Dream
Dream comes to me from Kelly Sheppard of Wyldthingz in California. When I came across his photo, I had gone onto Kelly's site to look at his sister that she had posted. When I saw his picture my jaw dropped and my heart lept into my throat. Here was the stud I had been waiting patiently for.
For quite some time I've wanted to bring in a stud that has a black nose. I needed a male with excellent contrast, coat clarity and well defined spotting. I was also looking for a male that was Melanistic or carried for Melanistic. I wanted all these things but also didn't want to sacrifice type for markings. Of course I dreamed about finding the perfect (or near perfect) stud that had all these things in one cat, but I never dreamed he actually existed!
What
can I say about Dream, he's just so amazing! He has generations of
black noses in his pedigree, his mother is black so he carries for
melanistic. His coat and pattern are fantastic, and he should offset my
girls' ticking and lack of contrast
very well. He has a servally shaped nose, small hooded eyes, and
wonderful head shape. His ears are upright and rounded, and he has good leg length. His type is different enough to offset the Oriental Shorthair influence in my girls' pedigrees, but not so different that he is outside my goals and taste. He retains and brings in many of the features I am focused on.
To say that I am thrilled to have him in my program is a gross understatement. I am chomping at the bit for him to grow up and sire some litters with my girls. I am especially hoping that he and Imani will give me a gorgeous melanistic girl! I am eternally grateful that Kelly has entrusted Dream to us here at Spidersweb.
Dream is an F6SBT Brown (Black) Spotted Tabby born September 7th, 2010 Wyldthingz Spyder Monkey (Black, Dam) and Halestone Magnetik of Wyldthinz (Brown (Black) spotted, Sire).
Knucklebones
Knucklebones comes to me from Patti Struck of Jasirisana cattery in Arizona. We really weren't sure about him, because he was such a scrawny skin and bones kitten (hence his name), but I urged her to wait and see how he developed before deciding what to do with him. I just had a good feeling about him and he had such wonderful ears. As the weeks went by, he turned into a lovely boy. Patti brought him to a couple shows and he did very well both times. He even managed to take a win over a famously beautiful Chaussie, Tor!
Knucklebones is such a lovebug, he just can't get enough petting and attention. But his sweet and gentle personality is not all he has to offer! Large upright and rounded ears, long legs, big wide nose with a red serval star in the center, and beautiful eyes with the thickest black eyeliner, you'd think he's Cleopatra re-incarnate!
I am so honoured that Patti has entrusted this special boy to me, and we are both impressed with the lovely kittens he's produced so far. He gives me kittens with superb type; in particular, he gives upright ears, correct eye-shape, wide fat noses, and good leg length. He is such an asset to my breeding program, and I wouldn't be where I am today without him, and without Patti's generosity.
Unfortunately when Knucklebones came to me, my photography skills were poor. He never got the photographs he deserves, and therefore is not represented very well. He is nicer than his photographs show, but now that he is a mature stud, with jowly cheeks and a neck as thick as his shoulders, these photographs are the best I have to offer in which to judge his breed type.
Knucklebones is a F7SBT Brown spotted tabby born November 11th, 2008 out of Wild2mild Marla of Meadowcreek (Brown, Dam), and Meadowsweet Kahn (Brown, Sire).
