Starting back in December with the Christmas show Mikey and Vinny managed to both pick up finals even with the large kitten count. Both boys loved the show which bodes well for Mikey in the future. I would love it if Vinny could go to a show home but this great big ball of love will be just as happy being a spoilt pet!
Aside from that we've had a relatively quiet Christmas and New Year, the cats have been tormenting the Christmas tree or chasing snowflakes and the dogs have either been snugged up or pretending to be snow ploughs!!
We still have older kittens available to new homes, ridiculously we still have 4 of Lexi and Henry's litter remaining, normally our British get snapped up quickly especially of this quality so if you want a beautiful British please get in touch!
No new matings are planned just yet.
TTFN
Claire
Monday, 4 January 2010
Saturday, 28 November 2009
Not long until Christmas!
The Lelaurier cats had a fantastic show weekend over the 14th & 15th of November, all of them managed at least one final!
We took Lexi, RW QGC Lelaurier Miniequinox, Clair and Chris took her 3 year old daughter, Misti, TGCA Lelaurier Coldfeet and Natalie and family brought her 4 month old daughter, Lossie, Lelaurier Glenlossie to her first show. Then for the Selkirks Liz and Kevin brought out Storm, Lelaurier Dancingstorm, who became a Champion Alter at his first show and Carole and Michael took Cirrus, GCA Lelaurier Cloudingover. We had a lovely time at a great venue with lovely people :-)
On the kitten front we still have 3 curlies, 2 straights and the rest of Lexi's British litter available. I have also decided against keeping Echo (blue tabby & White curly girl) as I feel she needs a more one to one relationship with her human slave! She is extremely affectionate and just wants to be attached to you all day and it is only fair that she be given that oppurtunity rather than share me with the rest of our gang.
The Christmas show run by Spoticat is just around the corner so lots of planning and preparation!
We should be welcoming the pitter patter of tiny paws just after Christmas!
TTFN
Claire
We took Lexi, RW QGC Lelaurier Miniequinox, Clair and Chris took her 3 year old daughter, Misti, TGCA Lelaurier Coldfeet and Natalie and family brought her 4 month old daughter, Lossie, Lelaurier Glenlossie to her first show. Then for the Selkirks Liz and Kevin brought out Storm, Lelaurier Dancingstorm, who became a Champion Alter at his first show and Carole and Michael took Cirrus, GCA Lelaurier Cloudingover. We had a lovely time at a great venue with lovely people :-)
On the kitten front we still have 3 curlies, 2 straights and the rest of Lexi's British litter available. I have also decided against keeping Echo (blue tabby & White curly girl) as I feel she needs a more one to one relationship with her human slave! She is extremely affectionate and just wants to be attached to you all day and it is only fair that she be given that oppurtunity rather than share me with the rest of our gang.
The Christmas show run by Spoticat is just around the corner so lots of planning and preparation!
We should be welcoming the pitter patter of tiny paws just after Christmas!
TTFN
Claire
Friday, 30 October 2009
Dogs and Cats!
Sadly it looks like we may have to find a new home for Breeze our lovely 4 year old Dally bitch. It started last December with her and Skye falling out and now she has taken to attacking Summer, she is fine with the two boys but can no longer spend any time with either of the other girls. Her and Summer are due to spayed in early January and we will see how things go after that but Summer is understandbly very nervous of her now and it has unsettled all of them. It's not fair for Breeze to be kept on her own and lose out on some of the attention here so if it comes to it we will be looking for the perfect home for her.
As for the cats, well they are just stark raving bonkers but that's nothing unusual for Lelaurier babies! A few more of the kittens have left for new homes now and we have the pleasure of Milan and Elly's company until December when they fly out with their new mummies Jesse and Kirsten to Germany. A big thank you to Kirsten for helping Jesse out with coming over I can't wait to meet you both :-)
We still have a few babies needing homes from our 2009 litters, details can be seen on our website.
TTFN
Claire
As for the cats, well they are just stark raving bonkers but that's nothing unusual for Lelaurier babies! A few more of the kittens have left for new homes now and we have the pleasure of Milan and Elly's company until December when they fly out with their new mummies Jesse and Kirsten to Germany. A big thank you to Kirsten for helping Jesse out with coming over I can't wait to meet you both :-)
We still have a few babies needing homes from our 2009 litters, details can be seen on our website.
