I am trying to show, in this
picture of Pendlemist Tatanka who went to Italy, the shape that
Siamese/Oriental ears should be for correct balance the head.
Ears with a large ‘bottom flap’ are not correct . The
Standard of Points asks for ears which are wide at the base.
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Here, at the age of about
8 months, was the profile of Pendlemist The Shogun. Breeders
should still aim for this shape,even though it has been voiced
by some as being incorrect. This shape signifies the type of
head which will lengthen with maturity.
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Rossastro, Cream Oriental
son of Kiri, now an adult in his lovely home near Fishguard,
Pembs. He, like many of the Pendlemist cats, was maturing slowly
but with good balance and a lovely temperament. A show career
is not everything.
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The beach at Aberavon where
I lived until my house move in the Summer of 2010.
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An old photo of Batty (Pendelfin)
taken whilst he was in quarantine after his stay in Denmark.
The cattery girls soon made him one of their favourites and his
heavy waistline shows just how generous they were with his food.
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Here is a picture of Batty’s
Bluepoint son Ch Pendlemist Gallant Knight, who is the grandsire
of my current studboy, Fife Champion Pendlemist Hi Grissom.
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The future of the breeds combined?
The bi-colour Orientals are making their presence felt in European
shows and have outstanding type in the main. This picture is
of a Sealpoint with white as developed in America in the early
1990’s. There is already controversy here in the UK as to
what influence these new colour varieties will have on our traditional
Siamese. The breed is declining in numbers every year and established
breeders need to give newcomers a chance. UK shows are filled
with typy Neuters with only one or two adults in classes for
Entires and very small numbers of kittens.
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This picture will no doubt
raise either a love or hate reaction. This ticked tabby and white
Oriental was bred in France and shows the extreme in type compared
with the American type to the left. The quest to improve has
to have its boundaries and no doubt this kitten looked much different
on maturity raising the latest buzz words of - ------stunning
---- to die for !!! The standard of points are still there for
guidance but lets hope our ears stay wide at the base and we
keep our broad skulls.
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My Bluepoint female Pendlemist
Jorja Foxx.
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My lovely Tortie Point Leah.
She has two Seal Point male kittens and one Tortie Point female,
August 2011.
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These Bluepoint
brothers are grandsons of Jorja and are now happy in thier new
home. Similar kittens are often available. Enquiries are always
welcome.
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