SUMMER, 1998

BEST DILUTE BURMESE GC, RW Tobytots Marguerite Rose Breeder/Owner: Marilyn Toben

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Dear Members, NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF BURMESE LOOK!! Inside this issue . . . BREEDERS, INC.

Treasurer‘s Quarterly Report 2 Once again, our own government threatens us 19981998----19991999 with coercive legislation. And, once again, the Board of Directors

Feline Genome Project 2 Doris Day Animal League is behind it all. Please turn immediately to pages 3-9 and set about PRESIDENT - Pat Jacobberger writing your letter of concern and response to the 2701 Overlook Drive LEGISLATIVE ALERT! READ 3-7 USDA! This is the time to put everything aside and Bloomington, MN 55431 IMMEDIATELY! step to the plate. Last year was only a petition to E-mail - [email protected] FAX - 612-888-8311 consider doing something. This year is the year SAMPLE LETTERS TO SEND THE 8-9 that we need to work hard to stop this impending SECRETARY - Kim Landry USDA!! legislation. 6836 Forum Street

NABB August Show Flyer 10 San Diego, CA 92111 On a lighter note, this is also the Newsletter E-mail - [email protected] issue where we celebrate the achievements of each Annual NABB, Inc. Burmese Awards 13 of our beautiful Burmese . Once again it was a TREASURER - Chuck Reich thrill to applaud, whistle and cheer for each and 922 Columbia Place every one of the six (6) National Winning Burmese Boulder, CO 80303 E- Show Business 18 mail - [email protected] at the CFA Awards Banquet. While these were the cats that “made it into the Nationals,” we can all DIRECTOR - Erika Graf-Webster Burmese Breed Standards - A 20 take pride and joy in each Regional Award earned 11057 Saffold Way by a beautiful Burmese in the 1997-98 show World-Wide Comparison Reston, VA 22090 E- season. Congratulations to each one of your mail - [email protected] NABB Membership 23 Burmese! DIRECTOR - Lynn Thompson Burmese Study Guide 28 A moment for proud reflection as well. Our 235 W. Brandon Boulevard #218 own Toni Woolard has been named to the new CFA Brandon, FL 33511 Judging Committee. In this capacity, Toni will E-mail - [email protected] Comic‘s Corner 32 represent the exhibitors’ point of view on the committee. A new day and a new experiment in NEWSLETTER STAFF self governance for the CFA Fancy! We know that EDITOR - Pat Jacobberger The Mentor Program 34 Toni will do us proud! Congratulations! SHOW REPORTS - Kathy Rutledge ORIGINAL STORIES - Kim Landry If you have a chance, drop Toni a note. She is NABB Bulletin Board 38 recovering from a total knee replacement. She did extremely well with this surgery and will, no doubt, The National Alliance of Burmese be back on the show circuit soon. Take care Toni! Breeders, Inc. (NABB) Newsletter is published four times a year (Jan-Apr-Jul- How are you supporting the NABB Show Oct). Membership is available to On the Cover scheduled for August 29-20 in Clearwater, Florida? Burmese Breeders and Exhibitors. Lynn and her committee need your help with set- Associate membership is available to Burmese owners. To obtain information GC, RW Tobytots Marguerite Rose was best up, hospitality and any number of other activities. Hope as many of you can make it as possible! about NABB membership, please contact Dilute Burmese for the CFA show season ending any officer or director.

April 30, 1998. Marguerite was bred by and is owned by Marilyn Toben. She finished the show Have a wonderful Summer and take care! NABB affiliated season with 4306.97 points. Congratulations and is breed thanks Marilyn for your donation for the a club Celebration Party! July, 1998 2 National Alliance of Burmese Breeders, Inc. Feline Genome Project NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF BURMESE BREEDERS Genetics for Cats!

TREASURER'S REPORT For Second Quarter: April 1, 1998 - June 30, 1998 The National Cancer Institute wants to establish a genetic database for research in CHECKING ACCOUNT domestic breeds as part of the Feline Genome Project.

April This database will help to answer any genetic question including parentage, Beginning balance 4/01/98 $ 1,245.57 identity, gene pool diversity, best outcrosses, degree of inbreeding and assist with Income identifying inherited diseases. Membership dues renewals $ 320.00 Publications sales 21.00 Expenditures $ 0.00 WE NEED SAMPLES FROM ALL THE DIFFERENT CAT Balance 4/30/98 $ 1,586.57 BREEDS!

May Samples should be donated from male and female cats which are among the most Income important cats for a given breed, particularly GC's, DM's, and top ten best of breed Membership dues renewals $ 130.00 winners, for any category. Cats can be of any age, fixed or intact, and can represent Publications sales 14.50 winners from any year. This project, however, is NOT limited just to winning Expenditures Patricia Jacobberger, Spring $ 753.34 cats - we want cats included from every line of a breed and from the contributors Newsletter of the breed. This project is not specific to any particular cat fancy association! Balance 5/31/98 $ 977.73 Cats from foreign countries are also desired, call 301-846-1299 for the import permit information. June Income $ 0.00 We need 25 males and 25 females from each breed, covering as many different Expenditures lines as possible. Ebe McCabe, Annual Meeting 67.68 refreshments Pat Jacobberger, Annual 163.98 NO COST TO THE BREEDER Meeting food Pat Jacobberger, Annual 57.39 The National Cancer Institute will pay for collection charges from the vet and Meeting printing shipment. Cats can be taken to the veterinarian specifically for this project, or the ADR Enterprises, Annual 399.94 samples can be collected during a routine visit. Many veterinarians may donate awards rosettes their services! Balance 6/30/98 $ 288.74

SHIPMENT SAVINGS ACCOUNT Arrange for a Fedex pick-up and ship by overnight delivery, using the National Beginning balance 4/01/98 $ 15,446.59 Cancer Institute's account number. Call 301-846-1299 to obtain the account Deposit, interest for April, 1998 $ +39.35 number. Samples should be wrapped in a paper towel, put into a baggie and Deposit, interest for May, 1998 +40.77 shipped in a box with an ice pack. Samples should be collected and shipped Deposit, interest for June, 1998 +39.56 Monday-Thursday. Balance 6/30/98 $ 15,566.27

SAMPLES SHOULD HAVE AN ANTI-COAGULANT SHOW ACCOUNT The samples can be collected in any type of blood tube with an anti-coagulant, Balance, 6/30/98 $ 2,000.00 including EDTA, heparin, ACD. Please send approximately 10 mls, which can be in one large tube or many small tubes. Any cat over 5 lbs. can easily donate this amount of blood. TREASURY BALANCE 6/30/98 $ 17,855.01 INCLUDE A PEDIGREE

An official pedigree is not necessary but a pedigree should be sent for identification purposes. The pedigree should note the breed, sex, color of the cats and awards(if any). Breeders may also choose to include health information or concerns. All the information will be strictly confidential, not available to other breeders or cat fancy associations! Please contact us with any questions or concerns:

Leslie A. Lyons, Ph.D. Phone: 301-846-1299 Senior Staff Fellow Fax: 301-846-1909 National Cancer Institute E-mail: [email protected] Building 560, Room 11-10 Frederick, MD 21702-1201

HELP US MAKE YOUR CATS HEALTHIER!!!

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5 National Alliance of Burmese Breeders, Inc. NEED HELP GETTING STARTED ON THAT LETTER?! HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES!! WILLIAMS ELECTED Docket No. 97-018-2 PRESIDENT OF CFA Regulatory Analysis and Development PPD, APHIS, SUITE 3CO3 Manasquan NJ - Donald J. Williams of Ocala, 4700 River Road, Unit 118 Florida was elected president of The Cat Fanciers‘ Riverdale, MD 20737-1238 Association‘s (CFA) 92nd annual meeting held at the Wyndham Franklin Plaza Hotel in Philadelphia. Gentlemen:

The results of the mail ballots for 1998-2000 We wish to state our opposition to the fundamental approach of using any officers and regional directors were announced numbers at all, in the USDA attempt to classify a breeder of dogs or cats as during the opening session. commercial, or not, and therefore should, or should not be required to be licensed and regulated by the federal government. President Great Lakes Regional L. Baugh 144 Becky Jones* 28 We believe that counting the number of breeding females to define the Craig Rothermel * 162 Liz Watson 32 commercial status of the owner is arbitrary and discriminatory. This opinion is Donald Williams 213 Abstained 2 substantiated in some court cases, including a ruling issued by the Pennsylvania Abstained 5 Southwest Regional Commonwealth Court in 1994 that struck down a local ordinance that limited numbers of that a person could keep. By ruling that municipal ordinance Vice President George Eigenhauser 48 unconstitutional, the Court determined that using any threshold number to define Suzanne Beedy 144 Abstained 5 nuisance failed to address why any number under that threshold was not a Kim Everett* 356 Midwest Regional nuisance and any number above was - in other words, the arbitrariness of using Abstained 24 Linda Berg* 67 any number at all. The same principle applies in this situation. Secretary Abstained 6 Kitty Angell 275 Southern Regional Selling animals through wholesale channels would indicate commercialism, and it Willa Hawke* 242 Rhett Bockman 20 is by this interpretation that USDA has operated successfully for 25 years. If Abstained 7 Robert Cooney 1 numbers were to be used to define the commercial status of a breeder, then the Treasurer Jim DeBruhl 36 current commercial breeder licensee who maintains 10 breeding females and ships wholesale litter lots to commercial outlets throughout the country, might have to Donna Fuller* 438 Ande DeGeer 27 be reclassified, and would therefore be suddenly exempt from regulation. By the Abstained 86 Toni Pironti 2 same token, the responsible pedigreed dog or ethical cat fancier with 11 breeding North Atlantic Regional Abstained 1 females, who raises and sells the occasional puppy or from his home would Debby Kusy 23 Japan Regional suddenly find himself required to be licensed and his home inspected by federal Sharon Roy 40 C. Bess Higuchi 22 government agents. Abstained 1 Teruko Arai 21 Northwest Regional Abstained 4 Aside from arbitrariness, the problem of discrimination is obvious. Different Jean Grimm 30 husbandry requirements between cats and dogs require a wide difference in Lorna Malinen 49 *Incumbent numbers of breeding animals required for a healthy and viable gene pool in the Abstained 2 fanciers' mission to preserve the distinct breeds. If there is some burning need to regulate the few breeders who might fall through the cracks of current NABB, INC. CFA ELECTION RESULTS regulatory guidelines, even though humane treatment is regulated at state and local levels, please seek out a definition that more appropriately addresses the commercial nature of those operations, i.e., those who sell through channels that President Secretary significantly involve selling for profit to a pet buying market rather than fanciers Loretta Baugh 10 Kitty Angell 32 whose pet sales are secondary to pursuing their sport. Only the profit motive truly defines commercialism. Craig Rothermel 18 Willa Hawke 33 Don Williams 37 Is that really the USDA motivation in suggesting the use of an arbitrary number to Vice President Treasurer define commercialism in dog and cat breeders' activities - to target the minority Suzanne Beedy 9 Donna Fuller 62 sector of pedigreed dog and cat fanciers and subject their homes to regulation and Kim Everett 56 Abstentions 3 inspection? If not, then perhaps the problem should be, first, more carefully analyzed and identified, before some solution is plucked from the air, a solution NABB, INC. OFFICES which does not fit the problem and will not resolve it, and could cause grave harm President Treasurer to innocent bystanders who do not contribute to the problem. Pat Jacobberger 63 Chuck Reich 63 Thank you for your attention. Abstentions 2 Abstentions 2 Secretary Sincerely, Kimberlyn Landry 63 Abstentions 2

