Meet The INCREDIBLE GIRLS....
Our Girls
- Click or scroll down to see what the "girls"
have bequeathed us - fabulous kittens on their kitten pages! In the meantime,
read on to "meet" our fabulous girls... Some have retired, some still
rule in our home, or are worshipped in others, but all have contributed oh so
much to their breed and our lives...
CH Pasha Khepri of Emau, DM-
Khepri," 1994-2008, much beloved and
much missed. I know that she is long retired and now gone, but her spirit
and legacy live on and Khepri is a part of everything we are, she was and is the beginning
and thus must lead off the Girls page....Nicknames: Pasha K, "No Touchy
Kitty, Eyelash girl, What to say about our
beloved "Pasha K"? She was the one who got us
all started. She took a piece of my heart from this earth, and to the day she
left me she still made me
catch my breath when I caught a glimpse of her out of the corner of my eye. She
was dictatorial, stubborn,
temperamental, manipulative, and incredibly
sweet and affectionate. In terms of intelligence
- it just radiated out of her. She insisted on
having her litters on our bed and wanted us to
sleep on either side of her and her "brood". In
the morning, she loved to wake me with a
thorough face washing (her tongue HURT)
and she was the ultimate in a self-taught game of fetch the tootsie roll (never, and I mean never eat a
tootsie roll in our house - you do not even want to know where they have been!). She ruled our
house, and all within, and was, without question, "alpha female." She could quell even the most aggressive
stud boys with one icy green stare. We called it "the look" and it could make even us back down! She
was
what is called an "old style traditional" her body was muscular and rather short coupled. You might
even say that she was stocky. She was built like a power builder or a wrestler and had incredibly strong
shoulders. What she lacked in elegance she more than made up for with her head. It
was, purely and
simply, exquisite. The lines superb and the really good news is that she passed it on to
her offspring! Nearly every one of Khepri's kittens had beautiful head type. In December 1999, Khepri joined the elite ranks of cats in CFA to earn what some would say is the most coveted title a
cat can achieve: DM. The distinguished merit award is given to those females that have produced 5 or
more grands. Khepri became the 5th Mau ever to earn this title and what is perhaps most impressive
in this for Khepri was that the five cats that earned the title for her came from four different litters and
three different studs... We are inordinately proud of our first love's accomplishments....
She was the first Mau to produce a DM cat as well. She lived her
life as part of the family to the fullest and as an added bonus, left her breed
a legacy like no other. When she left us she had produced 4 second generation
DMs, two National Best of Breed Winners and three Regional winners. She had five
third generations DMs and one fourth generation DM who trace their lineage
directly to her. 125 known CFA Grands 16 National Breed winners, 24 regional
winners 7 National Best of Breeds and two National Winners were descended from
her and those numbers will only grow over the years. Her offspring are the foundation for the breed in the U.K., Singapore,
Australia, New Zealand and Sweden and they have contributed to Japan and Canada
as well as here in the States. She had an amazing impact on the breed and
on my life… I am honored to have shared the precious years we had together with
such a special soul, and I remind myself to celebrate the glory and the beauty
that I have because of that one little silver-haired, green-eyed monster who
changed my life…
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GC BW RW Emau's Mau Pounce For
The Ounce, DM
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So... every once in while, if we are very lucky, as cat lovers we get to see and sometimes even touch or handle a "chill" cat... You know them when you see them and they are not always even your breed - but the reaction is instantaneous - they stop you dead in your tracks when you see them because they take it one step further past gorgeous. They give you an immense feeling of awe and send goosebumps up and down your spine... And then... sometimes the magic happens to you and you not only see one, but wonder of wonders...you get one of your very own... Pounce is for me, that cat... She gives me goosebumps and ulcers and I love her to death. We are very proud to introduce this Khepri and Soleil daughter as an addition to "the girls". Pounce was Region 7 Best of Breed for the 1999/2000 season and Best Egyptian Mau in Championship and 26th Best cat at the 2000 International. Although she only had a few months to try for it, she nearly earned a Regional win. Then, two seasons later she did the "impossible" and re-debuted in championship where she proved that maturity can triumph over youth. She gave me a dream season of sharing her with the world and led wire to wire as National Best of Breed and one of the top cats in the most competitive region in CFA. Her quirky personality in the show-ring made her a challenge, but memorable as well and her beauty shone through the entire year... Her gift to me of that incredible season was unparalleled... She hated to show, but she loved me, so with humor and intensity that only a Mau can achieve she made her way through twelve long months of campaigning and finished the season looking better than when she began... Then with her third litter she Became the first National Breed and Regional Winner cat to earn the coveted title of Distinguished Merit. She did this in the year where her daughter led wire to wire as National Breed Winner which made it all the more special... And to make it all even more exciting, a year later, Tetris, her son from her second litter granded as well making her one of only two Egyptian Maus to ever produce five qualifying cats from her first two litters... She went on to produce the first Emau National Winner and is currently tied as one of the two female DM's who have produced the most grands... Of course, every thing about Pounce is special....
