We participate in regional GCCFI and international GCCF cat shows. It is a very slow process to title a cat, There are only three shows per year and it is not always possible to participate in them.
But it is always marvelous to win the shows, to see, how your “babies” win and be appreciated by colleagues and judges. The Judges word is a matter!

To enter a Cat Show you must apply in advance to the Show Manager and enter your cat in its relevant class.  The different classes are published in the Show Schedule, which indicates the classes available for the different breeds and also the different judges who will be judging on the day.  Some of these judges are Irish, but most come from the UK and Europe, and occasionally from even further afield. 

On Show Day you must arrive early in the morning and your cat will be checked by a vet before being allowed into the show hall. All exhibits are required to have current vaccination against F.I.E. and cat ‘flu, certificates to be dated at least 7 days prior to the date of show. Once in the hall, you will settle your cat in a pre-assigned pen from where it will be judged. Any exhibit prepared for show in any artificial manner which changes its appearance relative to the Standard of Points shall be disqualified by the show manager. Every exhibit must be provided with a white sanitary tray, and clean plain white or near-white blanket or blankets without distinctive marking or edging, which may be arranged in such a manner as to assist the comfort of the cat. 

Judging will commence at 10.00 am and Exhibitors will be requested to clear the hall until 1.00pm, while the Breed/Open Classes are being judged. Judges are empowered to withhold any prize, award or certificate, in any class, if the exhibits do not, in their opinion, possess sufficient merit. Prizes will be awarded from the Judge’s award slip and not from any catalogue or prize card. A Judge’s decision is final. An exhibitor may not approach a Judge, nor enter into conversation with a Judge, until that Judge’s engagement is complete. The cats are only removed from their pens to be judged and the public must not touch or handle the cats without the owner’s express permission.

At some point in the afternoon, results are put up on a notice board and you get to see how your cat has done. As the show is winding down, the  Superb of the cats present are selected for Best of Variety and Best in Show awards.