TTFN
Claire
Thursday, 15 October 2009
Kittens and shows
Mikey, Lelaurier Easeamiracle, had a fabulous first show picking up 6 finals and finishing 7th Best kitten overall, I am still slightly shocked! He is one to watch for the future as there is still so much more to come but with that result he may join us at a few more kitten shows. His beautiful curly sister will be winging her way to Germany at the start of December but we do still have the two straight coated kittens in his litter, Luna a Black & White girl who I just adore (she must not stay, she must not stay LOL) she is a cheeky and intelligent girl who can sniff out a cat toy at 50 paces and Rocky who is the straight version of his brother a gorgeous Chocolate Spotted & White boy. Rocky fits into the 'jelly' catergory he just melts when he sees people and all he wants is love! We still have 3 curly boys and another variant available as well.
Then there are the British babies, who are just downright scrumptious. Honey's remaining two are lovely, Milan in particular has exceptional type for a Cinnamon carrier (the reason I used Honey) and Bugsy just wants to purr his head off at you! Lexi's again are beauitful, even little dot Whinnie, who is now eating very well and growing fast. Tali, Mac and Vinny could all easily go on the show bench and if funds permitted that is exactly where they would be!
I picked up a copy of Your Cat magazine today as our American Curls have been featured but as an added bonus photos from a shoot a few years back of Gracie (Catbalu Strawberriesncream) and Sully (GC Colmarc Fallguy) have also been used in various articles :-)
TTFN
Claire
Then there are the British babies, who are just downright scrumptious. Honey's remaining two are lovely, Milan in particular has exceptional type for a Cinnamon carrier (the reason I used Honey) and Bugsy just wants to purr his head off at you! Lexi's again are beauitful, even little dot Whinnie, who is now eating very well and growing fast. Tali, Mac and Vinny could all easily go on the show bench and if funds permitted that is exactly where they would be!
I picked up a copy of Your Cat magazine today as our American Curls have been featured but as an added bonus photos from a shoot a few years back of Gracie (Catbalu Strawberriesncream) and Sully (GC Colmarc Fallguy) have also been used in various articles :-)
TTFN
Claire
Tuesday, 29 September 2009
September
Well, I'm not sure where the month went but it's nearly done.
Kittens are growing and getting into more mischief as each day goes by. Several have left for their new homes now, from Scotland to Austria!
A couple of our available Selkirks will be on exhibition at the Bengal Cat Club of Great Britain show held at Stoneleigh Park on 3rd & 4th October, so feel free to come to find us and have a cuddle with them!
Lexi's British kittens had their second vaccines today so will be able to leave from next week. I have finally made a decision about Honey's boys (thanks Dee!) and Thriller will be staying with us, so Bugsy is now available and Milan is also still here, she is a beautiful girl and she knows it!
TTFN
Claire
Kittens are growing and getting into more mischief as each day goes by. Several have left for their new homes now, from Scotland to Austria!
A couple of our available Selkirks will be on exhibition at the Bengal Cat Club of Great Britain show held at Stoneleigh Park on 3rd & 4th October, so feel free to come to find us and have a cuddle with them!
Lexi's British kittens had their second vaccines today so will be able to leave from next week. I have finally made a decision about Honey's boys (thanks Dee!) and Thriller will be staying with us, so Bugsy is now available and Milan is also still here, she is a beautiful girl and she knows it!
TTFN
Claire
Sunday, 30 August 2009
Sunday afternoon
Was spent, playing with the curly kittens!
I actually remembered to get my camera out this time and you can see the result here
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=118729&id=684581996&l=3fec54c693
TTFN
Claire
I actually remembered to get my camera out this time and you can see the result here
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=118729&id=684581996&l=3fec54c693
TTFN
Claire
Thursday, 20 August 2009
Kittens and decisions
Tootsie had to have her litter by C-Section last Thursday (13th Aug) and sadly we only had one survivor, a curly colourpoint girl. I've waited 6 years for one of my own so she is being wrapped in cotton wool! Tootsie became extremely unwell after the surgery and her kitten, now called Tessy, is being fostered by 'aunty Stella' a big thank you to Clair for taking Tessy on and of course Stella for doing such a great job. Toots is now improving but won't be able to rear Tessy.
