Cats of Yesteryear

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GrPr & Ch Cassiobury Silver Argent (30s)
19.03.1980 – 17.01.1998

Better known as “Sargent” he was the first silver that was given to me by his breeder Ronnie Brooks. He was the Love of my Life for so many years, that it has always been difficult without him. His wins on the show bench were legendary. Top British Neuter and Cat of the Year 1984

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Grand Champion Zatasha Soft Touch (30s)
08.09.1984 – 05.03.1997

My first breeding queen and foundation of all Sargenta cats. 18 consecutive CC`s and BoB, 4 Res Grands and 3 Grands all gained in a very short time. She produced very many Silver Grand Champions and Champions and the famous Blue Spotted Grand Sargenta Blue Gismo. Sofie herself became “Top British Adult” in the Great Cats of Great Britain Awards 1986/87.

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Grand Champion Sargenta Blue Gismo (30a)
11.07.1991 - 08.08.2002

Sofie mated to a wonderful British Blue Champion Leithill Just William produced Gismo. Gismo again was legendary. He was unstoppable on the show bench, having all red card days many times.

He won his first Grand at the Supreme in 1992, his 2nd Grand at the National 1992 and was the first ever Blue Spotted Grand Champion to be made up at the Croydon`s Cat Club Show on 20. February 1993. He featured on front cover of CATS magazine in May 1994 and the front Cover of the American magazine CAT FANCY in July of that same year.

Gismo was very instrumental in the breeding of the British Shorthair Silver Series and was re-registered as a Blue-Silver, although I never believed that he was anything other than a blue spotted. He occupies a huge place in my heart and I have not yet come to terms with his loss.

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Grand Champion Sargenta Silver Alfred (30s)
14.04.1986 – 26.05.1999

Sofie`s son from her first litter. He went on to sire many Champions and Grand Champions in the UK and abroad.

A big Softie with a big heart. He was a Silver Winner in the Great Cats of Great Britain Awards l987/88

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Grand Champion Sargenta Silver Dan (30s)
16.02.1989 – 28.03.2003

Another of Sofie`s famous kittens and my working stud boy for 11 years. Featured on the front cover (and inside) of the Eyewitness handbook CATS.(The visual Guide to over 250 breeds around the world) by David Alderton. Dan is on many pedigrees at home and abroad and did much for the breeding of Silvers.

He was a Champion at 10½ months and a Grand Champion not long after that. He also won the Silver Award for the Great Cats of Great Britain in l989/90. It is a great pity that this award was discontinued after that time.

Dan was neutered in 2001 and is living out his retirement with his sister Champion Sargenta Silver Damaris.

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Champion Sargenta Future Prince (18)
04.04.91 – Summer 2003

Prince was my first ever Silver Tabby stud boy and so very different from the Silver Spotteds. His main feature was his huge head, which he has passed on right through the lines of Tabby breeding. His son Champion Sargenta Silver Jewel is still siring kittens in Norway and I have his son Ch Sargenta Silver Nickel. Prince was featured on the front cover of Cat World in May 1994. He was neutered in March 1998 and is happily living out his retirement with his new owner Emma Paterson.

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Grand Champion Sargenta Silver Bellinda (30s)
11.06.87 – 30.12.2004

Bellinda was a kitten from Sofie`s second litter and what a tribute to her Mum. She became a Grand Champion early on and produced some wonderful kittens. She was featured alongside her mother Sofie at the BBC Animal Road Show with Desmond Morris. This was filmed at the National Cat Clubs show in 1987 and shown on National Television. Bellinda also won the “Silver” in the Great Cats of Great Britain Awards in l988/89. Bellinda is still in good health, living with Dr David and Diane Johnson.

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Grand Champion Sargenta Silver Karisma(Tabby)
05.06.1994 -

and her litter sister Ch Sargenta Silver Kimbelle (spotted)
were the last kittens born to the very famous GrChDaffingale Edwin Drood.
Eddie, as he was affectionately known, certainly belongs into the history books of the Silver Tabby breeding

Karisma, better known as Kari, was beautifully shown by her owner Vandra
Davenport of Lerin prefix. Her claim to fame is, that she is the "Harry
Potter" cat in the first of the Harry Potter films.