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We are eternally grateful to the magic that created this unparalleled beauty and would like to say a special thanks to Judith Mendelsohn of J's Iris for her Soleil who with our special Pasha K gave me the love of my life; my supposedly unobtainable vision of perfection... What a gift and what a joy to spend my days with such a treasure firmly ensconced on my lap....One look at her on a bad day makes it all worth while... she makes my heart sing and that, after all, is what this is all about...
| CH Emau's My Angel Is A
Centerfold Retiring...
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I waited a long time to use that name... and a long time to get a kitten that reminded me of Pounce... then along came a silver sprite full of intensity and beauty and the name was claimed... It skipped a generation, but in her I see her grandmother... Clean, elegant lines, huge beautiful eyes and ears... perfection in silver with an edge perhaps that Pounce did not have. Truly a top model all the way. She is fierce in her loyalty, and sweet beyond belief. Truly a treasure to take us to the next step... Her sister Ginny went to be a foundation Mau for the AUS program, but Angel goes no further than my heart... she is my treasure and her first litter proved that she has great things to offer...
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Little Bit... A Kyrie daughter with an edge. She is undoubtedly the most elegant and extreme of my girls - a long legged, long bodied cat of extreme contrast and extreme emotions. Little Bit takes everything to heart and does everything with complete commitment. When she wants lap, she wants it NOW... she is sensitive and careful and extremely intelligent... She never stops thinking and like her mother, she picked me... The rest of the world she is not so sure of, but she knows exactly what my job is.... She loves to play and loves to become a lap leech... My little superstar wears the worries of the world on her sleeve.
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Drop-Of-Golden Sun
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"Sunny", We all show cats that make us proud, but it is a rare cat that can wrap our heart in knots and bring us to tears with their beauty and grace. I had the honor and pleasure of showing one such precious treasure in 2000. Her name was Pounce (GC BW RW Emau’s Mau Pounce For The Ounce, DM). Pounce produced and gave me many gifts, but in August 2005, she gave me a gift I had forgotten I needed… She gave me a cat so special that she brought back the goosebumps and joy that I had not even realized that I had lost. That gift was Sunny, GC BW NW Emau’s Drop-Of-Golden Sun and SHE gave me the gift of wonder. so like her mother... yet fragile with a touch of joyful sweetness that is hard to resist. She possesses a long-legged, grace that is breathtaking and leaves the impression of all eyes and all ears- one can lose themselves in the depth of those huge sexy green eyes.... and she has the single most incredible coat I have ever had the pleasure of preparing for a show - dense, resilient, shiny with incredible ticking. Type-wise for me she exemplifies everything I am looking for in an Egyptian Mau and the year of her campaign, although fraught with drama, was one of the highlights of my CFA career; a fairy tale worth treasuring for a myriad of reasons; most specifically a very special green-eyed monster who, like her mother, wrapped my heart in knots and made me believe.
