Our Extended Family

When we first started breeding we never envisioned that we would ever let any of our cats live anywhere else but with us, but there are occasions, and only when in the best interest of the cats, that tough decisions need to be made for the harmony and balance in our multicat household, and for the individual cat. We love all our cats so very dearly we hope each and everyone of them will live with us forever.

Below is a selection of pictures of our extended family BB, Foxi, Bella our first BSH who have always lived with my parents.

 This is our beautiful BB the day we collected him! he was such a
pretty kitten and just loved being fussed!

Here is BB zonked after his journey to his new home with us awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

Here is Foxi and Beebs asleep together and dreaming of Tuna!

As they get older they like to sleep all cuddled up I just love this pic!
Here is Foxi as an adult

And BB maturing into a very handsome cat

Here is BB in the snow last winter he LOVES being outside and
howl the house down when it is too wet to go out in his run!

BB looking quite portly he is on light biscuits now!

Here is Beebs again playing with his favourite toy

Foxi making sure we knew whos chair it was!!!

All my cats sleep with their tongues out and
I think it is just so sweet - BB is no exception.

Foxi, BB and Bella coming out for their daily run supervised with mum and dad.

Beebs looking very handsome!

Bella chillin' in the sun!

Foxi posing for the camera!

BB Sunning himself July 2006

Foxi listening to her favourite music!!!

Foxi July 2006

Bella July 2006

Foxi Summer 2006
BB Summer 2006
 

Once neutered Louie came back in the house where he was so so happy, but sadly he was hen peck by my girls, they simply would not accept him and was miserable he lost weight and was totally fed up, we were adamant that we wanted a home for him when he could be lavished and have other cat attention as he loved the company of other cats even though my girls had been so mean to him all he wanted to do was headbutt and love them, so when Amana and Paul who have Hagrid a beautiful Maincoon contacted me, we invited them to visit, once we met them we knew they would give Louie the very special home we wanted for him.

As you can see he has settled very well indeed.
 
Louie and Hagrid the best of friends
Bean Bag king!
Lou Bear chillin at Amanda and Paul's by the fire

Louie ontop of Paul and Amanda's wardrobe!


Picies of Louie when he lived with us.
Lovely Louie Dec 08
Louie Dec 08
Louie 16 months
Louie couch potato
Louie spot
Louie a year old
Louie 12months
Poser or what?!
What a handsome boy?
Lovely green eyes
That is more dignified!!!
Louie legs spread!
Louie prowling
Looboo bear
Louboo
Louie ready to pounce
Posing Louboy
Mummies loubear
Gorgeous green eyes!
Louie lovely spots
Pretty boy
Louie's dabird
Pretty boy
Louie 10 months
wash time
gorgeous Louie posing here
i wouldn't like to be a feather on that stick!
Louboo
mummies boy
Louie is eating his kill!
Louie has his prey
Louie 10 months
Loubear
Louie spot
Handsome boy - and he knows it!
Louie on the prowl
Lovely Louie
Louie 5 months
Louie fishing for lose change!
Louie 5 months
Crossed paws!
Louie showing his lovely big spots
Louie pictured 4 mts
Louie pictured 4 months
Baby Loubear
Baby Louie
Louie when we brought him home
Louie when we first went to visit him
Baby Louie with the bigger spots, pictured with his sister Poppy eyes just open here
Louie by Robert Ashton
Louie by Robert Ashton
Louie by Robert Ashton
Louie by Robert Ashton
Louie by Robert Ashton
Louie by Robert Ashton

Candy is such a wonderful mother, 2 litters of 8 and her final litter of 9, sadly only 6 surviving from a C-Section we had her spayed at the same time, once neutered we hoped Candy would be more accepting in a group of cats, but that was not to be, Candy is a terribly dominant cat when in a group of more then 2

My sister, brother-in-law and niece had wanted a kitten from me for a long time, they only live in the next village and so after agonising over what to do for the best we did what was best for Candy and not what made us feel better and just before xmas 2009 we let Candy go and live with them, and she has honestly never been happier, we didn't realise at the time but Candy had become very quiet and withdrawn, she was always so loving and social, and now she lives as an only cat it is like she is a kitten again! she is so happy and relaxed she has the full run of the house and is in heaven.

