with the intention of one day becoming a behaviourist.
About Us
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Congratulations to Svana who became a champion at the SLHCA on 19 April 2008
We are Tracy and Colin Wood and live in
Yorkshire, between York and Leeds, with our son, Daniel , six Norwegian Forest
Cats, Snip, Svana, Sugar, Stari, Sanna and Sandoy. We also have two 'moggies'
and a border collie. Tracy has studied a National Diploma in Animal Management
and is currently studying Feline Behaviour
with the intention of one day becoming a behaviourist.
We were attracted to the Norwegian Forest Cat by their natural beauty, friendly nature, and amazing intelligence. We spent many months searching for the right cats for us and are delighted with the two we bought in 2004, Svana and Snip, many thanks to Tracey Camp and Darren Handy for these two beautiful cats. Sugar, Stari and Sanna were bred by ourselves and Sandoy was imported from Scandinavia.
In 2005 we had our first litter of kittens and we were thrilled with the results. Svana had 5 beautiful babies. We decided to keep Sugar, our first born from our first litter, she has an amazing personality and is absolutely gorgeous, Sugar gained her title as a International Premier on 3 December 2007 and has been shown in Sweden.
We are small breeders and will never have more than two litters a year, that way we can give them the time they deserve. Having kittens is always a pleasure to us and never a chore. Our priorities are to breed healthy, happy cats that live long pampered lives, bringing great joy to their owners.
We show our cats with both GCCF and FIFe and have done very well, getting best in show female kitten at our very first show with Svana, at 14 weeks of age. We have also had lots of fun, met some fantastic cats and made some wonderful friends both in the UK and Scandinavia. We are both on the committee of the Norsk Skogkatt Society and Colin is on the Breed advisory committee. We also steward at GCCF and FIFE shows, improving our knowledge of the breed.
In 2006 we bought a motorhome, the original reason was for a summer holiday in Norway. It very quickly became a 'tour bus' to cat shows, the cats love it, especially Sugar. We've built a huge cage in the back with scratching posts, beds, etc which means they can travel safely and in comfort and arrive at the show relaxed and happy. In between cat shows we have had a chance to use it and have toured much of Scandinavia. We've used it in summer, filled with bikes and climbing equipment and in winter full of skis, both of us have a love of the outdoors!
Last year, 2007, we took Sugar with us to Norway and entered a cat show in Sweden along the way. See Sugars page for more information about it and our experiences with pet passport.
In 2008 we imported our first Stud cat, Sandoy, a gorgeous white boy with a story of his own.
We hope you enjoy reading the following pages, Tracy and Colin
e-mail: Forestcats@Norsvana.name
or
Phone: 01977 685 021