Dushenka Russian Blues - prize-winning cats

Roll of honour

We are very proud of all the Dushenka Russian Blues - special congratulations go to our winning cats and kittens:

· Grand Champion Dushenka Mirabella: RBBA top female Russian adult 2005

· Grand Champion Dushenka Sophia Bella: RBBA top female Russian adolescent 2005

· Champion & Grand Premier Dushenka Xander: 2008 RACCS Top Russian, RACCS/RBBA Top Kitten &

Adolescent 2008

· Grand Premier Dushenka Xariabella, 1 IGPC & 4 res IGPCs: 2008 RACCS/RBBA Top female kitten & Top

female Russian Adolescent; 2009 RACCS Top Russian neuter, Top Russian female and Top Russian exhibit

· Grand Premier Dushenka Oliver, 1 Imperial Grand: RBBA top male Russian kitten 2001

· Grand Premier Dushenka Boris: the first ever Grand titled Russian Blue in Scotland

· Champion Dushenka Tashabella, 2 GCCs & 7 RGCCs: RBBA top female kitten & top Russian adolescent 2006

· Champion Dushenka Feodor, 1 GCC

· Champion Dushenka Lyuba Andreyevna

· Premier Dushenka Kallista, 1 GPC & 6 RGPCs

· Premier Dushenka Penelope, 1 GPC: RBBA top female Russian adolescent neuter 2004

· Premier Dushenka Rurik, 1 GPC & 1 RGPC

· Premier Dushenka Stanislav, 1 GPC

· Premier Dushenka Technetium Star

· Dushenka Arkhipov, 3 PCs

· Dushenka Ysabella, 2 CCs

· Dushenka Casper, 2 PCs

· Dushenka Bellamaria, 1 CC

· Dushenka Dorabella: RBBA top female Russian kitten 1988

Both RACCS (the Russian and Abyssinian Cat Club of Scotland) and the RBBA (Russian Blue Breeders Association) run annual points competitions for members' cats winning the most over the year. Despite the limitations of geography (there are a lot more shows in England than Scotland) Dushenka cats have picked up a good range of points awards over the years, much to my delight.

You can see photographs of some of these beautiful cats in the Gallery, and details of recent winners in News.

And not forgetting (as if we could) the cats who helped produce the Dushenka winners:

· Champion Saphiriken Beau Bellis, 2 GCCs - also Best Russian Blue 1978 (British Cat World award)

· Champion Kolokol Vera Fokina - mother of the first Dushenka champion

· Champion & Premier Sorgenfri Trotsky - also RBBA top newcomer Russian Blue neuter 1990

· Champion Astahazy Petra, 1 GCC - also RBBA top female Russian adult and top adolescent of 1986

· Farodell Incy Spider, 1 CC & 1 PC

· Champion Siykat Stella Dushenka, 1 GCC

· Champion Troika Ivan Tsarevich, 1 GCC

My thanks to the breeders of these wonderful, loving cats for letting them share their lives with me. Stella, of course, is still running my life for me – and long may that continue!

Love and kisses to all my other stay-at-home kittens, every one of them champions in my heart. And not so stay-at-home either, living as they do from London in the south, to Inverness-shire in the north and out on the Scottish Islands - not forgetting our overseas travellers in the USA and Europe.

Lev's Premier medal