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Minuet, my "go figure" kitty... Born to the always joyous Hope (GC BW RW Emau's You've Gotta Have Faith) and sired by the very sweet Story (GC Mautrix Likely Story), she came to me as a young kitten shortly after her human mother, Rita passed away. She took everything from her lovely Mother who was our national Best of Breed in 2005/2006, and her spotty father and ramped it up a notch... Flawless pattern and profile, hard athletic body, beautiful well shaped green green eyes and the single best coat I have ever had the pleasure of handling all set off with brilliant perfect clear, clean color... what a lovely surprise. As a kitten she had an unprecedented 5 show streak where she was highest scoring kitten in show and at the prestigious National Capital, she was the only kitten out of 157 kittens competing to make all 8 finals. She catapulted not only to the top of the national kitten lists, but became the highest scoring Mau kitten in CFA history with over a month to go in her kitten career... and she did it all on her own... sweet, cheerful, a trouper through and through she wowed spectators and judges alike show after show while I just kept shaking my head she ended up the 6th Best Kitten in CFA and Best kitten in her region and I just kept saying "go figure..."!
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And Welcoming CH Maullenium's Kaledeiscope of Emau
The lovely Kali comes to us from Dot Mardulier of Maullenium. Many many thanks to Dot for this precocious young lady. With her pale white beauty and always curious nature brings to us a myraid of new possibilities. She complements our kids perfectly and we look forward to seeing what magic she will bring
Kitten Pages for the "Girls" Click on names below to see notable kittens from the girls... Some of the girls shares their day to day lives with friends now, so that they can all receive the love and and attention they deserve, but each is no less loved and cherished...
Pounce - The love of my life.
Sunny - My treasure from Pounce
Little Bit - Intensity personified in the elegant contrasty body of a superstar
Angel - Edgy, beautiful, a top model all the way...
Our "out of home girls" - click to read about them....
Moonshadow - Moonshadow is co-owned with Pat and Tim Of Emauge and is one of only a few precious cats that came from our Bump...
Wishes - Miss Wish - always cheerful, the peacemaker with a will... Huge green eyes and a body of steel. A true Pounce daughter... Wishes lives with Katheryn in Maine
Cheeto - A Pounce daughter through and through... She has momma's expression and rules Eve and Dennis with an iron paw
Taj - Sister to Sunny and Cheeto, this lovely smoke superstar lives in Michigan with Whitney and has proven herself the model mother
Lovely Cats bred by us and owned by others....
Joy - The Lovely Pouncelet who seems to be her grandmother incarnate... Joy rules at Mautrix...
Nikita - Nikita has one of "those" bodies - you know the kind the ones you love to hate! She is 3rd generation Duh.
Ginny - this fabulous Faith/Kestrel daugher is the first Egyptian Mau to produce a litter in AUS...
Illusion - Spirit's haunting replacement. Illusion is oh so happy with Susan and Caroline now living the life of a primadonna in Baltimore...
Puzzle - quirky, beautiful and refined with the old style traditional expression Puzzle lives with Susan in Baltimore
Sugar - Puzzle's elegant sister lives with Whitney in Michigan
Our Beloved Foundation! -Retired and cherished....
CClick above to read about our history....
One cannot succeed without knowing their past and recognizing its legacy... These special girls gave us magic and grace and we are forever grateful... Now retired, they were and are, the best of the best...
Khepri - Our first love and the 5th ever Egyptian Mau Distinguished Merit cat.
Kyrie - Our elegant and frightfully intelligent superstar!
Faith - Her mothers huge green eyes, a grace and presence all her own... Faith has created living masterpieces in every litter
Bug - Our gentle lady of the night
Spirit - Our perfect lady and our first GC...She retired with roommate Cheetah to Florida where she took over hearts and home...
Cheetah - Our sweet "duh" girl and the 6th ever Egyptian Mau Distinguished Merit cat She retired to Sunny Florida with Spirit!
Comet - Our Sweet Bump who always had the most consistently sweet lovely babies I have ever seen
Pyramid - Pyramid passed her exquisite boning and sweet personality on to her babies!
Porsche - Our German Beauty!
Future - Spirit's little sister, Future was 38th Best cat in the country 1999/2000 season.
Karma - she's smart, sassy and very spotty!
M - Sweetness and light, this gentle girl was a wonder through and through
Raven - She has eyes you could drown in...
Hope - Sweet, loving, happy... Perfect body coat and pattern...Who could ask for anything more? Hope AKA Sylvie, now lives in Germany!
