Suntrek British Shorthair Cats is located in a pretty West Sussex village near Pulborough at the foot of the beautiful Sussex Downs, and began twelve years ago with the purchase of my first British Shorthair blue girl from Satinmist cats. I am very indebted to Isla for getting my foot on the first rung of the ladder.
I am a small breeder of the BSH's, and have been specialising mostly in the 'Blues' over the years, but have also dipped into breeding from a colourpointed line which produced a rainbow of interesting colours. My priority in breeding these cats is to keep to the standard set by GCCF and to improve my own breeding. It takes some years to finally start producing quality kittens from parentage purchased from some of the top breeders in the country, but I feel I can now hold my head up to some of the best breeding in the UK. Being a small breeder, I do not have too many cats and have to be limited to the numbers I keep owing to the fact that I am also employed as a receptionist at our local veterinary surgery. I have found that I am better able to provide for all of my cats and kittens if I am also working, and as any breeder knows, you don't make any money simply breeding cats! The outlay is huge, and if not for my work, I don't feel I would be able to keep and maintain my cats health and welfare to the best of my ability. Besides, I like buying the kittens lots of toys!
These past several years have been a constant learning curve as well as a motivation for me to make sure that the kittens I will be producing will be of the finest quality and from fully tested parents against the most common ailments that can be prevented with careful selective breeding, leading veterinary care, and socialising the kittens to the best of my ability. The 'Blues' are renowned for their somewhat 'individual' temperments, ie: independant and willful natures, or to put it bluntly, they come to you on their own terms :) Saying this, I have bred many blues that are similar to velcro... once they stick, its hard to peel them off!
My thanks go out to so many of the wonderful friends I have made over the years who have been instrumental in helping, advising and guiding me through the many pitfalls and leading me through the many successes I have achieved over the years in breeding these most British of cats! I could not have done this without the support of so many fine breeders out there who have become friends. But most of all, also to my employers who have been of huge support and help throughout the 11 years I have been with them.
SUNTREK is a registered GCCF cattery, and is registered also under the name of
SUNTRECK with TICA - as my first choice had already been taken.
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