Photo Update - Declan x Celia Duo

These 2 boys are ready for their new homes now, Nino (Totallycoastal CatONineTails) and Hank (Totallycoastal WalkThePlank).   I think that maybe they should have been named Chalk and Cheese ;oP. The similarities are the blonde coat colour and length,  their amber eye colour, and their quad poly feet (AKA 4x4), beyond that they couldn't be more different.

Nino, is a rumpy boy, a bit shy, enjoys his cuddles and lap time, and takes a while for him to want to join in play.. but once his into it he loves every minute. 

 

Hank, has virtually a long tail, is very outgoing and is instantly pouncing on any toy available... and any other willing playmate.  This boy is the larger of the 2 brothers.

 

Update - Madame Celia Photos

We havent had any pictures of Celia in an age.  She is so hard to take photos of, because she simply just wants you to pamper and bestow her with words all the time, from the comfort of your shoulder with her head nestled into the crook of you neck, or from your lap.  Neither of these locations are practical for photoshoots, and totally the wrong side of the lens. 

The only means I had of getting her the right side of the camera was to give her a pouch of kitten food.. which she rips open herself, stands on it so that it squirts out.. and promptly gulps it quicker than you can blink.  Again not ideal, as this leaves a very small window of opportunity to take any decent picture... but it's the only way. 

She gave us a 3rd Gen keeper kitten in August last year sired by Totallycoastal Captain Kidd, to continue forging a new bloodline in the UK.  So we are looking to retire Celia after her good job, and find her a loving pet home.  If you are interested in offering this delightful and cheeky girl a home, please contact us.  Celia would best suit a home with older children or no children. 

So applogies upfront for these not so professionally taken snaps, of Celia with her booty..but this was the best I could do.

Update - C's Shells In Demand

It appears that our homebred cat, Celia (Handale Seashell Collection) and foundation stud Ollie (Salvarda Mystery Caller) babies have really appealed to all, and are in much demand.

The first real photo shoot was only published Wednesday lunchtime... We had a paparazzi style glimpse beforehand, but it didn't show the kittens beauty off.  In 2 days of publishing them in full glory, I now only have 2 out of 5 available. Perry, Pearl and Clem are all spoken for.  Both male Sully and female Callie, are still looking for homes.  However, I don't think that will be for long at this rate.

So if you've got your eye on one of these remaining really rufus red babies as a family addition, or more aptly a shell to your collection... Better be quick, they're being snapped up like hot cakes!

Update - Celia x Ollie, are an item!

This girl is very overdue in having a photoshoot, Celia (Handale Seashell Collection) is one of those cats that is hard to take photos of... she is either too close or too quick.   To get her attention I have to make sudden noises or waggle a toy frantically.  This of course give us wide eye shots, but it's better than no shots... I just wish I could get a more relaxed facial expression and I'll continue to work on that.

Handale Seashell Collection is a collaboration of Ansonroad and Salvarda lines.  Her Dam is the very large, very rufus, longhaired, wild looking Alessi.   Her Sire is the Champion and #2 Regioniol Best Pixiebob of 2009-2010, Edward Red Esq.  From this pairing we got 5 lovely kittens, so lovely we kept 3 for our program (Van, Celia and Sandy).  Sandy was the quad poly, Celia and Van (and the remaining 2 littermates) the straight footed kittens.  Both Van and his sister Celia had really strong faces, and overall type. 

Celia's best assets are her profile, round face, great forehead, gorgeous puffy whisker pads, lynx tips, vivid gooseberry green eyes and long leg length are perfect to standard.  Wide heads in females are often hard to get, and this girl has a perfect shape.  She has good pattern, colour and texture to her coat.  It is of shaggy short length which adds a bit of edge to create a ruggedness.  In addition to that nice type, her fun loving and sassy spirit, and prized rufus tones from her mum are the icing on the cake. 

