THE BREEDS Pixiebob Longhair ACFA recognizes 57 breeds. They are: Pixiebob Shorthair Persian Peterbald Abyssinian RagaMuffin American Bobtail Longhair Ragdoll THE American Bobtail Shorthair Russian Blue American Curl Longhair Russian Shorthair American Curl Shorthair Scottish Fold American Shorthair Selkirk Rex Longhair American Wirehair Selkirk Rex Shorthair Australian Mist Siamese Balinese Siberian CAT Bengal Singapura Birman Snowshoe Bombay Somali British Shorthair Sphynx Burmese Tonkinese Chantilly Turkish Angora SHOW Chartreux Turkish Van Cornish Rex Cymric Devon Rex FOR INFORMATION Egyptian Mau European Burmese on registering your cat, entering your Exotic Shorthair Havana Brown cat in an ACFA show, finding a Highland Fold breeder of a specific breed or anything Himalayan else concerning cats or cat shows Japanese Bobtail Longhair contact: Japanese Bobtail Shorthair Korat La Perm American Cat Fanciers Association Longhair Exotic P.O. Box 1949 Maine Coon Cat Nixa, MO 65714-1949 Manx PH: 417-725-1530 Nebelung email: [email protected] Norwegian Forest Cat Ocicat Web Page: www.acfacat.com Oriental Longhair Oriental Shorthair Welcome to our cat show. We hope you THE JUDGING AWARDS AND RIBBONS will enjoy looking at all the cats we have on display. We have pedigreed cats and household Each cat competes in its class against other cats pet cats being exhibited. These cats are judged Each day there will be four or more rings running concurrently. Each judge acts of the same sex, color and breed. The cat by professional judges licensed by the selected as best in the class receives a blue American Cat Fanciers Association. (ACFA) independently of the others and every cat entered will be judged in every ring. So each FIRST place ribbon. SECOND place is red and cat has four or more chances to win each day. THIRD place is yellow. After all of the cats of Notes for Spectators one color and breed are judged, a black BEST There are two types of rings. ALLBREED and OF COLOR award is presented for the best SPECIALTY. In an All Breed ring, all the quality cat in that color class (not the cat with A note of caution - Your fingers may spread breeds in each division compete against each the best color). A white SECOND BEST OF germs. While we understand that it is fun to pet other for Top Ten awards (called finals). In COLOR is also awarded. Once the entire breed or play with the cats, please ask permission Specialty rings, Longhairs compete only is judged the BEST and SECOND BEST OF first. A cat show is like a school in that what against Longhairs and Shorthairs compete only BREED awards are presented. one “kid” gets, they all take home to the against Shorthairs for finals. “family”. Many of our exhibitors have tiny Championship and Altered cats compete for kittens at home and feel it necessary to limit The cats are judged in five different divisions: WINNERS ribbons (red, white and blue) and outside contact. Just ask! finals (rosettes). To earn the title of Champion KITTENS - For pedigreed kittens four to eight a cat must receive four Winners ribbons. To For this reason you will see the judges washing months of age. become a Grand Champion a cat must receive their hands and the judging tables between each 16 Winners ribbons and at least six finals (from cat. The show employs stewards to wash the NBC - (New Breed or Color) - For pedigreed six different judges). judging cages between cats. cats whose breed or color is not yet accepted for the championship division. Household Pets compete for the titles of Royal Please remember that cats have the “right of and Supreme. These are calculated based on the way”. If you see someone approaching you with CHAMPIONSHIP - For unaltered pedigreed number of cats defeated in competition. a cat, please step aside. Exhibitors have just a cats eight months of age or older. few minutes to get their cats to the ring. THE NUMBERS

ALTERS - For pedigreed cats eight months of age or older that have been spayed or neutered. Entry numbers indicate the divisions. STANDARDS HOUSEHOLD PET - For mixed breed cats or 1 - 89 Kittens pedigreed cats that are not eligible to be shown Cats, kittens and alters are judged according to 90 - 99 NBC (New Breed or Color) in any other division. All household pets must a written standard for their breeds. The standard 100 - 199 Longhair Championship Cats be spayed or neutered. These cats are judged has a total of 100 points divided into such 201 - 299 Shorthair Championship Cats on health, cleanliness, beauty and purrsonality . categories as head type, body, coat, color, etc. 301 - 399 Alters

The standards are voted on by breeders of that 401 - 499 Household Pets particular breed.