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Good-day, I am a
Group 1 and 3 judge with FCC of Victoria. I qualified in 1995 for Group
3 having been tutored by Cheryle U'ren and Diane Reynolds and have thoroughly
enjoyed judging the Other Shorthair breeds in many states of Australia. In October 2003 I was granted
a license for judging Group 1 within FCC of Victoria. This follows three years of
training with Group 1 experts Rod U’ren and Marlene Chasemore.
Breed Interests:
Since 1983 I have had the pleasure of successfully exhibiting and breeding
British Shorthair cats. My first cat was CCCA Gd & Gold Gd Ch Barraby Tom
Thumper, Cat of Year 1985 and 1988 as well as Reserve Cat of Year, 1989. Tom
was one of the few cats to have been Supreme All-Breeds Kitten at the FCCVic
Open Show, 1983 (776 total entries) followed by Supreme All-Breeds Cat two
years later (679 total entries). Tom was retired in 1989 after winning Best
Group 3 Cat, Royal Melbourne Show and Supreme Exhibit, Mildura District Cat
Club. For ten years my mother and I specialised in breeding spotted tabbies
under the 'Cornfield' cattery prefix and successfully exhibited Best in Show
winning progeny such as: CCCA Db Gd & Gold GPN Cornfield Silva Sue, CCCA
& Gold GPN Cornfield Silva Zac, CCCA & Gold GPN Cornfield Brown Owl and
Int'l Gd Ch Cornfield Silva Nickle. Other Feline
Involvement: In 1985, I trained as a steward and have enjoyed stewarding at
many shows including the prestigious FCCVic Open, Royal Melbourne and CCCA Shows.
I enjoy talking to cat fanciers about many issues relating to cats. Among these
discussions has been the Feline Health Research Fund. This very exciting
venture aims to raise and direct much needed financial support to important
areas of feline research affecting the breeding and well being of cats in Australia.
In addition I am particularly interested in the development of DNA tests for selecting breeding stock.
This progressive field should allow the genetic basis of feline health, disease and
appearance to be determined, thus being of great benefit to breeders and cats.
To help fanciers understand the power of DNA technology I have published
several articles of which some appear on the FCCVic website.
I look forward to
participating in many more cat shows and seminars as well as talking with
members of the cat fancy.
I can be contacted as follows:
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