The older kittens are having a great time running riot around the house, Abbie's now 12 weeks are like limpets, they love to be with you and hang off your trouser legs! I made the mistake of wearing shorts this week, all I can say is - ouch!!! Ivy's, now 10 weeks are growing into little stunners and Sparkle, staying here, has the loudest purr going. Candy's, 9 weeks, are just downright gorgeous, baby Candy will be moving to Austria and Electro is off to France so just the bonkers and beautiful Evo left from this gang. Honey's British babies are developing well, the two Lilac girls are proper chocolate box kittens and Bugsy is so striking with his classic bicolour markings. Echo, Zinny's singleton, is now living with her British cousins who are a week younger (Lexi's kittens 6 weeks today) and has immense fun running rings round them, they are proper British dumplings, gorgeous to look at and not a lot going on upstairs!
I have made some big decisions this week, over the next few months we will have some lovely young adults looking for new homes as I reduce my breeding cats. As we don't breed from our girls every year anyway we won't be having fewer litters but we now have the type and the colours we want in our cats so it is time for those that have played their part to become spoilt lap cats. Some will stay with us but the majority will be looking for their perfect forever home. This is never something I take lightly but the cats are my priority and I have wept buckets over letting cats go that despite my best efforts are not 100% happy here as a neuter but every time I have been rewarded by seeing them blossom in their new homes.
I have also decided to take a break from breeding Dalmatians for the foreseeable future. I will be keeping Storm entire and may at some point in the future look for another bitch puppy again but we will see. In the meantime our two entire girls Breeze and Summer will be spayed.
There are various reasons but a big factor is giving me more time to concentrate on Lincolnshire Police's breeding programme. I have been a volunteer puppy walker for the last 18 months and it has filled a huge hole that I didn't know was there. We have also had a potential brood bitch placed with us and as anyone who knows me well will understand I always want to give 100%. This is still a fledgling breeding programme and I want to do everything I can to make it a success for the force. Breeding and producing happy, healthy animals that can excel at what they were bred for has always been my aim and even though these will not be my puppies it does not alter my goal.
Not much news on the show front as I am concentrating on showing our American Curl Aimee this year, but, delighted to announce that Misti, Lelaurier Coldfeet is now a DGCA and just needs points to get her up to Triple!! I may be showing the Selkirk and British kittens I am keeping later in the year, only time will tell!
TTFN
Claire
The older kittens are having a great time running riot around the house, Abbie's now 12 weeks are like limpets, they love to be with you and hang off your trouser legs! I made the mistake of wearing shorts this week, all I can say is - ouch!!! Ivy's, now 10 weeks are growing into little stunners and Sparkle, staying here, has the loudest purr going. Candy's, 9 weeks, are just downright gorgeous, baby Candy will be moving to Austria and Electro is off to France so just the bonkers and beautiful Evo left from this gang. Honey's British babies are developing well, the two Lilac girls are proper chocolate box kittens and Bugsy is so striking with his classic bicolour markings. Echo, Zinny's singleton, is now living with her British cousins who are a week younger (Lexi's kittens 6 weeks today) and has immense fun running rings round them, they are proper British dumplings, gorgeous to look at and not a lot going on upstairs!
I have made some big decisions this week, over the next few months we will have some lovely young adults looking for new homes as I reduce my breeding cats. As we don't breed from our girls every year anyway we won't be having fewer litters but we now have the type and the colours we want in our cats so it is time for those that have played their part to become spoilt lap cats. Some will stay with us but the majority will be looking for their perfect forever home. This is never something I take lightly but the cats are my priority and I have wept buckets over letting cats go that despite my best efforts are not 100% happy here as a neuter but every time I have been rewarded by seeing them blossom in their new homes.
I have also decided to take a break from breeding Dalmatians for the foreseeable future. I will be keeping Storm entire and may at some point in the future look for another bitch puppy again but we will see. In the meantime our two entire girls Breeze and Summer will be spayed.
There are various reasons but a big factor is giving me more time to concentrate on Lincolnshire Police's breeding programme. I have been a volunteer puppy walker for the last 18 months and it has filled a huge hole that I didn't know was there. We have also had a potential brood bitch placed with us and as anyone who knows me well will understand I always want to give 100%. This is still a fledgling breeding programme and I want to do everything I can to make it a success for the force. Breeding and producing happy, healthy animals that can excel at what they were bred for has always been my aim and even though these will not be my puppies it does not alter my goal.
Not much news on the show front as I am concentrating on showing our American Curl Aimee this year, but, delighted to announce that Misti, Lelaurier Coldfeet is now a DGCA and just needs points to get her up to Triple!! I may be showing the Selkirk and British kittens I am keeping later in the year, only time will tell!
TTFN
Claire
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