6 HERE‘S ANOTHER: Summer, 1998

Gentlemen: household to determine who should or should not be inspected, licensed, and assessed a fee. The sole criterion I cannot agree with the inspection of the private homes of American Citizens who for determining the need for inspection should be whether are Hobby Breeders, based upon numbers of animals. Setting a number is or not the breeder is engaged in a commercial enterprise. arbitrary, and I fully expect that once a number is set, the animal activists will To my mind, those people breeding dogs and/or cats to sell demand a lower number. In Pennsylvania, setting a numbers limit has been ruled for profit to pet shops are engaged in commercial unconstitutional, as numbers do not necessarily constitute nuisance. There are enterprise. Further, it seems obvious to me that the person many variables concerning the ability of an individual, or a family, to properly care most likely to cut corners in caring for their animals are the for and house any particular number of animals. people who are interested in making a profit. The hobby breeder only hopes to recover some of the money spent in I do not believe it was the intention of Congress, via the Animal Welfare Act, to the sport of showing their pets when selling the occasional cause the USDA to license a hobby that takes place at the private residence. I puppy or kitten. The hobby breeder is the most likely to believe this can be challenged as a violation of the fourth amendment of the US take the best possible care of his/her animals. They are Constitution. I believe Congress intended for commercial businesses to be engaged in a labor of love as well as competing in a sport inspected, which is what takes place, quite successfully, now. where the condition and health of the animal being shown is of paramount importance. Profit is not a motivation for So-called "Puppy Mills" are required to be inspected under the current the hobby breeder. interpretation. Those that do exist, do so outside the law. Invading the homes of American Citizens who have exceeded an arbitrarily set number, will not ensure The number of animals kept by the breeder has nothing to the extinction of the "puppy mill". It will affect those breeders with the highest do with whether or not they are engaged in a commercial public profile - the most ethical of Hobby Breeders, and will let slip through the enterprise, in addition to being arbitrary. In 1994 the net, those breeders whose motive is profit. Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court struck down a local ordinance that set limits on the number of pets a person I am further puzzled as to how you intend to set the inspection standards for could keep. While ruling the local ordinance animals that are kept un-caged in the home, as pets. As a hypothetical illustration, unconstitutional, the Court said that using any number as a will you inspect bedrooms, and declare that home-owners must have non-porous threshold to define nuisance did not address how any floor and wall materials, so that they can be disinfected? number under the threshold was not a nuisance or any number above the threshold was a nuisance. The same It is necessary for Hobby Breeders with the ultra-rare breeds, to keep a larger gene principle applies when determining commercialism. pool within the home, because of the difficulty of obtaining unrelated animals for breeding. Such a breeder may have animals from overseas, from Canada, or from The current definition of ”retail " as any outlet various parts of the US, in order to accomplish genetic diversity in pedigrees. selling at retail of use as pets has been in effect for 25 years Under the notion that numbers "separate the men from the boys", this breeder's with no objections being raised. The evidence of the Doris home may be inspected, while a breeder with fewer animals, who has unrelated Day Animal League presents no compelling reason to studs within a half-hour's drive, or one who inbreeds them intensely and produces change the current regulations. If the regulations were to be "nightmare pedigrees", will remain uninspected. This factor, in addition to the change it would mean that some of those engaged in obvious differences between the dog and cat fancy, creates discrimination. breeding dogs and/or cats for profit making purposes would no longer be regulated while thousands of hobby I believe that if you use numbers to divide the inspected from the uninspected, you breeders would have to open up their homes to be will seriously discourage the serious Hobby Breeder. This will cause more Hobby inspected. This was never the intention of the Animal Breeders to stop breeding, an effect that the animal rights movement is already Welfare Act. beginning to achieve. When the Hobby Breeder stops breeding, only the large commercial breeder who is able to meet your inspection criteria is left. As a result, In closing, the USDA should concentrate on commercial the public will no longer have access to healthy, well-bred, well-socialized, HOME and interstate animal raising and transportation. These RAISED pets. I do not think you really want this. proposed changes would overwhelm the Federal resources and the USDA ability to enforce the Animal Welfare Act Hobby Breeders do not have the DDAL/PETA/HSUS multi-million dollar annual as it was intended. IF the USDA decides to regulate some budget available to pay for their "mass efforts" against this ruling. We do, retail breeders, it should focus only on those commercial however, thank you for allowing us to comment. breeders in the business of selling dogs and cats for profit to the pet buying market. Sincerely, AND, ANOTHER: Thank you for your attention in this matter.

To whom it may concern: Sincerely,

I am writing in opposition to the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking concerning the inspection and licensing of breeders of pedigreed dogs and cats. As DON‘T ASSUME EVERYONE ELSE WILL TAKE the rules stand only those raising puppies and to sell to retail pet shops are CARE OF THIS ISSUE!!! regulated. That is how the rules should remain. When the Congress passed the DO YOUR PART TODAY! Animal Welfare Act, there was no intention to regulate the hobby breeders of dogs or cats. Hobby breeders are not concerned with making a profit, but with the preservation and improvement of their selected breed. Sale of puppies or kittens is not the primary thrust of their breeding program and are completely incidental to the hobby.

I am unable to respond to the request for a specific number of animals kept in a 7 National Alliance of Burmese Breeders, Inc.

NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF BURMESE BREEDERS, INC. www.burmese.com

August 29 & 30, 1998 The Long Center Clearwater, FL

Eight Allbreed Rings

Saturday Sunday

Don Williams Jo Ann Cummings Leta Williams Georgette Melotik Stan Barnaby Ricky Carroll Pat Jacobberger Walter Hutzler

Show Manager and Vendor Info Show Secretary

Lynn Thompson Kathy Rutledge 235 W. Brandon Blvd #218 7612 Chancellor Way Brandon, FL 33511 Springfield, VA 22153 813-677-7290 703-455-4869 813-672-1565 fax [email protected] [email protected]

Entry Fees: Closing Date:

First entry $40 August 22, 1998 Second Entry $35 Entry Limit: 225 Additional entries $30

**Burmese entries deduct $10 off each entry**

Double cage/end of row $20 Entry Clerk: Grooming space $20 Alexy Entry Service Sales cage (exhibitors only) $20 139 Habersham Substitution fee $10 Longwood, FL 32779 Returned check $20 407-862-8309 phone/fax Email/faxed entries (per entry) $ 2 [email protected] (sorry, no household pets) No calls after 9pm please.

Advertising: Full page $60 1/2 page $35 1/4 page $20 Business card $5 Donation to ribbon fund (thank you) $______Total enclosed: $ ______

Make checks payable to: National Alliance of Burmese Breeders, Inc.

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Show hall: The Long Center. 1501 N. Belcher Rd Clearwater, FL.813-726-2181. This is a non-smoking, air-conditioned facility with plenty of free parking.

Show hours : Check in will be from 8 - 9:30 am on Saturday. Judging will begin at 10 am. The show hall will open at am on Sunday and judging will begin at 9 am. The show will be open to the public from 10 am - 4 pm. No cats may leave the show hall before 4 pm without permission of the show manager.

Show hotel: Ramada Inn 26508 US 19 N Clearwater, FL. 813-796-1234. Rate of $52.This hotel requires a $50 refundable pet deposit to assure that the rooms are left clean and odor free. It is a beautifully remodeled hotel, please leave rooms clean so that we may be welcomed again in the future.

Alternate hotel: La Quinta Inn 3301 Ulmerton Rd. Clearwater, FL 813-572-7222. $69 per night, no pet fee. This is a newly renovated hotel, please leave rooms clean.

Supplies: Litter will be provided. Please bring your own food dishes, litter pans, etc. Cages are approximately 22X22X22 inches. People food will be available.

Fly-ins: Fly-ins may use either Tampa International or St. Pete airports. Both are convenient. If you need additional info, please contact the show manager.

Kittens for sale: A copy of the litter registration or individual registration along with a current FL State Health Certificate must be shown at check in and displayed at benching area. You must be an exhibitor to sell cats or kittens. No kittens under 4 months of age are permitted in the show hall.

General info: Ribbons and rosettes will be awarded according to CFA rules. All Championship, Premiership, and registered Kitten entries will be scored for CFA Regional and National points. This is a CFA licensed show and show rules will be strictly enforced. A current copy of the show rules may be obtained for $3 from CFA 1805 Atlantic Ave, Manasquan, NJ 08736. This is a non-vetted show. It is strongly advised that cats and kittens be inoculated against feline enteritis, feline rhinotracheitis, and calici virus. Cats and kittens are expected to be flea and fungus free. All claws must be clipped. Declawed cats are not eligible. Reasonable care will be taken of all personal property, but National Alliance of Burmese Breeders and The Long Center will not be responsible for any loss or damage.

Map will be sent with confirmation.

ATTENTION NABB MEMBERS!

PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THIS SHOW!!!

SEE YOU THERE!!