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UK Gr Ch Sargenta Silver Montaego
24.04.1996 -

Well what I can possibley say about Monty that would do this amazing boy justice, for more than 10 years he has sired some wonderful kittens, with offspring all around the world!

He has started many a good breedline for others to work with. I shall miss him greatly, Monty has been instrumental in the breeding of the British Shorthair Black Silver Tabby and Spotted and he truly deserves his place in their history books, he can be found in many pedigrees today and will found in many more for years to come.

He will now enjoy a nice retirement with freedom to roam the garden.

Monty with his painted pattern, emerald green eyes, fanastic type and temprament he is one of the true British greats.

Click on the image to see a larger picture		Grand Champion Adentsh Silver Orleando 22.06.1998 - Lovely Leo also leaves an oustanding lasting legacy for the Silver Cats. He has sired kittens for more than 8 years, all of which having very good bone and size and green eyes. He has contributed so much to the silver breeding as a whole and I am very greatful to have had the pleasure of owning him for so many years. He will now live a lazy life of luxery in the Essex Countryside.

Click on the image to see a larger picture		Champion Sargenta Silver Nina 12.08.1997 - Nina is litter sister to Nickel, but has much better Eye colour (green) She has superb spotting, a very short and dense coat and very nice type. She is mother to several champions and of course she is the grand mother of the wonderful UK Imper Grand Champon Shimmerclaw Moontyger.

Click on the image to see a larger picture		Champion Sargenta Silver Petra 12.04.1999 - Petra is the last of silver Alfred`s daughters. She has Inherited his larger spots as well as his beautiful cobby body and lovely round head shape. Very nice expressive Green eyes. Petra is the mother of the wonderful Tracey and Tessa .

Click on the image to see a larger picture		Champion Sargenta Silver Poppet 19.06.1999 - Poppet is a true Dan daughter. Excellent dense Black pattern on lovely silver ground colour. Good Green eyes. Two kittens from her first litter have excelled abroad. European Champion Sargenta Silver Renee in Belgium and Gr International Ch Silver Ricardo in the Czech Republic.

Click on the image to see a larger picture		Champion Sargenta Silver Rosita 24.05.2000 - Another Dan daughter. Rosie developed very good size, which is so much needed for the breed. She has a very good pattern, with dense black on a good silver ground colour. Her green eyes were a stunning green. Her Dam`s sister GrCh Sargenta Silver Karisma is the Tabby seen in the Harry Potter Film.

Click on the image to see a larger picture		Ronaldo Silver Candice 20.04.2000 - Candice is Chloe's sister, both wonderful mothers, Candice produced 2 litters of lovely babies and has a wonderful new life in the lap of luxary.

Click on the image to see a larger picture		Ronaldo Silver Chloe 20.04.2000 - Chloe has to be without doubt one of my best breeding queens, Chloe's first litter was of 7 she then went on to have two litters of 9 all surviving, another of 7 and a final litter of 4, she was made to be a mum. Amost her many babies has bred several champions with Monty. Chloe has been a huge asset to the breed, she has the most wonderful loving nature which she has passed to all her babies. What a cat!!!

Click on the image to see a larger picture		Ronaldo Silver Faith 29.12.2001 - Faith is a beautiful big queen and produced some lovely babies for us, her black was not as dense as my own cats but her silver was beautifully bright. She clicked with my boys and the babies were stunning.

Click on the image to see a larger picture		Sargenta Silver Tallulah 21.06.2002 - Tallulah is litter sister to Tania. She was the smallest In a litter of seven and I hand reared her. She became so affectionate that I could never part with her. She has all the qualities of her sister and developed to a good adult size. Alas for breeding, she was blood group B. Although Tallulah had five lovely kittens on 29 August 2003 she was spayed shortly after as I could not find another B bloodgroup stud for her. She was re-homed to a friend and it was incredibly hard to let her go.

Click on the image to see a larger picture		Sargenta Silver Tania 21.06.2002 - Tania showed the best of both her parents. Absolute wonderful spotting, sharp and clear dense black on a lighter silver base. Very tiny spots and very numerous. Her coat is very short and crisp and her eyes very green. Along with her sister, she is the first of my girls to be Blood group B. Tania gave birth to 8 kittens 27 July 2003. All were reared and I kept a daughter. Tania was spayed as there is no other B stud at the time.

