About Us : Hello and Welcome to my site!Hello! My name is Charlotte Harrison and I live in the old mining town of Pontyberem, Carmarthenshire, South Wales with my husband John, our three Children, two dogs and last but not least our four cats.
We both have grown up around animals all our lives, I love animals and I have always been around cats and dogs and started riding horses at 14. When I left school I attended college where I studied Equine (horse) studies from 1996 until 1998. I went back to college part time in 2004 to 2006 where I studied ABC in small Animal Care.
John is a keen fisherman and loves the outdoors. He grew up with various animals, from cats and dogs, to ducks, sheep and donkeys!
Our two dogs are Lofty, a springer cross who is 11 yrs old and Tyler is my Giant Schnauzer who is 8 yrs old and we have a neutered mainecoon called Tilly, and last but not least:
We have been the proud new owners of GB*JOTUNKATTS OSIANA ROSE since July 2007! And GB*JOTUNKATTS GLORIOSA(Vanya) since Sept 2008!;-)) and we have kept GB*ADKELEKATTS TAURION (Reuben) from our own breeding- Born June 2009
We are registered with FIFE/FB and are members of The Aristocats Cat Club
I am so pleased and lucky to have been able to find my cats, not only from people that I trust and call friends, but people who look after and care for their cats and their babies, not just whilst they are in their care but for the entirity of those kittens lives, one of the most important things when looking for a kitten are not just the kittens themselves, but also the homes they come from.
Our cats and dogs alike are first and foremost pets, the cats have full roam of the house and have now also got a cat run that John finally finished building this year, so they can now go in and out as they please via a cat flap in the kitchen :-)). The dogs are house dogs, but they have a 30 ft run in the garden too.
I started showing Osiana and Lars, and thankfully they do not get stressed from travelling or attending the shows. They are extremely laid back and are more interested in having a nose around and a kip than anything else! Vanya also attended her first show, Vanya spent much of the day purring, and was very well behaved and relaxed ;-) just as laidback as Lars and Osi. Reuben has now also attended his first and second shows and did very well and was so well behaved!
The Adkelekatts site will be regularly updated and is an ongoing learning process for myself, so please forgive any mistakes, please contact us with any queries and we will do our utmost to help, I hope you enjoy the site!
If you would like to contact me with enquiries about the breed, us or my cats/future kittens or just for advice or a cat chat please don't hesitate to email or call. Looking for the right kitten for you/your family can take time and you may want to contact a few different breeders, so please feel free to contact me with no obligations ;-)
AIMS
My aim is to learn as much as I can about the Norwegian Forest Cat Breed and help to preserve the health, type, size. temperament and everything else that is natural to the breed :-)
I have no wish to change colour, type, size or anything else for that matter and will not cross with any colours that are not deemed natural to the Norwegian Forest.
What I love about this breed is the fact that they are natural, not MAN MADE! They were created naturally, over generations of matings with cats from other parts of the world that were carried on the ships of traders, they became what they are today through adapting and survival of the fittest.
So this is my aim, with the help of a few friends and breeders, to maintain and protect the standard that was set and to promote this magnificent breed in all its natural Glory!
THIS IS ONE BREED THAT
DEFINATELY DOES NOT NEED CHANGING!
On a personal level I aim to be as
good a breeder as possible and at all times will put my cats needs and
interest first, MY cats are my passion, showing is a hobby and breeding
is a special extra. I am here for the entirity of the cats lives, be
it ones I have bought myself or bred. Any kittens bred by us will remain
our responsibility throught their lives and are asked to be returned if
they can no longer stay with their new owners for whatever reason.
Why Norwegian Forest Cats?
I first started looking into pedigree cats in 2004, after having my first daughter, I decided I could do with a hobby. I have always loved cats and was thinking about getting another after being without one for a few years.
Then I thought, I could get a pedigree and take up showing as a hobby!
To cut a long story short, I narrowed my search down to a cat that would fit into out household, be laidback, bold, friendly, able to get along with children aswell as other animals, as we already had two dogs.
But, most importantly for me, I wanted a natural cat! Not 'man-made', this narrowed my search down considerably!
And of course I wanted a cat that looked good! :-))
And finally in the summer of 2007 my dream became a reality and I brought home my first two wegies! and as they are addictive I brought Vanya home in 2008! ;-) and although I promised not to, I kept Reuben from my first litter too! And now I find myself in 2010 planning on bringing home another lady and maybe, just maybe my first boy! ;-)