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Kitten Awards

Best Kitten

GC, NW Kawpaw‘s Evita Bearon Breeder: Toni & Jerry Woolard Owner: Toni & Jerry Woolard and Alice & Victor Hidaka 3300.50

Second Best Kitten Third Best Kitten

GC, RW Mar-Chu Alcyone GC, RW Cheruburm‘s Gloriana Breeder/Owner: Breeder/Owner: Charles and Mary Reich Sharyn & Gary Schroeder 1605.00 1580.95

Fourth Best Kitten Fifth Best Kitten

GC, RW Evita‘s Calvin Klein GC, RW Gray Mark‘s Bonnie Dune Breeder: Tripp/Nelson/Westbrook Breeder/Owner: Owner: Brian Tripp & Shawn Westbrook Margaret & Ray Stevens 1295.43 1184.25

Sixth Best Kitten Seventh Best Kitten Eighth Best Kitten

Nakodo‘s Halle Beary GC, RW Tobytots Marguerite GC Austriana Nastassia Breeder/Owner: Rose Breeder/Owner: Alice/Victor Hidaka Breeder/Owner: Erika Graf-Webster 890.15 Marilyn Toben 817.55 890.05

Ninth Best Kitten Tenth Best Kitten

CH Burpur‘s Souffle CH Laki‘s Pearly Mae Breeder/Owner: Breeder/Owner: Darla Wagner Barbara & Richard Kish 799.52 755.15

11 Summer, 1998 Championship Awards

Best Cat

GC, NW Windflower‘s Suleiman of Sangazure Breeder: Carolyn Bullotta Owner: Carolyn Bullotta/Michael Pajak/David Goffredi 9601.95

Second Best Cat Third Best Cat

GC, NW Burmystic‘s Brown Willow GC, RW Tobytots Marguerite Rose Breeder/Owner: Carl & Priscilla Eldredge Breeder/Owner: Marilyn Toben 9124.38 4306.97

Fourth Best Cat Fifth Best Cat Sixth Best Cat

GC, RW Gray Mark‘s GC Kitchin‘s Buddy Bear GC Katzalott‘s Merfey‘s Law Bonnie Dune Breeder/Owner: Jane & Bill Query Breeder/Owner: Kathy Groves Breeder/Owner: Margaret & Ray Stevens 1508.05 1025.80 2442.20

Seventh Best Cat Eighth Best Cat Ninth Best Cat GC, NW Kawpaw‘s Evita GC Austriana Dianora of Bearon GC Quartzkats Crystal Tigerwings Breeder: Toni & Jerry Woolard Breeder/Owner: Jeanne Anderson Breeder: E. Graf-Webster Owner: T & J Woolard & A & V Hidaka 749.60 Owner: Kathleen Rutledge 1008.10 604.80

Tenth Best Cat Eleventh Best Cat Twelfth Best Cat

GC Hikoma‘s Kiki GC Austriana Nastassia GC, RW Mar-Chu Alcyone Breeder: Haruyo Tomonari Breeder/Owner: Erika Graf-Webster Breeder/Owner: Charles & Mary Reich Owner: Shinji Miura 488.80 360.00 554.80

Thirteenth Best Cat Fourteenth Best Cat Fifteenth Best Cat GC Laki‘s Blue Camilla GC Kawpaw‘s Raz Beary T of Tobytots of Cheruburm GC Pussy Pur Mew‘s Jumanji Breeder: Barbara & Richard Kish Breeder: T. & J. Woolard Breeder/Owner: Penny Klepinger Owner: Marilyn Toben Owner: Sharyn & Gary Schroeder 351.80 356.35 355.25

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Premiership Awards

Best Cat in Premiership

GP, NW Burmystic‘s Indian Summer Breeder: Carl & Priscilla Eldredge Owner: Marilyn Mayo 4514.58

Second Best Premiership Cat Third Best Premiership Cat GC, GP, NW Charm‘s Beaulero of CH, GP, NW Karibe‘s Oleander Kincsem of Burmkitteer Breeder: Pat Swihart Breeder: Karen West Owner: Judith Kollmann & Pat Swihart Owner: L & J McGregor & K West 3919.55 3429.61

Fourth Best Premiership Cat Fifth Best Premiership Cat

GC, GP, RW Wildwhiskers CH, GP, RW Quartzkats Show Girl Sassy Sable of Kel-Lin Breeder/Owner: Jeanne Anderson Breeder: Peggy Blackburn 1922.25 Owner: Peggy Blackburn & Linda Anderson 2503.91

Sixth Best Premiership Cat Seventh Best Premiership Cat Eighth Best Premiership Cat

GP, RW Kawpaw CH, GP, RW Tinkatonks GP, RW Burmystic‘s Joey Vanderbear Sadie Roscommon Kerry Breeder: T. Woolard & A. Hidaka Breeder/Owner: Jack Ryley & Aguiar Breeder: Carl & Priscilla Eldredge Owner: Donna Stewart 1755.28 Owner: Annette Fitzmaurice 1762.20 1418.67

Ninth Best Premiership Cat Tenth Best Premiership Cat

GC, GP Anoka Shady Lady CH, GP, RW Jeske of Ansata Sweet Dreams Breeder: Michele Clark Breeder/Owner: Rita & Richard Baligad Owner: Annie Slawik 607.95 672.65

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SURF‘N‘ THE NET

NABB, Inc.‘s ADDRESS for Our WEB SITE is:

www.burmese.com

The Ten Commandments of E-mail WE GET LETTERS ABOUT OUR NABB, INC. WEB SITE!! • Thou shalt include a clear and specific subject line. Hi Jeff,

• Thou shalt edit any quoted text down to the minimum thou needest. We loved the photos of the Burmese cats.

• Thou shalt read thine own message thrice before thou sendest it. I am a Board member of the Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter. A special cat came in, and they wanted him to have a good home. So, that is how Taz adopted • Thou shalt ponder how thy recipient might react to thy message. us. He is a sable Burmese. We often wonder why he was brought to the shelter. His previous owner • Thou shalt check thy spelling and thy grammar. had six cats, and complained that he was overly aggressive. He is the Alpha cat now. We have a • miniature poodle, and they are the best of friends. Thou shalt not curse, flame, spam or USE ALL CAPS. He is very lovable, intelligent, and quite a talker. We • Thou shalt not forward any chain letter (Am I guilty...?). have really spoiled him, and he gets a lot of attention. Our friends say, "This is Taz's house, and we just live • Thou shalt not use e-mail for any illegal or unethical purpose. here."

I know that your photos are copyrighted. We are • Thou shalt not rely on the privacy of e-mail, especially from work. looking for an especially appealing photo of a sable Burmese, and plan to have a custom made flag to hang • When in doubt, save thy message overnight and reread it in the light of from the front porch. the dawn. Well, Jeff, have a good day. All Jeffreys are very And, here's the "Golden Rule" of e-mail - intelligent and creative. (We at NABB, Inc. agree! - Ed.) We chose that name for our younger son. • That which thou findest hateful to receive, sendest thou not unto Yours truly, others. Janet and Joe LaGrassa Chambersburg, PA

Barbara Azan

14 National Alliance of Burmese Breeders, Inc. The following kittens‘ and cats‘ finals are from January through June, 1978 and

Anoka Mariah Carey of Brenwood (sfk) *Kawpaw's Evita Bearon (cf) Anoka Shady Lady of Ansata (ss) Kawpaw Guccibear (sf) Anoka Skip the Kisses of Ansata (sn) Kawpaw Joey Vanderbear (sn) Anoka Ss Follow Me of Ansata (ss) Kawpaw's Murphy Brown of Nakodo (ss) Austriana Dianora of Tigerwings (sf) Kel-Lin Ranger (sn) *Austriana Nastassia (sf) Kikori Estrella (sfk)(sf) Austriana Nevian of The Renegade (sm) Kitchin's Buddy Bear (sm) Kitty Pops Apollo (sn) Bijouxcats China Girl (cfk) Bo-Bengal's Dinah Mite (sfk) La Garre's Dapper Dan (cmk) Brown Sugar Baby (cf) La Garre's Lucinda (cf) Burmystic's Brown Moon Beam (sfk) Lagrip Niki of Lin Su (ss) *Burmystic's Brown Willow (sf) Laki's Anastasia (cfk),(cfs) Burmystic's Courvoisier of Jontana (sfk) Laki's Brown Sugar (sfk) *Burmystic's Indian Summer (ss) Laki's Charisma (cfk),(cf) Burmystic's Jim Rockford-Tcbcfkam (smk),(sn) Laki's Huggy Bear of Star Strutter (sm) Burmystic's Roscommon Kerry (sn) *Laki's Kris Kringle (cmk) Burpur's Gainsboro's Blue Boy (bmk) Laki's Pearly Mae (pfk) Burpur's Nutrageous (cmk) Libertycall's Aboutasbriteasabrick (sfk) *Libertycall's Bethela of Qetesh (ss) Chantalle's Savannah Brown (sfk) Libertycall's Charley III (sn) *Charm's Beaulero of Kincsem (ss) *Libertycall's Pamina (sf) Charm's Max-a-Million of Stagelight (sn) Littlehill's Bajira Khanti Maia (ss) Cheruburm's Gloriana (cfk) Chin Hills Bali Dancer (sf) *Mar-Chu Alcyone (sfk),(sf) Chin Hills Candy Kiss of Nightsong (sf) Mar-Chu Benedict of Cheruburm (sm) Chin Hills Maple Candy (sf) Mar-Chu Cressida (sf) Chin Hills Toffee Nugget (sn) Mar-Chu Eldora of Austriana (ss) Cimmaron Bentley of Marblearch (cmk) Misan Siesta del Sol (sm) Cimmaron Bootsctnboogi of Crazy Bay (cmk) Classie Cassie Three P (cfk) *Nakodo's Halle Beary (cfk) Nori's Shady Baby Lady (ps) Edens Pearls Cherokee (smk) Nutcracker's Mandalay of Kitchin (sfk) Evita's Calvin Klein (cmk)(cm) Nutcracker's Osiris (sm) Evita's Calypso (sfk) Nutcracker's Pugsley (sn) Nutcracker's Solo Mio of Chantalle (sm) Godivasweets Gianduja (sf) Nutcracker's Willow Creek (sf) Godivasweets Ring Around Rosie (sfk) Petiloup Kozui (sf) Gray Mark's Annie Oakley of Laki (sfk),(sf) Gray Mark's Bonnie Dune (pfk), (pf) Quartzkats Amber (cs) Gray Mark's Maggie May (sfk) Quartzkats Crystal (pf) *Quartzkats Show Girl (ss) Hikoma's L-Ku (sm) Hui Lani Moonlite Express (pmk) Rainbow Lite Bruiser (pn) Hui Lani Sable D'Jour (sfk) Rangoon Sergei-of-Rosewood (bn)

