A little Balinese History provided by Mary Desmond of Balichaton Cattery in WA.
Thank You Mary for being the historian of the Balinese Breed..
http://www.balichaton.net
One of Sylvia's drawings
Drawing done by Sylvia Holland. Mildred Alexander she owned at a Cat Hotel and she had long haired Siamese. Sylvia got her start from Mildred and she thought the cats were beautiful. Rai-Mar Cattery was owned by Marion Dorsey of Southern California. Helen Smith was owner Merrymews cattery in Seaford NY. Were first to realize the potential of these Bali kittens. The Bali kittens were around since 1929 they were considered defective and were given away as pets called long haired Siamese. Sylvia said that the cats must be either all Siamese and or all Balinese.
Sylvia Holland, with her Seal and Blue pointed Balinese cats, circa 1968.
Beautiful Seal Balinese
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Sylvia Holland was responsible for getting Balinese Cats accepted into Championship Status for CFA but in only 4 solid colors. Sylvia was very strong advocate for only the 4 color points Seal,Chocolate,Blue, & Lilac.
Balinese Kittens 1973 Sylvia Holland litter. Helen Smith came up with the name Balinese because it reminded her of Balinese dancers.
Designed by Sylvia Christmas cards.
Elcy Crouch with a Seal Pointed Balinese Cat named “Surprise Girl”, circa 1960’s.
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Sylvia Holland Litter of Bali Kittens. Sylvia had big home on property and she had hired a female handler and every day they would take the cats/kittens on the runway to get exercise and fresh air.
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Is a wonderful ministry.
They train dogs to assist
Hearing impaired and other
Disabilities.
Is a wonderful ministry.
They train dogs to assist
Hearing impaired and other
Disabilities.
Zanna
Zanna is a beautiful black lab from pause with a cause. Zanna is a hearing dog
She assists my husband whom is deaf. She is an absolute blessing and a great
and gentle dog for kittens to be exposed to. She greets everyone with excitement
and love. She is special and we are grateful to paws with a cause for providing
this wonderful service dog to our family.
Zanna passed away Dec 11, 2015 and we will miss her cheerful sweet presence in our lives.
All our animals are feed IAMS cat,kitten and dog food.
Zanna is a beautiful black lab from pause with a cause. Zanna is a hearing dog
She assists my husband whom is deaf. She is an absolute blessing and a great
and gentle dog for kittens to be exposed to. She greets everyone with excitement
and love. She is special and we are grateful to paws with a cause for providing
this wonderful service dog to our family.
Zanna passed away Dec 11, 2015 and we will miss her cheerful sweet presence in our lives.
All our animals are feed IAMS cat,kitten and dog food.
