Desperados Cat Fanciers, Inc.

08/29/2024

HOPE EVERYONE IS DOING WELL AND STAYING COOL WHERE EVER YOU ARE! Since we are in AZ it has been months since we have been below 100F We are expecting lower temps until some time in October.

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02/27/2024

Well this morning at 7:12 am I was awake and ushered in my 75th Birthday at the exact moment of my birth. I don't feel 75 and my husband tells me I am an eternal teenager. Not sure if that is "better" or not. I am lucky to share my birthday first with my only brother and second with my very first grand daughter. Wish we were close enough to celebrate together.

06/26/2022

And just like that it is nearly the end of June 2022! Cat shows around the country are starting up again and being met by excited exhibitors and family friendly gate to see the shows and the cats. Desperado Cat Fanciers is gearing up to get back to having a show on an annual basis. So we are now searching venues once again. We need at least 10,000 square feet of space to have a show, ideally in a hotel setting. I knw that is a tall order, but I am asking all of you to look around see what is out there. So many places closed their doors during the covid situation, so now we are going to renew our search for a show venue. So please keep an eye out while you are traveling around the valley. And if you spot something just give me a quick message on FB and we will check it out!!

06/24/2020

I hope this finds you all healthy and safe! With all the Covid-19 issues, having a cat show is pretty much out of the question. We are all suffering the loss of our mobility and our friends. And all we can do is just hang in there and bide our time until this passes and we can get back to our normal lives! The cats, however, are enjoying having me home to wait on them hand and foot for their summer off!

11/12/2019

Okay everyone, as many of you are aware we are hosting the Christmas in the Desert Coatimondi Cat Club show in Arcadia, CA and it is shaping up to be fun and maybe even break even. The only thing wrong with it is that CA isn't home. We want to put on the shows here in AZ. And I need your help.

We need a ballroom space of at least 10,000 square feet with a reasonable price tag. None of the clubs are for profit and what they can afford or support with a show is usually 5k per weekend. A lot of the spaces we have looked at would be wonderful except they ar quoting 5-10K per day.

So I would like to ask all of you to keep an eye out for a hall, a ballroom or whatever else you run across that might work. Please contact me via facebook with any ideas or finds. We have three clubs here in AZ now and no place for a show. So I am asking you all to help me find something.

Any questions??

09/23/2019

Okay, I know we have been quiet for quite some time now, but that is about to change! In 2018 we lost a dear friend of the cat fancy and TICA's world to cancer. We all promised to "carry on" and we can finally make good on that promise. The search for an all in one venue in Arizona has been long and hard, and prospects have been dim. One of our sister clubs in CA offered their date and venue to us to use this year, and we have decided to take the Christmas in the Desert Show to the Masonic Lodge in Arcadia, CA November 15-17, 2019. It will be a three day, back to back format with six rings each day and no judges repeated in the lineup. As many of you know, the Masonic Lodge is not as large as our previous venue, so it is going to be a cozy affair and we are probably going to have to limit the entry to 160 cats. Please pass the word around, and help us dedicate the 22nd Annual Christmas in the Desert Cat Show to Bobbie Tullo, the founder of Coatimondi Cat Club and always our fearless leader.

11/27/2017

Coatimondi club members have put their heads together with the elves and have come up with a Cyber Monday special for you.
Anyone that goes to TOES and enters between 8pm Mountain time tonight and 10 am Tuesday Mountain time will receive a free groom with their entry. If you are already entered or are thinking of entering......please dust that kitty off, enter and receive a free groom!

It looks like we now have enough clerks - our thanks to everyone who stepped up and offered to help!

We have a fantastic raffle planned....
We have excellent vendors at the show for your shopping pleasure.
Diana Star will be at out show to photograph your cats!

We still have rings in need of sponsoring. If you can't attend the show maybe you would considering supporting the show in this way.

For those of you that have sponsored a ring - Thank You!
We also would like to thank Dr Elsey for sponsoring and providing litter for our show.

We hope to see you in Tucson next weekend!

09/22/2017

Hope you can all Join us in Tucson, 12/1-3, 2017!

09/10/2017

Hi All!

I know it has been awhile since there have been any posts. We were scheduled to join the APE expo show last April but they changed the dates and times too late for us put on a show. We ended up doing a booth at the Expo and had a great turn out of people looking for the show!! It was great to meet you all in person.

This coming April is the next Expo but there is already conflicting information from the APE people so we are looking for a venue to do our own show. If any of you know of a banquet hall or meeting room with 5,000 square feet (for a one day show or 10,000 sqf for a full sized show), please let us know.

02/28/2017

Come join us for the upcoming 16 ring show hosted by Desperado Cat Fanciers, Inc - April 15 & 16, 2017 at Westworld with it is an alternative format show and a great show to title your cat! See our web page for more info, entry links and summary sheet. http://www.desperadoscatshow.com/