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I would say the breeding queens/studs go for more because they will be used for breeding,so making money(or not)higher quality,im probably wrong though!

Your right in that you cannot guarantee success when showing but c'mon Vicki, most breeders-especially those of worth as it were know how to recognize a show kitt from a pet-so they'd have a fair idea and as potential exhibitor then you should know what you want in your show breed and recognise it when it's their-if you don't or can't then how do you tell a show from a pet yourselfBut i disagree with charging more for show than pet.

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I woulda said the same as clare.

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I do charge more for show/breed quality kittens reasons being................yes they have all cost the same to bring up, feed, vaccinate etc. but for a kit to turn out excellent quality I have usually had to pay top price in order to be the proud owner of a top quality sire and dam. In my experience with some cats you will only ever breed pet quality kittens (although are still just as lovable) but normally show/breed quality kits have come from my personal investment into top quality lines. That is where the extra cost to the breeder comes in. What's that saying? 'you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear' or something like that.

So there is extra cost to the breeder in that respect, also if I was selling a kit for show quality it would only be after entering a couple of shows to see the outcome, that alone is £35 min per show, per kitten.

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Sorry Fluff-keep forgetting you know your stuff

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No there's no guarantee as to a show win, but that could also be down to the way the new owner has turned the kitten out. The world's most experienced breeder could enter a kit that they consider to be a winner and have a disappointing day, I've seen it happen to some in the past.

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But I also think show and breed quality go hand in hand. I would not sell a kitten for breeding unless it had all the correct points and no obvious faults, as vice versa I would not sell a kitten for showing unless it had all the correct points and no obvious points also.

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I would sell to a stranger for breeding, but only after I had tied them to an electric chair, shone a very bright light in their eyes, given them cold water torture and waved a red hot poker very near

Only kidding but it does involve a very thorough interrogation, oops sorry I mean discussion

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I am selling my current litter as pets.

There is no guarantee when selling a cat for showing as they change as they get older.

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