TICA Regional Winner Champion Alexandrite Hendrix

We took a couple of quick photos yesterday of Hendrix (Brown Classic Tabby). He has grown into a very handsome young man and his coat is a very rich warm brown, which you can't really see in the photo.

A photo of him as a kitten, to see how he has changed...



He still has that cheeky look!!



And just like his dad Cimus he is a big hit with the ladies :-)

Serafina Kitten Videos

Andy was able to take a couple of short videos of Serafina and Hendrix kittens. They are very cute and very difficult to tell apart!

They have started sleeping in the cat tree now and Serafina likes to sleep in the hammock next to them.

The kitten on the right is one of the girls and the boy is biting his sister's ear!



In the second video the boy is trying to escape and then goes back to biting his sister!

The kittens have arrived!!

Sorry for not posting sooner, with the sad news of Mercury and then Nog arriving I don't know where last week went!

We are very excited to announce not one but two litters arriving last week, the first to arrive were Pantera's and Mishka's babies. We think we have 4 boys and 1 girl, a mixture of Silver Tabbies and with and without white. The girl maybe Black Smoke but I will confirm colours soon.

The second litter is between Serafina and Hendrix, we have been waiting for this mating to happen and at one point we thought it wasn't but good things come to those who wait LOL! Serafina had 2 boys and 1 girl, all Silver Tabbies.

Both mums and babies are doing really well. The kittens are already very fat sausages and hopefully should get some videos soon. Wasn't able to yesterday as Andy hurt his back so he was in too much pain to take videos. He is feeling a bit better today.

The kittens won't be available to reserve until around 4 to 5 weeks old, by which time we should know who is available and who maybe under assessment. The little ones will be ready to go to their new home end of June/early July. If you are interested in one of our cute kittens please email kittens@alexandrite-siberian-kittens.co.uk

TICA Season 2009-2010 Results

It was a busy and tiring end to the season for us as we were showing the 3 boys but boy was it worth it. We are very proud and very excited to announce the following results:

IW SGC Cooncreole Paavo

EW Region
BEST Siberian Cat
8th Best Allbreed Cat
5th Best Longhair Cat

Internationally
4th Best Siberian Cat (132 shown)

RW Alexandrite Hendrix

EW Region
BEST Siberian Kitten
7th Best Allbreed Kitten

Internationally
4th Best Siberian Kitten (90 shown)

TGCA Alexandrite Akiro

EW Region
2nd Best Siberian Alter

Internationally
13th Best Siberian Kitten (90 shown)
8th Best Siberian Alter (43 shown)

Paavo gained another Regional win, Hendrix is our first Alexandrite Regional Winner and Akiro did brilliantly for a young Siberian competing in the Alter class.

Way to go Boys! You make us all very proud xxx

Also well done to everyone who showed Siberians this year and Good Luck for next year!

Last TICA show of the season

Last weekend Andy and I, and the boys went off to Swanley, Kent for the last UK TICA Show of the Season. It was a tiring weekend, after arriving at the hotel at midnight on the Friday and then two days of showing, 8 rings per day but it was well worth it the boys made us very proud!

Hendrix was a star the entire weekend, and Akiro was such a sweetie but he has this habit of turning into a dead weight and on the Sunday he was so tired he couldn't possibly help by standing up for you to get him out of the show rings. And at 5.7kg of weight he is no feather! It was a great workout for me!

The show was really exciting and if I have worked it out right Akiro should have enough points to have achieved at only 10 months of age TICA Triple Grand Champion Alter, way to go Akiro!

Paavo of course is heavier at 7.4kg so he is Andy's responsibility at the show, we only showed him for a few rings as he was sniffing for girls in every pen! And he had done what he needed to do to secure his Regional Win for this year.

So here is quick rundown of the results:-

Alexandrite Hendrix

Saturday
1st BEST Allbreed Kitten
2nd Best Allbreed Kitten
2nd Best Allbreed Kitten
2nd Best Longhair Kitten
4th Best Allbreed Kitten

Sunday
1st BEST Allbreed Kitten
1st BEST Longhair Kitten
2nd Best Allbreed Kitten
3rd Best Allbreed Kitten
4th Best Allbreed Kitten
5th Best Allbreed Kitten

TICA Champion Alexandrite Akiro

Saturday
3rd Best Allbreed Alter
8th Best Allbreed Alter
9th Best Allbreed Alter

Sunday
4th Best Longhair Alter
5th Best Allbreed Alter
5th Best Allbreed Alter
8th Best Allbreed Alter
9th Best Allbreed Alter
9th Best Allbreed Alter

TICA IW Supreme Grand Champion Cooncreole Paavo

Saturday
3rd Best Allbreed Cat
7th Best Allbreed Cat
9th Best Allbreed Cat

Thank you to all the Judges who finalled our handsome boys, and to our mum's and dad's who with out them babysitting for us we couldn't have gone. So a big thank you to our mum's and dad's for looking after the family.

