Ann and Charles Hoehn have been breeding and showing Birmans deep in the Heart of Texas for well over 35 years! Many Supreme Grand Champions bear the Annbirwaves prefix. Ann was instrumental in introducing the red, lynx (tabby), and cinnamon genes to the breed in the U.S. She is also a TICA Allbreed judge and has been judging for over 25 years!
The Birman is a color-pointed cat with long, silky hair that does not mat. Its pure white feet are one of its most striking features, setting it apart from the other breeds commonly confused with it, such as the Himalayan, Balinese, and Siamese. Ideally the Birman should be a large, strongly built cat, with males greatly outweighing the females. Its large, blue, almost round eyes set in a round face with a Roman nose gives it its sweet expression.
Birmans come in all point colors, with seals and blues being the most common. The white gloves should go across the front feet in an even line and be symmetrical. On the back feet the gloves also cover the foot and then extend up the back of the hock, ending in a point. These are called laces or gauntlets. The amount of white allowed for showing is very specific. Often too much or too little white is the only the difference between a show cat and a pet. Because of its sweet nature it is easy to handle, quick to learn, and makes an ideal house pet. It has a small voice and characteristic tiger-like walk.
For a time, Ann joined forces with two other Texas Birman breeders to form the Birmnsrus Cattery and bred many beautiful Birmans under that name. After Sharon Hunt passed away and Pat Holmes retired, Ann has returned to her original cattery name... Annbirwaves.
The cattery name stemmed from Ann's original two breeds, the Birman and Cornish Rex. She used her name, the "Bir" from the Birman and "Waves" from the curly Cornish Rex.
Ann's first Birman pair were Kumar's Chauncey and Purzzfine Chelsea.
One of her many Supreme Grand Champions was Annbirwaves Incognito, the seal point on the left, who was in the top twenty TICA cats.
The tortoiseshell Cornish Rex was Leo's Lair Lizbeth... shown the same year, she also was an International Winner.
Ann's first Birman pair were Kumar's Chauncey and Purzzfine Chelsea.
One of her many Supreme Grand Champions was Annbirwaves Incognito, the seal point on the left, who was in the top twenty TICA cats.
The tortoiseshell Cornish Rex was Leo's Lair Lizbeth... shown the same year, she also was an International Winner.
IT'S A BIRMAN!! NOT A:
- SIAMESE - a short-haired color-pointed cat with a long, slender body and a long wedge-shaped head
- BURMESE - a short-haired, solid colored cat with gold eyes
- BALINESE - a Siamese body, but with long silky hair
- HIMALAYAN - a long-haired color-pointed Persian with a short, cobby body and flat face
- RAGDOLL - a long-haired color-pointed cat with varying patterns of white
- SNOWSHOE - a short-haired, color-pointed cat with varying patterns of white
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