Yes…cats can do agility, too!!  Don’t underestimate the concentration of a cat who is chasing a toy through an agility course!  They can be FAST!  I saw cats running the course at the Sign of the Cat Fanciers and Oriental Shorthairs show in Easton, Pa. over the weekend.  The agility course is inside a mesh enclosure to keep any wayward felines from escaping.  I was told that the record time to run the course was 7 seconds.  The kitten pictured above was just getting her paws wet with agility – it was her first time.  The owner played with her for a long while at first just to get her used to chasing toys.  Then they moved on to the course which includes hoops, jumps, a tunnel, stairs, and even weave poles!  The owner led the kitten through the course by encouraging her to follow various wand-type toys with feathers, or streamers, or furry mice on the end.  It worked like a charm, though I think the end time might have been more like 7 minutes instead of 7 seconds! 

Don’t tell Brewster and Savannah, but I was out photographing cats over the weekend at the Sign of the Cat Fanciers and Oriental Shorthairs Show in Easton, Pa.  They might get jealous because I was spending time with other cats, but on the other hand, they might be happy that for a change I wasn’t photographing THEM! The blog image features a beautiful blue eyed Birman.  This breed is color pointed with four distinctive white feet known as “gloves”.  Their blue eyes are gorgeous!  My Angel cat Tara was thought to be part Birman – she had the points and blue eyes, but not the gloves. 

My cats are shedding like crazy right now …. ’tis the season!   It seems that they weren’t used to being brushed or combed very much so we’re making progress in that area – more brushing and less chewing on the bristles!  I need to stock up on more lint brush refills, though!  I can only imagine how much shedding occurs with a cat that has as much coat as this one!  Aren’t those golden eyes beautiful?  This image is from the Sign of the Cat Fanciers and Oriental Shorthair show in Easton, Pa.

I love photographing the Sphynx – they are so unique!  Very textural, too, with all of their wrinkles!  This hairless breed of cat actually isn’t completely hairless.  Fine down covers the skin of most Sphynx cats.  Their skin is warm and oh so soft to the touch!  How can you not love that face?