A fun loving girl, thats always looking for attention or a toy to play with.  She is very alert, smart and a bit of a livewire.  Celia stayed here at Totallycoastal because of her very nice profile mainly.  Her tail is short of foot, which is too long for her to aspire to a show cat, but her overall type is definately of breeding quaility.
We have already mated Celia to Ollie, and she is expecting her first litter in March.  We will be keeping 1 kitten from this mating.

Hock Tailed and Muscular.

Ollie Chilling.

Future Queen - Side Profile Celia stays!

Celia has always been the most difficult to photo... she just likes to curl up with other kittens and usually behind them out of shot.  Not one for the limelight, but she does make herself at home on your lap and quite happily sit there all day being stroked.  Playing isnt really her thing, she will eventually join in but it takes a lot to stoke her fire. 

Celia is also staying here with us, I already have Sandy from this pairing... so I shouldnt really keep another kitten. But she is a contrast to Sandy and has the greatest side profile I've had to date in a young kitten, that I simply couldn't let that go. I was considering keeping Barbie instead, but she is quite similar to Sandy in her colour and type. Celia I believe will be more from her Daddy, Ed but from certain angles I see her mum in her too! 

I plan to pair her to Our Quad poly blonde boy Quin when she is old enough, which obviously wont be for a while yet. Here's just a little taster of how she's developed so far...and maybe you can imagine what Quintus and Celia babies will be like.

Very prominent forehead on this girl.

Short blunt wide muzzle.

 

Already heavy brow forming on this little girl.



Here Celia reminds me of her Mum Alessi... even though shes just turned 5 months.

Update - Our Celia!

Now this is really funny... Celia (Seashell Collection) really reminds me of Shenona when she was small. Again Shenona is related to Alessi too, they are cousins!  This trade mark look leads back to Shenonas Sire and Alessis Dam lines...they always end up looking very bobcat/lynx like. I also see a little bit of Ed in there aswell when he was a small kitten.

Celia has shorter and thicker legs.

This picture above reminds me of Ed so much when he was 8 weeks old, even her eyes are the same. 

You'd think she was roaring away ;oD, but Celia was calling for attention...

she loves her strokes and fuss the mot out of all the kittens in this litter.

Previous Kittens - Seashell Collection (AKA Celia)

Great Girl, Just NICE in every way!

Handale Seashell Collection

AKA Celia	Status: STAYING HERE
Dam: Ansonroad Alessi	Sire: CH Salvarda Edward Red Esq.
Sex: Female	Size: Large
Build: Good and Heavy	Tail: 3/4 length tail
Quality: Breeder	Coat: Good colour/pattern/texture
Coat Length: PB - Shorthair	Foot: Straight

Update - Van, Celia and Barbie

These 3 always hang-out together, so it is easier to take photos of them together. Here's the latest of Celia, Van and Barbie.

Celia (Left), Barbie (Centre), Van (Right)

Barbie and the Sweet, Sweet Celia here facing the camera.

Full tailed Barbie showing us her spots!

Passed the Hock Tail Celia is just a perfect package. A really lovely natured girl, with good all round looks!

Van winning Our Hearts here, with his playful loving behaviour.

A little glimpse of Celias coat which is breaking up really nicely now.

Celia following Vans example. Her eyes are really taking on the perfect shape, and really good size paws and chunky legs but retaining a good long leg too.  We think Celia shows great promise for a Breeding program.

Celia (left), Van (Background) and Barbie (Foreground) who is looking for a way down.

Barbie still looking for a way out of the Photoshot, Celia now contemplating it too!

Barbie getting ready to bail out!

....And then there was 2, Van (Foreground) and Celia (in the background).

Alessi's Girl - Celia (Seashell Collection)

Now this Girl is as Sweet as sugar, and so chubby you'd think she'd been eating lots of it. She has a 3/4 length tail.

There's something that striking about this girl Celia, she's the smallest of the 4 girls in the litter but by far the fattest...Still a really good chunky boning, nothing petite about her. I love the expression on her face, I love the contrast from her base colour and the really black spots.

To sum Celia up, very observant, studies everything around her, Quite and Loving.