These are the cats of one of my co-workers. You may think they are
ordinary moggies, but they're not. They are European Shorthairs who have
won a lot of show titles. :oP Their names are Leo and Ludwig, and they
are brothers.
http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/floreen/cat/

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Gandalf - 12 Sep 2005 06:37 GMT
>These are the cats of one of my co-workers. You may think they are
>ordinary moggies, but they're not. They are European Shorthairs who have
>won a lot of show titles. :oP Their names are Leo and Ludwig, and they
>are brothers.
>
>http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/floreen/cat/
I've *never* cared whether kitties are moggies or show cats; I love them
all ;-)
Pity the picture files are so BIG; but the kitties are cute!
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Marina - 12 Sep 2005 06:45 GMT
> I've *never* cared whether kitties are moggies or show cats; I love them
> all ;-)
Neither have I, that's why I had the tongue-in-cheek smiley there. ;o)
My co-worker was just so proud of them, and I thought I saw a hint of
disdain in his eyes when I told him mine are moggies. May be wrong, of
course.

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Gabey8 - 12 Sep 2005 09:16 GMT
[[Gandalf wrote:
> I've *never* cared whether kitties are moggies or show cats; I love them
> all ;-)
Neither have I, that's why I had the tongue-in-cheek smiley there. ;o)
My co-worker was just so proud of them, and I thought I saw a hint of
disdain in his eyes when I told him mine are moggies. May be wrong, of
course. ]]
How cute they are! I saw the pictures of them wrestling and thought,
"That's what Captain and Stanley do, during quite a bit of their
playtime". I guess that pedigree or no pedigree, some things are
universal. Like kitty brothers 'rasslin with each other and being
adorable. :o)
Donna, Captain, and Stanley
Kreisleriana - 12 Sep 2005 15:08 GMT
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>universal. Like kitty brothers 'rasslin with each other and being
>adorable. :o)
I know there are people here that don't enjoy cat shows. But that's
what I enjoy about them. Some woman will spend a half-hour fluffing
up her white Persian tom, and then he'll go roll all over the bottom
of his cage, and then sit there grinning at everyone. In my
experience, the cats at cat shows are usually extra-friendly--
sometimes more friendly than their nervous mommies and daddies would
like. :P
In fact, that's what is so funny, the nervous ones there are usually
the people showing the cats, the cats are pretty cool. You get to see
wildly different-looking critters, all acting like cats. My favorite
instance of that was the time I got outrageously courted by a little
mob of Sphynxes. THey sure are freaky-looking, but there is no doubt
that they are cats, and ridiculously charming ones, as well. It's as
if they decided that since they are so weird-looking, they are going
to have ALL the personality. ;)
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Howard C. Berkowitz - 12 Sep 2005 21:01 GMT
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> sometimes more friendly than their nervous mommies and daddies would
> like. :P
Several pet therapy programs only accept former show cats, who are known
to be relaxed with strangers and handling. I am hoping to get Mr. Clark
and myself accepted for the more liberal local program.
Kwwwaaaazzeeeee Kaaaaaattzzz - 12 Sep 2005 21:25 GMT
Howard C. Berkowitz bent over and whined:
>Several pet therapy programs only accept former show cats, who are known
>to be relaxed with strangers and handling.
Agreed! A relaxed pussy is much eazier to handle ;)
Cheryl Perkins - 12 Sep 2005 11:50 GMT
> Neither have I, that's why I had the tongue-in-cheek smiley there. ;o)
> My co-worker was just so proud of them, and I thought I saw a hint of
> disdain in his eyes when I told him mine are moggies. May be wrong, of
> course.
Everyone's proud of their cats!
I really liked this one:
http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/floreen/cat/IMG_5365.JPG
I see you have that type of little toy mousies in Finland too! I find that
their tails rarely remain attached very long.

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Jo Firey - 12 Sep 2005 09:31 GMT
> These are the cats of one of my co-workers. You may think they are
> ordinary moggies, but they're not. They are European Shorthairs who have
> won a lot of show titles. :oP Their names are Leo and Ludwig, and they are
> brothers.
>
> http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/floreen/cat/
Creamcicle cats with copper eyes. I'm in love. Especially with the lighter
one. Such round faces they have.
Jo
Victor Martinez - 12 Sep 2005 11:53 GMT
> These are the cats of one of my co-workers. You may think they are
> ordinary moggies, but they're not. They are European Shorthairs who have
> won a lot of show titles. :oP Their names are Leo and Ludwig, and they
> are brothers.
They are adorable! But they look just like moggies to me... :)

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Kreisleriana - 12 Sep 2005 14:57 GMT
>These are the cats of one of my co-workers. You may think they are
>ordinary moggies, but they're not. They are European Shorthairs who have
>won a lot of show titles. :oP
Aw, that's OK, they're cute anyway. :P
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