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Cats have intercepted my footsteps at the ankle for so long
that my gait, both at home and on tour,

has been compared to that of a man wading through a low surf.

Roy Blount, Jr.

Ch. Katznjamr's Chilukki lives in South Africa with Dr. Fogarty.
Nine year old Chilukki is the first Bakari son!

Hi Jennifer,
Happy Holidays.
Health, wealth, and happiness for 2008.
Kind Regards,
Wally and Cats

Hi Jennifer, you had requested some photos of Maya so here is the best I could do.
She is never still for a moment!  The little dog in the pics that she is "attacking"
is my toy Australian shepherd.  They love to play, but she always wins!
She is such fun to be around, and we are so glad we got her.

Thanks again for everything,

Kathy and John Vasquez
Corpus Christi, TX

Hi Jennifer, Don't know if you remember us, but we bought Rokari from you eight years ago.
His dad was Bakari and mom Little Oasis.  Rokari just turned 8 and we still just love him to death. 
He is very spoiled and has rule of the house.  Everyone that comes in just loves him,
and he is still very social, loves to answer the door!  I check your site periodically and you guys
still have the most awesome cats!!!  Thought you might like some pics of him!!

Take care!

Ted and Roberta

A very warm and friendly wish for a very happy holiday!

We sure do love our Bella Bella!
She's a great addition to our family.

Thanks so much,

Elaine and Linn

Indiana Jones Update
Eight years young!

Indiana is a talker, but Indy’s vocalizing was encouraged by us!  As a baby he mewed and we gave him things, picked him up, or just talked back.  In Dalhart, when he was outside (remember, totally cat proof fence) and lost sight of us, he would call.  Of course, to reassure him, I would answer and he would come running!  In the house, he would call and start sounding off as he searched the house, while we were answering.  When he’s sleepy, he squenches up his face and makes a baby-cat sound!  If we make it to bed before he does, he jumps on the bed and makes the baby-cat sound, letting me know to turn over, raise up my right arm so he can snuggle down!  For a drink out of the faucet, he makes a deeper “growly” sound.  Anyway, the list goes on!  Yes, many, many, early mornings he has woken us up, yowling to let us know he’s ready for action.  After all, he sleeps from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. HA

I think because he’s smarter than the average domestic cat, he’s the easiest to handle when it comes to doing nails, giving meds, or going to the vet. It’s easier to communicate to him and for him to grasp that nothing really bad is going to happen. He doesn’t like it, but, there’s no blind panic, because he’s intelligent enough to recognize and sense intentions.  Does that make sense?  Am I all wet about this, or is this not uncommon for Bengals?  My wonderful Scarlet, the fabulous purebred domestic (not a Bengal), came from a very well known cattery, but not sure what happened when she was young.  I think because she was not socialized early on like Indiana was. We’ve had her for 2 years and just now she’s “communicating” by body language and voice.  She doesn’t have the level of “savvy” that Indiana has. 

Anyway, have a very Happy Thanksgiving yourself!  We’ll be traveling to south Texas.  Since we have 2 MC mix foster kittens at our house, they’ll be going with us.  The big cats are all right for 2 days alone, but not the babies!  -- Ruth

Matrix and Morpheus - 3 months

Hello Jennifer, here are some pictures of the Bengals you helped us with.

I think they are VERY HAPPY... We love to play with them a lot....

They seem to LAUGH AT the silly cat teasers, but we LOVE to make them earn their fun....

Hi Jennifer,

Thought you might want to see a recent picture of Max.  Isn't he beautiful? He is so smart he can turn the light switch on or off by jumping up the wall, and he can open my bathroom door because the handle is the kind that is long to the side....he turned on the clock radio the other day as well as the cold water in one of the bathrooms.....he is quite the handful.....and we love every minute of him. He and the dog have integrated into each others lives well.....except when Max drowns his toy mice in the dog's water dish.....then the dog just walks away, in disgust I believe.  We look at your site often and hope to add another from your family to ours in the near future.
 

