CHRISTINE
CHRISTINE ROMEO
ROMEO
I Iguess
guessititbegan
beganwith
withmy
mymother’s
mother’slove
lovefor
for
cats
and
the
gene
was
passed
down
cats and the gene was passed downtotome.
me.
I Ihave
havealways
alwayshad
hadaahuge
hugepassion
passionfor
forcats
cats
and
andI Inever
neverdreamed
dreamedthat
thatone
oneday
dayI Iwould
would
be
showing
cats
for
just
the
pure
be showing cats for just the purejoy
joyofof
showing.
showing.
© C Romeo
InIn2009
2009I Idecided
decidedtotojoin
jointhe
theOttawa
OttawaValley
Valley
Cat
Club
and
I
attended
my
first
Cat Club and I attended my firstcat
catshow
show
that
thatfall,
fall,hosted
hostedby
bythe
theOttawa
OttawaClub.
Club.I I
became
hooked
and
haven’t
stopped
became hooked and haven’t stoppedsince.
since.
© D Graham
“Rocky”
I Iwent
wentout
outand
andpurchased
purchasedmy
myvery
veryfirst
first
pedigree
cat,
a
Ragdoll
named
pedigree cat, a Ragdoll namedLionsroyale
Lionsroyale
Bo
BoSoleil.
Soleil.Bo
BoSoleil
Soleiland
andI Iattended
attendedour
ourfirst
first
show
on
March
28,
2010
in
Laval
QC.
show on March 28, 2010 in Laval QC.Bo
Bo
Soleil
Soleilwas
wasfour
fourmonths
monthsand
andfortunately
fortunatelyfor
for
me
I
had
the
club
members
holding
me I had the club members holdingmy
my
hand
handthrough
throughthe
thewhole
wholeprocess.
process.The
Thesheer
sheer
joy
of
seeing
your
cat
or
kitten
doing
joy of seeing your cat or kitten doingwell
wellisis
beyond
beyondwords
wordstotodescribe.
describe.
Bo
BoSoleil
Soleilisisnow
nowaaPremier
Premierininboth
bothCCA
CCA
and
CFA.
He
is
presently
taking
and CFA. He is presently takingaaleave
leaveofof
absence
absencefrom
fromthe
theshow
showcircuit
circuitfor
foraaperiod
period
ofoftime.
He
is
totally
enjoying
his
time. He is totally enjoying histime
timeofof
leisure
leisurebasking
baskingininthe
thesun
sunand
andharassing
harassing
my
two
domestics,
Moxy
and
my two domestics, Moxy andSavannah.
Savannah.
Presently,
Presently,I Iam
amshowing
showingthe
thelatest
latestaddition
addition
totoour
“modeling
family.”
A
beautiful
Maine
our “modeling family.” A beautifulMaine
Coon
Coonkitten
kittennamed
namedJondelcoon
JondelcoonCherokee
Cherokee
Dancer,
Dancer,aka
aka“Rocky.”
“Rocky.”Rocky’s
Rocky’sfirst
firstshow
show
debut
was
on
July
3rd
at
the
2011
debut was on July 3rd at the 2011Joliette
Joliette
Show
ShowininQuebec,
Quebec,and
andhe
hewas
wasawarded
awarded
“Best
Kitten”
in
his
first
ring.
“Best Kitten” in his first ring.
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“Christine & Bo Soleil”
Ottawa Valley Cat Club