Solids Persians

Articles of special interest to breeders of Persians in the Solid Division

Titles marked with a red asterisk * are for PandEcats.com members only.

• GC, GP, NW Angelspur OhLaLa: CFA's 2nd Best Cat in Premiership 2016
  CFA's 2nd Best Cat in Premiership 2015-2016 is a breathtaking girl called GC, RW Angelspur OhLaLa, bred, owned and shown by Shirley McCollow from Ontario, Canada. This is their story . . .
  
  May 2016


• GC, BW, NW AOL Mambo
  CFA's Sixth Best Cat for 2012-2013 is the magnificent Persian male born in Switzerland, GC, BW, NW AOL Mambo, bred and co-owned by Aleksejs Dergachovs and Olivier Grin. This is the story of a black Persian, two men and three cattery names . . .
  
  March 2014


• * Black Cat's Coat
  Understanding everything about a black coat is the first step to breeding and grooming your black show cat . . .
  
  October 2013


• GC Cedar Valley Truffles
  This is the story of a little black Persian kitten who battled her way into the world, fought her way past setback after setback, and eventually fulfilled her Grand destiny at five and a half years of age.
  
  March 2001


• * Colors of the Solid Division
  There are 8 accepted solid colors of Persians in CFA... Can you name them?
  
  April 2002


• * Cream Persian: An Historical Perspective
  An excerpted chapter from 'The Book of the Cat', published over 100 years ago.
  
  February 2008


• * Grooming A Black Cat
  There is something incredibly striking about a cat whose color is a deep, limitless, and undeniable black.
  
  March 2003


• * Grooming The Red Cat
  This article discusses valuable grooming tips especially for the hottest of the feline colors — the RED CATS. This includes all the red colors from pure, clear, solid red, through red tabby to flame points.
  
  March 2016


• * Show Grooming A Black Cat
  This article discuss everything you need to know about a black cat's coat. Learn the best "tricks" to presenting your black cat to purrfection . . .
  
  October 2017


• * Solid Color Other Than White Persian DMs in CFA
  Solid Colored Persians other than whites who have earned the title of Distinguished Merit in CFA
  
  July 2005


• * Solid Color Other Than White Persian National Winners in CFA
  The winningest colors of Persians!
  
  June 2003


• * Solid Persian Breed Winners in CFA
  This well researched listing of the Solid Persian breed winners in CFA includes all the cats who are entitled to add the BW in front of their names.
  
  July 2007


• Solid Persian Grands of Distinction in CFA
  In 2011, CFA instituted a brand new title — the Grand of Distinction. The first Persian to earn the award in CFA was a Brown McTabby spay named GPD, RW Belcats Dream A Little Dream. This article tracks the Tabby Persians that have earned this prestigious title to-date.
  
  November 2016


• * GC, RW Tanglebox's Pipe Dreams
  The second cat presented in our new feature is GC, RW Tanglebox Pipe Dreams. Follow her development in photos taken from the age of just a few weeks to her final photo as a retired adult Grand Champion.
  
  April 2004


• Way We Were: CFA 1962 (Part 4) - The Birth Of The Blues, part 1
  Take a look back to the time to the 1920's - 1930s when the blue Persian was enjoying a golden period in CFA...
  
  October 2010


• Way We Were: CFA 1962 (Part 5) - The Birth Of The Blues, part 2
  More about the history of the blue Persian in the CFA of the 1930's...
  
  November 2010


• * White Persian DMs in CFA
  The white Persians in CFA who have earned the title of Distinguished Merit
  
  July 2005


• * White Persian National Winners in CFA
  The national winning white Persians in CFA
  
  May 2003


• * White Persians: An Historical Perspective
  An excerpt from Francis Simpson's 'The Book of the Cat', printed in 1903 gives the modern day breeder a historical perspective on the early development of the white Persian
  
  June 2007


• * GC, NW Wynden Spodiodi
  GC, NW Wynden Spodiodi is featured!
  
  May 2004