My name is Leslie and, I am the owner/operator/breeder here at Shawmekatz Siberian Cats. I am an animal lover and, have had animals all my life.
I graduated from one of the top equestrian schools in the country and, taught horseback riding from 1976-2004 and, was a licensed horseback riding instructor in Massachusetts from 1983-2004. I have bred, raised, and shown my own horses.
I trained and, showed my Doberman, Azous Black Tie Affair in competition Obedience. I have been a pet sitter and, owner operator of Peace of Mind Pet Sitting since 2003.
Years ago, my daughter brought home a kitten from our local SPCA. Daisy lived a charmed and healthy life of 21 years. Knowing she wouldn't have Daisy forever, we started looking for kittens..... During our search for a cat similar to Daisy, we came across the Siberian cat...that was it, we were hooked!
I started and registered my cattery with CFA in July 2015 and shortly thereafter with TICA. I imported my first Siberian breeding stud, in August of 2015 and, my first Queen that December. I found and imported my second Queen in February 2016 and so, Shawmekatz began!
All of our breeding cats are European imports and, kittens are first and second generation(soon to have third generation) bred here at Shawmekatz. Our cats are treasured pets first and foremost, breeding cats second.
I am a preservation breeder, and my goal is is to breed traditional Siberian cats true to European breed standards with gentle and loving dispositions.
I graduated from one of the top equestrian schools in the country and, taught horseback riding from 1976-2004 and, was a licensed horseback riding instructor in Massachusetts from 1983-2004. I have bred, raised, and shown my own horses.
I trained and, showed my Doberman, Azous Black Tie Affair in competition Obedience. I have been a pet sitter and, owner operator of Peace of Mind Pet Sitting since 2003.
Years ago, my daughter brought home a kitten from our local SPCA. Daisy lived a charmed and healthy life of 21 years. Knowing she wouldn't have Daisy forever, we started looking for kittens..... During our search for a cat similar to Daisy, we came across the Siberian cat...that was it, we were hooked!
I started and registered my cattery with CFA in July 2015 and shortly thereafter with TICA. I imported my first Siberian breeding stud, in August of 2015 and, my first Queen that December. I found and imported my second Queen in February 2016 and so, Shawmekatz began!
All of our breeding cats are European imports and, kittens are first and second generation(soon to have third generation) bred here at Shawmekatz. Our cats are treasured pets first and foremost, breeding cats second.
I am a preservation breeder, and my goal is is to breed traditional Siberian cats true to European breed standards with gentle and loving dispositions.