Premier, grand premier: the equivalent of a champion and grand champion for a neutered animal
Pricked: describes ears held apart
Primary hairs: the same as guard hairs-the outer coat of a cat ...
GP: Grand Premier, a title.
HHP: Household Pet.
IC: International Champion, a title.
IP: International Premior, a title.
ISFA: The International Scottish Fold Association, a breed club.
IW: International Winner, a title.
Appeared only on the premier episode.
"Fluffy"-unseen cat rescued by Sheriff Andy Taylor from a roof on an episode of The Andy Griffith Show.
"Fluffy"-cat held by shell-shocked soldier in MASH 3/6.
"Mr Brookes was a well known and successful fancier of Manx wrote, "The silver tabby "Champion and Premier Bonhaki" was breed by Mr. Jungbluth, one of the keepers of the monkey house at the Zoo.
After WWI the British SH breed had declined in numbers and the GCCF (the premier UK cat association) declared that only 3rd generation offspring of matings between Persians and BSH could be shown in cat shows. WWII reduced the numbers of the BSH too.
These can vary all the way from a dog in the premier Westminster Dog Show, to a sheep in the local 4-H competition at the county fair.
" American Shorthairs are often selected as "Best Cat in Show," and each year more than a hundred become Grand Champions, Grand Premiers and Distinguished Merit cats, as well as regional and national level winners.
Award of Merit: as for Challenge, but for adult neuters only. Five such awards are required to achieve "Premier" title. The process is repeated for "Grand Premier".
BooBoo, staff member of the FBRL, is a brown classic tabby Scottish Fold and Grand Premier in CFA.
Associations: The Scottish Fold is accepted by all major North American cat registries and the Australian Cat Federation.
 See also: Champion, Cat Fancy, CFA, Hybrid, Behavior
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