[Soupie]

Gccf used to be fine for so many!

Still is for me bt I like TICA as well - don't see why it has to be one or the other?

Trust me I stick up for GCCF too when it is being maligned

 

[Biawhiska]

Vicky you may not have intentionally implied that you didn't rate TICA titles but the way you have phrased things on this and other threads in the past certainly implied that you think TICA titles are easy to win and less meaningful than GCCF titles.

You're entitled to think that of course (if you do) - it's your opinion - and prefer GCCF of course but surely you can see people might be hurt when you start these discussions right after people have had good weekends at TICA and won titles and are proud of their cats.

Nothing to do with who showed this weekend. I saw TICA posts and thought of a question, got me thinking, what is wrong with that it's a formum for discussons so I thought I'd enquire as I know people on here show tica and thus would be able to answer my questions.

NONE of my cats have titles so I don't know how easy or hard it is do I lol

 

[nutcracker]

Oh I know cats like that too, but could quite easily have been withheld .... :001_cool:

Ah, but he was good enough for the awards no question, BUT, were there better cats of different colour or sex? That is the question

 

[Biawhiska]

If Tica titles are meaningless, why do people travel from as far as US, Austria, Belguim etc just to attend a UK show?

Because they obviously like being cruel to their cats going all that way

 

[Biawhiska]

ps. who said they were meaningless?

 

[Soupie]

Nothing to do with who showed this weekend. I saw TICA posts and thought of a question, got me thinking, what is wrong with that it's a formum for discussons so I thought I'd enquire as I know people on here show tica and thus would be able to answer my questions.

NONE of my cats have titles so I don't know how easy or hard it is do I lol

nothing is wrong with asking - I am just trying to explain how it feels from the other side of the fence .....

 

[audrey1824]

Some people show with the other registries because the breed or colour isn't acceptable to the GCCF.

 

[nutcracker]

Because they obviously like being cruel to their cats going all that way

Cruel?
I think they would beg to differ there Vicky. Those cats were happy and loved. They were with the owners they had known from kittenhood, and felt confident in an inviroment they were used to..

 

[Biawhiska]

One reason I very much doubt I'll go to tica again is how nasty some folk were :yesnod: titles easy, hard or not, LOL

 

[Biawhiska]

Cruel?
I think they would beg to differ there Vicky. Those cats were happy and loved. They were with the owners they had known from kittenhood, and felt confident in an inviroment they were used to..

I know but it's a long way surely on a plane!

 

[nutcracker]

Nasty? not a nasty person seen or heard at show this weekend....
now I could tell some stories......

 

[nutcracker]

I know but it's a long way surely on a plane!

Only the ones from US, and they are rare ... the others drive..

 

[Biawhiska]

Only the ones from US, and they are rare ... the others drive..

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.

 

[Soupie]

One reason I very much doubt I'll go to tica again is how nasty some folk were :yesnod: titles easy, hard or not, LOL

But you get nasty people in all walks of life especially where you are involved in a competitive hobby which is subjective ....

 

[nutcracker]

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.

 

[audrey1824]

Nasty? not a nasty person seen or heard at show this weekend....
now I could tell some stories......

Yes saw the pictures of you dancing around when you won, can you not show your boy GCCF Clare ?

 

[nutcracker]

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.

 

[Saikou]

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.

 

[nutcracker]

Personally I won't travel more than a couple of hours, and I would never travel abroad...

 

[Jennicat]

One reason I very much doubt I'll go to tica again is how nasty some folk were :yesnod: titles easy, hard or not, LOL

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.