Also not forgetting this week has seen our handsome Fudge have his Tenth birthday.

Happy 10th Birthday Fudge,
from mum and dad, and the furry bunch xxx

TICA Champion Alexandrite Phoenix Mishka

We have been really busy here with the kittens and decorating (and of course work!!) but we did manage to take the boys along to the TICA show at Brigg last weekend. Akiro went on the Saturday with Hendrix, where he got one Best in Breed but no finals we completely understand as he is young boy, he did receive some lovely comments though from the Judges. Hendrix got two finals on the Saturday a 6th and 7th Allbreed Kitten Final and he behaved really well.

The best news of the show was that on the Sunday in the very last ring and the very last final, Alexandrite Phoenix Mishka received a 10th Best Allbreed Cat Final from Adriana Kajon. We were so thrilled and this was extra special as even though Phoenix is a stunning and very handsome chap he isn't very confident at the shows but he is now a TICA Champion, way to go Phoenix!!

I was so happy, I had a couple of tears and smiled all the way home :-) A big Thank you to Adriana for the lovely comments about him and for finalling him. We are so very proud of our boy

TICA Champion Alexandrite Phoenix Mishka

We have also had confirmation this week of Akiro's TICA Champion Alter Title, way to go boys!!

Alexandrite Hendrix enjoying his Final!

A short video of Alexandrite Hendrix enjoying his Final with Pascal Remy on Saturday!

Pascal referred to him as a monkey at one point! Everyone laughed and thought Hendrix was very funny and cute too!

We are often asked "What are Siberians like to live with?" Well I think this gives you a bit of an idea, enjoy...

Top Show News

We went to a two day TICA show at the weekend and we had a great time. We took the 3 boys again and they were fantastic. Paavo was his usual Mr Laidback, Hendrix again didn't need any catnip and was jumping around like a crazy monkey, and Akiro was a star at his first adult show.

Paavo had 6 finals, including 2 Best Longhair Cat and 9 Best of Breeds, please see our website for full details (link below):

TICA IW SGC Cooncreole Paavo

Super cute Horror Hendrix had 8 finals, including 1 Best Allbreed Kitten, 2 Best Longhair Kitten and 6 Best of Breeds, please see our website for full details (link below):

Alexandrite Hendrix

Also it was Chunk's first show Paavo's son Mentobe Arctic Monkey and he got 2 finals, including a Best Allbreed Kitten. Congratulations to Susie and Mark.

Way to go Boys!!

It was a great result for Siberians especially the kittens as 3 out of 4 Allbreed Kitten finals on the Saturday, Siberians were picked as BEST Kitten, they were Alexandrite Hendrix, Mentobe Arctic Monkey and Musrafy Anfisa. Well done to the babies!

Some Photos of the day, taken by Andy

Fantastic Shows News!

This weekend we went to a CatTICA show in Milton Keynes and decided for once to go both days. Yes we really are mad enough to spend all Valentine's day in a Leisure Centre Hall in Milton Keynes, you have to love those Sibies to do that! To soften the blow Andy bought me a lovely graphite Pandora bracelet and valentine's charm, and a cute teddy bear carrying a rose.

There had been two Judge changes and as with every show you never know how it is going to go. There are some lovely Siberians being shown at TICA so competition is hard within the breed group and then you are competing against all the other breeds for finals. So when we do final we know it is something to be very proud. And did our boys make both Andy and I very proud this weekend. We took the big Teddy Bear Paavo who competes in the Championship Cats, and mischievous Akiro (who to my horror managed to escape from his carry case while we were going down the motorway!!) and little horror Hendrix who are still both kittens. This was Akiro's last show as a kitten and at the next show he will be competing as an Alter which is a bit scary as he is still going through various growing stages! But he is still very cute, well I think so!