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Good morning Jennifer,
 

Here are some more photos of Max....Yes, he is stunning.....but it is his personality that makes him so delightful....he is very loving and also the most inquisitive cat... he is into everything.......we have sticky tape all over the house to try to salvage the flower arrangements and the breakables....the tureens no longer have ladles in them...too tempting to bat around...lids are taped shut....one day he was hanging on the light fixture over the dining room table....he even try's to climb the door ways....can't ......but he jumps about head high before he slides down.....he is very acrobatic when he is chasing the feathers.....which he loves.....he will go to the bookcase where the feathers are laying (out of his reach) and just sit and stare at them ....his way of saying get it down and lets play.....I think maybe if he had another cat to play with that might help him burn up some energy.....or it could be Max times two.....:)
 

I do have a question, when would be the optimum time to get another cat....is there a time that is too late....or too soon.....do they crave companionship of the same species?

Take care and we will keep in touch.

Linda Pachuta
 

Sheva says Merry Christmas. Still in love with this little girl.
She's a handful and a blessing on four paws.  -- Steve Henderson

Hi Jennifer,

I just wanted to shoot you an email update regarding Tino whom I purchased from you back in 2001. He was out of Bakari and Rodeo. I attached two pictures - Tino and Tiberius (the big cat) together trying to fit into a box LOL. The other is my dog Duke and the two cats lying together. Tino is such a loving cat he has a wonderful personality. I don’t tell the others but he is my favorite.

Marisa Prevatt
Westland, MI

 
Bagheera -- one of a few Katznjamr marbles -- isn't he stunning!

Owned by Albert and Rosemary Mandell.

Meiko and Keira
 

A rare moment - Usually he is getting in to trouble!! He he!

He is so loveable and sweet - He is finally standing up for himself with the baby - the baby bit his tail the other day and I was watching but tired of telling the baby no - so I figured the cat will teach him!  Yup he did smacked him right in the face - I wasn't worried about the cat or the baby though because he is so gentle his claws never come out. 

-- The Robertson Family

 
Nekko Ra - first week in his new home.
Owned by Weldon and Edna Kirk.

  Smokey and the Bandit - enjoying their brand new home.
 

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Hi Jennifer!

We just wanted to send you some recent pictures of Smokey and The Bandit.  We have loved having both of them join our family!  Megan LOVES playing with them.  The both like to go for walks in the house in her doll stroller.  I will send some pictures of that! 

Best,

Jeff, Jenny, and Megan Pfeiler
 

Jennifer,

 

We decided to name our new kitten Jaegar which means hunter in German and seems very appropriate for this little fella. We initially quarantined him so the existing cat could "discover" him under the door. The first 24 hours sounded like a feline battle-zone complete with hissing and the exchange of paws. Of course the kitten thought it was great fun but the older cat (Olive) was quite upset. It didn't help matters much when the first time we opened the door Jaegar decided, in classic David vs. Goliath fashion, to attack the giant orange kitty! In fact he rode her like a bull at the rodeo! The progression from there to now, less than a week later, has been VERY entertaining...now they're inseparable best buddies.

 

Thanks a million...

 

Christopher & Hannelie Fleming

Jennifer--

Pete and I thought you might enjoy seeing some recent pics of Elwood and Jake.  Aren't they handsome boys?  They love their kitty tree and spend a lot of time on it.  Both of them are very affectionate and I'm never alone--they follow me everywhere, including the bathroom!  Or, I should say, especially in the bathroom.  Whenever they hear the tub being filled or the shower turned on, they're there!

They sleep with us every night but they're also very flexible.  We're having a new house built and have temporarily moved into an apartment and they're adjusted to the new place without skipping a beat.

They're very curious, too.  I was having trouble teaching them not to jump on the kitchen counter then I realized they don't actually want onto the counter--they just wanted to see what was going on.  As soon as I moved their tree so they could see what I was doing they stopped trying to get on the counter.

