How To The Aby Aby Business Business How To Get Get Into The Without Really Really Trying Without by Frances Schuler* I LOVE with FELL IN LOVE with the the cover cover of 1945 1945 Cats Abyssinians on the Magazine. They They were were owned owned by Magazine. by the Richardsons in Tucson, Arizona. Arizona. Richardsons in Tucson, is called called the Wijiji CatTheir cattery is tery. recovering from aa serious serious illillAfter recovering ness I was was told told by my my doctor doctor to get get ness hobby. II tried tried several several but but didn't didn't a hobby. much interested interested till II decided decided to get much raising Abyssinians. Abyssinians. This This was was try raising fine but it it turned turned out out Abys Abys were were not not fine easy to find. AAfriend friend finally finally heard heard easy to find. of some in in Tucson Tucson and and we we were were fortufortunate in getting aa female female kitten kitten from from nate those same cats pictured on the magazine. We We were were quite quite in in love love with with zine. Tigre from Shewas wassweet sweetand andeasily easily handled handled at at home home but Tigre from the the start. She was really really scared scared out of her life life at at shows shows and and she she screamed screamed like like she was Atthis thistime timeshe shehad hadno nocompetition competition at all. all. siren. At a siren. When we hunt started started al] all When we needed neededa amale maletotobreed breedtoto her, her, the the hunt over again. We had had met met the the Warrens Warrens of of Casa Casa Gatos Gatos Cattery over again. We Cattery at at a show and upon writing them we we found found aa nice nice male male whose whose name name was was show and upon Gatos Marc Tony was was aa real real smoocher, smoocher, he he liked liked every every Casa Gatos Marc Anthony. Anthony. Tony one. When When the the kits kits were were born born there there were were three: three: Tom, Tom, Dick Dick and and one. Harriet. We lost lost Tom Tom and and. Harriet Harriet at at two two months months but but Dick Dick was was Harriet. We sold and He was was noted noted for for his his even even temper temper sold and shown shown at at many many shows. shows. He would sit Dick and would sit like like aa dog, dog, not not minding mindingthe the people peopleororthe the judges. judges. Dick 16 years. He had had been been died here died here at at Selene Selenelast lastfall fallatat the the age age of of 16 years. He neutered so helped us raise many many kittens. kittens. Dick Dick liked liked olives, olives, neutered so he he helped us raise ones. especially stuffed especially stuffed ones. By this time time we we had had the the bug. bug. We Weliked likedbreeding breeding and and showing showing By cats;; so We found found cats so we, we, like like many many other other novices, novices,wanted wantedmore morecats. cats. We the Caper Caper Cat Cattery Cattery in in Staten Staten Island, Island, a very very ruddy ruddy girl girl Trinket at the with the most most vivid vivid green With her her we we have have had had some some very very with green eyes. eyes. With outstanding kits, kits, for for we we were were fortunate fortunate in in having havingTa-Lee-Ho's Ta-Lee-Ho's Ipo Ipo near neal' outstanding Thesetwo twohave haveproduced produced many many Grand Grand Champions: Champions: Grand Grand for stud. These Champion Selenes Champion Selenes Vignette Vignette of Wiijquise, Willquise, Selenes Selenes Farida Farida of Livingston, 0 Kalyan, Kalyan, Selenes Selenes Pogo Pogo of of Usaf, Usaf. Selenes Firefly, Selenes Firefly,Selenes SelenesHudini Hudini 'Mrs. Leonard cats having having *Mrs. Leonard Schuler Schulerhas has owned ownedand and bred bred Abyssinil'n Abyssiniancats catsfor for almost almost 20 20 years. years. her her cats won all possible highest highest honors. honors. She worked conscientiously breed. won all possible She has has worked conscientiouslyfor forthe the betterment betterment of of the breed. At present present she she is is Secretary Secretary of of the the United United Abyssinian Abyssinian Club, Club. aa club club she she helped helped to to found. found. At B8 138 C. F. C. F. A. my of of Aberdeen Aberdeen and They and Selenes Selenes Sha Sha of of Shermax. Shermax. They Siam Tammy h \'e some orne famous children. famous grand grand and and great grand children. saes bynow have Ty~ ..lb)t has ha always always been Now, at 12 12 years, years, been "Boss" "Boss" of of Selene. Selene. Now, Trinket i nd young cats give her a wide path when they is. and the young cats give her a wide path when they still it h her. her. She She has aa middle middle aged aged spread spread and and sometimes sometimes acts dui with old lady. lady. She Shehas has not notalways always acted acted like like one, one, however. She Jibea little old however. She habit of hiding when when she realized we were were going to a show. show. Wa bad habit look. call call and use all known ways to come come out. She Ire would look, all known ways to to get her to Iy. yed where where she She rode rode wally she was was and and we we had hadto to find find her. her. She staved I dy though though and wanted out her carrier carrier and and would would perch perch kite aa lady and wanted out of her the seat seat and and ride ride anything anything out. out. She She liked liked aa plastic plastic heback back of of the esthe nd Heaven Heaven help her in in aaclosed closed earnerr and helpanyone anyonethat that tried tried to to put put her as wasour ourfirst first"Best "BestCat." Cat." We Wealmost almostflipped, flipped, but but she she Sheh was "B t" many many times Once at an an Eastern Eastern show ghow we we e "Best" times afterwards. afterwards. Once made urind Friday Friday night night and and after after looking looking for any any escape escape holes holes in in our our arrived "el room room we we left left her her out out and and went went to to bed. bed. Next Nextmorning morning she she hotel gone. Although Although we we looked looked everyplace, everyplace, and just knew knew she she could could w-as.. gone. and just get out, out, she she was was nowhere nowhere to found. We We finally finally were were about about to be be found. not get think she he had had been been cat-napped \\'e to think cat-nappedand andwe weheard heardaa faint faint noise. noise. We ore the the bed bed apart and and found found she she had had either either found found aa hole hole or or made made tore in the box box springs springs so so we we had had to tip tip itit on on end end before before she she would would onee in came out. out. At Atshows shows she she was was fine fine ififwe we stayed stayed so so she she could could see gee while she cages and when when she was was being being judged. judged. she was was in in the judges cages us- while !If we we didn't she was was fresh fresh and and took took swipes swipes at judges. at the judges. was Raby Raby Chuffa. Chuffa. I believe believe he \'vas Our only only imported imported cat Our cat was he was n of of the last last kits kits of of Raby Raby Ashanto. Ashanto. Ile He is is in in almost almost all all of of our our one igrees and believe has most outstanding outstanding eats cats pedigrees and II believe has been been one one of of the the most England. Chuffa Chuffa has has always always sort of of chirped. chirped. This This sounds sounds silly sill~' in England. but he he does does sound He is is in in most most of of the the Red Red Abyssinians' Abyssinians' but sound like likeaa bird. bird. He Pedigrees. We We had had one one red red from from him, him, Rufus Rufus the theRed Red of ofSelene, Selene, who who Pedigrees. brown ticking. ticking. had a deep deep coral coral coat with brown had many, many and cats cats have have come come to to Selene. Selene. Since then Since then many, many kits kits and \\'e have one to IIawaii Hawaii and and ‘N'e haveshipped shippedkits kitsto to almost almost every every state state and and one live, also also ne to Germany. Ta-Lee-Ho's me to Germany. Ta-Lee-Ho'sIpo Ipo has has since since come come here here to to live, -~- - Gran dChampion Champion Grand Rings Abi Abi Abdel Abdel Rings who has the most who has the most beautiful deep deep rudrudbeautiful have seen seen dy coat II have Aby. in an Aby. Abys have I think Abys distinct sense sense of of a distinct humor and and will will enenhumor tertain aanyone. tertain n y one. Our neuter, neuter, Tid Tid anOur swers the door. door. He He swers gets quite quite excited excited gets Tr. Gr. Selene's Firefly about it and if its a about it and Y car Book. 1963 1 i9 peddler and do not not answer answer the the door door Tid Tid tells tells on on me. me. He He loved loved the peddler and I just just do collector and Insurance collector and delighted delighted to to get get on on the the table to help him write, make change one hitch. hitch. The The man hated hated make change