Supreme Champion Cato
The Aristocats Club has a show during the weekend. We took the proud father Supreme Champion Cato along and thus giving him a chance to escape the nursery at home. Cato is sometimes a bit annoyed as the busy mother and her three kittens are somewhat demanding. The kittens attack him without fear – or any respect. He then gently tells them off and rolls them over and licks their tummy!
Bourne is not in the vicinity of our home. It is a 2½-3 hour drive up north. We set off at 4:30 am. Cato is usually awake at that time and wants us to get up and play with him. This weekend he got his way but only to discover that we were to put him in a transport box. We had selected the biggest one (70x50x50cm) so that he had lots of space and there were plenty of ways to play and entertain him during the trip. Cato loves the transport box. It means that something exciting is going to happen and he is going to experience something new, so he happily went into the box. What he didn’t know was that he had a long journey ahead of him.
The Saturday
We arrived at the show at the beginning of the check-in – just as we (and the cats) prefer. The venue
 The almost empty show hall in Bourne |
 Cato being presented to the judge Janet Green |
was fairly empty from cats but otherwise everything was ready for the show.
Results
 Janet Green judging Cato |
 Cato is helping the judge writing Cato's report |
This was certainly a good day for the Ocicats. Our judge Janet Green was from the UK. She really liked Cato and her report was very positive. Cato also did his best to charm the judge.
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 Cato is relaxing at the judging table |
Cato got his PoH (Prize of honour) and Mrs. Green ended up nominating him.
 Cato is up for nomination |
 Nomination of Cato |
Later he was against a very beautiful black Burmese cat in the Best In Show competition and he won by a whisker. That meant he was going forward to the best in category competition, which he also won against four other cats. He lost in the best overall cat competition but we all thought that he had done well.
 Cato in Best in Show |
 Cato in Best in Show |
During the Best in show I got a typical English cake with candles – It has just been my birthday. Thank you all for the attention and your good wishes.
 The Birthday cake I got |
The Sunday
After the show Cato got home on to his hotel room. He started looking at the whole room and then he steered towards the door as if he was saying “Show me the rest of the house”.
 Cato relaxing in his bed at the hotel |
 Cato likes the pillow |
After a long night’s sleep with us in the bed he spent some time looking out of the window and at the other cats in the hotel doing exactly the same. After a quick breakfast he was brought to the show venue and around midday he met the judge Heinz Gunter Scholer and his Steward Josie Hughes.
 Cato being Judge by Heinz Gunter Scholer |
 Time to take a closer look at Cato |
Mr. Scholer gave him a thorough look and decided that he should be considered for nomination. Unfortunately a cream Burmese ran away with the nomination. Cato was not really in the mood to charm the judge today.
The day ended with a wonderful cat, Nandinakatts Stud Muffin (a Norwegian Forest Cat), wining the Best Overall Cat.
 Nandinakatts Stud Muffin |