We get to see her whenever we want to and she really is in the lap of luxury adore by all the family
 
As you can see she is VERY relaxed living at my sisters!!!
 
Here are pictures of Candy whilst she lived with us
Candy by Robert Ashton
Candy pictured 18 months by Robert Fox
Candy pictured Feb 08 by Robert Fox
Candy by Robert Fox
Candy now aged 2
Candy March 08
Candy on gaurd!
Candy Feb 08
Candy Jan 08
Candy aged 20 months
Tabs trying to steal the bed!
Candy Jan 08
Mum Candy and Daughter Angel sharing a kiss
Candy
Candy has STUNNING green eyes they are so beautiful.
Candy is now 17months
Candy has passed her green eyes to all her kittens.
Candy show her perfect oysters
Candy has sea green gorgeous eyes
Candy is slow maturing but really coming into her own pictured here just turned one.
Pretty green eyes
What a sweet expression Candy
Pattern perfect Candy
does my bum look big?
Candy taking in the first sun of 2007
Posing pretty Candy
Candy just 1 year old and 3 days.
ah see her head does fit her body really!
this picture did make me laugh as candy looks like her head is tiny and body is huge from the angle!!!
Candy and Tabitha my 2 beautiful big girls March 2007
Candy just turned 11 months
Candy's new trick to touch her nose with her tounge.
Candy showing her perfect oyster.
Peak-a-boo Candy flashes her green eyes for the camera.
Candy looking very statuesque
Candy and Tabs play and lay in the sun.
Candy just over 11 months is developing into a very beautiful young lady.
Kill!
Candy playing in the scratch post
Candy Smiling :)
Candy showing her lovely pattern.
Candy my green eyed girl.
Candy looks beautiful in this picture.
Candy posing.
Candy show how beautifully green eyed she is.
Candy just turned 9 months
Talking Candy!
Candy has a superb pattern and this pic shows it very well.
anything Tabitha can i do i can do too! Candy does her take on tabs photo!
Candy's spotted something!
Candy just turned 8 months
You can't see here too well but Candy has the most beautiful green eyes at just 8 months we are thrilled.
Candy showing her beautiful pattern.
Candy also developing into a lovely your lady she has a stunning flawless symmetrical pattern.
Candy developing into a lovely girl.
ALMOST GOT IT!
Candy doing her penguin impression!!!
Wassat mum?
Candy has a stunning pattern and lovely green eyes.
Looking longingly out the window
chillin'
This is Candy getting a big girl now just over 21 weeks.
If only I could get the bird!
Candy showing off her stunning pattern.
Candy having a look what is on telly!!!!
Candy the day we collected her as you can see
her eyes are very pale and at her young age
we can see they are already going very green
Candy and Tabitha getting closer!
This is Candy on the right and her brother on
the left the day we went to collect her.
Willow and Candy ALMOST mates!
The day we introduced Candy to the girls! Tabitha was not quite sure!
Candy getting up close and personal!
All 3 girls playing on the stairs!
Candy the baby of the family destroying a feather!

 

Probably the hardest choice we have ever made though and one were still coming to terms with was letting Angel go, Angel is just the light of my life, but because she has her mother dominance when with more then 2 we had to segregate the house into 3 sections and when we had kittens it proved unmanageable and unfair to be ongoing.

We knew angel would bond with another cat instantly provided it was just one other, so when Cheryl and Mark, who own Poppy from our very first litter, contacted us just before xmas asking about getting another cat, as they had expressed interest a year previous, it was fate we knew their home would be second to none.

