im pondering showing cats . i know nothing about it .

ive read that you can show household pet cats at shows and neutered cats .
what id like to know is what if you get a pedigree cat that is not registered or a pedigree that is not considered show quality can that be shown in the pet cat class or not . and if you get a moggy or unregistered cat do you have to register it somewhere before it can be shown?.

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Any cat, pedigree or otherwise, can be shown in the pet section as long as it's neutered and registered with the GCCF. It doesn't have to be a pedigree to be registered, but it does have to be registered to be shown.

thanks , so what do they look for in the pet section ? how do the pet class and normnal breed classes differ if you can show a pedigree in either ? oh is that neutered cats can only be shown in the pet class ? im not interested in breeding so any cat that i got would be neutered regardless of it being a moggy or pedigree. i have a little girl cat but i dont think she would be any good for being shown as she doesnt care to be held and from what ive seen of cat shows the judge takes them out of the cage and holds them . i dont think she would like that at all . given that shes female if i got another cat would it be better to get a male or female . ive only ever had female cats before.

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there are 2 sections in household pets..
1 none pedigree
2 pedigree

you can show any pet as long as you know which part to put them in...

basically none ped is for all moggies
pedigree is for all cats of known parentage even if both differant breeds..ie.. ragdoll cross BSH or they are not up to the point standards of the GCCF

we have cats in ped pet as they are not up to standard eg.. our blue bi colour ragdoll boy has too much white on his face so he goes as ped pet

the main things they look for in pets is temperment.. looks.. grooming ..

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tharts cool i didnt know that thanks. are there lots of shows with the pet classes or not many . it definatly sounds the way to go since im more interested in getting a freindly pretty cat rather than one with a posh show background as i dont want to breed i just thought it might be a nice hobby to start .

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I'd suggest going along to a couple of shows to see how things work You can find a list on the GCCF website and I'm sure most of them will have pet classes. Of course it's the big show, the Supreme, at the NIC Birmingham this Saturday - not far from you if you wanted to have a look there.

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Not entirely true cats shown in the Household Pet section do NOT have to be registered, several of the pedigree cats shown in the Pedigree Pet section ARE registered but as pedigrees, at the moment the GCCF has no registration scheme for HPs, non or pet peds, only pedigree cats shown in the pedigree section have to be registered. All cats shown as HPs, however, have to be neutered by 6 months old.

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As regards showing, then yes, temperament is the main criteria for the HPs, with grooming and condition also important, so a cat that is not keen on being handled would probably not do as well. Pretty much every show has an HP section.

Nowadays there are set classes, split by coat length (long/semi long and short) , colour - self with or without white (ie a single or two coloured cat, black, black & white etc), tabby, ginger tabby and tortie, and anything else - and sex, and certificates are awarded similar to in the pedigree section so HPs can now win the same level of titles as the pedigrees - theirs are called Master Cat instead of Champion or Premier and the basic MC can be gained then Grand Master Cat, Imperial and Olympian - each title requires 3 or 5 certifiactes (awarded for winning the class if the judge feels the cat is worthy of it) from 3 or 5 different judges, then the cat moves up to the next level

It is great fun and the majority of people in the section are friendly, althoguh as with any competitive hobby there are always some who take it TOO seriously

Going to a show to see how it all works first is an excellent idea.

Carol

Here is a link to the GCCF show list, just about all shows run a pet section and your in the right area as there are lots of shows in the midlands area throughout the year......best wishes.........Chris

http://www.gccfcats.org/showsnew.html

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And the HP info leaflet, sorry, have to post this as not only does it explain things it also has a rather special cat on the front LOL

http://www.gccfcats.org/pdf/hhpinfoforexh.pdf