Ishta's Oh Suzannah of Charlicats (ss) Sangazure's Jessica of Ashwood (sfk) Sangazure's Laya of The Darkside (sfk) Jaimi Silk Stalkings (cfk) Sangazure's Miss Behavin' of Ashwood (ss) Jeske's Pied Piper of Katzalott (cmk) Sharjo's Aquaria (sf) Jeske's Rising Sun of Katzalott (smk) Shawnee Mary Louise of Caddoe (sfk) Jillpur Pip's Queek of Littlehill (ss) Sinjam's Coco Chanel (ss) Jillpur's Something to Talk About (smk) Sinjam's Snow Queen of Sylverose (ps) Sj Iddy Bitty of Okeydokey (cfk),(cf) Karibe's Burmbabyburm of Maume (sf) Sojoy Mildred Marie (sf) Karibe's Crepe Rosette of Lin Su (ss) Stagelight's Queen Anne of Busybody (sf) Karibe's High Frontier (sn) Sun Chaser Zee Bee (sm) Karibe's Keep Playing (ss) Sylverose's Joshua (cmk) Karibe's Knosi (sn) Karibe's McGriff (sm) Taku's Artful Dodger of My-T-Luvs (pmk) Karibe's Oleander (of Burmkitteer) (ss) Tangyi's A.B. Little Glory (ss) Karibe's Sashimi (sfk) Tangyi's A.B. Yule Oulu (sn) Karibe's Smaltzee (sf) Tigerwings Molly Browyn (sf) Karibe's Tora (ss) Tigerwings Velvet Browyn (sfk) Kashmirian's Brand of Charlicats (sf) *Tinkatots Sadie (ss) Katzalott's Merfey's Law (cm) Tobytot's Marguerite Rose (pf) 15 Kel-Lin Ranger (sn) Winter,Summer, 1997- 199898 Vermae Heidi (cfk) Breeder: Linda Anderson Vermae The Donald of Cantagree (cn) Owner: Patricia Koon

Voyageur's Nana Bearjou of Nakodo (sfk) Kitchin's Buddy Bear (sn) Breeder/Owner: Jane and William Query Westwynder Iago (pm) Kitchin's Lyric of Chantalle (sf) Wildwhiskers Forman (smk) Breeder: Jane and William Query Wildwhiskers Sassy Sable of Kel-Lin (ss) Owner: Jane and Bill Query/Pam Morrison Windflower's Vincenzo of Intokatz (sm) *Windflower's Sulieman of Sangazure (sm) Lagrip Niki of Lin Su (ss) Wisker Wuv's Lady Jessie (sfk) Breeder: Claudia Lagrippe Whyndgo The Great (sm) Owner: Linda S. Bryant/Sue A. Gatten Wobegon's Kiss Me Too (cfk) Laki's Gabriel of Gray Mark (cm) Breeder: Barbara and Richard Kish Owner: Margaret and Ray Stevens

Libertycall's Bethela of Qetesh (ss) Notices of Grand Championships Breeder: Joyce M. Takacs-Brasseaux and Grand Premierships for the Owner: Patricia Dougherty following cats for the period from October 1, 1997 and April 30, 1998 Libertycall's Charley III (sn) Breeder: Joyce M. Takacs and were taken from the CFA Owner: Stewart Riley Almanac. Congratulations to all of them, their breeders, and their Mar-Chu Astrid (sf) Breeder/Owner: Charles and Mary Reich

Mar-Chu Eldora of Austriana (ss) Breeder: Charles and Mary Reich Austriana Alicia Ann of Sojoy (sf) Owner: Sally L. Hardy Breeder: Erika Graf-Webster Owner: Ebe and Joy McCabe Quartzkats Amber (cs) Breeder: Mary Reich and Jeanne Anderson Austriana Lavinia of Acrocats (sf) Owner: Jeanne Anderson Breeder: Erika Graf-Webster Owner: Lynn Thompson Quartzkats Crystal (pf) Breeder/Owner: Jeanne Anderson Austriana Nastassia (sf) Breeder/Owner: Erika Graf-Webster Sangazure Miss Behavin' of Ashwood (ss) Breeder: Michael Pajak and David Goffredi Bear Country Mister Finey (pn) Owner: Nancy L. Wenzel Breeder: Roseanne Wheeler/Kitty Nutt Owner: Art Graafmans Sharjo's Aquaria (sf) Breeder: Sharon and Joseph Garrity Burmystic's Jim Rockford tcbcfkam (sn) Owner: Sharon Garrity Breeder: Carl and Priscilla Eldredge Owner: Ruth-Lee Simmons Tinkatonks Sadie (ss) Breeder/Owner: John Ryley and David Aguiar Chin Hills Candy Kiss of Nightsong (sf) Breeder: Roger and Rochelle Horenstein/G. Greenspan Owner: Lois and Rebecca True Windflower's Bear Brown (sn) Breeder: Carolyn Bullotta

Owner: Marilyn Mayo Gray Mark's Bonnie Dune (pf)

Breeder: Margaret and Ray Stevens--Lessee Owner: Margaret and Ray Stevens Windflower's Holly Jean of Intokatz (sf) Breeder: Carolyn Bullotta

Owner: Jaynie Clark/Carolyn Bullotta Hikoma's L-Ku (sm) Breeder: Haruyo Tomonari Owner: Masayuki Okada

Jaimi Ready to Wear (cf) Breeder/Owner: Jaina Wendtland The following Burmese earned the title

Karibe's High Frontier (sn) of Distinguished Merit during this Breeder: Karen West/Jane McGregor period. Congratulations! Owner: Laura and Jane McGregor

Karibe's McGriff (sm) Breeder: Karen C. West--Lessee Owner: Karen C. West Austriana Atlantis, DM (sm) Breeder/Owner: Erika Graf-Webster--Lessee Kawpaw's Evita Bearon (cf) Breeder: Toni and Jerry Woolard 16 Owner: Toni and Jerry Woolard/Alice and Victor Hidaka National Alliance of Burmese Breeders, Inc.

Gail Francois and Alenka Unk - put together the following chart comparing and contrasting the standards of four associations - CFA, FIFe, TICA and the RSA. Here is the last installment - Part V. You can view their work in real time by visiting the following Web Site: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/8454/burmsop.html

Association COAT COLORS

SABLE: the mature specimen is a rich, warm, sable brown; shading almost imperceptibly to a slightly lighter hue on the CFA underparts but otherwise without shadings, barring, or markings of any kind. (Kittens are often lighter in color.) Nose leather and paw pads: brown. Eye color: ranges from gold to yellow, the greater the depth and brilliance the better.

CHAMPAGNE: the mature specimen should be a warm honey beige, shading to a pale gold tan underside. Slight darkening on ears and face permissible but lesser shading preferred. A slight darkening in older specimens allowed, the emphasis being on eveness of color. Nose leather: light warm brown. Paw pads: warm pinkish tan. Eye color: ranging from yellow to gold, the greater the depth and brilliance the better.

BLUE: the mature specimen should be a medium blue with warm fawn undertones, shading almost imperceptibly to a slightly lighter hue on the underparts, but otherwise without shadings, barring or markings of any kind. Nose leather and paw pads: Slate gray. Eye color: ranging from yellow to gold, the greater the depth and brilliance the better.

PLATINUM: the mature specimen should be a pale, silvery gray with pale fawn undertones, shading almost imperceptibly to a slightly lighter hue on the underparts, but otherwise without shadings, barring or markings of any kind. Nose leather and paw pads: lavender-pink. Eye color: ranging from yellow to gold, the greater the depth and brilliance the better.

COLOR: in all colors the underparts of the body will be slightly paler than the back. In kittens and adolescents allowance CFA - should be made for faint tabby barring and overall a lighter color than adults. In all adults of all varieties there should be European no bars or shading: the points may show a little contrast.

EYE COLOR for all varieties: all shades of yellow to amber, golden yellow preferred. Alert and bright.

BROWN: rich, warm, seal brown. Very dark color bordering on black is incorrect. Nose leather: rich brown. Paw pads: brown.

BLUE: soft, silver blue-gray with a warm tone. Nose leather and paw pads: blue-gray.

CHOCOLATE: warm milk-chocolate; overall evenness of color very desirable. Nose leather: warm, chocolate brown. Paw pads: brick pink shading to chocolate.

LILAC: pale, delicate dove-gray with a slightly pink cast. Nose leather and paw pads: lavender-pink.

RED: warm, orange apricot. Slight tabby markings may be found on the face and small indeterminate markings elsewhere (except on side and belly) are permissible in an otherwise excellent cat. Nose leather and Paw pads: brick red.

CREAM: rich cream. Slight tabby markings may be found on the face and small indeterminate markings elsewhere (except on side and belly) are permissible in an otherwise excellent cat. Nose leather and paw pads: pink.

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9. COAT COLORS

SEAL TORTIE: the colors of red and seal brown distributed in well defined patches over the whole body, including the CFA extremities. The red can show various shades of the color; the colors must be pure and bright. A blaze on the face is European - desirable. No tabby markings in the red parts. The distribution of patches is of less importance than the other details of the color. Nose leather and paw pads: seal brown, pink or a mixture of both. Continued BLUE TORTIE: pale tones of blue-gray and cream distributed in patches over the whole body, including the extremities. The distribution of the patches is of less importance than the other details of the color. Nose leather and Paw pads: pink, blue-gray, or a mixture of both.

CHOCOLATE TORTIE: milk chocolate patched with red, including the extremities. No tabby barring in the red parts. The distribution of the patches is of less importance than the other details of the color. Nose leather and Paw pads: milk chocolate, pink or a mixture of both.

LILAC TORTIE: lilac and pale cream distributed in patches over the whole body including the extremities. No tabby barring in the cream parts. The distribution of the patches is of less importance than the other details of the color. Nose leather and paw pads: lavender-pink, or lavender-pink patched with pink.

Colour: BROWN; EMS Code: BUR n; Coat colour: rich warm seal brown; Nose leather: rich brown; Paw pads: seal FIFe brown; Remark: 1

Colour: BLUE; EMS Code: BUR a Coat colour: blue-grey, with a clar pewter coloured sheen; Nose leather: blue-grey; Paw pads: pinkish, blue-grey

Colour: CHOCOLATE; EMS Code: BUR b; Coat colour: milk coffee (café au lait); Nose leather: chocolate-brown; Paw pads: cinnamon to chocolate; Remark: 2

Colour: LILAC;EMS Code: BUR c; Coat colour: pale, delicate dove-grey with a light pink cast; Nose leather: lavender; Paw pads: lavender

Colour: RED; EMS Code: BUR d; Coat colour: tangerine; Nose leather: pink; Paw pads: pink

Colour: CREAM; EMS Code: BUR e; Coat colour: light apricot showing a distinct powdery bloom on ears, head and back ; Nose leather: pink; Paw pads: pink

Colour: SEAL TORTIE; EMS Code: BUR f; Coat colour: seal brown and tangerine (dark and/or pale) patched and/or mingled; Nose leather: pink and/or seal brown; Paw pads: pink and/or seal brown; Remark: 3

Colour: BLUE TORTIE; EMS Code: BUR g; Coat colour: blue-grey and light apricot (dark and/or pale) patched and/or mingled; Nose leather: pink and/or blue grey; Paw pads: pink and/or blue grey; Remark: 3

Colour: CHOCOLATE TORTIE; EMS Code: BUR h;Coat colour: milk coffee and tangerine (dark and/or pale) patched and/or mingled; Nose leather: pale red/pink and/or chocolate; Paw pads: pale red/pink and/or chocolate; Remark: 3

Colour: LILAC TORTIE; EMS Code: BUR j; Coat colour: dove-grey and light apricot (dark and/or pale) patched and/or mingled; Nose leather: pink and/or lavender; Paw pads: pink and/or lavender; Remark: 3

REMARKS: 1. A colour shading almost into black is a fault. 2. Eveness of colour on body overall desirable. 3. The distribution of colours is of less importance than the other details of colour.

