
Lisa, I'm forever in your debt.
introduction of the Intermediate status. We now needed 20 Selkirk Rex with
3 Intermediate certificates before we could apply for the final Championship
status.
Daring was awarded his 3 Certificates in three consecutive shows, again
making him the first Selkirk Rex to do so in the UK. Our lad was a bit of trend
setter.
Darings final public appearance was at the Supreme Cat Show in November
2007. We placed him on exhibition on the Club Stand, with his gorgeous
looks and wonderful personality he made a great ambassador for the breed
and thoroughly enjoyed all the attention with out getting fazed by the crowds
or the noise of a busy Cat Show. The photo below
is the last one I ever took of him. He sat on the club
stall all day or in the arms of Norman upside down
with this curly tummy in the air happily allowing
complete strangers to stoke his belly.
We lost Daring on Valentines day this year, all
very suddenly. After a weeks fight with liver
failure and intensive care treatment with the
vets (who were wonderful) he passed away in
our arms very peacefully. Our hearts are broken
by his loss.
I have to thank his breeder and good friend Lisa
Peterson for the time we had with Daring and
entrusting him to us in the first place.
Lisa, I'm forever in your debt.
| Daring at the Supreme Cat Show November 2007 |
| TICA Supreme GRCH Trueblu DaringPositively |
| TICA Supreme GRCH Trueblu DaringPositively 12-06-2003 - 14-02-2008 |
Daring @ 6 weeks old
Darings final tally of show wins
Darings final tally of show wins
