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GRC, NW TOSHIKA'S DAY DREAMER OF CINEMA
It was 1991 and we had been successfully
breeding and showing our persians for
several years. We felt it was time to
bring a new male into the line and asked our
friend CFA Judge Vickie Nye for advise as to
what cattery to choose. Vickie
thought we should contact Penny Nordman of
Toshika Cattery. Penny was breeding some of
the best cats in the nation and had already
had CFA Cat of the Year.
We called Penny who very nicely told us that
she had a two year waiting list for top show
cats. Since it was going to be our new
male we wanted the best cat we could buy.
As the conversation progressed, Penny said
that she did have a "breeder" male. He
was not top show, but had great blood lines
and she could offer him to us. He was
just a kitten and had been shaved, but that
was all she had. We immediately agreed
to buy him. Penny agreed to keep us on the list for a
better male, which would probably be two
years.
As it turned out there was a weather
restriction in place and it would be four
months before Penny could ship our new boy.
She called every week telling us that he was
getting better and better and could not
believe how he was changing. In
addition, his coat was coming in and she was
very impressed.
Dreamer arrived one week before he turned
8 months and we could not believe our eyes.
Here was one of the best cats we had ever
seen and he was in full coat and ready to
show. He granded immediately and we
began showing him as an adult. He won
just about every show he went to.
A few months later Penny called and asked
what our intentions were with Dreamer.
We were unaware he was already one of the
highest cats in the nation and a national
win was well within reach. We could
not believe it!
Dreamer never flew. That year we
logged 100,000 miles on our car and finished
showing Dreamer well before the end of the
season. He ended up CFA's 13th Best
Cat for the 1992/1993 show season.
After we finished showing Dreamer he rested
into his new position as our cattery's new
sire and began producing the best cats we
had ever bred.
In 1994 a house fire claimed the lives of
many of our cats........... including
Dreamer. We were so lucky to
have him in our lives and our breeding
program, although it was for a very short
time,
Dreamer: We love you, miss you and
and feel so lucky to have known you.
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