HKCLS 14th Champioship Cat Show.

[Coony]

HK by night


Lady Street in Mongkok

[vivi]

Originally Posted by Coony

Yes, the audiences are indeed very well manner & Malaysians had a long way to go just to learn this. Somehow the HK ppl learn much faster then some of our local on manner alone. I have numerous bad experience with very rude local audiences who will poke at your cat & open your cage even with a very clear sign 'Please do not Touch'. I had came across some local who are so rude & cocky as he is poking at your cat & read the sign at the same time. Some even argue that they paid RM3 why cannot touch & I will tell them to go & hug the tiger in the zoo since they paid RM15 for it.

In HK I don't even need a sign to warn ppl not to touch & I can leave my cat in the benching area with no one to guard them & you can be assure nobody will try to open your cage or touch your cat. The ppl there will ask you politely if they can take picture of your cat & will understand if you don't bcoz the cat is sleeping. In Malaysia I had caught audiences untying the knot of my security tent to touch my cat & I had even caught some with their head already in the tent. The worst is when you are walking your cat to the judging ring & you will be getting something like 10-20 hands touching them even when you clearly said pls don't touch.

Thank you Vivi.

Oh my!
How rude can they be. Poking and do all those things? Never tot can got out of hand like this.
HOw do they feel if they got poke.

and yes i do agree that in hk, people are very well manner when they attend any show. i've been there i'm quite happy with that place too.
But overall i still loves malaysia as my hometown.
and guys please really don poke and do anything rude no more.

[Coony]

Our breakfast in HK


Nancy favorite Beef noodle


HK famous roasted goose


My favorite sotong from the night street of Mongkok


Fruity dessert, I will never miss when in HK.

[Coony]

That's right it's rude & irritating. There was a couple of time when I poke at a person body & pull his hair, he gave me a very unhappy look & ask me why I did that. I ask him how does he feel & told him this is exactly how my cat feel when he does that to him.

Offcoz Vivi, nothing beat our home country Malaysia except we still had a lot more to learn.

Originally Posted by vivi

Oh my!
How rude can they be. Poking and do all those things? Never tot can got out of hand like this.
HOw do they feel if they got poke.

and yes i do agree that in hk, people are very well manner when they attend any show. i've been there i'm quite happy with that place too.
But overall i still loves malaysia as my hometown.
and guys please really don poke and do anything rude no more.

[aliciahorsley]

Originally Posted by Coony

Do you have a cat to campaign next year? If not you can have Ironmaine for free, your task is to bring him to the next level.

right, I'll just have to sell my car first right?
actually, for the purpose of education and sharing, could you please detail the process and cost of taking a cat to National Level? this will eye opening as well as demonstrate/prove that serious show breeders cannot make money from selling their cats

[Coony]

Ok! here I will give you an idea as to how much it will roughly cost you to show your cat to national level. But first of all you must have a very good show cat before even considering going for it.

Average it shud cost you no less then USD40,000 & above to campaign a cat in the national level as you need to show your cat in as many big shows around the world possible. Most of this big shows are in US & occasionally in Europe. A couple of year back even HK had host a big show with 400 over cats competing & this attracted exhibitors from US & Europe with the best cats you probably had ever seen. Serious national level exhibitors sometime lock in on a few shows in a single weekend & will only book their air fare at the very last minute when the actual show count is announce to attend the show with the highest count.

Divisonal or Regional level is cheaper but it can cost as much as USD20,000 or more as it depend on how far you want to push your cat to. I have been quite lucky to get Divisonal Winner (DW) spending minimal show expenses compare to many. Simon cost me around RM30,000 to campaign only in Asia to become 2nd Best Cat in CFA ID Asia/LA. Charger was my cheapest as I only shown him once in HK & he become the 2nd Best kitten in CFA ID Asia/LA. I guess I'm the only guy who had a 2nd Best Kitten DW with so little spend & for that i had to thanks the breeder for trusting me with such fabulous cat to achieve such title with just 2 fabulous shows. I'm keeping my finger cross for Ironmaine if he maintain his DW ranking after the show season end he will be my first 1 show DW kitten which is not something you get everyday.

