| Meeting 18 September 2004 |
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Agenda:
- How to chose a stud/male kitten
- Short history of the Maine Coon and evolution in type
- Discussion with a judge about type, health and influence of judges on breeders
1. How to go about finding the right stud or male kitten for your females
Critically look at your females; note faults and strong points. Then do the same for the male (kitten) and make sure that he does not have the same faults as your females.
Do pedigree analysis:
- through the PawPeds database you can see the COI, Top 5, Clones when you do a test mating
- try and find out as much health information as possible of the background (which you should have done for the females too); especially the 4 first generations are of the most importance, avoid doubling up dangerous ones etc.
- Discussion
2. History of the Maine Coon
- See seminar done by Ulrika Olsson
- See seminar done by Beth Hicks (Tica & CFA cats)
- Discussion
3. How does a judge choose one cat above all the others
- Belgian judge Anne-Marie Mariën kindly agreed to give us her views on how she judges cats; what is the difference between a winner and a runner-up
- Discussion.