【Cute Pet No. 058】
Protagonist: Tomato
Breed: Muppet cat
Features: Large body, gentle personality
Host: Lin Yingjie
Lin Yingjie bathed the cat.
It is already common for dogs to participate in competitions, but it is rare for cats to have races, and the results of Xiamen cat competitions are quite good. A muppet cat named Tomato, which won the second CFA International Cat Show in Wuhan held from April 25 to 26, the owner Lin Yingjie said that the family cat only began to compete last year, and the tomato was the first time to participate, although inexperienced, but in the ten rings of the competition, the tomatoes had seven rings and won the first place.
Text/Reporter Lin Xiaoyun Photo/Lin Yingjie Courtesy
【There are nine cats at home】
Imported from abroad, the variety is rare and precious
Lin Yingjie is a Chinese-American cello teacher who has loved cats and dogs since junior high school. He later graduated from the Juilliard School of Music in the United States and began to import cats and dogs from abroad to return to Xiamen for breeding.
Now Lin Yingjie has four Schnauzers and two Cilihan Terriers in his family, the latter of which are "champion login" dogs, and there are only two such terriers in China, imported from the United States, all in his home. The Cialihan Terrier won the "championship login" of the United States, and the Schnauzer also had two "championship logins" - and it is very meaningful, it is a one-stop "championship login" obtained during the Xiamen competition.
There are more cats in his family, mainly small breeds, which are relatively rare and valuable in blood. There are five Muppet cats, two hairless cats, and two oriental shorthair cats. These varieties are rare in Fujian and even the whole country.
【Beauty Pageant】
The quality is excellent, and it is important to take care of the maintenance
The Muppet cat tomato was imported from the United States and is only ten months old, and it only started competing about a month ago. Lin Yingjie said: "The cat beauty contest takes into account the cat's state, coat color, skeleton, and sweetness of the face."
Lin Yingjie's cats have been competing since last year, mainly CFA competitions. After Wuhan, Tomato will go to Wuxi to participate in the competition. Like the dog race, the cat race is also a points competition, and the accumulation of 200 points is the "champion login" and the permanent championship.
"In order to get points, you basically have to run from city to city, sometimes there are two games in a week, such as Monday and Tuesday in Wuhan, and the weekend in Hangzhou." Lin Yingjie said, "Like a dog race, it has always been on the road." But there is also a difference, the cat does not have to spend too much energy training, usually take good care of, maintain well, take a good bath before the game, and the hair is basically good. Of course, there are still threshold conditions, such as having a character, not losing its qualifications, and having more than five generations of genealogy, so that you can be qualified to participate. In contrast, if dogs want to compete, they must have special instructors, and usual training should be routine. In short, the cat race is easier than the dog race, and it takes a lot less energy. ”
【Expensive】
The annual competition fee is 200,000 to 300,000 yuan
"Although the energy is spent less, it definitely takes a lot of time and money to get good results." Lin Yingjie said that it costs 200,000 to 300,000 yuan to compete in a year, and other daily feeding and management costs are not counted.
Lin Yingjie said that taking cats out to compete often has to give up flying. Because of the fear that the cat will not adapt, it will produce a stress response, resulting in illness or violent death. Lin Yingjie most of the time is driven by himself, the farthest has driven from Xiamen to Beijing to compete, Shandong has also been, driving to Hangzhou, Shanghai, Wuhan competition, it is nothing. At present, for the family's cats and dogs to compete, Lin Yingjie asked someone to drive to pick them up.
【Best personality】
More than 20 pounds, you can walk the cat like a dog
Lin Yingjie said that the muppet cat should protect the hair, and the air conditioner cannot be stopped for 24 hours in the summer, otherwise the cat is easy to lose hair, and it is easy to get skin diseases in hot and humid weather. "Compared to other breeds of cats, the Muppet cat has the best personality, and it won't bite you no matter how you get it." Lin Yingjie said that in contrast, hairless cats are skinny, and like dogs, they are very lively and active, and they are very different from the gentle and sweet Muppet cats.
Lin Yingjie said that his cat is not only not afraid of water, but also loves to take a bath, and the bath is obediently standing to let people flush. According to his analysis, this is likely because the habit of bathing has been formed since childhood.
In the normal maintenance process, the cat is also exquisite, eating raw beef, the hair and bones, digestion is better. Since cats cannot digest starch, some cat food on the market is high in starch. Lin Yingjie tries to make cat rice for cats to eat every day, and the cat digestion is mainly based on meat, so the cat food he makes should be paired with beef, chicken, fish, etc., absolutely pay attention to nutrition.
Lin Yingjie feels that the personality characteristics of cats are different from those of dogs, and it does not regard itself as a cat, but treats itself as a master, and it is estimated that what is in mind is "people should take good care of me." His cat is more than 20 pounds, as big as the Schnauzer, and the happiest thing is that he can actually take it out on a leash and walk the cat like a dog, attracting everyone's attention outside.
【Related Information】
■ Muppet cat
Also known as the Bradol cat, it is the largest cat in size and weight among cats, with a body length of about half a meter, and can reach 10 kg in adult male cats and 8 kg in female cats. Their physique and physical importance are at least 4 years old before they are fully developed.
Muppet cats have a docile and quiet personality, are very kind to people, and have strong patience, because they are very good at putting up with children's play, like rag dolls, so they are named Muppet cats, which are most suitable for families with children. It has a V-shaped head, large and rounded eyes, a rich coat, large limbs, a long tail, a soft body, and is mostly a three-color or two-color cat.
■CFA (International Cat Love Federation)
Founded in the United States in 1906, it is currently the world's largest purebred cat registration organization, holding nearly 600 cat exhibitions around the world every year, and more than 30 varieties of cats are exhibited.
■ Champion login
A participating dog that achieves results in a competition recognized by the Kennel Association will receive points, and when the points have accumulated to a certain number, it will complete the "Championship Login". In the United States, where the dog industry is very developed, there is a very complete champion registration system. The specific rule is that when a dog scores 15 points, he can get the title of "permanent champion".
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