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I
started showing cats in February, 1976, with a household pet I
adopted from the Yolo County Animal Shelter in Woodland, California.
Through my participation in the shows, I met many wonderful people and
learned about the cat fancy and pedigreed cats.
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I
purchased my first American Shorthair, Pr. Cartier Country Boy of
Kenipurr, in October, 1976, and my first Abyssinian, Ch. Amon Sul Sun
Song of Kenipurr, in January, 1979. Kenipurr cattery was first
registered in CFA in September, 1979, then later in ACFA and TICA. I
began in Sunnyvale, California, then moved to the Puget Sound area of
Washington state in 1983. Through the cat shows, I became interested in
the Japanese Bobtails, and received my first shorthaired JBT, GrPr.
Kurisumasu Jin of Kenipurr,
in September of 1996.
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Kenipurr
has bred or owned 72 CFA Grand Champions and Grand Premiers in six
breeds: 34 Abys, 13 American Shorthairs, 21 Japanese Bobtails, 2
American Wirehairs, and one each Colorpoint Shorthair and Scottish
Fold. Twenty-four of those cats have been Regional Winners; eight were
National Color Winners. I've just finished showing GrCh, NW Kenipurr's
Kuriketto of Kurisumasu to National 15th Best Cat, Regional Best Cat, and 2nd Best of Breed Nationally;
and GrCh, RW Kenipurr's Hibachi of Kurisumasu to a National Best of Color win. My
current show cats are GrCh Kichoo Kori of Kenipurr (green-eyed white SH JBT)
and
Ch Broghill Kumo Otoko of Kenipurr (odd-eyed black and
white JBT SH).
I am currently a member of the CFA Abyssinian, American Shorthair, and
Japanese Bobtail breed councils. I am also a member of the National
American Shorthair Club, the Japanese Bobtail Breeders Society, and the
Longhair Japanese Bobtail Breeders' Club. I am an active member of
several
show-producing clubs in the upper Northwest, as well as participating
in local and National breed rescue.
[Kendall Smith] |
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