We really do love them and I can't tell you how much they've added to our lives.  We surely do love our babies!

Carla Luan
 

SGC Katznjamr's Inkosi's mom -- Sakura -- in the laundry and napping with "mom".

Hello Jennifer,
We just wanted to let you know that we had "Ziggy" altered today. He just came home and is doing great. The doctors did not want him to go because he was such the perfect patient. In fact, I think they may have intentionally kept him longer. -- Derrick Pegden
 

Hi Jennifer!

It has been several months since we received Raja from you and we just wanted to say how thankful we are for him! He is a great kitten with a wonderful personality!  Enjoy the pictures as much as we are enjoying him!

Thanks again

Steven and Vonda Earnheart's handsome Bengal boy, Caesar and his Savannah buddy.

The Christmas Bandanas are a great touch!

FIVE YEAR UPDATE

Hi Jennifer!

Believe it or not, it has been 5 whole years since I got my Leo from you.  He is just the light of our lives.  He  keeps up always laughing.  Most importantly, it never ceases to amaze me how sweet he is (so much like his dad). 

As you probably remember, he was a great foster-uncle for abandoned kitten. Now, he is getting ready to be a big brother.  We are expecting our first human child in January and Leo seems to be very aware of that.  He loves to sleep by my side with his head on my stomach.  He also loves to stare at my stomach and watch it move.

We can't wait for the big day to see what he does.  I'm sure he will be a fantastic big brother.  Thanks so much for our baby!!

Amy Tong
 

Hello, Jennifer,

We were up your way yesterday to make a delivery for a new customer.  I didn’t have your phone number with me, nor your address and so wanted to look your website up today and put your info in my wallet.

These are some pictures of Indy and his brother, Harry.  Harry is just another “found cat” that came up to our house when he was a few weeks old.  He’s a beautiful boy and is so funny.  He “talks” to us just like Indy does.   Indy announces his arrival into a room, and now he calls us from the stairs below when he hasn’t seen one of us for awhile.  He has a really “kittenish” voice he uses when he is tired and ready for a nap.  He comes to me and wrinkles his nose and mews.  That’s his way of telling me we need our Saturday or Sunday afternoon nap!  He still likes to curl up under my right arm and throw his front leg out. 

Anyway, attached are some recent photos if you would like to post one of them.  Indy has been with us for five years now.  He’s getting a little pudgy around the middle lately.  I thought moving into a house with stairs would give him some more exercise, but we’re gone so much of the day, they sleep too much.

Ruth Dody

Jennifer,

 

Just thought I would send you some pictures I took of Taboo.  She is doing just fine and living the "high life" as most cats do.
 

Bill McDonald
 

Merry Christmas Jennifer!  I just wanted to give you an update on Simba.  My name has changed from Tanya Lawrence to Tanya Routson and Simba is doing great!  I can never tell you how amazed I am every day at what a wonderful and loving cat he is!  You made my first Bengal experience great and I tell everyone what a wonderful breeder you are.  I get compliments on Simba every day, if not on how exotic he looks to his wonderful personality.

Hope you enjoy the attached pictures.  The first is my favorite. 

 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Tanya
 

I'm attaching some photos of Merlin enjoying the backyard.  He jumps and flies from big pine tree to another.  All the while Jazzy is giving him love licks and trying to heard him when he's on the ground.  Right now they're asleep on the recliner chair together.  Alexa loves playing with Merlin and the sparkle wand thing.  He likes her toys too.  Alexa laughs out loud when they are playing together.  I can tell Jerome really likes him.  Merlin looks like he's getting some new whiskers?  All my neighbors have been coming over to see him, they're all impressed.  One neighbor is interested in buying a pet kitten from you.

I have got to get to bed!  I'm exhausted. Thanks again for our wonderful boy, Merlin. Like you said, it's as if it were meant to be. Love you - E
 

Katznjamr's Rococo -- all grown up!