and and the the like. like. There There was was just just one Tid. I asked disliked Tid. asked him if he was afraid of him and he said no he just just disliked 'they were were sneaky. sneaky. Tip Tip paid him him off for that, for for one one time time when when cats as they the district district manager manager was was along along with him, him, Tid took took off from top of of from the top regfrigerator,landing landingon on his his shoulder. shoulder. The The collector collector hit the the ceiling. ceiling. the regfrigerator, Of corse corse the manager and and I laughed. laughed. The The collector collector tried Of tried to to act like a gentleman about next time time he he came came alone alone he gave gave me me an an gentleman about itit but but the next ultimatum, I must must keep keep Tid Tid away away from from him him or mail mail in in my premiums. I decided this mail them them now now before before he gives the decided this was was Tids Tids home home so so II mail he gives man a coronary. coronary. man She was was born born with with aa small small deformity deformity Gina was Gina was our our little little liar. liar. She always more She took took advantage advantage of us us many many and was always more or or less less babied. babied. She times. The The opening opening of of the the refrigerator refrigerator door door was was aa chance chance for for some some times. extra bites. bites. She Shealso also managed managed to get get under under our our feet feet for for when when she she did this she she was was of of course course picked pickpo up, up. and foot rubbed rubbed while while she did and her foot got the the extra extra bite. bite. We We did did try try hard hard not not to to step step on on her her and and when when got she would would start crying and and raising raising her her paw paw like like we missed missed her we her she start crying we had We watched watched her her closely closely and and discovered discovered that we had stepped stepped on on her. her. We Gina lied! She knew knew this was one and the Gina lied ! She this was one way way of of getting getting attention attention and tidbits. She Shehas hassince sincebeen beenspayed spayed and and gone gone to to her her new new home home extra tidbits. now. in Maine. Maine. II sincerely sincerely hope hope Gina Gina is telling the in is telling the truth now. nicknamed "Heller" because she Choti-Li Fawzia. Choti-Li Fawzia, rightfully rightfully nicknamed "Heller" because she has been just that. has has done done some some of funniest things. She learned learned been just that, of the the funniest things. She bath room room at an an early early age. age. This This she she did did all all by by herself. herself. to use use the bath to door and go up in the willow willow tree and swing She would would dash dash out of the door on the highest highest limb limb and and scream, scream, which which brought neighbors on brought out all the neighbors Ourladder ladderwas was not notlong long enough enough to see see who who was to was "hurting" "hurting" the the cat. Our and neither neither was was II able able to to climb climb the the tree, tree, so so I Icoaxed, coaxed, pleaded pleaded and and and scolded Heller her to to come come down. down. In In desperation desperation one one scolded Hellertototry try to to get get her day I decided decided to in and and call call the the Firemen Firemen and and when when I came came out out day to go go in the door door there there was was Heller Heller;; she she had had come come down under her own own power. of the She tried tried it it aa few few more more times times till till we wedecided decided she she could could not not arouse arouse She the neighbors neighbors like and now now we we put Heller Heller on leash when when she she like this this and on a leash goes in the yard. goes in the It seems we we all have a special special cat. Ours It seems was Garnette Garnette who who was was such such a beautiful beautiful was kit and later later aa very very beautiful beautiful cat. cat. She She kit and was alwas never was never really really healthy and she was dishes, ways with with me, me. helping helping wash wash the dishes, ways make beds make beds and and even even assisting assisting me me run run the sweeper. We 16 months months and and sweeper. We lost lost her her at 16 with each each new new litter we we keep keep hoping hoping to with like her. r • get another just like two Abyssinian