About Us
Before I was born my parents had always had cats. The first cat that I remember was a Ginger and white Tom named Jasper. He was huge and had a 15inch neck. He was so loving, always curling up on your lap or lying in your arms like a baby. He died when I was 14 and it broke my heart.
I was introduced to the British Shorthair around my late twenties. There was a cat in the neighbourhood that used to walk on my garden fence, he was BEAUTIFUL. A big blue boy. At that time I was not aware that this cat was showing me my future. I didn’t even know what breed he was, only that I just had to find out more about him.
For years I was owned by stray cats and at one point I had ten of them, all living in harmony in the house. I never forgot the Blue Boy but with so many cats that had adopted me, it didn’t seem right to go out and actually buy another cat!!! The years went by and one by
one my cat family passed away. I returned to Wales in 2000 with four of my cats. Within two years I only had 2 left. My beautiful Sontag and Foxy.
Sontag passed away in June 2008, he was 15 years old and had fought bravely against cancer. Foxy who is now 14 years old become ill through grief. My husband and I decided to get Foxy a companion and that was when the BIG BLUE BOY jumped into my head. My search began for a British Shorthair and I was honoured to find Degas, or to be proper Bowberry GoldenEye. Degas was shortly followed by Monet. Monet was never planned so to speak, but I could not resist him and now I could not imagine life without my amazing Monet. But Monet did something more important, he introduced me to Vanessa and Colin of Busykitz. They have become true friends and advisors. They have helped me in all aspects of the British shorthair and Colin built this incredible website…Thank you!!