A Breeder is one who thrists for knowledge, and never convenience
and commitment.
A Breeder is one who sacrifices personal interests, finances, time,
friendships, fancy furniture, and deep pile carpeting...
She gives up the dreams of a long, luxurious cruise in favor of
turning that all due-date into a " vacation."
A Breeder always has time to visit and answer questions from a past
buyer's 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. With no sick days, or
vacation days.
A Breeder's paycheck is one filled with kitten kisses, welcoming
eyes, accompanied by a trusting heart & words of praise from lives
that are enriched by her breeding programs.
A true Breeder would never consider selling to a person that
wouldn't keep in touch.
A Breeder must know how to communicate with her cats like she
does with her children...... after all, children can speak when
something is wrong.....cats can not. A true Breeder knows "kitten
speak."
The Breeder goes without sleep(but never without caffeine!) in hours
spent planning a breeding or watching anxiously over the birth
process, and afterwards,anxious with every little sneeze, wiggle, or
cry she sees.
A Breeder has a connection with her cats, that Only God
understands.
The  Breeder skips dinner parties because a litter is due, warm &
inviting never too busy for a furry purry hug.
A Breeder's hands are strong and firm, often dried-out from bathing
&grooming, but ever so gentle and sensitive to the bumps of a
kitten's wet nose.
A Breeder's back and knees are usually arthritic from stooping, her
back heavy from bending, and sitting in birthing box, but are strong
enough to handle heavy litter boxes.
A Breeder's shoulders are stooped from responsibility, often heaped
with abuse from competitors, but they're wide enough to support the
weight of a thousand defeats and frustrations.
A Breeder's arms are always able to wield a mop, support an armful
of kittens, or lend a helping hand to a newcomer.
A Breeder's ears are wonderous things, sometimes red (from being
talked about) or stranely shaped( from being pressed against the
telephone receiver) often deaf to criticism, yet always fine-tuned to
the whimper of a sick kitten.
A Breeder's eyes can see through a dishonest person quickly. A
Breeder's choices are sometimes unclear to the public eye. A
Breeder's brain is foggy on faces, but it can recall all of her kitten's
names faster than a computer can download a file.
A True Breeder does not need to put down other breeders, in order
to make herself feel and look better.
A Breeder's head is so full of knowledge that sometimes it blows a
fuse! It is capable of cataloging hundreds of furry faces, knowing
each one by it's eyes.
It does not see anything less than a Purrr-fect feline. It does not
recognize "runts" as being any less than 110%!
A Breeder carries a bruise on her soul for the ones that didn't turn
out to be a breeder, yet held up in hope of someday producing
outstanding family companions.
A true Breeder knows that is a very fine-line held between life and
death in the first week of life.
The Breeders heart is often broken, but it beats strongly with hope
everlasting......and it is always in the right place!!!!
A piece of the Breeder's heart is installed into each and every baby
that leaves her arms.
hoping and praying the new kitty client will keep her in their
lives......forever!
Oh, yes, there some breeders, and then there are BREEDERS!!!!!!!
WHAT IS A TRUE
BREEDER ??