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LAZIBLUES - British Shorthair Cattery
We have kittens available now,
and awaiting your inquiries.
E-mail: info@laziblues.com
Phone:
(914) 421-0505
or (917) 747-6690
ABOUT LAZIBLUES Cattery:
LAZIBLUES Cattery is a registered name with The International Cat
Association (TICA) and the Cat Fanciers’ Association (CFA). We are
located in New York City and Westchester County and specialize in breeding
blue and
lilac British Shorthair cats. During the first few years of the cattery’s
existence we stayed true to those colors working with mostly European
bloodlines from Belgium, Netherlands and France. Later on we added new lines
from Australia,
Denmark and United Kingdom. We have also discovered and grown to
love other, more rare colors of British Shorthair such as chocolate, black,
and some tabby
varieties such as a lilac tabby and chocolate tabby. Our cats’ ancestors
include such European titles as World Champions, Grand International Champions
and
Grand European Champions. We have been actively showing cats, and
now our cats include Regional and International Winners. This year our youngest
stud
male IW SGC Laziblues Earl Grey became 6th Best Cat Internationally
in TICA.
At LAZIBLUES we are dedicated to breeding healthy and happy British
Shorthair
cats that make affectionate companions as well as exceptional competitors
at a show ring. Our British Shorthair cats are not kept in cages
or enclosures, but live as a part of the family. This insures the
cats' calm demeanor towards
people and loyalty to the family. The only separation we observe
is between males and females, and females with young kittens. Our
British Shorthair cats
like to cuddle and purr non-stop for hours at a time. The British
Shorthair kittens from their birth enjoy the love and undivided
attention from the whole
household.
British Shorthairs are very friendly and affectionate
cats that appreciate attention without becoming a nuisance. They
crave and enjoy attention, but do this in an undemanding way,
which some people learn to appreciate
a great deal. British Shorthair males usually act as if they are
the "boss" in
the family, and prefer to be treated with respect. However, they
also biggest goofballs, and although they typically are not very
active cats, every once
in a while they like to pretend they are still kittens and run
around as such. British Shorthair males are large and strong cats,
so if you have
downstairs
neighbors, during those goofball times they may think you keep
elephants as pets. Nevertheless, these cats make wonderful pets
for apartments or houses
as they are not destructive whatsoever. We manage to keep about
between 20
and 40 pots of different plants (depending on season), and this
number does not decrease due to cats’ activity.
British Shorthair
females truly are British ladies, and although they also like
attention from their
human family members, proper form and etiquette is a must among
these cats.
They
are also very responsible and caring mothers. They give birth
easily and even while caring for the kittens often find time
to cuddle with us. They like
the attention even during this time, and generally prefer the
whole
family to participate in raising the kittens.
Choosing between
a male and a female, is not an easy task, as both make wonderful
companions. Differences
in personality are mostly attributable to the fact that everyone
has something
unique about them, rather than to males vs. female differences.
Since the breed standard for both TICA and CFA was written
for a male - males generally
are more characteristic of the breed. They are about 1.5 times
larger than
females and have fuller jowls. Nevertheless, size is not everything
in this breed, and it is a combination of many different features
that make a show
cat. There is a saying that breeders love to say to one another,
“There is no perfect cat”. The truth is that as breeders we
are constantly in motion
to work on improving the breed in a futile attempt to raise
a perfect kitten. Breeding is a work in progress, and we are
thrilled to be able to call ourselves
breeders.
British Shorthairs are strong cats with relatively
no health problems due to a large gene pool available for
breeding. These cats are very easy to groom as their coat does
not tangle and requires
minimal care. The
coat is short, but extremely dense. This characteristic creates
a
plush effect, and the cats look like light grayish-silvery
teddy bears with a big smile
to top it off. What an incredible view, isn’t it? Blue is
the
classic color, however there are other colors British Shorthair
come in such as lilac, chocolate,
black, cream, white, shaded, colorpoint in different colors,
tabbies,
almost any other color you have ever seen, and some you never
even thought existed.
Some colors are very exotic and rare, and some are incredibly
sophisticated. British Shorthair can thus satisfy everyone’s
tastes in this regard.
The
British Shorthair breed was made famous by the Cheshire
Cat in Alice in Wonderland and the Puss in Boots. More recently
a blue British Shorthair
was pictured
in a movie “Pet Sematary”. The smile and the plush look
of a British Shorthair coat are so-called trademarks of this
breed. This together with their known
wonderful disposition towards children and all members
of the family
makes them best pets you can ever dream about.
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