Hereunder are the lines and varieties I’m currently working with.
The Marten line:
- My most immediate project. I expect to be continuing to perfect my mentors’ marten & silvermane line via progenitor bucks from the amazing Mystic Mischief Rattery, (retired).
- I have introduced velveteen to this line.
- I have kept a dwarf buck (STAR Bandit) to begin a dwarf marten line in-house. I will likely keep a second dwarf buck from the next litter that produces dwarfs, as well. These dwarf bucks will be bred to dwarf-gene carrier females.
- All other dwarfs produced in these first few litters will be sent to my mentor for her assessment.
- Eventually, dwarfs will be made available to the public on strict pet-only/non-breeding contracts.
The Berkshire line (aka the House line):
- This includes the varieties: berkshire, veriberk, variegated & self. At this time, this includes both standard and satin coat types. I hope to steer this line towards said colourations: mink, beige, beige-blue and dove. Other colours will be considered as they appear.
- Any russian blues or blacks achieved will first be offered to my partner, Jen at WTCH rattery, for her program and if she declines they will then be offered to the public. Silvermane is also being introduced immediately into this line with the addition of a WTCH buck, Merry.
The Siamese line:
- I do not have the space, or the time, to work on this line in-house at the moment so it is currently being outsourced to my trusted friends: my beloved rattery partner, Bewitched Rattery in Brantford; and my protege Precious Pups Hobby Rattery in Chatham. They are both working with my line to continue it for me and I expect to receive kits back after their choose their keepers for their own respective programs later this year.
- Given I have the time and the space, I will resume breeding of my highly anticipated siamese line, with lofty goals for my next generations, as follows:
- My long-term goals with my siamese are to achieve black eyes (with the addition of BES from Blue Stone Siamese Rattery, located in Maryland, US), as well as personally working towards deepening the colouration of ears, feet, and points, (to achieve as dark seal-points as possible) with specifically chosen holdbacks. I’d like to ultimately achieve a deep, mocha base colouration and further continue the rich ombre I have seen in some of my kits so far.
- This line also showcases the beautiful velveteen coat and its soft waves, as well as standard coat.