So you see, a free Ironmaine actually cost you more then you ever thought when you are require to show him in national level.

Originally Posted by aliciahorsley

right, I'll just have to sell my car first right?
actually, for the purpose of education and sharing, could you please detail the process and cost of taking a cat to National Level? this will eye opening as well as demonstrate/prove that serious show breeders cannot make money from selling their cats

[ladycatherine]

aiyah...

makes me realise how much i miss catshows and clerking...

really treasure the experiences i gather with you lot (jimmy, arisham, ken, alicia, moony, suwardi).

haish... seriously miss catshows and clerking...

[Coony]

You never know, there might be one coming for you. I will let you know when the time come but at the mean time I enjoy showing instead of organizing & feel so relax.

Originally Posted by ladycatherine

aiyah...

makes me realise how much i miss catshows and clerking...

really treasure the experiences i gather with you lot (jimmy, arisham, ken, alicia, moony, suwardi).

haish... seriously miss catshows and clerking...

[euanna]

Originally Posted by Coony

That's right it's rude & irritating. There was a couple of time when I poke at a person body & pull his hair, he gave me a very unhappy look & ask me why I did that. I ask him how does he feel & told him this is exactly how my cat feel when he does that to him.

Offcoz Vivi, nothing beat our home country Malaysia except we still had a lot more to learn.

Hmm.. wonder if cage with smaller square mesh size and a lock will keep them away *ponders* .. Aha! in future maybe make a plastic or glass display cages with holes for ventilation (with the holes no bigger than a human's pinkie )... and a sturdy lock! (well..it's an idea anyway.. probably not cost effective..but..it's an idea.. )

I agree this is what people around here will usually do. Lack of knowledge and understanding I think. There should be more information and education on handling pets out there don't you think?

I'm guessing the audience are like moth.. drawn to the pruddy pruddy shiny cats. Too bad there aren't any "human repellent" to be sprayed at the cage to keep them at bay

I think alot of people doesn't realize how hard or how much effort it takes to get a cat in catshows presentable. The grooming, the materials used (grooming powder, hairbrushes, etc..etc) and the time used to make them pruddy. ..They also doesn't realize by touching cats here n there, they have high chance of transmitting diseases from one to another.

[a.lya]

Originally Posted by Coony

Yes. that's a lovely hat on a lovely cat. In Malaysia there are a few American curl breeders but sad to say I hardly see any in the show hall nowaday, I wonder where they go??

Maybe the curl uncurled due to Malaysia's climate. I keep thinking of the Malaysian Unfold. Hehehe.

Wow. I knew that some Malaysians have the tendency to poke or touch other people's belongings without asking but still touching the cats after being told not to? That's beyond stupid. Next time you tell them to stop and the still poke your cats, you go ahead and touch their spouse without asking. But don't tell them I suggested this.

[a.lya]

Oh! Jimmmmyyyy the food looks yummmyy.

I'm not sure I'm salivating over the food or the cats.

[Coony]

Originally Posted by euanna

Hmm.. wonder if cage with smaller square mesh size and a lock will keep them away *ponders* .. Aha! in future maybe make a plastic or glass display cages with holes for ventilation (with the holes no bigger than a human's pinkie )... and a sturdy lock! (well..it's an idea anyway.. probably not cost effective..but..it's an idea.. )
We are using our own personal show tent which have fine mesh netting & offcoz it will be harder for ppl to see the cat inside. Yet we have our local who will open the zip of the tent, sometime even try to tamper with the lock to get their hands on the cat inside or take picture of them for their own personal pleasure without asking. In HK a lot of cat owners uses the standard benching cage to place their cats & everyone get to see them & there is no worry that someone will take your cat out or try to touch them even in your absence. I wud to show my cat in this open cages but we had a problem with some of our local manner.

I agree this is what people around here will usually do. Lack of knowledge and understanding I think. There should be more information and education on handling pets out there don't you think?
It had been at least 5 year or more since I got into cat fancy & we had been educating the public since then not to mention the ppl before me. Sad to say some Malaysian learning are pretty slow.