TICA Color should be rich and sound to the root, with slight lightening on the underparts. There should be no smoke, no barring nor any evidence of pointed coloration.

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BROWN 27; Coat Rich warm seal brown. Very dark colour bordering on black incorrect. Ears & Mask Slightly darker RSA - than coat. Nose leather & Pads Dark brown. Continued BLUE 27a ; Coat Soft, silver grey. Very slightly darker on back and tail. Distinct silver sheen on rounded areas, e.g. ears, face & feet. Nose leather Dark grey. Pads Pinkish grey.

CHOCOLATE 27b ; Coat Warm milk chocolate, all shades acceptable. Ears & Mask Slightly darker. Nose leather Warm chocolate brown. Pads Brick pink shading to chocolate.

LILAC 27c ; Coat Pale, delicate dove-grey with a slightly pinkish cast. Ears & Mask May be slightly deeper in colour. Nose leather Faded lilac. Pads Lavender pink. Pads may be shell pink in kittens.

RED 27d ; Coat Light tangerine. slight tabby markings may be found on face. Small indeterminate markings (except on sides and belly) permissible. Ears Distinctly darker than back. Nose leather & Pads Pink

CREAM 27f Coat Rich cream. Small indeterminate markings permissible. Ears Slightly darker than back. Nose leather Pink & Pads

TORTIE COLOURS: The four Tortie coat colours may display two shades of the basic colours and thus appear to display three or four colours. The two basic colours must be present; percentages and distribution immaterial. Predominance of any one colour should not preclude an award. Blaze permissible. Obvious barring a fault.

BROWN TORTIE 27e; Coat Mixture of brown and red. Nose leather & Pads Plain or blotched, brown and pink

BLUE TORTIE 27g ; Coat Mixture of blue and cream. Nose leather & Pads Plain or blotched, blue and pink.

CHOCOLATE TORTIE 27h; Coat Mixture of chocolate and red. Nose leather & Pads Plain or blotched, chocolate and pink.

LILAC TORTIE 27j Coat Mixture of lilac and cream. Nose leather & Pads Plain or blotched, lilac and pink

19 NABB MEMBERSHIP Summer, 1998

Status Name Street City, State Zip Individual Andersen, Sheri 2722 S. Annapolis Circle San Bernadino, CA 92408 Individual Anderson, Jeanne 84 S. Flora Way Golden, CO 80401 Family Anderson, Kelly 20589 SW Rosa Drive Aloha, OR 97007 Family Anderson, Linda 20589 SW Rosa Drive Aloha, OR 97007 Family Arnett, James 17958 Burton Street Reseda, CA 91335 Family Arnett, Jo Ann 17958 Burton Street Reseda, CA 91335 Family Baligad, Richard 18361 Cedar Street Ferris, CA 92570 Family Baligad, Rita 18361 Cedar Street Ferris, CA 92570 Individual Blackburn, Peggy Associate Buckler, Karen 7691 Seddon Drive Dublin, OH 43016 Individual Bulmer, Deborah 7007 North 5th Street Idaho Falls, ID 83401 Family Burno, Ricky HCR 32 Box 609 Stoddard, NH 03464 Associate Butche, Mike 1504 Minneapolis Ave. Duluth, MN 55803 Individual Carlisle, Joyce M. 4408 Shady Villa Drive #210 Louisville, KY 40219-1664 Family Chapman, Evelyn 204 1st Street Annapolis, MD 21401 Family Chapman, Jayson 204 1st Street Annapolis, MD 21401 Family Chapman, Leona HCR 32 Box 609 Stoddard, NH 03464 Individual Clark, Michele 1435 N. Allen Ave. Pasadena, CA 91104 Family Corcoran, Jane 121-16 Ocean Prom 4G Rockaway Park, NY 11694-1848 Family Corcoran, James 121-16 Ocean Prom 4G Rockaway Park, NY 11694-1848 Family Creamer, Michael 18745 Penn Shop Road Mt. Airy, MD 21771-3933 Family Creamer, Vicky 18745 Penn Shop Road Mt. Airy, MD 21771-3933 Individual Denoyer, Marie 3702 Broomsedge Court Fairfax, VA 22033 Family Diehl, Debra 3000 Spout Run Parkway #D506 Arlington, VA 22201 Family Diehl, Jeff 1001 N. Randolph Street #415 Arlington, VA 22201 Family Doernberg, Diana 1425 Sugar Knoll Drive Akron, OH 44333 Family Doernberg, Robert 1425 Sugar Knoll Drive Akron, OH 44333 Associate Dougherty, Patricia 94-1004 Kaukahi Pl. K8 Waipahu, HI 96797 Family Dunn, George 1284 Westwood Drive Stayton, OR 97383 Family Dunn, Verla 1284 Westwood Drive Stayton, OR 97383 Family Eisaman, Bev 1500 Mountain View Drive Forrest Grove, OR 97116 Family Eisaman, Dick 1500 Mountain View Drive Forrest Grove, OR 97116

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Status Name Street City, State Zip Family Eldredge, Carl 4 Middlefield Street Groton Long Point, CT 06340 Family Eldredge, Priscilla 4 Middlefield Street Groton Long Point, CT 06340 Individual Elkjer, Linda R. 32525 Denny School Road Lebanon, OR 97355 Honorary Everett, Kim 215 NW Hermosa Boulevard Portland, OR 97210 Family Farmer, Charlie 409 Green River Trail Fort Worth, TX 76103 Family Farmer, Mary Lynn 409 Green River Trail Fort Worth, TX 76103 Individual Fitzmaurice, Annette 63 Sherman Place Jersey City, NJ 07307 Family Garrity, Calli 40632 236th SE Enumclaw, WA 98022 Family Garrity, Joe 40632 236th SE Enumclaw, WA 98022 Family Garrity, Sharon 40632 236th SE Enumclaw, WA 98022 Individual Georgi, Andrea 74 Biser Road Flemington, NJ 08833 Individual Graf-Webster, Erika - Director 11057 Saffold Way Reston, VA 22090 Honorary Gummow, Robert 6863 Shooters Hill Toledo, OH 43615 Individual Hampton, Sandra* 1010 East Lake Avenue Glenview, IL 60025 Family Hardy, Jim 135 Staghorn Way (Deerfield) Franktown, CO 80116 Family Hardy, Sally 135 Staghorn Way (Deerfield) Franktown, CO 80116 Associate Haupt, Adrienne 5412 East Shaw Butte Road Scottsdale, AZ 85254 Family Hidaka, Alice 15309 W. 85th Lenexa, KS 66219 Family Hidaka, Victor 15309 W. 85th Lenexa, KS 66219 Individual Hillenbrand, Lucy 270 Brandle Road Altamont, NY 12009 Honorary Hoener, Jan 408 Lindsey Road Carnegie, PA 15106 Individual Horenstein, Roger P.O. Box 957323 Duluth, GA 30095 Family Jacobberger, Fred 2701 Overlook Drive Bloomington, MN 55431 Family Jacobberger, Pat - President 2701 Overlook Drive Bloomington, MN 55431 Individual Johnson, Kelly 2107-D W. Commonwealth #27 Alhambra, CA 91803 Associate Juneau, Kathleen Box 11211 Albuquerque, NM 87192 Individual Keim, G. Louis 1917 Trout Farm Road Jarrettsville, MD 21084 Associate Kennedy, Delores 4711 Longborough Court Jeffersontown, KY 40299 Individual Kollman, Judith 609 Chandler Street Flint, MI 48503 Individual Koon, Patricia 433 Belmont Avenue E. #406 Seattle, WA 98102 Family Kopp, Kathleen 9669 E. Windrose Drive Scottsdale, AZ 85260 Family Kopp, Richard 9669 E. Windrose Drive Scottsdale, AZ 85260 Individual Landry, Kimberlyn. - Secretary 6836 Forum Street San Diego, CA 92111 Family Laubach, Ronald 2570 Las Gallinas Avenue San Rafael, CA 94903

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Status Name Street City, State Zip Associate Little, Dr. Susan 422 McArthur Avenue Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1K 1G Family Loof, Martin 159 Bedford Road Lincoln, MA 01773 Individual MacQuarrie, Catherine 155 Concho Drive Sedona, AZ 86351 Individual Marchand, Isabelle 14675 Elizabeth-Begon Pointe-Aux-Trembles, Quebec H1A 5L2 Individual Marcus, Shirley 9225 Sweden Boulevard Punta Gorda, FL 33982 Individual Massow, Lynette 142 George Street Middletown, CT 06457 Associate Mayo, Marilyn 210 Delaware Street, #2 New Castle, DE 19720 Family McCabe, Ebe 3709 Worthington Road Collegeville, PA 19426 Family McCabe, Joy 3709 Worthington Road Collegeville, PA 19426 Individual McCreery, Ruth 3610 E. 98th Terrace Kansas City, MO 64137 Individual Meinhardt, Elaine 5307 18th Ave. Drive West Bradenton, FL 34209 Individual Miller, Louis 44 E. Timonium Road Timonium, MD 21093 Individual Morrison, Pamela 26 Carlisle Street Chelmsford, MA 01824 Family Morse, Lorraine 1500 Baltimore Drive Richardson, TX 75081 Family Morse, Walter 1500 Baltimore Drive Richardson, TX 75081 Individual Munn, Gillian 919 Ordway Street Albany, CA 94706 Associate Pond, Barbara P. P.O. Box 1687 Bristol, CT 06011-1687 Family Query, Bill 119 Forest Street Plaistow, NH 03865 Family Query, Jane 119 Forest Street Plaistow, NH 03865 Family Reich, Chuck - Treasurer 922 Columbia Place Boulder, CO 80303 Family Reich, Mary 922 Columbia Place Boulder, CO 80303 Family Robertson, John 2570 Las Gallinas Ave. San Rafael, CA 94903 Individual Rutledge, Kathleen 7612 Chancellor Way Springfield, VA 22153 Family Salisbury, Bob 3955 Syme Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008 Family Salisbury, Carole 3955 Syme Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008 Honorary Santucci, Arlene 408 Lindsey Road Carnegie, PA 15106 Family Schroeder, Gary 10613 Ballentine Overland Park, KS 66214 Family Schroeder, Sharyn 10613 Ballentine Overland Park, KS 66214 Individual Slawik, Annie 2573 Bedford Court Mendota Heights, MN 55120-1710 Individual Smith, Gary 106 School Street Brighton, MI 48116 Family Stevens, Margaret 2947 Del Loma Drive Campbell, CA 95008 Family Stevens, Ray 2947 Del Loma Drive Campbell, CA 95008 Individual Stewart, Donna, DVM 27008 Herring Road Greenwood, MO 64034