Abyssinian clubs Selene's Garnette There are two clubs in in the The United United Abyssinian Abyssinian Club, Club, Inc., and the Abyssinian Cat Club Club States. The of America. The U.A.C. U.A.C. has has published published aa book book called called"Journey "Journey from from the 140 C. F. C. F. A. . -ile" written by by our our club club President President Aida Aida Zanetti Zanetti of of Cambridge, Cambridge, Moe Nile" '. which been well well received received and sold many copies. copies. We We know know Mass. which has has been and sold r is i much much more learn about about the the Abyssinians. Abyssinians. Breeders Breeders have have more to to learn there r 'ed \'ery improve the breed breed as can can be be seen seen at at shows shows now. now. worked very hard hard to improve e classes quality of cats is is very very noticenoticeThe classes are are quite quite large large and and the the quality of the cats e. This of the the breeders. breeders. able. This has has taken taken much much hard hard work work on on the the part of always exceptions e there Of cour course there are always exceptions but but they they are are in in the minority. The C.F.A. C.F.A. Standard use I The Standard now now in in use thinkisisa afine fineone. one. This This was was written written - 11A think by the the Abyssinian Abyssinian Club think by Club and and II think we will will breed if we breed cats cats to to fit fit the standand not try to to change change the standstandard and ard to to fit fit one one type type of of cat cat we we shall shall ard produce some produce some outstanding outstanding cats. When teiltu we first first had had Abys Abys at at shows shows they they we Caper Cot Trinket of Selene lacked color. color. Now ow we color and and lacked we have have color 'hL i what makes the Aby an Aby. When we can get good type this is what makes the Aby an Aby. When we can get good type nd color color then To me huge cat, cat, then we we shall shall be behappy. happy. To me an an Aby Aby is is not not a huge and a a really really long long cat in in body body and and above above all all does does not have have aa wedge wedge not head. When When we we get get aa cat cat with with all all these these faults faults we we have have aa ticked ticked head. iamese and unlovely cat Siamese and a very unlovely cat it is. Eye color color is another thing thing much much discussed discussed by We Eye is another by breeders. breeders. We admire the deep gold Many do do not have have them them though though and and . II admire all the deep gold eyes. eyes. Many we can produce produce gold gold eyes hazel un il we until eyes exclusively exclusively let let us us be be happy happy with hazel e\'en green. To me me Aby Aby breeders breeders seem seem too too impatient impatient in and even and green. To in their rl ~ire to produce How many many perfect perfect Siamese, Siamese, Persian, desire produce the the perfect perfect cat. cat. How Burmese do one so Burmese do we we see? see? None so far. far. Some Some are are very very lovely lovely but but not not perfect. Texture and and depth depth of of coat coat isissomething something also also much much discussed. discussed. Texture Ab~'s should Abys should have have aa deep deepheavy heavycoat coatthat that is is not not as as thick thick as as the Russian Blues but is never never close close lying have heard heard it Blues but itit is lyinglike likethe the Siamese. Siamese. II have de.cribed as a thick open open coat. described Some day It is is really really aa wonderful wonderful Some day II hope hopeto to see seethe the perfect perfect Aby. Aby. It new owners owners and letters about about feeling to feeling to ship ship cats cats to to their new and get get the letters hem. how how they adjusted, how how easy to handle handle and and how how much much they them, they adjusted, easy to liked. ItItmakes makes all all the the hard hardwork work of of raising raising them them worth worth while. while. are liked. Well anyway, anyway, II Well now have have a hobby. hobby. now have time to I don't have for myself feel sorry for feel and believe believe me and me its due to to that that picture picture due on the magazine. magazine. Its on a very very satisfying satisfying a hobby. So if you you hobby. So if want fun fun in in your your want life, get an an Aby. Aby. life, ,j I Our first cat, an early Aby, Tr. Ch. Tigre of Wijiji. 141
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