I am based in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire and have had Devon Rexes for many years. I spent several years in the early 80's being mentored by Kiks Thorn (Kistyana), Victoria Hay (Belmanoir) and Pat Turner (Scintillia).
I had an break from 1988 till 1999 when I had planned to start to breed Devon's, sadly my girl (Mouse) had a few problems and had to be spayed. I then put the idea on hold until I saw a LaPerm and decided I really wanted to breed this delightful cat. I had planned on having just the one and in July 2004 Quincunx Loopylocks Lulu joined our household.
I started to show her and thought one was not enough so in January 2005 Ballego Izzabella Blue came to live with us. My aim now is to progress my family with the girls that stayed from their litters in March 2006 to develop the WAKANDA line. I have also introduced a new breed into our home - Whispa a beautiful Tonkinese kitten.
Our home is full of characters, we currently have, in age order:
A lovely Devon girl who is almost 11 years old. My husband bought Mouse for me as a Christmas present and for me to start showing and breeding again. She was a very nervous kitten and grew into a nervous cat, hence the name change to Mouse. Due to her nervous nature I decided not to show her, we were delighted to see her change when she called and decided to let her have a litter to see if she settled down. Sadly this was not to be, she re-absorbed several times and followed it up by a haemorrhage which resulted in her being spayed. She is the quietest member of our family, yet very much a part of it. Although she doesn't do picking up, she is a frequent visitor to my husbands lap where she loves to be stroked and fussed. She is a close friend to Izzy and the two are often seen playing and sleeping together.
Our handsome 9 year old Labrador Gun dog was re-homed with us when he was 4. He is a fully trained Gundog and was at the time living out with another dog and desperately wanted to be a family pet. When he came to us he was given an extremely hard time by one of our Great Danes Taz (sadly now over the rainbow), who wanted to eat him. Within a short-time the two became firm friends. Boo Bear is still very nervous and a bit of a whoos when it comes to new situations and all manner of household objects but is a wonderful loving dog who loves nothing better then a kiss and a cuddle.
My dear Ratious or 'Batty Boy' as Martin calls him is a 9 year old Sphynx with a difference - he has a coat! He came to us 'naked' and over the next year developed a coat. Up until the LaPerm girls came he was the master of the house, Lulu quickly took over and in her first days wore him out and he conceded the crown to her. The arrival of Izzy changed the leadership again and she is now the Mistress of the house. He is an extremely snugly boy liking nothing better than to be curled up in your arms, he is very talkative and welcomes all new additions to the family with open paws.
Lulu is a 3 year old LaPerm girl who was a complete tomboy as kitten. As she has matured she has become very regal in her ways, always sitting on the highest point of the activity centres, ejecting dogs from their baskets, choosing where she will sit and refusing to move. Lu sleeps at the end of our bed each night keeping a watchful eye on both her parents and pet siblings; any movement will have her standing on your chest cooing, paddling for attention or thrusting her face against yours - after all she is a princess who deserves attention. Lu also has her own food preferences, some say she is spoilt but we prefer to say she has a delicate palate and only Almo chicken with Pumpkin will do.
A handsome Merle Great Dane who is nearly 3 years old. The Bobster or 'Billiam' as he is also known is a hyperactive lad who is somewhat short of hearing, although he does frequently hear more then he lets on. We knew he was going to be trouble when he arrived, most puppies play for 20 minutes and sleep for 2 hours - he slept for 20 minutes and played for 2 hours!
He is gradually settling down now and the periods of mad charging around are getting less and less apart from when visitors come when he gets over excited. He loves his cats particularly the LaPerm girls who love nothing better then to tease him. He is often removed from his basket by Lu or found lying on our bed with Ratious. Although he may be the naughtiest dog in history he is a lovely boy, with no sides to him, he welcomes all to the house including Pugs!
Izzy is a scrumptious 2 1/2 year old LaPerm girl who is her mummy's baby. She is the most laid back cat in our house, full of delightful naughtiness mixed with an extremely loving nature. Along with Ratious she sleeps with me most nights liking to be fully under the quilt, something she is often seen to do at shows and not due to nervousness she just likes being under a blanket. Out of all our brood she has largest appetite and only has to hear a bowl rattle to appear and then she eats for England - beating the Devon's by a mile. Before her litter last year she weighed 4.2kg and 3 months later 4.7kg, she really wasn't into her post-natal exercises.