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Status Name Street City, State Zip Individual Swihart, Pat 13919 Old Troy Pike St. Paris, OH 43072 Individual Thompson, Lynn - Director 235 W. Brandon Boulevard, #218 Brandon, FL 33511 Associate Thoren-Kress, Lubin 17 McKinley Street Manchester, CT 06040 Individual Tobin, Marilyn B. 2758 Cummings Avenue Berkley, MI 48072 Individual Tomonari, Haruyo 6221 Mikoma Aso Tanuma Tochigi, Japan 327-0231 Family Tripp, Brian 1606 - 13th Avenue Cedar Rapids, IA 52401 Individual Wagner, Darla 2732 Diane Boulevard Allentown, PA 18103 Individual Ward, Elizabeth 20160 Kelso Road Walnut, CA 91789 Family Webster, Melinda 159 Bedford Road Lincoln, MA 01773 Family Wendtland, Jaina 1430 Rollin Street South Pasadena, CA 91030 Family Wendtland, Michael 1430 Rollin Street South Pasadena, CA 91030 Individual West, Karen 224 Robinsong Road Chuluota, FL 32766 Family Westbrooke, Shawn 1606 - 13th Avenue Cedar Rapids, IA 52401 Individual Wheeler, Rose Ann 2445 North Cliff Road Upland, CA 91784 Associate Wood, Beatrice 59 Bd du Chateau Neuilly France 92200 Family Woolard, Jerry 13411 West 57th Street Shawnee, KS 66216 Family Woolard, Toni 13411 West 57th Street Shawnee, KS 66216

NEXT NEWSLETTER WELCOME N EW M EMBERS !! Minutes and Photos from the NABB, Inc. Annual PATRICIA D OUGHERTY Meeting WAIPAHU , HI If you have photos, please send them to KATHLEEN J UNEAU Pat Jacobberger or ALBUQUERQUE , NM Kim Landry

DOLORES K ENNEDY JEFFERSONTOWN , KY

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The National Alliance of Burmese Breeders (NABB) is a club affiliated with the Cat Fanciers Association (CFA) with the objective of furthering the status, health and well-being of the pedigreed Burmese cat. The Constitution of the club defines two classes of membership for persons with specific interests in the Burmese breed:

1. Full member – an individual who has either • bred and registered with CFA at least one litter of Burmese, or • has shown a Burmese cat in a CFA show. Full Members have full voting privileges, and may hold any office.

2. Associate Member – an individual who is interested in the objectives of NABB, but has not bred a litter of Burmese or shown a Burmese cat in a CFA show. Associate Members do not have voting privileges.

***EITHER CLASS OF MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES A SUBSCRIPTION TO THE NABB NEWSLETTER***

______Name

______Street

______I hereby apply for membership in City/State or Country /Zip or Postal Code the National Alliance of Burmese Breeders. ______Phone

______signature email address

 I qualify as a Full Member, and am including a copy of a CFA Burmese litter registration, or a copy of a page from a show catalog, demonstrating that I have shown one of my Burmese in a CFA show. My Cattery name is: ______

Membership fee is $20 US for individual or $25 US for family.

Additional persons in my household included within the family membership are ______, ______Name Name

 I wish to join as an Associate Member. Membership fee is $15 US.

Please send completed form and fee to: National Alliance of Burmese Breeders, Inc. Kim Landry, Secretary 6836 Forum Street 24 San Diego, CA 92111 National Alliance of Burmese Breeders, Inc. Providing Pedigrees with Descriptive Information THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE For Breeds NOT Related to Burmese (e. BURMESE HEAD DEFORMITY STUDY g., Breeds in Group 3 - see inset):

• Provide standard CFA (or other The purpose of this guide is to lay out defect. If you would like additional Association) pedigree, preferably 5- the procedures by which an interested information about the study, please generation. For each cat on the breeder may participate in the study contact Dr. Lyons at the NCI at (301) pedigree, please give: being performed by the National 846-1299, or at home in the evening at Cancer Institute (NCI) to determine the (301) 898-0827. • Breed, if different from the breed genetic component of the of cranio-facial —head WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATE? HOW TO the subject cat (the cat whose pedi- deformity“ which is PARTICIPATE Participation in this study is gree this is); occurring in Burmese • invited from the following Color , if known; cats. The objective of There are three levels of • this study is to identify breeder groups: participation: Hair Length , if known and different the genetic component of 1) All Burmese breeders, from the subject cat. this deformity so that it whether or not kittens A. Provide pedigrees For Burmese and Breeds Related to may be eliminated from with the head deformity with descriptive the Burmese breed. An information (see Burmese (Groups 1 and 2): have been born within the important side-effect of cattery; this includes instruction sheet A). • Provide pedigree information as this study is the breeders of “traditional” This only applies to above. In addition, number the cats significantly increased as well as breeders in groups 1 and understanding of the 2 (refer to inset). Three in the first three generations as “contemporary” North feline DNA structure and generation pedigrees are follows: American Burmese; the location of specific sufficient, if it is difficult genes on the DNA to obtain information on 1 = Subject cat (the cat whose pedi- strand; this will provide 2) Any breeder of the additional generations. gree this is) valuable input to the following “related” 2 = Sire understanding and breeds: B. Provide blood 3 = Dam further study of any • Bombay samples (see instruction 4 = Grand-sire on Sire‘s side genetic disease or • Tonkinese sheet B) plus pedigrees. 5 = Grand-dam on Sire‘s side 6 = Grand-sire on Dam‘s side malformation of the cat. • This applies to all Foreign Burmese breeder groups. 7 = Grand-dam on Dam‘s side BACKGROUND • Long-hair Burmese C. Provide samples of Cranio-facial deformities affected, deformed Example: 3) Breeders of the 4 have been observed in following breeds which kittens (euthanised, then the Burmese breed for have been identified as frozen; see instruction Grand-Sire well over 15 years. The sheet C), plus blood 2 having either very small genetic component(s) (“pure”) gene pools or samples, plus pedigrees. Sire 5 and cause of this very diverse,, varied gene This applies to breeders deformity are not well in groups 1 and 2. 1 Grand-Dam pools. These breeds understood. In 1993, would serve as “control” Subject 6 Burmese breeders You may select to Cat approached the Cat groups for the study. participate at any level Grand-Sire • American SH 3 Fanciers‘ Association that matches your level Robert H. Winn • of comfort and makes Dam Foundation to assist with sense in terms of the 7 establishing a study of breed with which you are Grand-Dam this problem. With joint funding from working. However, the higher your the breeders and the Winn Foundation, level of participation, the more a grant was issued in 1994 to Dr. Leslie information will be gained that is useful Also, number the kittens in the litter as Lyons of the NCI to pursue this study to the study. Any expenses you incur K1, K2, etc. Then fill out the table on via —DNA Typing.“ If successful, this in providing blood samples and/or the next page. DNA Typing study will identify the deformed fetuses will be reimbursed specific gene(s) responsible for the to you by the NCI at your request. Instruction Sheet A 25 Summer, 1998 Instruction Sheet A - Continued

Cat Identifier: Phenotype Relatives Known to have Produced the Defect (Check) No. Registration Number or (Give registration number or name if checked here but Short Name (check description that best not shown on pedigree) fits this cat - see head-type drawings, next page as reference) Ex- Mod- Elong- Had a Deformed Sire has produced Dam has treme erate ated Sibling deformity in other produced litters deformity in other litters 1

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Instruction Sheet C - Providing Samples of Deformed Kittens Instruction Sheet B 1. How to prepare:

Providing Blood Samples If the kitten with the head deformity was born alive, euthanize it as soon as possible after birth and then place it in the freezer - ONLY FROZEN CADAVERS CAN BE 1. Obtaining Blood Samples SHIPPED.

Arrange with your veterinarian to have the samples taken. The When you are ready to ship (it doesn‘t have to be done right blood sample tubes must contain an anti-coagulant, preferably away, so long as the kitten remains frozen), wrap the frozen EDTA or heparin. Dr. Lyons requires 15 - 20 ml of blood from kitten in a paper towel, place it in a baggy, and put it in an each adult (it may mean that the cat will need to be mildly insulated box with frozen packs (ask your veterinarian, or sedated). A 5 - 8 pound cat can easily donate this amount of phone Dr. Lyons at the NCI for help if you don‘t have blood. DO NOT TAKE BLOOD SAMPLES FROM frozen packs). PREGNANT OR NURSING CATS - wait until the kittens have been weaned. 2. Notify Dr. Lyons

2. Shipping the Samples to Dr. Lyons Call Dr. Lyons at 301-846-1299 (day) or 301-898-0827 (evenings) to let her know that the shipment is coming. She Blood samples should be shipped overnight, Monday through will provide you with NCI‘s Federal Express number, so the Thursday, via —Next Day“ Federal Express service to: shipment will not cost you anything.

