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Understandable, everyone has their own artistic hobbies and interests, your eye for detail is Amazing!
I am not very artistic myself, my Stick Dog only has three legs! 
Ended Official BYC Mini-Contest - What’s Your Hobby
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I am not very artistic myself, my Stick Dog only has three legs! 
- May 31, 2019
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I love playing the Harp. It’s very relaxing to listen to and to play. My mom, sister and I all play the harp and it’s fun to play together sometimes.
I love playing the Harp. It’s very relaxing to listen to and to play. My mom, sister and I all play the harp and it’s fun to play together sometimes.
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I also enjoy photography, I normally take at least 100 pictures every week sometimes several 100. Very relaxing and fun especially when my family and I go on photo shoots.
I also enjoy photography, I normally take at least 100 pictures every week sometimes several 100. Very relaxing and fun especially when my family and I go on photo shoots.
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Ooooooh how soothing!!
I breed TICA Minskin and Oriental Shorthair cats.
What is it that you love about this hobby? Honestly, I enjoy the genetics, the pursuit of breeding the perfect SOP cat, I enjoy watching the kittens grow and develop their own personalities, and I enjoy loving and snuggling them. My favorite aspect of it though, is watching them grow up and enrich and the lives of the people they find their forever homes with. It is so incredibly rewarding to be able to watch my babies bring happiness and companionship to someone. And I am proud to know I have provided them with a well bred and healthy animal that will be a part of their family for many many years.
When do you do the Hobby? 24/7, 365 days a year. I don't have an "Off day", because the cats need care every day whether I feel up to it or would rather be on the beach somewhere. And there are things besides caring for the cats that is also required, like researching pedigrees, health testing, filling out registrations, microchips, and attending shows, as well as thoroughly screening potential homes, and chatting and getting to know prospective homes and answering their questions or concerns. I keep in touch and am there for the lifetime of my babies.
What sacrifices do you make to be able to practice your hobby? The cats always come first. That means I don't travel. It means many many sleepless nights because I stay with my girls the entire time they are in labor. That means I am monitoring almost constantly during the very early neonatal weeks...So the biggest sacrifice is probably literally all my time. And a good bit of my husband's money.
Are you an amateur? An adept? An expert? I'll say I'm adept, because I don't feel like I'll ever stop learning, and am always looking to improve.
Are you lucky enough that this hobby is part of your job/income? This is part of our income. Although it doesn't make up a large aspect because much of what I make goes right back into the care of the cats.
Here's a few of my guys:
Whippoorwill's Salem
Whippoorwill's Voodoo
Whippoorwill's Will-O'-The-Wisp
Whippoorwill's Mystic
Whippoorwill's Wicca
Whippoorwill's I'm Your Huckleberry
Whippoorwill's Daisy If Ya Do
Whippoorwill's Hell's Comin With Me
What is it that you love about this hobby? Honestly, I enjoy the genetics, the pursuit of breeding the perfect SOP cat, I enjoy watching the kittens grow and develop their own personalities, and I enjoy loving and snuggling them. My favorite aspect of it though, is watching them grow up and enrich and the lives of the people they find their forever homes with. It is so incredibly rewarding to be able to watch my babies bring happiness and companionship to someone. And I am proud to know I have provided them with a well bred and healthy animal that will be a part of their family for many many years.
When do you do the Hobby? 24/7, 365 days a year. I don't have an "Off day", because the cats need care every day whether I feel up to it or would rather be on the beach somewhere. And there are things besides caring for the cats that is also required, like researching pedigrees, health testing, filling out registrations, microchips, and attending shows, as well as thoroughly screening potential homes, and chatting and getting to know prospective homes and answering their questions or concerns. I keep in touch and am there for the lifetime of my babies.
What sacrifices do you make to be able to practice your hobby? The cats always come first. That means I don't travel. It means many many sleepless nights because I stay with my girls the entire time they are in labor. That means I am monitoring almost constantly during the very early neonatal weeks...So the biggest sacrifice is probably literally all my time. And a good bit of my husband's money.
Are you an amateur? An adept? An expert? I'll say I'm adept, because I don't feel like I'll ever stop learning, and am always looking to improve.
Are you lucky enough that this hobby is part of your job/income? This is part of our income. Although it doesn't make up a large aspect because much of what I make goes right back into the care of the cats.
Here's a few of my guys:
Whippoorwill's Salem
Whippoorwill's Voodoo
Whippoorwill's Will-O'-The-Wisp
Whippoorwill's Mystic
Whippoorwill's Wicca
Whippoorwill's I'm Your Huckleberry
Whippoorwill's Daisy If Ya Do
Whippoorwill's Hell's Comin With Me
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Whippoorwill’s Hell’s Coming With Me is my favorite!!!!!!I breed TICA Minskin and Oriental Shorthair cats.
What is it that you love about this hobby? Honestly, I enjoy the genetics, the pursuit of breeding the perfect SOP cat, I enjoy watching the kittens grow and develop their own personalities, and I enjoy loving and snuggling them. My favorite aspect of it though, is watching them grow up and enrich and the lives of the people they find their forever homes with. It is so incredibly rewarding to be able to watch my babies bring happiness and companionship to someone. And I am proud to know I have provided them with a well bred and healthy animal that will be a part of their family for many many years.
When do you do the Hobby? 24/7, 365 days a year. I don't have an "Off day", because the cats need care every day whether I feel up to it or would rather be on the beach somewhere. And there are things besides caring for the cats that is also required, like researching pedigrees, health testing, filling out registrations, microchips, and attending shows, as well as thoroughly screening potential homes, and chatting and getting to know prospective homes and answering their questions or concerns. I keep in touch and am there for the lifetime of my babies.
What sacrifices do you make to be able to practice your hobby? The cats always come first. That means I don't travel. It means many many sleepless nights because I stay with my girls the entire time they are in labor. That means I am monitoring almost constantly during the very early neonatal weeks...So the biggest sacrifice is probably literally all my time. And a good bit of my husband's money.
Are you an amateur? An adept? An expert? I'll say I'm adept, because I don't feel like I'll ever stop learning, and am always looking to improve.
Are you lucky enough that this hobby is part of your job/income? This is part of our income. Although it doesn't make up a large aspect because much of what I make goes right back into the care of the cats.
Here's a few of my guys:
Whippoorwill's Salem
Whippoorwill's Voodoo
Whippoorwill's Will-O'-The-Wisp
Whippoorwill's Mystic
Whippoorwill's Wicca
Whippoorwill's I'm Your Huckleberry
Whippoorwill's Daisy If Ya Do
Whippoorwill's Hell's Comin With Me
Thank you! She's one of mine as well. I imported her from Russia.
How did you do that?
It's a stressful and expensive process, but relatively straight forward. You just need the proper documentation and a customs broker.
Aww, I'm not even a cat person but they're all super cute! I especially like the little curly ones and I swear Whippoorwill's I'm Your Huckleberry, looks like Dobby from Harry Potter. lol
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