Magic is our latest addition she is a 2 year old Blue Great Dane and a real poppet. Her and Billy-Bob are great friends and are seen frequently playing dinosaurs in the garden. She loves her cats and in particular Charlie. At the moment she is clearly a Daddy's girl and follows him everywhere, Gunner Boo is pleased that at last BB has someone to play with and he can have a quiet life foraging for food - his favourite pastime. I am sure as magic settles in her piece will expand as she is a very special girlie.
We would like to thank Laura Wyllie of Krazy Canines for all of her help in working with us to make sure that Magic's introduction into the fold was smooth and without stress.
An extra special thanks also go to Maggie at Hazel Tree House Kennels for giving us the opportunity to have not one but two wonderful Cheney Danes. I would highly recommend Hazel Tree House to anyone looking for boarding for their beloveds, cats' or dogs' or in fact that extra special Great Dane puppy.
Nitika
One of our first Wakanda LaPerms, born March 2006. Nitika is one of Lulu's beautiful kittens and celebrated her first birthday on 24 March 2007, she is a Blue, Silver Shaded and White longhair LaPerm. She is also known as 'Little Miss Bugger Pants' a name she was given at 3 weeks of age when she started to show her natural talent for naughtiness. She was the first kitten to escape from her birthing pen, the first to climb out of the kitten play-pen and the first do all things naughty. She is a total sweetie and loves to snuggle up with the dogs.
Ayashe
Another of our first Wakanda LaPerms, born March 2006. Ayashe is one of Izzy's beautiful kittens and is a Blue Smoke longhair LaPerm. She is also known as the enchantress as she has a quality about her that just bewitches you. She loves to talk and has a delightful trill that she uses to demonstrate her happiness. Like all Wakanda kittens she adores the dogs and often seen lying with them or cooing to get their attention. Ayashe is currently pregnant with kittens due in the next few weeks.
Uzumati - AKA Ted
Another of the first Wakanda LaPerms, born March 2006. Ted is one of Izzy's beautiful kittens; he is a Blue Silver Shaded longhair LaPerm. He has been know as Ted since he was born as he looked like a little teddy bear. He is an adorable neutered boy who Martin fell in love with when he was a few weeks old. He is snugly boy who is always purring and ready to be cuddled. He is possibly one of the most laid back LP's ever as well as currently weighing in at 7kg!
Miakoda - AKA Miakoda Coming At Yer
Yet another of the first Wakanda LaPerms, born March 2006. Miakoda -Coming At Yer is one of Izzy's beautiful kittens; she is a Blue Silver Tabby longhair LaPerm. She is a complete poppet, although like her siblings never far from trouble. She is know as the 'lick, lick, Bite' kitten as she regularly pretends to be cleaning one of her siblings or the dogs before biting them when your back is turned. She recently launched a mission to bite Ayashe's whiskers off which had us confused as to where they had gone, careful monitoring soon revealed the culprit. She also has a fetish for biting the dogs paws!
Kachina - AKA Whinge Bucket
Another of the first Wakanda LaPerms, born March 2006. Kachina is one of Izzy's beautiful kittens and was a year old on 24 March; she is a Blue Ticked Tabby shorthair LaPerm. She is know as Whinge Bucket (pronounced Bouquet) as she is always moaning about something; she moans if you talk to her and if you don't, if you pick her up and if you don't, in fact seldom does she not have whinge about something. Having said that she is always very happy in her moaning.
Whispa
Our latest arrival is Amorcatz Ellen Macartha aka Whispa, she is a delightful Blue Tonkinese and was born 22 February this year. She is a total sweetie and incredibly laid back. She is little Miss Purra Lotta and loves to be kissed and cuddled, her favourite game at the moment is hunting for bed mice which has to be played at night and whilst we are trying to sleep! She will hopefully give us our first Tonk litter next year.
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