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Before You Breed a Persian

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Spring is in the air, daylight hours are getting longer, and our girl cats are coming into heat...

"Hmm..maybe just ONE litter of kittens would be fun."
"We should have just ONE litter for the kids."
"I want to breed her so i can have kittens just like her."
"I just want ONE litter to make back the money i spent on buying her."
"Well, she's a purebred, papered Persian - why NOT breed her?"

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Girls of the Gang - Females in a Breeding Program

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It is often noted that females in a breeding program can be of slightly lesser quality in regards to standard. Is it really so? If it isn’t, why? And why is it heard so often then?

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Kings of the Hill - Choosing a Breeding Stud

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Choosing a breeding stud for your cattery is never an easy task. Here are a few tips before laying your money on the wrong one.

It is no doubt that in the whole cat fancy, the life of a newbie breeder is the hardest. I feel it is even harder when coming to choose a foundation boy for your breeding program. This is an area where mistakes are made a plenty, so I thought it is best to give a few guidelines to people wanting to start the breeding hobby on the right foot.

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Glossary of Terms

Bicolor
Half white and half another color
Blue Point
Type of Himalayan; gray points and a light gray or beige body
Calico
White with red and black patches
Chinchilla Golden
Rich cream fur lightly tipped in black to create a golden appearance (Chinchilla Golden)
Chinchilla Silver
White fur lightly tipped in black to create a silver appearance (The shading is darker on Shaded Silvers.)

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