She has settled very well as you will see from the pics, angel now gets all the attention she carved, I miss her kisses every day

 
Angel and Poppy best friends now
Poppy and Angel getting to know each other
We had a photo shoot by the very talented Robert Ashton and here are some of our favourites, this is Angel
Angel aged 6 months taken by Robert Fox
Angel at Shropshire Feb 2008 pictured by Robert Fox
Angel Feb 08 by Robert Fox
Mummies Angel - pic by Robert Fox
Candy and her daughter Angel pictured at Shropshire Feb 2008 by Robert Fox
Candy and Angel Feb 08 by Robert Fox
Mum and daughter by Robert Fox
Angel almost 10 months
Angels turn to play with the green bean!
Angel eating the green bean!!!
Angel 8 months
Angel is a lovely big girl for her age
As you can see Angel has a beautiful striking pattern
Angel Delight March 08
Easter Angel
Angel March 08
Tabitha and Angel March 08
Angel and tabs - bookends
Angel 8 and a half months
Angel Easter my bunny
Angel cakes
Angel at Easter
Angel March 08
Angel Feb 2008
Angel Feb 08
My cuddley bear!
Pretty green eyes
Angel chillin on the sofa
Angel sunbathing
Angel just turned 6 months
Angel face
Awwwwwwwwwww butter wouldn't melt?!
Angel Jan 08
Tabs Candy and Angel inspect the new bed!
Let me in mum!
Angel Jan 08
My Angel
Angel and Candy Jan08
Angel pinched the bed off her mum!
Angel is a beautiful big girl - aged 6 months here
Delightful Angel!
Angel and Willow Jan 08
Willow giving Angel a wash!
Angel and Louie Jan 08
Candy and Angel
Angel my gorgeous girl
Angel Delight Jan 08
Angel chillin
Angel about to pounce!
Watsssthat?
Angel D
Angel unwrapping
Angel has been a good girl so deserves a present too!
Sweetcheeks
Angel 5 months
what a gorgeous face!!!
Angel cobby paws
Angel Dec 07
Angel Delight by name and by nature
Angel is a fine young cobby girl
Angel face
Angel 5months
Angel helping her mummy update the website
Oh its a hard life being a cat!
Ready to pounce!
chillin
Angel 4 months
Angel sunbathing by the door
Angel 4 months
Angel frowny face!
Angel is getting big, 4 months old
Angel 4 months old
Angel 9 weeks old
2 perfect oysters
Angel showing her beautiful pattern at 10 weeks old.
Angel fishing!
Angel 10 weeks old
wasss that mum?
How could you resist this face?
Angel just 12 weeks old
Miss chunky paws
butter wouldn't melt?
Angel at 10 weeks showing her stringing pattern
Cheers big ears!!!
Mummies Angel
Angel pictured 13weeks

 

 

 

Our Other Pets

If you have read about us you will know what an emphatic animal lover I am. I have always had animals around me, cats, dogs, a hamster and a horse for 5 years, so when I moved out of home for the first time at 18 years old it was a big shock to my system to have no pets in my life.

I found it actually terribly hard and try as I might I had a large void to fill, so in Summer 2001 Matthew agreed to let me get a pet, he was set against getting a small animal as he said hamsters and rats were too fast and he wasn't keen on them and a rabbit would be inappropriate as we lived on a second floor maisonette, but when a chinchilla was suggested to us it sounded the perfect pet.

And he was! the same month we brought home Smudge a wilson white chinchilla.

Chinchillas are wonderful pets, they are low maintenance, hardy, affectionate, nocturnal and so so characteristic. We found them so wonderful and addictive we began to research more into the breed and found the chinchilla club, the National Chinchilla Society , we visited their shows and INSTANTLY got the bug, we were fortunate to buy very good animals in the beginning as one of the best breeders in the country was retiring we had her animals and what a foundation they have been for us!

We very quickly become top reputable breeders consistently winning high awards at every show we attend. It was been 7 years of hard work and a lot of heart ache along the way but we are immensely proud for what we have done in our short time of contributing to the quality of chinchillas in the UK.

Chinchillas come in a wonderful array of colours the main colour and where all the quality comes from is the Standard grey, pictured below is my Reserve and double Grand Show Champion home bred male.

Other colours include, wilson white, pink white, black velvet, ebony, violet, sapphire, tan and beige but to name a few (I have tried to show a selection below).

 

 

 

 


We no longer breed or own chinchillas, but they are still hold a very large place in our hearts.