A Tribute to my Balinese
SmudgeWillow
I was introduced to the wonderful Balinese in 1992 when
SmudgeWillow came into my life. I have been passionate
about the breed ever since and cannot imagine life without
a Balinese (or three) in it to make me laugh!
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Smudge came into my life just after my Dad passed away.
He brought such great joy and my introduction to the glorious Balinese.
He was to sleep in the laundry we said. He lasted 1/2 hour,
then he came into our bed where he slept for the rest of his
life in my arms, including his last night. His very last sleep
was in my arms, the last thing he saw was me, the last
thing he felt was me kissing him, as it should have been.
The Old and the New
Coco and SmudgeWillow.
Smudge was my very first cat and no matter who appeared
he was The King and he let them know! He was always
there through thick and thin, he knew when I was sad and
would come up for a pump and a purr.
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He will live on forever as my cattery is named after him.
There will be many SmudgeWillow kittens in the future!
He even loved the new babies that would come out, even
though he pretended he was the boss!
I miss him so much, every single day, and am so glad that
I met him and that he started my passion for this beautiful
breed.
ANCATS Diamond Db Gd Ch ANCATS Diamond National Db Gd Ch SmudgeWillow Honky Tonk Man (aka
Bonkers Honkers as named by Chelsea my daughter)
Coco and his friend SmudgeWillow
Pimpernel Pugh (Honky’s Mum)
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It’s been hard to think of nicknames for this guy as his
name suits him so much.
I am soooo proud of him as he is a “home bred” cat. He is
awesome on the bench, so funny, everyone knows who he
is, just because he is!! I think he was Liberace in a past
life as he’s such a showman!
He has had an amazing show career, he went to his first
show at 10 weeks in 2009 with his brothers and sisters!!
He received his first Supreme Exhibit in Show at 4 1/2
months, the first of quite a few. First show as an adult
(thinking we won’t do as well) he got another Supreme!
Honky loves a show ... especially with
his Liberace feather boa
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Honky Tonk went on to win in 2010 ANCATS Reserve AllBreeds Cat of the Year, ANCATS Group 2 of the Year and
ANCATS Reserve AllBreeds Alter Cat of the Year.
Then in 2011 he hit it big with ANCATS AllBreeds Cat of the
Year, ANCATS Group 2 of the Year and ANCATS AllBreeds
Alter Cat of the Year. An amazing achievement for a wonderful show cat. I’m a firm believer in when you achieve
the ultimate there is n