Dr. Leslie Lyons 3. Shipment National Cancer Institute LVC, FCRDC Ship Monday through Thursday only, via —Next Day“ Building 560, Room 11-10 Federal Express service to: Frederick, MD 21702 Dr. Leslie Lyons National Cancer Institute If you let Dr. Lyons know ahead of time, she will provide you LVC, FCRDC with NCI‘s Federal Express account number so that the shipping Building 560, Room 11-10 will not cost you any money. You can reach Dr. Lyons at: Frederick, MD 21702

Phone: 301-846-1299 4. Pedigree E-mail: [email protected] Please provide the pedigree (see Instruction Sheet A) of the It is recommended that you ship only Monday through kitten. Send the pedigree to Dr. Lyons at the above address Thursday. However, if you can collect the blood sample only on in a separate mailing. a Friday, then you must ship the sample to Dr. Lyon‘s home for delivery. Call her at the office (number above), or at home, (301- 5. Blood Samples 898-0827), and she will provide you with the address. Please provide blood samples (see Instruction Sheet B) of 3. Pedigree the sire and dam and of both sets of grand-parents. Please also provide blood samples of ALL SIBLINGS - this will Please provide the pedigree (see Instruction Sheet A) for any cat have to wait until they are over 5 pounds so please keep for which you are providing a blood sample. Be sure that the track of where they are if they leave your cattery. name on the blood sample can be matched to the registered name shown on the pedigree. Send the pedigree to Dr. Lyons at the NOTE: Getting samples from all relatives (up through the above address in a separate mailing. grand-parents) is important and ideal. However, if it is not possible to get them all, please provide samples from as many as possible. This —family“ will not be excluded from the study just because all the samples are not available.

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17 - Law of Bag / Box Occupancy —CAT“ LAWS ♥ All bags and boxes in a given room must contain a cat within the earliest possible nanosecond. 1 - Law of Cat Inertia ♥ A cat at rest will tend to remain at rest, unless acted upon by some outside 18 - Law of Cat Embarrassment force -- such as the opening of , or a nearby scurrying mouse. ♥ A cat's irritation rises in direct proportion to her embarrassment times the amount of human laughter. 2 - Law of Cat Motion ♥ A cat will move in a straight line, unless there is a really good reason to change 19 - Law of Milk Consumption direction. ♥ A cat will drink his weight in milk, squared, just to show you he can. 3 - Law of Cat Magnetism ♥ All blue blazers and black sweaters attract cat hair in direct proportion to the 20 - Law of Furniture Replacement darkness of the fabric. ♥ A cats desire to scratch furniture is directly proportional to the cost of the furniture. 4 - Law of Cat Thermodynamics ♥ Heat flows from a warmer to a cooler body, except in the case of a cat, all heat 21 - Law of Cat Landing flows to the cat. ♥ A cat will always land in the softest place possible. 5 - Law of Cat Stretching 22 - Law of Fluid Displacement ♥ A cat will stretch to a distance proportional to the length of the nap just taken. ♥ A cat immersed in milk will displace her own volume, minus the amount of milk consumed. 6 - Law of Cat Sleeping ♥ All cats must sleep with people whenever possible, in a position as 23 - Law of Cat Disinterest uncomfortable for the people involved as is possible for the cat. ♥ A cats interest level will vary in inverse proportion to the amount of effort a human expends in trying to 7 - Law of Cat Elongation interest him. ♥ A cat can make her body long enough to reach just about any countertop, that has anything remotely interesting on it. 24 - Law of Pill Rejection ♥ Any pill given to a cat has the potential energy to 8 - Law of Cat Acceleration reach escape velocity. ♥ A cat will accelerate at a constant speed, until he gets good and ready to stop.

25 - Law of Cat Composition 9 - Law of Dinner Table Attendance ♥ A cat is composed of Matter + Anti-Matter + It ♥ Cats must attend all meals when anything good is served. Doesn't Matter. 10 - Law of Rug Configuration 26 - Law of Selective Listening ♥ No rug may remain in its naturally flat state, for very long. ♥ Although a cat can hear a can of tuna being opened a

mile away, she can't hear a simple command three 11 - Law of Obedience Resistance feet away. ♥ A cat's resistance varies in inverse proportion to a humans desire for her to do 27 - Law of Equidistant Separation something.

♥ All cats in a given room will locate at points 12 - First Law of Energy Conservation equidistant from each other, and equidistant from the center of the room. ♥ Cats know that energy can neither be created nor destroyed and will therefore use as little energy as possible. 28 - Law of Cat Invisibility 13 - Second Law of Energy Conservation ♥ Cats think that if they can't see you, then you can't see them. ♥ Cats also know that energy can only be stored, by a lot of napping.

29 - Law of Space-time Continuum 14 - Law of Refrigerator Observation ♥ Given enough time, a cat will land in just about any ♥ If a cat watches a refrigerator long enough, someone will come along and take space. out something good to eat. 15 - Law of Electric Blanket Attraction 30 - Law of Concentration of Mass ♥ Turn on an electric blanket and a cat will jump into bed at the speed of light. ♥ A cat's mass increases in direct proportion to the comfort of the lap she occupies. 16 - Law of Random Comfort Seeking ♥ A cat will always seek, and usually take over, the most comfortable spot in any given room. 29 Strict, Unbending Rules For Dealing With Stray Cats Summer, 1998

1 Stray cats will not be fed. Top 50 OXYMORONS 2 Stray cats will not be fed anything except dry cat food. 3 Stray cats will not be fed anything except dry cat food moistened with a 50. Act naturally little milk. 49. Found missing 4 Stray cats will not be fed anything except dry cat food moistened with 48. Resident alien warm milk, yummy treats and leftover fish scraps. 47. Advanced BASIC 5 Stray cats will not be encouraged to make this house their permanent 46. Genuine imitation residence. 45. Airline Food 6 Stray cats will not be petted, played with or picked up and cuddled 44. Good grief unnecessarily. 43. Same difference 7 Stray cats that are petted, played with, picked up and cuddled will 42. Almost exactly absolutely not be given a name. 41. Government organization 8 Stray cats with or without a name will not be allowed inside the house 40. Sanitary landfill at any time. 39. Alone together 9 Stray cats will not be allowed inside the house except at certain 38. Legally drunk times. 37. Silent scream 10 Stray cats will not be allowed inside the house except on days ending in 36. British fashion "y". 35. Living dead 11 Stray cats allowed inside will not be permitted to jump up on or 34. Small crowd sharpen their claws on the furniture. 33. Business ethics 12 Stray cats will not be permitted to jump up on, or sharpen claws on the 32. Soft rock really good furniture. 31. Butt Head 13 Stray cats will be permitted on all furniture but must sharpen claws on 30. Military Intelligence new $114.99 sisal-rope cat-scratching post with three perches. 29. Software documentation 14 Stray cats will answer the call of nature outdoors in the sand. 28. New York culture 15 Stray cats will answer the call of nature in the three-piece, high-impact 27. New classic plastic tray filled with Fresh'n'Sweet kitty litter. 26. Sweet sorrow 16 Stray cats will answer the call of nature in the hooded litter pan with a 25. Childproof three-panel privacy screen and plenty of head room. 24. "Now, then ..." 17 Stray cats will sleep outside. 23. Synthetic natural gas 18 Stray cats will sleep in the garage. 22. Christian Scientists 19 Stray cats will sleep in the house. 21. Passive aggression 20 Stray cats will sleep in a cardboard box lined with an old blanket. 20. Taped live 21 Stray cats will sleep in the special Kitty-Komfort-Bed with non- 19. Clearly misunderstood allergenic lambs wool pillow. 18. Peace force 22 Stray cats will not be allowed to sleep in our bed. 17. Extinct Life 23 Stray cats will not be allowed to sleep in our bed, except at the foot. 16. Temporary tax increase 24 Stray cats will not be allowed to sleep in our bed under the covers. 15. Computer jock 25 Stray cats will not be allowed to sleep in our bed under the covers 14. Plastic glasses except at the foot. 13. Terribly pleased 26 Stray cats will not play on the desk. 12. Computer security 27 Stray cats will not play on the desk near the computer. 11. Political science 28 Stray cats are forbidden to walk on the computer keyboard on the desk 10. Tight slacks when the human is asdfjjhhkl;ljfd.;oier'puyykmm4hbdm9lo9jmdskdm,. 9. Definite maybe USING IT!!!! 8. Pretty ugly 7. Twelve-ounce pound cake 6. Diet ice cream 5. Rap music 4. Working vacation 3. Exact estimate 2. Religious tolerance

And the Number one top OXY-Moron 1. Microsoft Works

30 National Alliance of Burmese Breeders, Inc. What the Protégé Should Expect from the Mentoring Program NABB MENTORING PROGRAM 1. Written information for getting started as a breeder Objective 2. Guidance on breeder ethics To attract new breeders to the Burmese breed by 3. Advice and support in obtaining the appropriate breeding stock establishing a program that provides guidance, assistance and nurturing to new breeders. 4. Advice on needed facilities, supplies and suitable veterinary services 5. Unbiased, unselfish advice on any breeding or showing issues 6. References to useful books and articles Protégé Participation 7. Help in showing; grooming tips New breeders who wish to participate in this program (termed —protégés“) can do so by applying to the NABB 8. Assistance in networking, introductions to other breeders Mentoring Council, and must be willing to commit to the 9. Frank discussions on health and genetic issues requirements of the Mentoring Program. A copy of the application form is available from the NABB Secretary. This brief application form is used primarily to verify the applicant‘s desire to become part of the Program, and Suggested Criteria for Becoming a Mentor seeks information about the applicant‘s prior experience 1. High ethical/moral character; impeccable reputation for honesty and fair with cats in general and Burmese in particular (Note: it dealing is not necessary for the applicant to have had a Burmese in the past to be considered for the Program.) 2. Considerable experience -- 5+ years breeding, having bred at least 5 The application will be evaluated by the Mentoring Grands Council, and a mentor will be assigned if the Council 3. Commitment to provide advice, but not to control feels that this individual is a good candidate. 4. Availability for questions, guidance at shows, emergency midnight phone In order to be successful within this Program, the calls, etc. protégé should be willing to take the advice and guidance that is provided by the mentor, and be willing 5. Willingness to share his/her line, based upon the mentor‘s own criteria, and to make the financial, time and facilities commitments to via a written contract. be a Burmese breeder.

Suggested Criteria for Becoming a Protégé What the Mentor Will Provide to the Protégé: 1. Prior ownership of cats 1. Information needed to get started as a breeder 2. Demonstrated interest in Burmese 2. Guidance on breeder ethics • have pet, or 3. Advice and support in obtaining the appropriate breeding stock • have requested information about the breed, or 4. Advice on needed facilities, supplies and suitable • have attended shows and talked to Burmese breeders veterinary services 5. Unbiased, unselfish advice on any breeding or 3. Willingness to take guidance showing issues 4. Willingness to commit to the financial, time and facilities requirements 6. References to useful books and articles 5. A reputation for honesty and strong ethics 7. Help in showing; grooming tips 8. Assistance in networking, introductions to other breeders Are you interested in the Mentorship Program either as a Protégé or as a 9. Frank discussions on health and genetic issues Mentor? Please complete the form on the following page and submit it to the Mentor Program.

