Harrison Weir: Father of all cat shows,

The ordinary garden cat," he wrote, "has survived every kind of hardship that exists at all, it is a tribute to its strength of character and endurance.

Mr. Weir's devotion to the shorthaired British cats was shared by Mr. Jung, who wasto become one of the first cat show judges.

He believed if these beautiful cat were thoughtfully bred, a race of cats with aristocratic pedigrees and the same inherent goodness and quality

would be developed. The breed produced was named the British Shorthair and were the only cats to be shown as Pedigreed at the first cat shows.

All others were simply shown as Longhair or Shorthair, divided by their various colours. This sturdy teddy bear has a smile .......More