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Getting ready for the show tomorrow

Posted by Michelle Merkel on Saturday, October 15, 2011,
Rockstar is looking nice.  He is really enjoying all the attention I've been giving him :)  He loves grooming and one on one time.

I wish I was a better Persian groomer.  I have come a long way, but there are still things I really need to learn.  No matter what I do, I still kind of feel like he is unfinished.  It's his face.  He is in kind of an in-between stage--his coat is much bigger than it was, but it still isn't enough to support a whole lot of face and head sculpting.  So while I have ...
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Decided to show Rockstar this Saturday...

Posted by Michelle Merkel on Saturday, October 15, 2011,
(written Tuesday, Oct 11)
I've decided I am going go ahead and enter Rockstar , my Persian male, in the Superstition cat show this Saturday.  I had been looking forward to it since last spring when I first started showing him in his short coat.  Some background information--I originally took Rockstar on as a project kitty--he was a nearly 4 year old male who'd been living in a cattery environment, and one that had never been shown.  He'd been clipped not too long before I met him, and had lots...
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About Me


Michelle Merkel Proud Proprietor of Mewz Precious Persians and Exotics Cattery. Originally from Montana, have lived all over the west and midwest, but finally found "home" in the valley of the sun. My degree is in Anthropology, with minors in Japanese and History. I am working on getting a dual Masters in Social Work and Public Admin. All of that is a long way from where I started--which was Pre-Vet. :) Besides grooming, breeding and showing my Persian and Exotic cats, I enjoy photography, writing, DIY projects, and computer gaming.

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