PrairieBaby Canada
Founder and Home of the Masterweaver Polydactyl Line
Maine Coons Exclusively since 1987
TICA 2009 Outstanding Cattery MCBFA Breeder Member
ACFA CFA CFF TICA
PrairieNews
Prairienews March 2009:
People keep asking us what to look for when buying a Maine Coon kitten. There is so much information out there which can sometimes make a search confusing and frustrating. So we added another pargraph to our FAQ page, called "Signs of a good breeder".
| The book is out! This is the pet owners guide to owning a lovely Maine Coon cat. All your questions are answered about the breed, your kitten, their past and future. Order your copy now...we have a few copies here we can sell. Email us if you want to order a signed copy. askphyllis@kumskaka.com |
owning a lovely Maine Coon cat. All your questions
are answered about the breed, your kitten, their past
and future. Order your copy now... Email Phyllis Tobias if you want to
order a signed copy. askphyllis@kumskaka.com
Latest Testing Results (November 2009)
CH Prairiebaby River Mercies (Ashanti) was tested HCM negative, with Color Doppler Ultrasound, at age 5.6 (second test)
Prairiebaby Rise Up and Dance P (Jelly Roll PP) was tested HCM negative, with Color Doppler Ultrasound, at age 6.3 (second test)
Prairiebaby Hope Springs Eternal P (Whalebear PP) was tested HCM negative, with Color Doppler Ultrasound, at age 6.3 (second test)
Prairienews November 2009:
We have a brand new litter of 8 from Rayn and Tigger. One Blue eyed White Poly girl available to an established Cattery with excellent references.
Ashanti had her very last litter from River. All kittens are reserved! We found the perfect retirement home for Ashanti in Winnipeg!! Congratulations to Barbara Desmarais!
Prairienews (July 2009)
Prairienews (June 2009)
Eternal Investment
As of June 1, 2009, $ 50 Can of every kitten sold by us will be donated to Destiny Youth Ranch in Iowa. Destiny Youth Ranch is a place where teenage girls can find true hope. The ranch is run by my trusted friend Corilee Boer and her daughter Lana.
http://www.destinyyouthranch.com
We have new babies! Check out the Nursery News page for details!
Prairienews (February 2009):
Our beautiful F1 female "Canada Graceland of Prairiebaby" just arrived home safely from a lease in France. We're very excited! She is now bred to Tigger and is expecting little Prairiebabies the beginning of May. Watch for details!
Latest Family News (Februray 2009):
We are proud to announce that our oldest son Adrian was nominated as the 2009 Progressive Conservative Party MLA Candidate for Winnipeg (Elmwood), Manitoba!!
Adrian Schulz, 2009 MLA Candidate for Winnipeg (Elmwood) , Manitoba
Latest Show Results (February 2009):
Coonopry Faith River of Prairiebaby
CFA show January 31/Feb 1 in St. Paul, MN: River did a 2nd BOB and a 10 AB. He got a "second look" from another judge as well. We were only able to attend 4 out of 6 rings because of a mix-up. Needless to say, these results make me very happy. River is a full foundation cat!! He is such a ham - hanging on the cage wall upside down just for the sake of being silly. He made the crowd laugh several times with his clownlike behavior.
I was meeting with my good friend Corilee Boer from Angelicsphynx Cattery and we had a wonderful time together at the hotel and show hall. We took home our little baby "Arthur", a Solid White, blue eyed Shpynx kitten. Pictures coming soon!
Note: Since we started showing again in 2008, I was able to talk to breeders here and there at the ACFA shows in my region. What literally shocks me is how few Maine Coon breeders are actually testing for genetic diseases! As far as I remember, 90 % of the people I spoke to never even did a single hip test and most of them only seem to do that Meurs Mutation gene test, and that test is so extremely inadequate for HCM testing! :-( I was told by a friend that it is different in CFA and TICA circles. I really hope that's true!
Prairienews January 2009:
We added an awesome feature to our website. Each cat now has it's own picture slide show. Check it out!
We were also finally able to make up a bite-size version of the foundation articles Judith wrote in 2001. See our link "Foundation breeding".
New Sphynx babies! (August 2008)
We added 2 adorable Sphynx babies to our family as PETS. You can visit their page on our link bar!
Latest Show Results (August 2008):
CH Coonopry Reflections of Prairiebaby (Lil Brock):
August 16/17 2008 ACFA show in Sioux Falls: BOB, Best All Breed! Lil Brock is a Champion now.
Fabian and I had a lot of fun showing in Sioux Falls on the weekend. What a great City! We spent Sunday afternoon visiting the City Zoo and the Water Fun Park.
Lil Brock really enjoys being shown. At only 9 months of age, he beat 13 whole Maine Coons in one of the rings- some of them much older and some of them already being Grands. Tigger, in the contrary, has a hard time at the show hall, being a 4 year old whole male with not a lot of show experience. Even though some of the judges really like him, we might wait persuing his 3 missing finals until after he can be neutered.
Latest Testing Results (July 2008):
QCH Bogy-cats Xenos of Prairiebaby (Tigger): Tested HCM and PKD negative at 3.9 years
Latest Show Results (July 2008)
QCH Bogy-Cats Xenos of Prairiebaby (Tigger):
July 2008 ACFA show in Winnipeg: BOB, 2nd BOB, 2nd AB, 4th AB
Coonopry Reflections of Prairiebaby (Lil Brock):
July 2008 ACFA show in Winnipeg: BOB, BOB, 2nd BOB, 3rd BOB, 2nd AB, 4th AB, 5th AB, 7th AB
New litters in June 2008:
Our 2008 babies are born!!! Ashanti and Prairiepaws were graced with two beautiful litters from Tiger. Ashanti had 6 and Prairiepaws had 7. Everybody seems well and happy. Please visit the "Prairiebabies" link to see pictures of them. Sorry, all pet kittens are spoken for!
