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You are here: Home / Diary / Getting Ready for My Cat Show Presentation!

Getting Ready for My Cat Show Presentation!

January 27, 2018 By: Summer Samba31 Comments

somali cat, wanting to ride shotgun on a car trip

Here I am at a rest stop, half an hour from our hotel, showing my human how well I could ride shotgun. For some reason, she isn’t buying it. Maybe the problem was my crawling around her feet by the pedals while she was checking Facebook. We are going to be at the big cat show at the Del Mar Fairgrounds this weekend. Yes, I’m going to be a Pet Me Cat, but there’s a difference this year. We are also doing a presentation about cat training! That was the inspiration for my clicker training post the other day.

somali cat in windowsill of hotel room

The show hotel is always the same. It’s located somewhere called Cardiff-By-The-Sea, but my human calls it Cardiff-By-The-Freeway because the hotel is right off the 5 freeway. It’s actually a nice hotel, though, and there is enough space for my human to work out in our room.

somali cat on couch in hotel room

You can kind of get an idea of how spacious it is here. See? There’s even a couch.

somali cat with wardrobe and prop for cat show presentation

Here is some of my wardrobe for the weekend. I’ve been practicing with the hoop at home, and my human brought it for more practice this weekend. I don’t know if I’ll be using it in our cat show presentation… but I may need it for a future event.

vendor booth at cat show

My human ran down to the show the afternoon we arrived to set up my benching area early. After she finished she took some photos of booths that were already set up. She knows she will be too busy to do more than glance over them during the weekend.

Kitty Kasas vending area at del mar cat show

This is the biggest annual show on the West Coast, so the vendors go all out!

cat tree vending area

Sadly, I will not be allowed to try out the cat trees. And there are a bunch there!

a vending booth with maneki nekos

Are there enough maneki nekos for you here?

cat show poster

The judging process can be confusing, so there is a board here that explains how it works. Because this cat show draws so many spectators, the judges work hard to let them know what is going on.

The education ring for the del mar cat show

Here’s the education ring where my human and I will be presenting at 12:00 Saturday! It’s short, only a half hour, but my human is a little nervous because she’s never teamed with me on a presentation before!

detail of somali cat from breeds board

That breed board is also for the spectators. The first thing my human did was look for Somalis. None of my relatives look quite like this rendition, actually.

somali cat getting rest in hotel room

Anyhow, this Somali needs some rest for the big day!

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Comments

  1. CRAIG S. C. OKAJIMA says

    January 31, 2018 at 9:22 am

    Cute pictures! Who is that pretty blue Somali kitten pictured?

    For obvious reasons, I have a bias in favor of Maneki Cats!

    “Maneku” means “invite” in Japanese.

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  2. Cathy Keisha says

    January 29, 2018 at 6:02 pm

    We cats always ace it!

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  3. Raven says

    January 28, 2018 at 10:11 pm

    I hope you had a great show. It’s a shame you weren’t able to demo some of those cat trees.

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  4. Marv says

    January 28, 2018 at 2:58 pm

    I just know you two are going to have the best time ever!
    Have a purrfect weekend
    Marv

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  5. meowmeowmans says

    January 27, 2018 at 8:00 pm

    Have a great time, Summer! We know you will do fabulously!

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  6. The Island Cats says

    January 27, 2018 at 6:33 pm

    We know you’ll do great, Summer!

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  7. LoneStarCATS says

    January 27, 2018 at 4:35 pm

    Have fun!

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  8. Cleo says

    January 27, 2018 at 4:12 pm

    Whoaa, so much cat stuff! Dad was just at a trade show as part of his conference he just went to and he came back with all kinds of silly loot for mom to paw through. Good luck out there!!

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  9. Melissa & Mudpie says

    January 27, 2018 at 3:29 pm

    That banner is practically the slogan of my life!!! I would be broke in minutes. That’s my one complaint about our local show…very, very few vendors. And those maneki nekos…OMC!!! Does your human happen to remember who that vendor was?

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    • Summer Samba says

      January 27, 2018 at 6:10 pm

      She doesn’t but when we go back tomorrow, she will try to snag a card! Since she is all for feeding her friends’ cat stuff addictions.