Click on the image to see a larger picture		Sargenta Silver Tessa 09.04.2002 - Tessa is the litter sister to Tracey, but is a very different cat. She has inherited more of Leos head type and conformation. Again she developed into a very large size queen. Her coat is slightly shorter than her sisters with the back line of spots which just broke. Her eyes are also developed to a nice green and she was a wonderful mother.

Click on the image to see a larger picture		Champion Sargenta Silver Tracey 09.04.2002 - Tracey is a Petra daughter, favouring her grand sire Silver Alfred for type and coat. She is a lovely size one of my biggest queens. She was made up to Champion in three straight shows. Her eyes are beautifully green, but her coat a little soft. Tracey was spayed on 16.4.07 and re-homed. she has produced some lovely kittens in her time, Grand Champions and Champions. What a queen!

Click on the image to see a larger picture		Robocat Moonlightbay 10.04.2003 - Known as Mona. Mona is the litter sister to my stud boy Robbie (who now lives with Emmy in Holland). She is very sturdy and built four square, true British type lovely round face and nice green eyes. Mona has bred some cracking kittens with Monty, of note Imperial Grand Champion Sargenta Silver Witch, Imperial Grand Champion Sargenta Silver Vincento, my own Whips and of course she is the grand mother of our young stud Xollie who is making his own headlines for the breed with his wonderful offspring.

Click on the image to see a larger picture		Champion Sargenta Silver Udimilla 29.08.2003 - Known as Milly. She is another of my blood group B girls. Very nice size and good patteren. Eye colour lovely green but needs time to develop. Milly was made up to Champion at the Essex show in April 2006.

Click on the image to see a larger picture		Champion Sargenta Silver Ullani 27.07.2003 - She is a very good size female with a very dense short coat and some super black spotting. Her eyes are vibrant green She produced some stunning kittens.

Click on the image to see a larger picture		Sargenta Silver Vanessa 24.04.2004 - She is a daughter of Montaego to Sargenta Silver Ulrika. Ulrika was out of Leo to Ronaldo Silver Faith and gave me some new lines. Unfortunately Ulrika had a Cesar on her first litter and was spayed. Vanessa carried new lines for me. She is also paler in colour and she developed very green eyes. Vanessa was spayed on 20.9.08

Click on the image to see a larger picture		Sargenta Silver Veronique 16.04.2004 - A very large girl for age, absolutely replica of her mother Tracey, but hazel eyes Coat not as short, but spotting very good. Veronique was spayed and re-homed in 2006

Click on the image to see a larger picture		Champion Sargenta Silver Victorianna 07.09.2004 - Vicki was a miracle baby, born 24 hours after her litter sisters. She has superb spotting and the shortest of coats. Her eyes are a lovely green. She was the first kitten I kept from Robbie. She was awarded her 1st CC in July 2005 at 10 months. spayed on 27.3.07 -gave birth to three stunning kitterns by Caesar She went to a lovely home.

Click on the image to see a larger picture		Sargenta Silver Vivian 23.05.2005 - Vivan is from a mating between GRCh Adentsh Silver Orleando and Sargenta Silver Rosita. Rosi was the last daughter I kept from GrCh Sargenta Silver Dan. She was a large queen with a very short coat and good pattern. Vivian has inherited the short coat, but is a paler silver Vivan was spayed on 7.4.07 - no B bloodgroup boy was available for her in time. She has been re-homed.

Click on the image to see a larger picture		Sargenta Silver Whisp 20.06.2005 - Whisp is a lovely queen out of Monty and Mona. She is very precious as Mona had a Ceasar in 2005 and was spayed. She is of good size and has lovely colour and markings. Her pattern is of the usual high standard which I have come to expect from her dad Monty. Her coat is a little soft, but her eye colour developed into a nice green. She has produced some truly wonderful kittens, including Xollie, Xophilia and Yackie. Whisps sister is Imperial Grand Champion Sargenta Silver Witch Whisp was spayed at time of Caesar on 6.9.08 she has a wonderful new forever home .

Click on the image to see a larger picture		Sargenta Silver Xophila 31.07.2006 - Ruby has lovely green eyes, and excellent pattern and a nice short coat. She is really friendly like her brother and as you can see she's a real super model posing for the camera! Xophila was spayed at time of Caesar on 5.6.08 She now lives in the lap of luxary with Lizz Benson's sister and family "Up North" she will make her debut as a show neuter soon.