Click here for younger Rococo photos.

Hi Jennifer,

We haven't sent you pictures of Rococo in a while so we thought you might like to see how much he has changed.  One thing that has not changed is his favorite pose on his cat tree.  I'm sure you'll notice the resemblance to the picture of him you have on your website when he was about 3 months old. 

He continues to become a more important and lovable member of the family every day!  Of course he does try our patience from time to time, sometimes by spinning an entire roll of toilet paper to the floor, or by scooting his water bowl across the floor until he has splashed all of the water out of it, or still other times by getting his head stuck in an empty milk glass only to launch it across the room as he is startled when he gets caught!  We look at all of his antics and just laugh as we remember this is why we chose the Bengal.

Hope you enjoy the pictures!

Sincerely,

Mike & Theresa

Kryptonite – owned by the Mosely Family.

Isn’t he regal?

Merry Christmas, Jennifer! 

Kryptonite, fondly known as "Rocky," is the most amazing pet we have ever owned.  We are so in love with him!  Rocky loves to sit on the edge of the tub, and occasionally bathe.  He can jump on top of the doors in the house!  He loves to go for walks in the backyard on a leash.  Did you already train him to walk on a leash?  He is really good at it!  He sleeps with me at night, and purrs in my face to wake me up five minutes before the alarm goes off.  He must have an internal clock!  He has a lovely voice and speaks an interesting and varied dialect of Kitty-ese.  He trills and chirps.  He purrs like a Harley-Davidson.  And he wails when he wants to round up all the girls.  He is definitely the king of his pride. 

Enjoy the pictures. 
 
Please stay in touch.  I check your web site often.  I can't wait see your next litters, especially the Savannahs!  Are you going to bottle feed them? 

 

Julie Mosely

Watch Nala jump into Kacie’s arms!

Ready……….

Airborne!!!

Catch Me Mom!!!

You wanted pictures of Nala at 6 months, but I hope you can settle for 7.  I hope you enjoy them, she is quite beautiful.  I have included some showing her habits.  One that I am glad we caught on was the fact that she will only drink water from a glass on the table with ours. 

 

I would notice from time to time that she was not touching the water by her food but would insist on chasing our drinks around.  I gave her a glass of her own and we haven't had any problems.  Oh yea, she prefers the ice water over regular.  She also likes to take running leaps into my arms, which is shown step by step in the pictures.  I hope things are going well aside from our nation's tragedies.
 

Have a good day.

Kacie Heinze

Jennifer,

 

The kids are doing great!  Dakota weighs about 12 pounds and Copper is bringing up the rear at about 10.  They are quite the acrobats.  Dakota seems to have a love for water.  He jumped in the shower one morning and since then jumps up on the door to get in. I used to have some Siamese kittens and I thought they were vocal.  Dakota has some lungs on him.  When he wants attention, he let's you know.  Attached are some recent pictures. They have the run of the place as you can see. I wish I had the camera when they experienced their first powder day in Colorado.  They looked like little dear pouncing; it was hilarious! Take Care.

Ron Cushing
Denver, Colorado

Thanks, Jennifer.  Harley has an appointment May 7 to be neutered.  I just took a bunch of pictures so
as soon as I finish off the roll of film I'll send you a recent one.  I'm hoping I got a good shot showing off
his beautiful coat.  The attached picture is from around the middle of February, right at about four months.
My scanner hasn't been working that great, so the color may be a little off.
 

Harley's coat has gotten a lot of the glitter you talked about.  He sparkles!
 

How exciting that his brothers are doing so well in the show world!  I'm not sure I'll get into showing -
can you show altered cats?  I was under the impression that the cats that were for show were most
often the ones up for breeding.

Best of luck with all your new kittens - busy spring for you!  I'll send pictures when possible.

Thanks,

Susan, Austin, Texas