About Treepaw
Tonks
Treepaw is a small cattery dedicated to breeding quality Tonkinese.
When I decided to breed, I made the decision to only improve the breed
and to breed Tonks of only the highest Quality and Standards. My goal
is to breed healthy tonkinese kitties. These are my babies and I am
picky
about where they go. Not everyone who wants one of my babies
will
get one. I want to get to know the people who will adopt my babies
to make
sure they will go to the best possible homes. I reserve the right
to
determine where my babies will go.
Tonkinese make it their job to get into your heart. They love their
people
and adapt to many situations. Their favorite place is in your
lap.
Tonkinese are a breed that was derived from Siamese and Burmese.
Moderation is the key to this breed. The ideal Tonkinese is exactly
in between
both the Siamese and the Burmese, looking neither like the Siamese
nor the Burmese.
Their bodies are neither long like the Siamese nor cobby like the Burmese.
Their muzzles are neither long like the Siamese nor short like the
Burmese.
And so it goes... As you can see somewhere between these two breeds
lies the ideal
Tonkinese. Personally, I believe Tonks to be the best of both
of these breeds.
Tonks come in three patterns--Point, Mink, and Solid. All Tonks
are technically
pointed cats with Solid Tonks having the least amount of color contrast
and the
Point Tonks having the most contrast. The eyes on the Point Tonks
are
blue, on the Mink are aqua, and on the Solid are green.
They come in four colors--Platinum (Lilac), Champagne (Chocolate),
Blue and Natural (Seal, Sable).
I show my babies in ACFA and CFA and feel it is important to
make sure I am breeding cats to the the Tonkinese standard.
I belong to the Kentuckiana Cat Club (ACFA) and to
the Tonkinese Breed Association (CFA)
I need to thank several wonderful people who have inspired me to breed
Tonks. If it weren't for Pat and Bob Moore of Moortonkkatz
Cattery I would
never have started breeding Tonks. Some of my females (Aria and
Destiny)
have come from Pat Moore. I must thank JoAnn Payfer of Payfurpurr's
Cattery
for my first breeder boy, King Arthur and also for King Brogan and
Parfait.
Both have become wonderful friends and I am
blessed. Louisa Buford of Kinukatz Cattery has also been
wonderful to me
and I want to thank her for my beautiful Boeing.
I want to thank Lois Carney of Elceezpride Cattery for trusting
in me and for her friendship.
Talon is a beautiful Tonk boy.
I also want to thank Kathy and Dennis Becker of Lovintonks
Cattery
for my beautiful Autumn.
I also need to thank Rick and Shirley Craig for helping me develop
my cattery and
for developing this web site. They too are a blessing to me.
There are
countless more friends like, Jan, Dolores, and Carol who I need to
thank for their
help and inspiration as well.