Like many breeders, we starting out with a pet.  Steven wanted a Maine Coon & Stuart, a bengal.  So one of each came to stay.  Having friends in the show world in other breeds led us to learn of a retiring breeder not too far from us.  She was looking for a home for her Stud boy and Queen.  We went along to see them and fell in love, we purchased Freddie (Moongold Fidelio) & Brookie (Gaylee Brooklynqueen) as soon as our little cattery was complete, as Freddie was a sprayer and Brookie used to living outside.

We had decided we would take one litter from Brookie and keep her as a neutered pet and then do the same with Freddie, hopefully bringing him into the house.  Only one kitten came from our first mating and, naturally, she stayed with us.  She is Advish Missdemeanor, our foundation girl.  After some persuasion, we entered BB into our first Cat show.  We had shown our Afghan Hounds a few times so managed well enough on entering and getting there.  When she scooped 2 first places, a best of breed and a special award we were hooked!

Brookie was neutered thereafter but we kept Freddie working for a couple years as we obtained some new females and had been completely drawn into the cat world. 

A year or two passed and we decided that we wanted something really special for breeding.  After a few failed attempts at trying to purchase a good stud cat from various UK breeders, we looked abroad.  We narrowed our 'foreign finds' to 2 catteries - Jagsun in Australia & Bhagalpur's in France.  After much deliberation and planning and spending (!!) we went for both boys.  We couldn't resist the markings and lineage of the Australian boy (Aussie) but adored the mother (a loving tri-colour champion marble) and outstanding type of the French boy (Antibes).

Now, a couple of years later, we are exactly where we aimed to be.  Our most notable achievments have thus far included :

  • Breeders of the UK's 1st Champion marbled Bengal (Antibes' daughter)
  • Breeders of the UK's 1st Champion & Grand Champion AOC Bengal (Aussie's son)
  • winning Best of Variety with our home bred cats 8 times
  • winning an overall best in show
  • breeding and/or owning 4 champions, 2 grand champions and a premier.



Buyers BEWARE of ...

  • Breeders who will not sell anything for breeding,  it's a big clue as to the quality and health of your purchase!
  • Breeders who will sell anything for breeding,  ask what their method of assessment is and expect a quick response!
  • The more and more popular £150 Bengal ... these breeders have inadequate stock, usually purchased as a pet from honest breeders, and are doing our breed no favours.  The markings dilute with age and temperaments can be dodgy.
  • Breeders who feed ONLY raw meats, unless they have experience & knowledge in this feeding method and can provide you with the facts - both positive and negative.  For many breeders this method is just a cheap way to feed but some dedicated breeders spend a lot of their time each day preparing raw meals, making sure they are nutritionally balanced.  We, personally, like to leave that in the hands of the experts at Royal Canin.

It isn't easy to find the right breeder for you ... but you may need advice after your purchase and if the breeder isn't interested before the purchase then they will not be interested afterwards.   Don't be afraid to ask the questions that are important to you and if the breeder seems unable or unwilling then don't buy.  These people can only keep breeding if they keep getting sales.

ABOUT US


Us & Bengals ....
above
our cat garden

right & below
our cattery from each end