Shropshire Show 2010

Sharnie & Brooke were out doing their thing and flying the Elmarlay flag.

First up Brooke had a really positive day she attained her 1st CC and took the best of breed, she followed this up with a 2nd and a 3rd in her side classes. Brooke will be out and about in the coming weeks again and we will have to wait and see how she goes. She had a really positive comment from her open judge Mrs Pike.

Dear Sharnie moved up the placings at this show she got a 2nd in her Open and did really well in her sides classes being placed in all and they were not small classes, she got a 1st, 2nd & a 3rd. Sharnie is taking a break from the show scene as she needs more time to mature. She will be back out again later in the year.

Well done girls!

Bye Bye Widget

Well today has been a real mix of emotions as my dear little Widget has gone off to her new home with Maureen and her husband, to be a play mate for Mitsy, a lilac Birman bred by my friend Sue Clowes. It has been a hard decision to make but one that had to be done as she was craving attention and seeing her gel with Maureen there was no doubt in my mind that she has found her slave.

Thank you Maureen I can sleep easy that my little lady has the perfect home, where she will be adored. Hope Widget and Mitsy get along well, I am sure they will.

Widget be good love you lots, my little bit!

Kittens

Well River didn't catch to Lexx but as she was in a rather long call that seemed to be lasting a life time I am not overly surprised.

Angel is pregnant to Brodie and is due in a few weeks and Lunar is also Pregnant to Brodie as well.

I was not sure about whether he had managed it with Lunar as she has a tendency to be a bucking bronco when she is being mated and Brodie is still a bit of a wimp with the girls. Lunar is due mid February.

Update on Zahara well nothing is happening so the clock is ticking on what to do next, sit and wait a few months seems to be the best option.

Plans

The Birman boys have been busy on the run up to Christmas, Lexx and Brodie all being well will be proud dads again in the new year. I have repeated the Matings that gave me Elmarlay Babbling Brooke (Lexx to River) and also the mating that gave me Elmarlay Ceres (Brodie to Angel)

Zahara is still showing no sign of her 1st call let alone any subsequent ones at nearly 18 months this is starting to look a bit odd. Trip to the vet for a health check only revealed costly invasive options so I am waiting the arrival of spring. So no Siberian plans.

Well that's my round up I will confirm whether kittens are expected in due course on the website as well as further kitten plans. Hope you all had a good Christmas

Bye Bye To The Naughties

Well it is a bit of a sad evening seeing the last kitten of Phoenix & Scout's naughty interlude go off to their new home. Ms Tortitude was the final kitten to leave and she will be known as Poppy with new family. Bessie has settled with Tamsin & family and will be venturing out on the Show circuit in the new year as a Pedigree pet. The boys are settled in their new homes and no doubt being spoilt and not forgetting Lucy who is keeping her new owner entertained and probably the whole of the residents in the community living complex. So it is a little strange these kittens although not pedigree in the sense of the word they were thoroughly enjoyed and been raised with love and I hope each one of them brings many happy years to their new owners lives, as I certainly enjoyed having them, even if they were born out of Naughtiness.

All said and done Scout has the potential to produce outstanding kittens with the Siberian Girls and Phoenix after a 1st litter of premature kittens that sadly didn't make it she has proved to be an excellent mom, something had Scout not secretly mated her she would have never had the opportunity of being as I had planned to have her spayed and not put her through another pregnancy. The saying of Nature works in mysterious ways is very true in this case. Five beautiful kittens who have been raised with love and who have gone on to give that love onto their new owners.

Hope you all enjoy them.

North Of Britain Show 5th December

I made the trip to Sheffield with Lunar & Sharnie (Mother & Daughter Combo) The Siberians stayed at home, but it was lovely to see a good number of Siberian out on the bench. Zahara's brother was there Czar so we had a quick cuddle and a long chat with Audrey.

Lunar didn't shine at this show partly down I think to me being ill for the week and so I hadn't done the 100% job on her, plus she did have a grump on her as she is coming into call and she is always a miserable mare when she is in call, watch out girls you are in for a rough week ahead!

Sharnie did well bless her she hasn't been shown for months after some quite cutting comments from a judge had really put me off taking her out again, and although I was in doubt about taking her out again I decided to enter her and well she had a good day, taking 1st in her open and then being placed 3x 2nd in her side classes. All the comments from the judges and fellow breeders were also positive and she even had her picture taken and these will appear on the North Of Britain's website in time. All she needs to do is grow a coat and develop a ruff as she still hasn't a coat.

What A Day The Supreme Was!!!!

It has been a while since I have updated the Blog and well today only seemed right to do so. Elmarlay Lunar Moon went to the supreme on a cold and wet morning, the day started off a bit rushed as I had gone to the NEC to help set up the Siberian stand and also my pen as it is always a frantic affair on the morning. The M6 was a car park going and coming so decided it was going to be an early start, well 1st nightmare slept through the alarm woke about 20 minutes after it was set, so mad dash to get out got to the NEC for 7.30am ready for vetting in and ground to a halt had to wait 40 minutes to park as it was like wacky races, slight car park queue rage with a an idiot who thought that she was able to drive straight to the front of the queue and cut us all up, not the smartest move as I don't suffer idiots lightly so she got a head out the window air blue moment, really thought this was going to be a disaster day all round. Parked and made the trek for vetting in, got through no problems, got Lunar looking good although Lunar did feel the wet look suited her better!!!!!

Time for Judging and this was the most nerve racking 1/2 hour of my life but I am pleased to say that Lunar got her Elusive 3rd Grand Certificate against two beautiful chocolate girls which really the class was any ones game. So a BIG Thank You to Mrs Joyce Green for Awarding Lunar her last Grand and making her GRAND CHAMPION ELMARLAY LUNAR MOON, she is not only my 1st home bred Champion but now my 1st home bred Grand Champion. Thank you to the many friends and other exhibitors for the cards and messages of congratulations it is much appreciated.

The Siberian stand had a lot of interest and the breed was being admired by many, so all round a very positive day, Also a special mention has to go to Mandy & Jeff Symonds who's wonderful Dave went Supreme Pedigree Pet, Dave is the 1st Supreme Pedigree Pet but it is also more special as he is a Siberian. So congratulations to Mandy, Jeff & of course Dave.

we had an interesting afternoon of spending far too much money on stocking up on cat food and other cat products, spent far too much as usual. then we had a lovely emergency evacuation to contend with after some bright spark decided to have a crafty cigarette in the toilets and tripped the smoke censor off, we were all told to leave the building but we had to leave our cats, not a good plan myself like many others did not agree with this and me having a big gob, had a run in with a jobs worth who told me to stop being awkward, wrong statement to make so he got a rather blunt statement back, of over my dead body will she stay put, thankfully for him the hall was bought to attention again to say that it was a false alarm and the show was back on.

So a good day, am very happy, tired and broke so not a bad day all round.