If you are the only at there of your breed, colour and divison does that mean you will automatically gets 1st and not have it w/h and be 2nd if your cat weren't good enough?
Biawhiska
oh i see.
yes there was some nasty peep at the show i was at, just cuz they aint nasty to you don't mean they aint nasty to others.
But you get nasty people in all walks of life especially where you are involved in a competitive hobby which is subjective ....
I don't like any nasty behaviour to anyone. we all love cats, and that is what showing is all about. I have done many Tica shows and never heard any bad comments. If it has happened to you personally, then for that I am sorry for you. Tica is about fun and cats, and maybe you should try another, we would welcome you.
Yes saw the pictures of you dancing around when you won, can you not show your boy GCCF Clare ?
Happy I was and so I should be. I did show GCCF, and yes he has his title. But Tica is more fun.
My understanding is the main reason overseas exhibitors show here and vice versa is for points, not necessarily chasing titles. If you "campaign" your cat to be an international or regional winner, you have to amass as many points as possible.
I do think dragging your cat overseas is highly stressful, no matter how accepting of the situation the cat is. Just because they put up with it and have been used to that environment from a small kitten and don't try to eat you doesn't mean they love it or they are not stressed by it. It just means they are lovely natured and that nature is easily taken advantage of by show success hungry exhibitors.
I do think dragging your cat overseas is highly stressful, no matter how accepting of the situation the cat is. Just because they put up with it and have been used to that environment from a small kitten and don't try to eat you doesn't mean they love it or they are not stressed by it. It just means they are lovely natured and that nature is easily taken advantage of by show success hungry exhibitors.
I don't think you can totally write something off just because of certain nasty people - i think you will find nasty people in all walks of life!
I personally found Tica to be very friendly. Even when i was just walking around and looking at the cats, so many owners were more than happy to have a chat to me about them.
Personally I prefer GCCF, but that's me, I had a brill day too at Stoneleigh.
I prefer the way cats are judged at their pens, so that gives me chance to see all my friends.
The amount of "fun" had at a show is surely directly proportional to the amount of winning you do. Afterall no one exhibits to lose, not matter what people say.
If your type of cat is more suited to one registry and you do more winning under that registry it's only human nature to prefer that registry - it colours your judgement.
If your type of cat is more suited to one registry and you do more winning under that registry it's only human nature to prefer that registry - it colours your judgement.
Well my 9 month Selkirk "won" nothing at the weekend - he had 6 BOBs and 6 x 2nd BOBs and didn't final once but I would still have enjoyed myself if he were my only cat there - I love just watching the judging and listening to what judges say about the cats and spending time with other exhibitors and friends.
I have won plenty with GCCF as well and yet some of my favourite shows have been like the Rex Cat Club a couple of months ago when F was on exhibition and not even competing - lovely atmosphere and great day!
I personally think you enjoy showing more if you are chilled about the results and get into the social side more?
I wasn't showing, just went along to support some friends and have a look around - i didn't actually know if any of my friends had won by the time i left, and i still had a fab time 
Yes I can imagine for some it does, my boy did well with GC, but I love the Tica format after having a go. I actually get to see other breeds, and learn about them, something I never did at GC, the cats were there, but we always seemed to stay in our section. Shame, as now I have seen some breeds that are beautiful. And new traits too..
Tica allows those with cats not yet recognised with GC to be shown.
I have a GC show penciled for later in the year, would like to catch up with friends.
Tica allows those with cats not yet recognised with GC to be shown.
I have a GC show penciled for later in the year, would like to catch up with friends.
Was thinking of it maybe to give it another shot. The person who was nasty to me is not a nice person in general I'm told. There were two very nice ladies there who helped me out and for those two I am truely greatful.
As an end to my part in this thread I like GCCF and I am sure my Cat thinks the same. Saying that he is neutered now so may not get himself so wound up when seeing cats in pens next to him at TICA. If he is happy then I am happy. I suspect my enjoyment at the TICA show was not great due to being their alone as my boyfriend was poorly. Prehaps when he is with me I won't feel so bad.
I don't really know whether TICA like my type of cat though but I could always try depending on funds.
To me GCCF is great love it and I like the seriouness of it, lol TICA is good if you like a bit of fun as in the counting back in the finals and it was nice to hold my kitten up with another person when 2nd and 1st place was left.
I don't want to argue with no one I just want to say my bit. It is alot easier to do in person rather than writing it all out!!!
Hi Jenni.
From my experience exhibitors "chilled about results" are few and far between. After 20 yrs of exhibiting I have seen people change and drop "good friends" like hot bricks when one beats the other. I have been lucky in my choice of friends and none of us have ever taken results seriously - even big wins. Looking around any show hall, I don't see many of those people at all - in any registry!
Bit like chat boards, one minute all one big happy family all supportive - next divorce
Its each to their own really, I love spending the day with my cats and not being kicked out of a hall for two hours and not being able to be with them. Tica and FB means I can spend the whole day with my cats which can be useful if there is a problem, I also like the fact you get the opinion of the judges on the day and not three months later in a critique that may or may not appear!
Friendly wise I think there are lovely folk in all three registries but i think Tica shows are much more exciting to show at and the classes are so much fun to watch. I must admit I find GCCF shows good for catching up with old friends but not overly enjoyable for showing at whether you do well or not, its a very slow day and I find them very tiring. I also think that some cats are suited to one kind of registry. My boys are more FB/Tica type, they have done ok at GCCF shows but prefer to be shown off and present themselves in a much more favourable manner.
izzie
LOL - yes. My Burmese boy made Champion alter in one TICA show, but I hardly ever show him GCCF as he's not good enough type (strange when TICA's std is for a far more extreme type of Burmese!) So i think it might take a very long time for him to get a GCCF title (he is also a FIFE Pr, in 3 shows). In fact he is very unlikely ever to be shown GCCF again, unless just to make up numbers at a breed show perhaps.
So yes I do think it can be very easy to get a TICA title - and FIFe come to that. Obviously this is to some extent breed-dependent though.
So yes I do think it can be very easy to get a TICA title - and FIFe come to that. Obviously this is to some extent breed-dependent though.
I agree, I wouldn't take any cat to a show that I didn't think stood a very good chance of winning. I'm not well off enough to throw money away!! In fact I can hardly afford to enter any shows these days. So when I do, it had better be worth while
Well we all take our cats in the hope of winning but hoping to win because you think your cat has a chance and expecting to win are two different things!
I always secretly hope they will win but as you never know what competition there will be at any given show, I never go expecting to win!
My kitten has been beaten by my friends kittens several times last year but I was thrilled for her as they were her first homebred kittens and stunning - I was so busy being pleased for her that I couldn't be disappointed.
I've seen bitter and twisted individuals who spend their time ranting at other people about the results and intimidating other exhibitors into not showing and I just think it is very sad.
I always secretly hope they will win but as you never know what competition there will be at any given show, I never go expecting to win!
My kitten has been beaten by my friends kittens several times last year but I was thrilled for her as they were her first homebred kittens and stunning - I was so busy being pleased for her that I couldn't be disappointed.
I've seen bitter and twisted individuals who spend their time ranting at other people about the results and intimidating other exhibitors into not showing and I just think it is very sad.
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