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      • Melissa and MUDPIE says

        January 28, 2018 at 10:21 am

        YAY thank you!

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  10. The Poupounette Gang says

    January 27, 2018 at 3:15 pm

    We can’t wait to read your report and see the photos, Summer!

    Purrs,
    The Chans

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  11. Random Felines says

    January 27, 2018 at 2:57 pm

    We can’t wait to hear all about your adventure

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  12. Bell Fur Zoo says

    January 27, 2018 at 1:16 pm

    OMC those cat trees look so pawesome!! We hope you presentation went pawtastic today 🙂

    xoxo,
    Matilda (& Matt)

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  13. Madi and Mom says

    January 27, 2018 at 12:55 pm

    Sending tons of good luck wishes to you Summer.
    Riding shot gun isn’t all that much fun especially when you have a nice pod.
    Hugs madi your bfff

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  14. The Swiss Cats says

    January 27, 2018 at 12:40 pm

    Can’t wait to read how it goes ! That show looks pawsome, and it looks like you and your human are going to be very busy. Have fun ! Purrs

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  15. Fraidy Cats! says

    January 27, 2018 at 12:32 pm

    yoW, Summer! the show looks awesome! we could definitely do with more cat stuff and there sure are some fun looking trees and Kasas. have fun and we know you and your human will rock the presentation!

    pip, minnie, hollie, sharpie, ditto, TL

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  16. Kitties Blue says

    January 27, 2018 at 12:31 pm

    Wow, Mom went nutty when she saw all those maneki nekos. We sure like all the cat trees. Too bad you are not going to get to try any of them. Hope Janiss’s talk went well. Enjoy the weekend. XOCK, angel Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, angel Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth, Calista Jo, Cooper Murphy and Sawyer

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  17. TyBee says

    January 27, 2018 at 11:28 am

    That looks like fun! Can’t wait to hear how it goes today.

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  18. Katie Isabella says

    January 27, 2018 at 10:29 am

    Oh Mom and I would so love seeing you two!!! We wish we may…we wish we might!

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  19. BeadedTail says

    January 27, 2018 at 9:31 am

    Oh my! Our mommy would love to see your presentation! We hope you have fun and have a great day!

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  20. Toby and Leia says

    January 27, 2018 at 9:24 am

    We hope you have a good time – but no fair not getting access to those trees.

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  21. Memories of Eric and Flynn says

    January 27, 2018 at 7:26 am

    I hope you and your human will have a wonderful day. I know you both will do great at the presentation because you are both very professional.
    There is certainly a great selection of everything you could possibly want there.

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  22. Ellen Pilch says

    January 27, 2018 at 7:22 am

    I would love to check out those vendors and meet you. I am still hoping to get to the show in NYC. You should get to test out those cat trees.

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  23. Grace says

    January 27, 2018 at 6:57 am

    All the photos of YOU are really fabulous. And my, my, my you (and your human) are getting to be such pros with this public appearance stuff. I don’t really follow the cat world, except for you, but I’m betting there is no one better!

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  24. Catatopia says

    January 27, 2018 at 6:47 am

    Are you sure they don’t need a cat-tree tester? Shoppers who couldn’t bring their own kitties might need advice from a feline expert.

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  25. Brian Frum says

    January 27, 2018 at 5:55 am

    We know you both will be terrific sweet Summer and I sure wish we could be there!

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  26. Purrjamm Cats says

    January 27, 2018 at 4:54 am

    Can’t wait to hear how all goes. I bet it’s going be a super fun filled packed day with lots of admirers. Love the outfits. Have fun sweetie! Purrs

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  27. Athena says

    January 27, 2018 at 3:40 am

    Have a great day, Summer!

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  28. The kitties of PURRING pines says

    January 27, 2018 at 3:15 am

    You’ll be awesome Summer. Of course we all need more cat stuff. Have a great weekend!

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  29. When the Cat is Away says

    January 27, 2018 at 1:34 am

    Good luck! We think your human should buy you a lot of stuff – since you can’t go and look for yourself and because you’re working so hard!

    Reply

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