Sterrekatten & Forest Myths: April 2011

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Cassy's first show

Cassy was on her first show last weekend in Bueren (Germany). And she got a super result.
First exc.1, and then Nominated. She lost the BIS with one vote, but altogether we are super happy with this result for her. She is only 4,5 months old and as a female, competing with males in the 3-6 months class. We think she did great. A big congratulation to Marco and Patricia!
Zeus can be proud of his daughter!

Monday, April 4, 2011

The youngsters

Fatty and Dutch are still with us. Dutch is waiting to go to his new family in the UK. Fatty is still looking for a new owner. Fatty will only go to a serious breeder. The boys are 6,5 months old.

Cassy

This is the last picture of Cassy at our house, before she went with Marco and Patricia to her new house in Germany.

IC Sterrekatten's Zeus

Today, in St. Jean de Maurienne exhibition, Sterrekatten's Zeus became International Champion and won his 7th Best in Show and the Best of Best 1 !!!!
Thanks to Sarah Runzis from Av Skara Brae cattery for showing him so well.
We're very proud of Zeus! :-)

About us

From 2003 until 2010 Fred was the man behind Sterrekatten. Now Fred and Andrea from Forest Myths cattery joined forces into a renewed Sterrekatten & Forest Myths cattery.
We want to combine our best cats to make a new step in improving the quality of our breeding. We have selected our best cats from our former catteries , neutered the others and gave them new homes where they can live as pets. We will make our new start in 2011 with the selected breedingcats.
Our general goal is to breed big and strong cats with excellent qualities like wild expression, big ears with tufts and an excellent coat. We have selected our breeding cats according to these qualities.

NFO Temper

A well-socialized and carefully bred Norwegian has a tolerant and stable temperament. They are not easily thrown off balance by anything and aggression and anxiety are foreign to them. They have a strong tendency to attach themselves to one person in particular. They like being with their people, but prefer lying beside their owners rather than on them. They regard a visitor with some caution at first, before they decide to make friends, but always in a self-confident manner. They usually communicate with humans by means of subtle body language and eye contact and despite being very playful, they can pass unnoticed among us

NFO Appearence

The Norwegian is a large, powerfully built cat with a massive skeletal structure and a long body. Males weigh on average 12 to 19 pounds, whilst females are in general lighter in build and smaller, although in some bloodlines there are exceptions. The cat stands high on its legs and has large, round paws. The hind legs are longer than the front ones. The tail is bushy and when held along the back should reach at least as far as the shoulder blades. It can take three years before the cat is fully grown.

NFO Care and maintenance

A Norwegian Forest cat with a well-structured coat, typical of the breed, needs scarcely any grooming. In Spring the coat undergoes a heavy, but short lasting molt, losing a high proportion of the undercoat. Many breeders do not brush or comb their animals, but pick loose dead hairs from the coat with thumb and forefinger, since too much brushing can cause "gaps" in the coat. There is usually an appreciable difference between the appearence of a Norwegian in winter and in summer. In the winter, the coat is luxurious, very dense, and often with a large ruff, while in summer the cat can look almost shorthaired.

Sterrekatten & Forest Myths

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Diesel and Dallas from the D-litter. 8,5 weeks old.

Monday, April 25, 2011

Forest Myths D-litter 5wks (pics of Anouk and Franz)

Easy Rider 1,5 year old.

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Sterrekatten D-litter 6 weeks old.