As with any new breed, the munchkin has been through a lot on it's way to acceptance in TICA. I believe they are also shown in UFO, but not certain. When I first heard about them in the early 1990's, I was skeptical about them and concerned that they would have problems caused by their mutation. I met my first live munchkin when a friend of mine that was breeding ragdolls bought a long haired white girl from another friend that was breeding the munchkins in FL. At the time, I was still living in PA. I thought that white girl was about the prettiest thing I'd seen in a long time. I guess now she would be termed a napoleon (the new breed of munchkin x persian), but back then, they hadn't started to officially call it that. The napoleon does not have the extreme face of a persian though, which I'm glad of. As much as I love the persian (showed them for several years in the early 90's), I like that these cats have the more traditional persian look, rather than the extreme high nose and jaw structure of the show persian type. Whether the napoleon will ever make it past preliminary new breed has yet to be determined, but I'd like to see it happen.
The two girls that are currently residing with me are not napoleons. Lily and Dipstick are shorthaired. Both short sweeties are quite agile and do well with my long legged kids. Lily defies the tale that munchkins can't climb bookshelves. I had to get on a chair to get her off the top of my refrigerator last weekend.... she doesn't know she's not supposed to be able to get up there with her little legs. She also has a penchant for opening my kitchen cupboards and climbing inside with the dishes and foodstuff. Do you have any idea how startling it can be to open a cupboard for a glass and find a cat inside?
I was planning to go to the Oklahoma City show, but I am going to be moving into my new house on the weekend of the show as far as I know at this point, so we had to pass on that show this year. I will definitely be attending the Ft Worth show and probably the Orange show as well later this year. It's too bad you are so far away. It would be such fun to attend with someone else who likes the sphynx and munchkin too.
Joseph Smith is the founder of the Napoleon Breed. Attached is a photo of one of his fur-babies.
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