22-07-2006, 02:33 PM
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Location: Hobart, Tasmania, Aust
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Originally Posted by Cat'sEye
I don't actually agree... cos i've seen non-pedigree flat face longhair more qualified like pedigree persian.
Best show can give birth to best show kittens..then the breeder is show cat then.
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Think I follow this - indeed - Karlkkl's Izzi (?) is obviously from a 'proper' persian background and I've seen less typey ped/reg persians on the bench, but unfortunately for Izzi - no papers, so not a pedigree.
Best in show cats don't always give birth to BIS kittens and the reverse is true - some very humble-looking cats can produce wonderful kittens if their pedigree and that of its mate 'click'. Obviously, that requires a fair amount of knowledge of pedigrees on the breeder's part. "Breed the paper, not the faces" is my motto, followed by "breed the grandparents, not the parents".
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