Even though you may have no desire to show your cat or it's offspring, when you look at a pedigree and you see the ancestors, you can study the attributes and contributions that they have made to the breed. When you see Champions in the pedigree, you know that they had to conform to the standard and have a good enough temperament to go into a ring and be handled by a stranger. Titled cats have been under the scrutiny of other breeders and cat show judges.

A pedigree can tell you much about your cat as you study and learn the desirable or perhaps even the undesirable traits that were passed through lines, thus making the decision as to wether or not your cat is of breed quality. A pedigree can also show and teach us about conformity. Breeding is not to be entered into lightly and knowledge of how to read a pedigree and the pedigree itself are of great importance to a reputable breeder.

When breeding, it is easy to become what is known as "Cattery Blind" We tend to see the beauty and intelligence in the cats we love. Another reputable breeder can often help us through their knowledge of the breed and it's standard if a certain cat and it's pedigree are truly breed worthy. Just being a purebred Cat is NOT reason enough to breed. There are far too many animals abandoned to breed simply for the sake of breeding.

If your Cat does indeed have papers and a pedigree but the breeder has in fact marked this cat as not for breeding, heed the breeders knowledge. The breeder knows better then you the genetics behind your cat - your breeder should know his/her lines and know best if this cat is worthy of breed advancement.

Perhaps your breeder told you that your cat is indeed breeder and possibly even show quality but has still marked the cats papers as pet. Then, your cat MUST be altered as a point of ethics and due to the fact that there are plenty of cats abandoned daily to animal shelters that are of an unregistered heritage. The "throw away" pet population does NOT need any advancements from those choosing to breed simply to breed.

Please Explain Registration Papers"

Where Can I learn More about Cat Registries?

What is a Breed Standard

What is Considered A Responsible Breeder

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