What you need to do first of all if you have
a dream about perfect show cat:

1. Purchase your kitten only from very respectable breeder with a good reputation. Purchase the best purebreed kitten that you can find at the moment or wait until it will be born, a lot of breeders have their own waiting lists for good show kittens (never do compromises about cat quality and health!). Even if perfect kitten price seems, probably, too high for you, we advice you to agree about this matter with a breeder because a honest and respectable breeder usually knows exactly why he is asking that price for this particular kitten and he has a great responsibility. (If you do not trust your kitten breeder, no any need to buy a kitten from him). Try to get your kitten's parents show results and pictures, study what their temperaments look like. Most probably your kitty will be like one of the parents later.
This firt step is one of the most important and uneasy ones because it is so difficult even for experienced breeder to predict exactly which kitten will be a show star later and which one only a usual good cat, it has quite a lot in common with lottery (however, the fact is that always some breeders win this lottery more often than others).
2. Make sure that all kitten's papers are OK.
3. When your good show quality kitten is finally found and has arrived to your home, establish good relations and understanding with him, give him enough time for adaptation to your home. Spend a lot of time together with him and teach him to behave properly.
4. Become a member of Purebreed Cats Association of your region.
5. If your kitty seems already well adapted to new home, it is beautiful, perfect according to breed standards, healthy, friendly and ready to explore the whole world, its right time for the owner to think when and where you would like to show your little treasure. In the beginning it is better to choose cat show which will take place as close to your home as possible.
If your destination is to get a good show cat, do not wait with shows until your cat will be adult and fully adjusted only to home environment, try to visit some shows while your cat is still a kitten, then both of you, cat and its owner, will get valubale experience and will easier adapt to shows.
6*. Start the preparations to show quite early.
Several weeks before the show will take place, send announcement that you wish to participate in it through a person who is responsible for cat show announcements in Purebreed Cat Association of your region with a copy of payment check.
*These rules we have here in Finland, show registration procedures may have some differences depending from the country. In any case, be sure that you are not late to registrate your cat for a show.