PandEcats would like to honor and congratulate the history-making calico spay, GP Calivan's Party Doll of Davlor, the first Long haired Exotic Grand in CFA!

This is her story...

"Dolly" began her historic journey in the late summer of 2008 when she one of 4 kittens born from the mating of two Exotic Shorthair parents. Bred by Kathy Holahan of Calivan Exotics of Portland, Oregon, Dolly's littermates were all shorthaired. While Dolly was an undeniable beauty, as she grew it was also obvious that she was going to be long haired ... and so unshowable in CFA.

Proud Parents:

Sire: GC, RW Calivan's Captain Hook

Dam: CH Desmin Dollmaker of Peking

Disappointed, but philisophical, Kathy spayed the pretty kitten then took her to a few local cat shows intending to find her a good pet home. There were no takers.

Then in February 2009, CFA Accepted the Longhair Exotic For Championship Status effective May 1, 2009!

Great news - and something that would change the course of Dolly's life.

Dolly would just have aged out of her official "kittenhood" for the first CFA show of the new show season, so, Kathy entered Party Doll as an Open in Premiership ... and Dolly did not disappoint, making several finals including being made Best Cat by judge Denis Ganoe!

When Dolly's win was mentioned on the Exotic email list, it was read by Loretta Mitchell of Davlor cattery who lived on the other side of the country in Frederick, Maryland. Loretta and her husband had started in the cat fancy two years previously with Persians, but were also enamored with the personality of Exotics, both shorthair and long.

Loretta had been looking for a cat to campaign and when she saw photos of Dolly she fell in love. She contacted Kathy, who was delighted. Dolly would go to Loretta....

The Exchange

The next step was to get Dolly from Kathy on the west coast to Loretta on the east coast.

Enter Kathy's good friends and sometimes cat agents, Cindy and Len Walker of Abycoons cattery. The Walkers are breeders of Abyssinians and Maine Coons in Portland, OR. They also belong to an Abyssinian breed club in St Louis, MO. Every year they drive 1700 miles from Portland to St. Louis for their club's annual show!!. They consider it their vacation.

So, a plan was hatched. Dolly was entered in the St Louis show as a Premier and headed east with the Walkers on their yearly pilgrimage to Missouri. Klaus Hollmig, an exotic breeder from Little Rock, Arkansas was also going to the St Louis show, and agreed to re-bath Dolly prior to the show. Meanwhile, Loretta would drive the 15 hours from Maryland to meet Dolly at the Missouri show.

And Dolly was a real trouper, never missing a step despite all the travel and change. She earned 63 grand points at the show, just 12 points short of being a one show grand!

CFA's First Longhair Exotic Grand!

Loretta and Dolly returned to Maryland and just two weeks later entered their first show together in Roanoake, VA. In her second ring of the day, judge Douglas Myers awarded Dolly the last few points she needed to grand. She was now GP Calivan's Party Doll of Davlor and CFA's first Longhair Exotic to earn a Grand title!

Transferred to a Grand Premier on Sunday morning, Dolly finaled her first time as a Grand. 

Reaction to the first LHE Grand

Loretta found her first experience showing a LH Exotic thrilling as well as interesting.  Most folks exhibiting Exotics and Persians were very excited to see a LH Exotic Grand - and celebrated the history-making moment.

But as with anything new, and certainly considering the LHE's controversy-strewn path to eventual official acceptance, it was not surprising that some people at the show did not shared in the happiness. There were exhibitors who seemed bothered by a Longhair Exotic even being shown - mostly Persian breeders with quite a number of years under their belt.  Even some judges seemed a little hesitant when they found out they had finaled their first LH Exotic ... but none of that mattered to Loretta. She and Dolly are now off on the campaign trail.  

Pedigree of GP Calivan's Party Doll of Davlor

Pedigree of:GP Calivan's Party Doll of Davlor Calico Exotic LH F 7799-1661009 8/16/2008	GC, RW Calivan's Captain Hook Black Exotic 7708-1338130 v0602 5/12/2000	CH Becton's Bo Jangles of Calivan DM Black Exotic 7708-1155220 v0798 3/12/1997	GC Del Adene J'Bustopher Brown DM 7744-0989219 v0896 / SCFF 15 269	GIC Tulgey Charlie Brown
				FIFe CH Flannelle Del Adene
			GC Becton's Desert Daze DM 7747-0890587 v1194	GC, RW Becton's Mister Trouble of Baja
				GP Becton's Miss Behavin of Baja DM
		Granddelight's Hidden Treasure of Calivan Brown Mackerel Tabby Exotic LH 7745M-1211645 v1199 7/26/1998	GC, RW Bryn Mawr Ripley of Fairviewers(Granddelight) 7708-1132122 v1098	GC, BW, NW Bryn Mawr Bugsy Malone DM
				GC, GP, NW Jovan Miss USA of Bryn Mawr DM
			Chancery's Cali of Granddelight 0145-1064863 v0897	CH Marhei On Your Marque of Chancery
				CH Islandstyle's Brittany of Chancery (Alion)
	CH Desmin Dollmaker of Peking (Calivan) Calico Van Exotic 7749-1577858 v1207 5/27/2006	GC, RW Cotn Hill's No Trash Here Red Tabby-White Persian 1140-1383709 v0604 9/20/2001	GC, RW Candirand's Crash Bandicoot of Cotn Hill 1110-1208651 v1199	GC Candirand's Simply Irresistable
				CH Candirand's Unbridled Passion
			GC Fanci Fx Margarita of Cotn Hill DM 1187-1346506	GC, RW Fanci Fx Tequila Sunrise DM
				GC Tehy Stars 'N Stripes of Fanci Fx DM
		GC, BW, NW Desmin Driving Miss Daisy Dilute Calico Van Exotic 7779-1470913 v1005 9/25/2003	CH Desmin Desert Five-Spot DM 7792-1023366 v0497	CH Kowaliga Ted E. Bear of Berlin
				CH Zoticats Petunia of Desmin DM
			GC, RW Heida Hello Dolly (formerly of Desmin) DM 7859-1363739 v0802	Mr Bailey of Catsongs
				GC Heida Bye Bye Love