Tuesday, June 2, 2015

TICA Registered Cattery Exhibitor Etiquette Rules

By Ericka Marsh


The cat exhibitions are one of those exhibitions that are gaining in popularity these days. It can be a source of relief from stress to some people while others use this as an opportunity for showing off their adorable felines. The said event is one where people can show that they can have a happy companionship with felines.

For those who are participating in this event as an exhibitor, you have the responsibility of following the guidelines for this event. There are some TICA registered cattery rules set beforehand that an exhibitor must take note of. You have to abide by these rules strictly. Here are a few of those rules that you must take note of as a participating exhibitor.

The first thing that an exhibitor should think about is the claws of the feline in his or her charge. If you want to enter this feline in the exhibition, you must get the claws trimmed or clipped professionally. This is especially true prior to benching. Failing to do so will just cause the disqualification of your entry.

The felines that you are entering in this even must be exhibited properly in the ring. Before the judging as well as during that, you will not be allowed to sit or be near the felines that are entered in the event. No holding or cuddling, basically. They are only permitted to do so when they are given explicit permission by judges.

There is also another reason why this is the case. This is required so that the judge officiating the said exhibition will not be aware of which entries belong to an exhibitor. After all, the participating exhibitor is prohibited from making it known to any officiating judge, in any way, which of the entries belong to him or her.

To make the exhibition more fair, the exhibitors, in any way, are also forbidden from telling the officiating judges where their pets are placed in any ring. Telling where their pets are, in common sense, is just the same as telling which pets they own. The fairness of the officiating judges can be compromised with that.

You have to be a fair exhibitor. In this case, no matter what the circumstances, you should never ask the officiating judges to have your felines judged separately. The felines should be judged together with the rest, after all. Otherwise, there will be another issue with the fairness of the judgment of the judges.

The cats and the people who are participating in this event should have their security and safety ensured. While on the ring for the exhibition, the exhibitors are forbidden from doing anything that may cause physical harm, either to their pets on the ring or to the people who are present in this exhibition.

The pets should be put in the best limelight possible. Thus, it might be a good idea to have a special cage prepared for these felines. When this idea happens to be yours, then you should inform your clerk as soon as possible. Most importantly, make sure that this idea does not cause any inconvenience to others.




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