Broken Arrow (F3)

Many thanks to Gail and Clive for their comments on our blog (1 Feb) regarding Ben. Ben is an F3 Brown Spotted Bengal that Gail and Clive adopted from us. It is so nice to hear from people who have taken early generation kittens as pets and are happy to let everyone know how loving they are. They make wonderful pets to the right people. Don't misunderstand me, and I'm sure Gail and Clive will agree, the early generation kittens/cats are different. They are strong willed and have so much energy. You have to be prepared to have contact with them and make them part of your family. If they know they are loved member of your family you will receive lots of love and entertainment in return. Maybe Gail and Clive will post more information about Ben (Broken Arrow) on our blog.
There is too much rubbish said of early generation cats, usually bad behaviour in any animal is because of bad handling. Just because an animal shouts or swears at you doesn't mean they are going to attack. They may be asking for you to do something or even telling you of something that has happened to them. Just because a Bengal has it's origins in a wild animal doesn't mean that a Bengal will attack. I've run a boarding cattery since 1997. I've rescued and treated (along with help and advise from vets) ferrel type cats. I now show and breed Bengal cats, including early generations. I have never had a scratch nip or bite from an early generation cat. I have had too many bites and very deep scratches (we won't even mention nips) to mention from boarding cats including other pedigree cats. Having said this, it really doesn't bother me and it goes with the territory as I don't believe in wearing gloves to handle cats.Our policy is: NEVER RAISE A VOICE OR HAND TO A CAT!I would like to mention at this stage that I've just heard from the Bengal Cat Club that the Bengal cats still haven't had a bite certificate placed against them at show under GCCF rules in this country.
Speak soon