• I am a small-scale breeder, specialising in British Shorthairs. I exclusively breed Black silver tabby and spotties only.

• I have been showing British shorthairs for some years now, and entered into many shows, but I began breeding more recently.

• My prefix is Metallicat, which is registered with the GCCF.

• I am a member of several clubs including Kentish Cat Society, Southern British Shorthairs
Cat Club, East Sussex Cat Club, Essex Cat Club, British Shorthair Cat Club, London Cat Club, as well as, Maidstone and Medway Cat Club.

• My first British shorthair was a blue, called Max. He was the gentlest, soppiest, most loveable cat you would ever like to meet. When my children were babies, he would put up with their wailing by lifting his paw over his ear when lying in his basket until it got too much for him, when he would miaow at the door and want to be let out!

• Sadly he was knocked down outside our house at the tender age of six. Immediately I wanted to find another cat to pad in his footsteps. Although I knew I couldn't replace him, I found another cat, Samson, whose mum was cousin to Max.

• Samson, also a blue, had grown to be one of the family too, and after a career on the show bench, retired with the title of Grand Premier. Samson, however, recently unexpectedly passed away, after a night on the prowl. We think the recent hot weather was too much for him.