Conference misery::feline_v1

    Caddyshack's Firestarter  ??
    
    M-L

    Cattyshack's...
    
    			...Looks Great	("Looker" for short)
    			...Fiery Glance 
    			...Ready Aim Fire 
    			...Lady Glare (or Glare-all if you're into puns!)
    			...Fireball   (obvious)
    			...Incendiary (less obvious)
    
    Enough for now - this is addicting!
    
    -b

    cattyshack's  bonfire
                  

    Cattyshack's Spark
    	"	 Fireworks
    	"	 Matchless
    	"	 Firebrand
    	"	 Firefly
    	"	 Firecracker
    	"	 Glowing Embers
    
    --Louise

    ooooooooohhhh lucky you!  A Persian....I miss my Black Smoke Persian
    he was such a good boy!  But back to your name - how about:
    
    CATTYSHACK'S RED FIRE.....
    
    

    Thanks...I Love all the suggestions, but still can't decide....Well,
    I guess I have at least a month to decide, before I enter her in
    a show.  Trouble is, I have been calling her "Little Fi", and she's
    starting to answer to it....
    
    Keep the ideas coming....their much appreciated!!
    
    purrs
    cin
    

    Did you ever decide........I'm in suspense......
    
    bs
    

    Yeah, Little Fi wants her own name!  And if Big Fi had a visitor
    last night, your gonna need all those names!  I can just see him
    in his velour smoking jacket with the matching ascot...Perry Como
    records on the stereo...wine chilling by his sofa!  Poor Fire, such
    a tough life!
    
    Mary

    Poor Fire, I gave him a woman last night, and she just wasn't
    interested!!  He tried champagne and roses, and still couldn't arouse
    her...tee hee  
    
    I told him he should maybe try sending her a few love letters, that
    might get her in the mood....
    
    
    No, I still haven't decided on a name for Little Fi....and Little
    Fi doesn't really fit that well anymore, cuz she ain't so little!!
    I have caught myself calling her Fire a few times, so she needs
    a name real soon...It will be too confusing to have two cats with
    the same name!!!   tee hee
    
    I promise to decide on a name by Monday, and I'll let you all know!
    
    Purrs 
    cin
    

    How about Cattyshack's Light My Fire?  I have this same problem
    for my new Birman female.  Sacrechats _________________ of MySinhs.
    I'm looking for a J name.  Considering Joie De Vivre.  Any ideas?
    
    Jo Ann
    

    Forgot to mention... one of my favorite names belongs to a red persian.
    Can't remember the cattery name, but the cat is Last Mango in Paris.
    
    Jo Ann
    

    Ohhh, I love it!!!
    
    Right now, I'm still calling her Little Fi, but I guess I've got
    it narrowed down to 3 names:
    
    Cattyshack's Light My Fire
    Cattyshack's Goodness Gracious 
    Cattyshack's Burning Desire
    
    
    I'm leaning towards one of the first two.....
    
    Still can't decide, but she's starting to answer to Little Fi!!!
    
    Hmmmmm, decisions!!
    
    cin
    

    Well... I registered a name for my kitten, how about you?
    
    I sent in the papers Monday morning.  What is your experience with
    getting your first choice of names?  I was suprised to find them
    asking for two choices since I thought that cattery prefixes before
    the name was enough of an identifier to distinguish between cats.
    
    I did include a second choice, but I'm hoping for my first choice.
    
    She will be dubbed Sacrechat's Jouissance de MySinhs
    
    or Sacrechat's Jeune Fille de MySinhs
    
    Jouissance is french for delight or enjoyment.
    
    What did you name Little Fi?
    
    JoAnn
    

    Well, I gotta hang my head.....I still haven't named her!!!
    
    I have decided to register her as "Cattyshack's Goodness Gracious"
    though.  I am still calling her "Little Fi" or sometimes "FiFi",
    quite a silly name for such a nice kitten!!!   Anyway, I've tried
    calling her Goodie, and Gracie, and somehow it just doesn't fit!!!
    
    I have never had CFA or CFF use my second choice for a name, in
    fact, I almost never even submit one anymore!!
    
    Let us know how your kitten does when you show her.
    
    Purrs
    cin
    

    I just sent in registration forms for my two new Russian Blue kittens,
    and at Cin's suggestion, just listed one name after the cattery
    name.  Sure enough, almost by return mail, I received papers with
    my only choice for each cat.
    