Protégé's Progress Within the Program

The progress of the protégé will be monitored by the Mentoring Council. The Council may change the You may have noticed that the NABB, Inc. Newsletter has been featuring a mentor assigned to a particular protégé, if this seems number of articles on nutrition, behavior, etc. Some of you may consider them necessary for the success of the protégé. The Council to be fairly basic - we have a number of long-term breeders among our will terminate the participation of the individual in the membership. We feel a commitment to the Mentor Program and therefore, the Program if the Council perceives that the individual is Editorial Staff is seeking material on several topics - beginner all the way not making the required commitments, or when the through to expert. If you have something to offer from you own experiences, protégé has reached his/her objectives of becoming a please submit them for inclusion in the Newsletter. It need not be lengthy or breeder. ready for the Library of Congress . . . just sincere. Perhaps a letter or an article you have read elsewhere (you would be amazed at how easy it is to get permission to reprint). Let us know, we‘ll include your experiences on our mentor pages. 31 Summer, 1998 nabb

32 National Alliance of Burmese Breeders, Inc. CFA Breed Council Membership Application

ONE YEAR MEMBERSHIP - 1/1/97 to 12/31/97 A separate application must be submitted for EACH breed/division.

Membership is limited to individuals who: And, in addition, have either: 1. have a CFA registered cattery name; 4. bred at least one CFA Grand Champion or Grand Premier of the appropriate breed/ division 2. are at least 18 years of age or older; OR 3. have bred and registered with CFA at 5a. registered one litter of the appropriate breed/division within the previous two calendar years (since January 1, 1995); and least 3 litters of the appropriate breed 5b. exhibited a cat/kitten of the appropriate breed/division at a CFA show within the previous two calendar years (since January 1, 1995).

PLEASE NOTE: The Persian breed is divided into seven separate divisions: solid, silver/golden, smoke/shaded, tabby, parti-color, bi-color and himalayan (see current show rules for colors). Each division will be considered a separate breed. The basic application fee includes membership in one division.

1. Please enroll me in the ______Breed Council. Breed/Persian Division

2. ______Your registered Cattery name Cattery Registration Number

3. ______Litter registration number for litters of breed/division entered in Item 1 (three required).

4. If applicable, enter registration number of a Grand Champion or Grand Premier of your breeding of the 4. ______breed/division indicated above. Cat Registration Number OR 5a. Enter registration number for a litter of your breeding of the breed indicated above which you have 5a. ______registered since January 1, 1995 Litter registration number . If you are enrolled in a Persian division, enter registration number for a cat of your breeding whose color s included in the ______division indicated above, and who registration was processed after January 1, 1995. Cat Registration Number

5b. Enter registration number and name of a cat/kitten/altered cat of the breed/division indicated above owned by yourself which you have e exhibited since January 1, 1995.

5b. ______Cat Registration Number Name of Cat

______Name of Show Date of Show

6. I certify I am 18 year age or older and the information provided on this application is true and correct.

______Signature Date

Please enclose the $20.00 MEMBERSHIP FEE for the first breed or Persian Division, plus $5.00 for each additional breed/division. A separate form must be submitted for each breed/ division. Forms that are incomplete or contain inaccurate information will be returned. New membership benefit: Current breed council members will automatically be included in CFA's new Breeder Referral program.

Membership runs from January 1 to December 31. Membership applications for any given year will not be accepted after August 1 of that year. Breed Council Materials - Show Rules and Standards - will be mailed, via printed matter, in April 1997.

PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE - ONLY ONE NAME PER MEMBERSHIP

Name ______

Address ______

______

City ______

State/Province ______Zip/Postal Code ______

Phone Number: (______)______for publication in the CFA White Pages (formerly telephone directory)

Send completed form to: CFA Breed Council, P.O. Box 1005, Manasquan, NJ 08736-0805 33 Summer, 1998

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S O, YOU A GREAT BIG R BEA CELEB UTIFU THANK YOU!! RATE L BUR ! SEND M GR A CO ANDE To Kathy Rutledge PEDI PY OF D! GREE HIS/H and Ebe McCabe Tho TO : ER 23 mpson for their help and 5 W. Br , Lynn andon assistance in Br Boulev andon, ard, #2 making our NABB, FL 3 18 3511 Inc. awards a success. Kathy arranged for the WANTED: ORIGINAL ARTICLES rosettes and Ebe FOR THE NABB NEWSLETTER tracked down the We are looking for interesting, champagne! Thanks!! original articles about Burmese, AV AILAB LE FO R PUR health issues and any other cat CHAS JUNE E . . . R , 1997 A THE EPRIN related subjects. This is your LMAN TS OF AC BU RMES E ART chance to be published. Send it ICLE Num ber of C in to KIM LANDRY! O opies rders in NABB U the Memb SA P er No 5 rices* n=Mem ber 10 Prices* $3.50 20 $6.00 $5.00 Orders 50 in $10.00 $9.00 Canad 5 - A a Global $20.0 $15.0 OR 5- Priority 0 0 F AO Cl $30 SE T! 1 ass Ma $ .00 ME R I 0 - Glo il - Air 5.50 R O bal Pri BU O F 10 - ority $3.50 $8.00 R G AO Cl OU D? OR Air ass Ma $10.0 $5.0 G Y AR D F il - 0 0 IN W OR EE 20 - G $6.50 $15.00 W L A OL N lobal P HO A C LL B 20 riority $14.0 $10.0 S ON A E‘ WE - AO C 0 0 TI VE W he A lass M $12 $21 NA HA E! S, t ir ail - .00 .00 O ON R 50 $26. $18 E T D TE ! - AO 00 .00 R PH ET TH A Class $3 SU RA S L O O ir Mail - 9.00 BE G W BO rders in TO NE D ( Japan O B EE Global PH AB BR Priority 5 N he for 5, 1 HE d t 0 and 2 T an copie 0 10 $6 TE s; AO C .50 SI Mail lass 20 $1 $1 - Air fo 2.00 0.00 cop r 50 50 ies) 15.50 $18.00 5 $ O 4.00 23.00 rders i $ n South 81.00 Africa (AO C 5 lass Ma Air a il - 10 $6 ll copie .00 s) 20 $ O 12.00 $9.00 rders in 50 $ $ E 21.00 18.00 urope $ $ 5 50.00 32.00 7 10 5.00 $6.00 20 $12.00 $9.00 50 $ 21.00 $18.00 Se $ nd Ord 50.00 $32.00 6836 F ers to: orum S Kim L 75.00 treet; S andry an Dieg o, CA 92111 35 NABB BULLETIN BOARD Summer, 1998

nterested in holding and managing a NABB show in your area? You ARE?? Great - contact a NABB Officer and let someone know! We‘ll help you out with people and resources. C‘mon . . . it‘ll be FUN!

E E AR MES F BUR ST O BE T! Got pictures of T THE RES HING THE your Burmese S T LL O DO A and perhaps OUR • K Y E some who are/ send BAC TH B D AT ph rown EE W!! were oto ie‘s BR SHO N in fo EXT important to A r the N n B the breed? ewsl B • etter clean • catt Did you know g ery et e- that we are mail list off th archiving • e H fin ave y photos ish ou joi a news Counc ned th rticle lette il? B e CFA digitally to • r elect allots Burm O ion of come ese B preserve the r der Do the this y reed b b n‘t be l Breed ear fo history if the roch reed eft out! Coun r the • ures cil Sec Burmese cat in Or retary der ! North America art Bre • icles ed and around send in the world? for phot the os Boo Bre • th, et ed Send your jo c. in th pictures to e Bu breed rmes Kim Landry. coun e cil . And, if you . . know of someone who is not a member of NABB, let them know THE N EW B REED B ROCHURES ARE R EADY ! too! Here is the ordering information:

10 for $2.50* 25 for $5.50 * 50 for $11.00* 100 for $19.00*

Send Orders to: Kim Landry 6836 Forum Street; San Diego, CA 92111

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WE NEED YOUR HELP TO PRESERVE THE HISTORY OF THE BURMESE BREED IN NORTH AMERICA

A BURMESE CELEBRATION The National Alliance of Burmese Breeders Burmese Repository

The National Alliance of Burmese Breeders, Inc. is pleased to announce the establishment of the NABB Burmese Repository.

The goal of the NABB Burmese Repository is to create a photographic history of our breed as a reference for breeders and enthusiasts, both present and future. A perpetual archive is being developed using the latest computerized archival technology.

More than 65 years have passed since Wong Mau made her debut. By now, most of you have seen the precious few and very poor photographs of Wong Mau that still exist today. And sadly, there are relatively few photos of the early Burmese that have followed in her paw prints. Years ago, taking photographs of cats was neither easy nor a common practice. Today, there are special cat photographers, instant film and one hour developing which have allowed us to easily capture our beloved Burmese for posterity.

But let's talk about posterity. That means "to hand down forever," right? But cats and breeders eventually pass on, and more likely than not, their history goes with them. That cardboard box belonging to "Auntie Louise, the cat lady" may be discarded, and with it a treasure of irreplaceable Burmese related articles, catalogs and photographs.

So, what to do? The NABB Burmese Repository has been created as the one place that we can all come together for the benefit of posterity. The old maxims, "in order to know where you are going you need to know where you have been;" and "a picture is worth thousand words;" have never been more meaningful than when applied to the NABB Burmese Repository.

The NABB Burmese Repository is open to all North American type Burmese cats, this includes both moderate and extreme types ("traditional" and "contemporary"). You do not have to be a NABB member in order to participate. Once we receive your photo, it will be tagged, tracked, scanned and returned promptly.

Later projects for the NABB Burmese Repository may include articles about Burmese, a pedigree archive and a history of foreign Burmese. Your participation is the key for making the NABB Burmese Repository a success, so bust open those cardboard boxes and send in your photos today! We need your photos soon as possible or August 21, or which ever comes first!

We need photos of Burmese with: Please include the following:

- Distinguished Merits - Full registered name of the cat - National Winners - Titles won and registry affiliation - Regional Winners - Breeder's name - Grand Champions/Grand Premiers - Owner's name - Other registry's equivalent winners - Approximate year photo was taken - Burmese with historical significance - Any information of a historical significance - Early Burmese - Self addressed stamped envelope or $3 for Priority return mail - Your phone number and e-mail address in case we need to contact you

Mail photos and direct inquiries to:

Kim Landry 6836 Forum Street San Diego, CA 92111 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 619-560-1717

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