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Gillerin
Cattery was formed back in 1993 with the purchase of my first Birman, Omni.
He was my first show cat. I liked the shows, but Omni didn't, so that was
when I decided I wanted to breed these beautiful cats. During the time
that I was showing Omni, I had joined some clubs, and met some great breeders.
I became a member of one of the Birman breed clubs, National Birman
Fanciers. This club is open to all birman lovers and breeders. I gave
myself a cattery name with CFA, and since I had to choose something original,
I chose to combine my childrens names. This gives my *Gillerin* a special
significance.
I started learning what its takes to be a breeder, all the time,and energies, of balancing a healthy clean cattery, while still maintaining a home with a family, and my obligations to them. I knew I could be in for some heart-aches along the way, but I also knew that there would be joys too. Knowing all the changes that I would have to adjust to, I still wanted to breed the Birman.
My
first litter was born in late summer of 1993, "the Q year". You see Birman
breeders here in the United States have a naming tradition with our Birmans.
Each year we use the next letter in succession with the Alphabet. In 1993
when I started it was the "Q" year, 1994 was the "R" and so on. This year,
1997, would then be the "U" year. It is not mandatory to go with the tradition,
but most breeders do use the Alphabet guide.
