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1986 - Visiting a cat show in Toulouse (France),
Pascale fell in love with Berenice, a Black Tortie female Persian. Berenice is at the origin of Pascale's passions for cat
show and cat breeding. Pascale found out very soon that Berenice was a sweet kitten but not a "beautiful Persian"!
Using the
advice of new friends met at cat shows, Pascale started her own
cattery, because she had Devon Rex and Exotic Shorthair/Persian, she named her cattery: REXOTIC.
 Pascale had very good results in shows with Cherry,
an exotic shorthair blue mackerel silver tabby. This cat became Champion d'Europe very quickly. Pascale then decided
to enter Cherry in the fabulous INCAT show at Madison Square Garden in New York. It was the opportunity
to discover New York, America, ... But most important it was the discovery of another world of cat shows. The International
Cat Association (TICA) whose mode of judgment per ring did not exist per se in Europe. Since
that year 1988, Pascale has visited an American TICA show at least once every year and established a friendship
with a lot of cat breeders.
Pascale fell in love with breeds she had never seen in
Europe, like the American Curl, the Bombay or the gigantic Maine Coon.
She came back to France with Newave Chauncey
(Aka Gros Curl) a brown tabby American Curl. "Gros Curl" was the first American Curl in Europe. He soon became
the star of all the cat shows and feline magazines. Pascale started to breed American Curls the following year, and produced
numerous Supreme Grand Champions. Her breeding became a favorite throughout
Europe and as far away as Japan.
Pascale is also at the origin of the introduction of the
Bombay in France. The Bombay looks like a little black panther with a shiny dark coat and wonderful copper eyes. She imported
from the United States, two kittens, Bagheera and Opium who became the foundation of her Bombay breeding program. Those two
gorgeous cats were show winners everywhere they competed.
In the meantime, she worked to improve the Devon
Rex breed, using Cristal and Darck Vador de Guermantes as the parents, Pascale produced SGC Rexotic's Hagana. This black
female Devon Rex became the Best Devon Rex of the year for TICA in 1995. Hagana is now
retired and shares Pascale's life.
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| SGC Willowplace Torchmark |
Finally in 1992 , Pascale imported two Maine Coons
from the cattery Willowplace and started to breed Maine Coon.
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| Maine coon kitten |
Since Pascale is travelling a lot
for the cat shows. She is not longer breeding but she enjoys spending time with
her friends' kittens...
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| SGC Pedrospurr Red Ryder " Ruddy" |
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