Did you know that any cat can be a show cat?

Once a kitten turns 8 months of age, it is considered to be an adult and begins its adult show career in the OPEN class in either the Championship or Premiership Classes. A judge will handle and evaluate all of the OPEN/CHAMPION cats in a color grouping, first the males and then the females. He will award a First Place Blue ribbon in the class to one male and one female (also Second Place Red and Third Place Yellow ribbons) depending upon the number of cats of that color). 

 Once an OPEN cat has competed in six Qualifying Rings, it becomes a CHAMPION, or if competing in the Premiership Class, it will become a PREMIER.

After the judge has handled the OPEN/CHAMPION cats, he then moves on to the GRAND CHAMPIONS and repeats the process, also awarding First, Second, and Third place for each male and female withing the color grouping.

When all the cats in a color group have been appraised, the judge awards Best of Color Class(Black) and Second Best of Color Class (White).

The judge will then award the BEST OF BREED OR DIVISION(Brown) and SECOND BEST OF BREED OR DIVISION (Orange).

The judge will also choose the BEST CHAMPION OF BREED OR DIVISION (Purple) from all of the Opens and Champions competing in that breed or division. 

 Household Pets are judged in one group without regard to sex, age, coat length or color. There is no written standard for Household Pets and they are judged for their uniqueness. Each Household Pet reflecting good health and vitality receives a MERIT AWARD (Red/White). 

Upon completion of judging all of the cats in a class (i.e. Kittens, Championship or Premiership), the judge will hold a FINAL during which they will present rosettes to their choice for the Top Ten Cats or Kittens. Remember, though, that each ring is basically an individual show – so a cat that is chosen Best in Show by the judge in Ring 1, may not always be given the same award by the judge in Ring 2.