I'm guessing the audience are like moth.. drawn to the pruddy pruddy shiny cats. Too bad there aren't any "human repellent" to be sprayed at the cage to keep them at bay

I think alot of people doesn't realize how hard or how much effort it takes to get a cat in catshows presentable. The grooming, the materials used (grooming powder, hairbrushes, etc..etc) and the time used to make them pruddy. ..They also doesn't realize by touching cats here n there, they have high chance of transmitting diseases from one to another.
Normally at the show hall it is not a good idea to allow the audiences to touch the cat even after sanitizing their hands, imagine every hand that stroll your cat will be adding some amount of greasiness from their palm to your cat coat which will affect all the effort of you try to present your cat at it best.

[Coony]

Originally Posted by a.lya

Maybe the curl uncurled due to Malaysia's climate. I keep thinking of the Malaysian Unfold. Hehehe.
Curl don't uncurl even in our climate. Most local breeders prefer to do their curl breeding the cheap way by breeding curl to domestic, that is why our local breeder don't get that many nice curl. HK breeder breed curl to curl & they choose their quality carefully.

Wow. I knew that some Malaysians have the tendency to poke or touch other people's belongings without asking but still touching the cats after being told not to? That's beyond stupid. Next time you tell them to stop and the still poke your cats, you go ahead and touch their spouse without asking. But don't tell them I suggested this.
The next time I will have you beside my cat so that you can touch the spouse of the rude one.

[Coony]

I guess both.

Originally Posted by a.lya

Oh! Jimmmmyyyy the food looks yummmyy.

I'm not sure I'm salivating over the food or the cats.

[Coony]

2nd day HKCLS Cat Championship.


Alumis in Karen Lawrence ring (CFA Allbreed American Judge)


Alumis was the 10th Best Premier cat in this ring

[Coony]

Ironmaine was the Best in Show Kitten in Liz Watson ring (CFA Allbreed American Judge)



Ironmaine was the 3rd Best in Show Kitten in Roger Lawrence ring (CFA Allbreed American Judge)



Ironmaine was the 4th Best in Show Kitten in Karen Lawrence ring (CFA Allbreed American Judge)



Rosette of the day



The red Maine Coon kitten in this show, shown by another 2 Malaysian.

[Coony]

Alumis got onto her bed getting ready to sleep after the last day showing.



Poor Ironmaine had to sleep below bcoz he's too clumsy to climb up to Alumis bed



Packing up on the last night.



Ready to leave HK. Calling for our taxi that offer 20% discount.

[Coony]

Some Dogs Picture taken from the Pet Expo

Siberian Husky



Collie



St Bernard

[blackie007]

hahahaha......no need to catnap my 007, vivi......there are plenty of domestic tabbies around, looking for a good home......just take one home lor.....

Originally Posted by vivi

Hahah no offense at all.
i usually follow the crowd.
but then i totally understand.
If i c beautiful kitties and doggies i will try my best not to sayang them (but mostly fail).
y?
i scare i cant control myself and i'll catnap and dognap them.
Haiz~~~~
my next target is 007.
becareful~~~~~~~
k.k. just kidding.
Nice advise charlene. Will take note.

I like this!!! Yeah!!! See how they like being poked and have their hair pulled!!

Originally Posted by Coony

That's right it's rude & irritating. There was a couple of time when I poke at a person body & pull his hair, he gave me a very unhappy look & ask me why I did that. I ask him how does he feel & told him this is exactly how my cat feel when he does that to him.

Offcoz Vivi, nothing beat our home country Malaysia except we still had a lot more to learn.

hahaha......that was funny, how Ironmaine had to sleep on the floor as he couldn't get up to Alumni's bed.

awww........i can feel myself drooling over the cats and food.....the sotong looks especially yummy..... I'd better go get some grubs to eat from my kitchen before I continue reading.....

[blackie007]

Ironmaine in HK Cat Show.......enjoy........