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3/10/10 - Sharon
attended the TICA show in Providence, RI this past weekend.
Quill has been neutered and was shown for the first time as an
alter. He got 6 finals and is now a Quadruple Grand
Champion Alter. Quill and Ess-C
will be leaving together for their new home soon in
Massachusetts. Gargoyle had professional photos done by
Helmi Flick so be sure to check her out on the
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2/21/10 - We have
spayed and retired two adult females, Ess-C and Kinsey.
They are both now available to a qualified home, separately or
together. Check the
Kittens page for their pictures
and more information.
"Then and Now" is now
called "Pictures" on the button links. I have replaced
the Pictures page which had kittens from several years ago with
the more popular and up-to-date Then and Now pages. This
way there is a direct link to Then and Now (called just "Pictures")
and I didn't have to rehash all the cute little links at the top
and bottom of each page to fit in a new button.
I have decided to stop adding
names to the waiting list for the time being. It is pretty
long and in the event that after the next litter is born, there
are more kittens to go around than potential owners, I'll open
it up again. I don't like to let people get their hopes up
for getting a kitten from an upcoming litter when in fact Trifle
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1/12/10 - Teri from New
Jersey sent in this picture of her cat Killian, formerly known
as Rikki (out of Cassie). How cool is this cat? |
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1/6/10 - Happy New Year
to the Dracoonfly followers (affectionately known as Site
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inbox over the holidays, I had a LOT to add to the Then and Now
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Keep those cute photos coming
in and don't hesitate to remind me if you don't see your cat
pictured. I waited to do them all at once and may have
inadvertently overlooked yours (either that or I had a problem
with the photo). If you have a Dracoonfly kitten or cat
and did not receive a Holiday email from me, then that means I
probably need your new email address.
New Jersey Kitten Buyers!
I'll be at the TICA show in Parsippany this weekend. Come
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10/12/09 Introducing our new
breeding female......Aderondak Gray Ghost of Dracoonfly |
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Her call name is Gargoyle and
she comes from our Rastafarian friend Mary Braunlich of the
Aderondak Cattery in upstate
New York. Gargoyle is another deviation from our
traditional red and brown tabbies; her color is blue smoke
tortie. She brings us solid, silver, dilute and masks the
mackerel pattern...all in one little kitten. |
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6/9/09 We
had cat photographer Helmi Flick take pictures of
Quill,
Trifle
and Kinsey
at the Mysticats show this past weekend. Check out their
pages! |
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5/26/09 Introducing our new
breeding male......Howlyn Quill Gordon of Dracoonfly |
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Quill comes to us
from our good friends Lynn and Howard of Howlyn Cattery in New
Jersey. After much debate, it was determined that Quill's
color is now a red-silver, but what we love is his size and type.
Quill also contributes the silver gene and possibly solid.
Our gratitude goes out to Lynn and Howard for their generosity
with this love bug. |
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SIRE: IW, SGC Koontucky
Kactus Jack of MaineVu |
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DAM: Howlyn Gorky Park |
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A big congratulations
to our winners for the 2008-2009 show season! |
Photo by
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IW SGCA
Dracoonfly Finbar Conneff
TICA's Tenth Best Allbreed Alter Internationally
TICA Second Best
Alter in the Northeast Region
TICA's Best Maine
Coon Alter Internationally
Dracoonfly
Cattery's First International Winner
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Owners: Tereasa
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SIRE:
RW SGC Codycats Hendrickson of Dracoonfly |
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DAM:
RW SGC Dracoonfly Cosseboom, OD |
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Already a Grand
Premier in CFA, a Regional Winner and Supreme Grand Champion
Alter in both CFF and TICA, this year Finn and his dedicated
owner, Tereasa hit the show trail running and earned the title
of International Winner with points to spare. Finn is
going on 4-years-old and exemplifies the fact that Maine Coons
only get better with age. Finn's story began when he
appeared the day AFTER the rest of his littermates so he was
referred to as the "Bonus Boy". Finn still
has the most glorious deep red coat on a Maine Coon EVER (hey,
it's my website, I can say what I want). Not only is Finn
beautiful, he's a real sweetheart too. Many, many thanks
to Tereasa for never giving up and showing Finn to perfection
and also to the judges for recognizing a great cat. |
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RW SGC
Tanstaafl Mickey Finn of Dracoonfly
TICA's Eleventh Best
Allbreed Champion in the Northeast Region
TICA's Fourth Best
Longhair Champion in the Northeast Region |
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Breeder: Beth
Hicks
Owners: Sharon Stegall/Marge and Phil Berger |
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Sharon has started a
blog chronicling the joys and frustration of living
with a bunch of cats, a dog, a husband, two teenagers and now
baby chicks!
Click here to read more on Sharon's Blog |
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March 4, 2009 Dracoonfly has earned the CFA
recognition of Cattery of Excellence and TICA's Outstanding
Cattery with perfect scores for the fifth year in a row.
This designation requires an annual inspection by our
veterinarian, Dr. Karen Brown as proof of our adherence to a
high standard of animal husbandry to raise happy, healthy
pedigreed cats. Our thanks to Dr. Brown of Stonington
Veterinary Hospital for being our partner in quality cattery
care. |
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Myra is published! Look for Myra pictured
3 times in
a new children's book called "CAT" where her tail will move with
a pull tab. The book is written by Matthew Van Fleet,
photography by Brian Stanton and due for release on February 10, 2009.
The book features photographs of many beautiful pedigreed cats.
Click
here to see a video on
Amazon.com demonstrating the book under Check Out Related Media.
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Myra as
seen her new book "Cat"
Photo by
Dragonfly Design, Inc. |
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Check out the
Then and Now page to see
past kittens from each dam's respective litters.
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