    Now:  how do I get a cattery name?  I want to "grab" a name if it
    hasn't yet been chosen.  Do I need to have a litter of kittens first,
    or can I just declare myself to be a breeder?
    
    Thanks for the continuing info!
    
    Penelope 

    Just request the cattery registration forms.  It is highly advisable
    to get the name before the kittens.
    
    I think that CFA charged me $15, but that was a while back.
    
    Dave

    Dave...that musta been quite a while ago!!!
    
    I registered my Cattery in 1981 and it cost me $40 I think. It's
    probably a little more now.
    
    Anyway, if your going to register in more than one association,
    I suggest registering in CFA first.  Most likely the Cattery  name
    you register in CFA will be available in other associations.  If
    not, then you may have different Cattery names for different
    associations.  But the best chance you have of getting the same
    one is by registering CFA first.
    
    Do it right away!!
    
    Good luck
    cin
    

    Oh yeah, I forgot....
    
    I had such trouble getting the last note in this conference that
    I forgot to say...
    
    Unlike registering kittens, send in lots of choices for Cattery
    names, in order of preference.  I would suggest at least 6 or 7,
    maybe more.  That way you don't have to waste time with forms going
    back and forth in the mail.
    
    Oh Yeah, Call CFA and they'll send you out the forms for Cattery
    Registration, same with the other Associations.
    
    Purrs
    cin
    

    Penelope,
         I just registered my cattery name about a month ago.  The cost
    for CFA was $30.00.  You do not have to use the forms that they
    provide, so if you are really anxious just type up a letter listing
    at least four choices and mail it off.  There are some stipulations
    about the type of name (i.e. no punctuation or spaces allowed, limited
    number of characters allowed).
    
         It you aren't familiar with the stipulations then call CFA
    and ask for the forms.  This will save you some time down the road.
    I wish I could remember the rest of the rules for you but I can't.
    
    You can also get copies of the show standards and rules for $2.00
    a piece at the same time.  It is better to have your cattery name
    before you purchase a kitten in order to save time and money later
    on.  If you bought and registered a kitten before getting your cattery
    name you would have to pay an additional fee in order to add your
    name to the kittens registered name.
    
    Keep in mind that the total letters and spaces allowed for a cat's
    registered name is 35.  You may want to limit your cattery name
    so that you have more to work with when naming your cats and kittens.
    
    JoAnn
    
    

    Thanks for the information about registering a cattery name.  As
    I just registered the two kittens (now "cats," I guess, as they
    joined us the day before they were 8 months old), I'll send a letter
    to the same address and enclose $30 to see if that is acceptable.
    
    I probably won't show these two, although already their eye color
    is coming in much stronger than I had expected, so the "finer" one
    may get shown after all.
    
    I am on a waiting list for an especially good quality female from
    another breeder -- that could take 1/2 to 1 or 2 years, and THEN
    I will definitely want the cattery name to be included in the cat's
    name.
    
    When I get a name approved, I'll let you all know.
    
    (Meanwhile, I've changed my uVAX process name to Cat Lady:  why
    wait 'til I have 85 cats?  I'm clearly heading in that direction,
    as my children predicted a few years ago!)
    
    Penelope

    Good Point, Joanne, about keeping the cattery name short.  I wish
    I had someone give me that advise when I was registering mine. 
    Cattyshack is long and when I purchase a kitten and try adding my
    cattery name as a suffix, often I have to choose a 4 or 5 letter
    name for the cat.  
    
    $30...hmmm, I wonder if I paid more, or if I just thought I did!!
    
    Seemed like alot when I was paying it!!!   tee hee...
    
    Good Luck Penelope...
    
    purrs
    cin...sometimes called pussycat!
    

    checked my records... $25 for CFA... $15 for TICA
    
    My maines cattery name was chosen to fit the cat (Lovabacons Cap'n
    Crunch). I had to stay under 7 letters.
    
    Made some great choices for names later on.
    
    Dave
    
    "Love may make the world go round, 
    	but chocolate makes the trip worthwhile"

    Don't Worry about not having your cattery name attached to your
    kittens name when you register it.  CFA will let you add it later
    for $3.00. (probably won't break you!)  I think I had to send in
    7 cattery names before I got one - BEAUDEE - named for my first
    cat Baby Dee.  The fee was $30 when I got my cattery name several
    years ago.  Good Luck!
    
    Molly