So here are the results, first up with have 

IW SGC Cooncreole Paavo

Saturday 13th February 2010

• Best (1st) Allbreed Cat (count 50) Judge: Kurt Vlach
• Best (1st) Longhair Cat (count 14) Judge: Tomoko Tanaka
• 5th Best Allbreed Cat (count 50) Judge: Hisako Yamada
• 9th Best Allbreed Cat (count 50) Judge: Kay de Vilbiss
• 4 Best of Breeds

Sunday 14th February 2010

• Best (1st) Allbreed Cat (count 49) Judge: Tomoko Tanaka
• Best (1st) Longhair Cat (count 16) Judge: Kurt Vlach
• 3rd Best Allbreed Cat (count 49) Judge: Hisako Yamada
• 4th Best Longhair Cat (count 16) Judge: Phillipa Holmes
• 3 Best of Breeds

Alexandrite Akiro (7 months)

Saturday 13th February 2010

• Best (1st) Longhair Kitten (count 17) Judge: Tomoko Tanaka
• 2nd Best Allbreed Kitten (count 31) Judge: Kay de Vilbliss
• 5th Best Allbreed Kitten (count 31) Judge: Kurt Vlach
• 7th Best Allbreed Kitten (count 31) Judge: Hisako Yamada
• 2 Best of Breeds

Sunday 14th February 2010

• 2nd Best Allbreed Kitten (count 30) Judge: Tomoko Tanaka
• 2nd Best Longhair Kitten (count 10) Judge: Kurt Vlach
• 1 Best of Breeds

Alexandrite Hendrix (5 months)

Saturday 13th February 2010

• Best (1st) Longhair Kitten (count 17) Judge: Phillipa Holmes
• 4th Best Longhair Kitten (count 17) Judge: Tomoko Tanaka
• 5th Best Allbreed Kitten (count 31) Judge: Bobbie Tullo
• 2 Best of Breeds

Sunday 14th February 2010

• Best (1st) Longhair Kitten (count 10) Judge: Phillipa Holmes
• 5th Best Longhair Kitten (count 10) Judge: Kurt Vlach 
  
• 7th Best Allbreed Kitten (count 30) Judge: Bobbie Tullo
• 2 Best of Breeds

So as you can see an absolutely brilliant weekend for all 3 boys. We had some lovely comments about the boys and all the Judges said what a fantastic class of Siberian Cats and Kittens there were at the show. Hendrix was very entertaining with his scamping about in the show ring and he really enjoyed knocking his cards off his pen. Akiro was a lot more relaxed at the show and his face was so funny when the judges were waving the feather sticks around to get his attention.

We also got to see little Argentia at the show, who all though she didn't final this time. She looked so very pretty and seemed quite confident in the show ring. So it was lovely to see her and Maisie. Maisie made sure Argentia had a full face and body wash while at the show which was very sweet to see them so settled together. Thank you to Erica and Darren for taking her to the show for us to see her again.

After such an amazing and exciting weekend and the travelling to the show both days. We didn't stay in the show hotel because of Gemini with her kittens and Pantera is due this week so both Andy and I, and not forgetting the boys are today enjoying a well earned rest...

Show News

After another busy week here Andy and I went off to the Ragitime TICA show at Godmanchester on the Saturday only, two days just seemed too much!

So with a 4:30am start, not just the Sibs have to do their hair, Andy does too, only kidding it is me who takes forever to get ready in the morning. Since a child I have been allergic to them and the slowest person ever to get ready! We got there just before 9am after a warp speed drive down in the Scoob, and after a tour around the car park we went through to the show where we met up with friends and got the boys ready.

We took Paavo, Akiro and little Hendrix, and they all did really well. Here are there finals:

IW SGC Cooncreole Paavo

• 2nd Best Allbreed Cat (count 51) Judge: Connie Webb
• 3rd Best Allbreed Cat (count 54) Judge: Thomas Andersen

Alexandrite Akiro (6 months)

• Best (1st) Longhair Kitten (count 17) Judge: Brigette Berthelon
  
• 7th Best Allbreed Kitten (count 34) Judge: Connie Webb
• 8th Best Allbreed Kitten (count 36) Judge: Don Caruthers
• 8th Best Allbreed Kitten (count 36) Judge: Thomas Andersen

Alexandrite Hendrix (4 months)

• 5th Best Allbreed Kitten (count 36) Judge: Martine Caillard

So it was a brilliant day for us and we had some great comments about the boys. They make us very proud.

We also saw little Alexandrite Argentia who now lives with Erica and Darren and Maisie, her big Sis. Even though Argentia didn't final this time she behaved and looked like a princess. It was lovely seeing her again and her new family, who spoil her rotten :-)

So we got home about 9pm at night, all very tired, and ready for a well earned curry and film!

Horror Hendrix in the snow!

Here are a few photos of Alexandrite Hendrix in the snow taken yesterday. His collar was a bit big so when he ran I had to go too! It must have looked hilarious!

He looked so sweet but his tummy got really wet and Andy had to dry him with the towel when he was back inside. He did love it and just wanted to scamp about. The photo of him with his ears back is just before he scamps off!