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We would like to
introduce you to the beautiful world of Sphynx. Hopingly my site will give you a better
understanding of the Sphynx breed and the
individual personalities of each one of them.
They each have their own page to help show you their beautiful features in the
shows or at home. We thrive for healthy and happy sphynx
to further the breed and our website is more than just a website to sell
kittens. We have put alot of time and love into our site as a show of our
love and their everyday lives as all sphynx should be treated. To enjoy
our site you don't have to own a sphynx but is for any cat or animal lover to
enjoy. Our site is constantly updated so feel free to come back and see
what's new with us and our babies.
The personality traits of a Sphynx is very
outgoing and caring about their family, but also vain enough to primp themselves regularly. They love to be held and show affection and can be demanding at times. Their appearance is nearly a hairless body, that has a velvet
touch, but also can feel like rubber. Large
almond shaped eyes, with full rounded ears and a long
rat like tail. They are medium size, with a look of a pot belly and wrinkled skin is always a plus, especially between the ears and around the shoulders and muzzle. As far as grooming a Sphynx. They require a
bath when dirty as to much bathing can cause to get to oily, since the lack of hair causes an oily build-up on the skin, especially on the insides of the legs.
Oil of Olay Bath Wash or Dove Moisturizing Bath Wash are great to
bathe them, since they have no hair. Baby wipes come in very handy on those days in between their baths and I prefer the type with aloe, which is soothing to the skin.
Once you hold a Sphynx and feel the warmth from it's body, you will be spoiled for life. On a cold night their under the covers with us and feels like a homemade
hot water bottle. To me a Sphynx is the Ferrari of the Cat World.
Where Sphynx Come From.
In history there has been traces of naked cats. Mr. Shinick
in New Mexico obtained two cats, that were considered naked.
From time to
time mutations took place leading to the birth of hairless kittens. The beginning of today's Sphynx started in Ontario, Canada in 1966. A domestic cat, Elizabeth, produced a hairless kitten, named Prune. These two cats were acquired by Ridyadh Yania Bawa to be used in a breeding program. Keese & Rita Tenhove joined the Bawas in this breeding of hairless cats that were called
Sphynx. Mr. Hugo Hernandez imported the first Sphynx -cats
from Canada into the Netherlands. He worked together with a
Mrs. Hannie Nathans. Mr. Hugo Hernandez had two naked
females, Punkie and Poloma and one male, Bambi, found in Ontario
that was used in the Sphynx breeding program. Here are a few
pictures of some of the first sphynx to start the breed.
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The Famous Mr Bigglesworth
The
sphynx had became well known through the famous sphynx that played in
the Austin Powers Movie. He has opened the eyes to the public
about the unusual breed of the sphynx. The sphynx has been popping
up in different TV shows as Friends, and different commercials as
Stanley Steamer and other ones have used this rare cat. A lot of
times a quick popularity can some times hurt a breed as people get into
it for the wrong reasons and that is to make a buck or to have the in
thing not knowing the caring or concern about the breed.
Proof of this is what happened to the Dalmatian breed. 101 Dalmatians
movie made the Dalmatian dog in total demand to the
public. Everyone wanted a Dalmatians the following
year. Many Dalmatians were later found mistreated and
in shelters due to the popular trend and was swamped with backyard
breeders breeding any two Dalmatians without the knowledge of learning
about the breed. This is one thing that the true breeders of
this loving breed try to protect from happening.
We
are proud to announce our Ch. Dalpat Rambo's Diamond Cutter was awarded TICA's 2nd. Best
Creme Mink/ white Sphynx of the year and was a Regional Winner (Mid Atlantic)
taking 3rd. Best Sphynx of the Year. Grand Ch. Dalpat Diamonds R Forever
took a color award for our Region and was 2nd. Best Black/Brown Tortie of
the Year.
 
Dalpat's News worthy
accomplishments
First Sphynx HCM Calendar for 2008
We
were honored to have our Ch. Dalpat Tommy Blues of MB featured on the month of
May in the first HCM Sphynx calendar. Tommy was one of the few United States cats used for
the calendar.
 Get
ready to order your 2009 Sphynx Calendar that helps support HCM research.
Click on banner with email to order:
CFA Contest For
MUSIC VIDEO
Our
homebred Int. Ch Dalpat Calico Moondancer
participated in the video below
also with her owner Florence
McLean's other sphynx named Kayne.
The Video Everyday with The Burning
Primitive's
music video that my Sphynx participated in
is her to be seen now.
http://www.theburningprimitive.dk/
See the video here:
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.fullscreen&videoid=1380926481
I am very proud of Kija and all that she has done for her owner:)
The Band is a Denmark Band but my son was familiar with their music
and actually the music is very good:)
Dalpat Cattery Featured In:
All About Cat's Issue Feb - March 2006 Dalpat
Sphynx was featured in the magazine "All about Cats" that is published
in South Africa. We were contacted and ask to write a piece on our water
loving Sphynx. Here is a copy of the issue that was February - March 2006
Our TV Debut
Dalpat made their TV debut on the
Richmond, Va. News. Champion Fire was cover for advertising the Southern
Dixie Cat Show, Richmond Va. on the channel 8 ABC Oct. 23, 2005
JULY'S Issue of "CATS N KITTENS
MAGAZINE"
We were contacted and was interview by the
Publication of "CATS N KITTENS" doing a feature spread on Sphynx in
their July issue. We are proud that our interview was selected and
pick as to be used in their magazine; Here is the issue:
 On
Sunday, Jan. 22, 2007 we
were interview about our breed at the Show in Claymont, Delaware by the AOL
correspondence and this was put in the online The Awwww Factor.
Any guesses as to what kind of cat has paws that look like this?
That's Dalpat Rambo's
Diamond Cutter's paw kneading his mom's fingers. Cutter is a Sphynx,
a totally hairless breed. Looks like some part of a strange pink bat, doesn't
it? I got to pet Cutter, and he feels like a hot water bottle made of suede.
Here's Cameron with a much more flattering photo of one of
Cutter's Sphynx buddies:
Dalpat Phantom of Manis
Made the news at the Ipswich City Independent of Australia
Dalpat Tommy Blues of Mi Buscuchi
Made news in the Netherlands
General appearance of the Sphynx
The main feature of a Sphynx is its lack of a fur coat! The head of
this medium sized cat resembles that of a Rex although there is no
genetic relation. The nose is short and the color of the body. The eyes
are deep set and the shape of a lemon; the eye color and the nose leather
should reflect the color of the body. The body is fine boned but muscular
and has a barrel chest. The legs are long and slender and have a bow legged
appearance caused by the barrel chest. The paws are neat and oval shaped
with long toes. The tail is long and tapering and hard to the touch.
Although they are called hairless they do have a covering of very fine
hair all over their body but they do not have any whiskers or eyelashes.
Their skin temperature is higher than that of normal coated cats. They
are extremely warm and soft to touch and have earned the name of 'suede hot water
bottle'. Unusually for a cat the Sphynx sweats over it's whole body surface and
needs to be regularly bathed or sponged to remove the oily
secretion. Some are more oilier than others.
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there. Copyrights Dalpat Sphynx 2006/2007
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