NuDawnz & Treves                                     Kel-C-Katz
                                                           
Columbus, Ohio                                           San Diego, CA 
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Our Awards Page

The Friemoth Family has enjoyed a lot of success since 1979, including hundreds of grand champion and grand premier titles, dozens of regional awards, distinguished merits, and national breed winners, 34 CFA National winners, including CFA's Premiership Cat of the Year for the 2012-13 show season, CFA's Cat of the Year for the 2021-21 Show Season, 13 TICA International Winners, including TICA's Cat of the Year for the 2022-23 AND 2023-24 Show Seasons, as well as Alter of the Year for the 2023-24 Show Season, and four TICA Lifetime Achievement Award winners. Below are just a few of our award winners. 



Pictured above is Lorna Friemoth, along with Yeti, who won 1st runner up at the CFA-Iams Cat Championship show at Madison Square Garden, NYC, October 15-16, 2006. She was featured on LIVE! With Regis and Kelly on Monday after the show.

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   GC/GP/BW/NW A Bebop Tail Yeti of NuDawnz, DM - Gold-Eyed White American Bobtail longhair male. CFA's 9th Best Cat in Championship, 2006-07. Great Lakes Region's Best Cat in Championship. "Yeti" received countless breed firsts for the American Bobtail, becoming the first grand champion, first national winner, first breed winner, first one-show grand premier, and first Distinguished Merit in the American Bobtail breed. He the first runner up at the CFA-Iams Cat Championship in October 2006, and also the Third Best of the Best longhaired cat in championship at the CFA International Show in November 2006. He is a legendary, once in a lifetime cat that set the benchmark for this breed the very first year that it was accepted in Championship in CFA.

GC/GP/NW Shelbie's Tedd-E-Bear - Brown Mackerel Tabby Exotic Shorthair male. CFA's 18th Best Cat in Premiership, 2006-07 and Great Lakes Region's 4th Best Cat in Premiership, 2006-07.

GP/NW NuDawnz Kigenwotoru - Red Tabby/White Japanese Bobtail Longhair male. CFA's 22nd Best Cat in Premiership, 2008-09. Great Lakes Region's 6th Best Cat in Premiership.

GC/BW/NW SweetMewsic's Heat Wave - Chocolate Spotted Ocicat Male. CFA's 8th Best Cat in Championship, 2008-09. Great Lakes Region's Best Cat in Championship. Lovingly co-owned with Merrill and Sandy Babcock.

GP/NW Shelbie's Norma Jean of Perzot - Tortoiseshell Exotic Shorthair female. CFA's 25th Best Cat in Premiership, 2008-09. Southern Region's 5th Best Cat. Lovingly shown by Dave and Shirley Peet.

GC/BW/NW NuDawnz Yukon Cornelius - Seal-Lynx Point American Bobtail Longhair male. CFA's 11th Best Kitten, 2008-09. Great Lakes Region's 4th Best Kitten and 24th Best Cat in Championship. CFA's first American Bobtail Kitten National Winner.

GP/NW NuDawnz California Sun - Red Lynx Point Balinese/Javanese male. CFA's 25th Best Cat in Premiership, 2009-10. Great Lakes Region's 6th Best Cat in Premiership. CFA's first red factor Javanese national winner.  Lovingly co-owned with Seth Baugh

GC/NW Kellogg's Sweet Child-of-Mine - Silver Tabby American Shorthair female. CFA's 17th Best Kitten and Best American Shorthair kitten. Northwest Region's 2nd best kitten. Lovingly co-owned with Heinrich and Carly Kellogg and Seth Baugh

GC/BW/NW Nachrel Innoko - Seal Mink Tabby American Bobtail longhair male. CFA's 22nd Best Cat in Championship and best of breed American Bobtail Longhair division for the 2012-13 season. Great Lakes Region's 4th Best Cat in Championship. "Noki" is a third generation national winner, as he is sired by GC/BW/NW NuDawnz Yukon Cornelius, who was sired by GC/GP/BW/NW A Bebop Tail Yeti of NuDawnz, DM. He is lovingly co-owned with Barbara Graff.



GP/NW Zehnder's Roger Vivier of NuDawnz - Blue Abyssinian neuter. GLR's 15th Best kitten, CFA's 3rd Best Abyssinian kitten nationally for the 2011-12 season. CFA's Premiership Cat of the Year in the 2012-13 show season, and the Great Lakes Region's Best Cat in Premiership. "Roger" is the first blue Abyssinian to achieve best cat globally in any competitive category. He is lovingly co-owned with Seth Baugh and Monica Zehnder.


GC/NW 3Janes 2windy2believe of NuDawnz, CFA's 25th Best Kitten, 2nd Best of Breed Abysinnian kitten and Cat in Championship globally, as well as 4th Best Kitten and 10th Best Cat in Championship, Great Lakes Region. "Twola" is the first national winner for 3Janes cattery, and is lovingly co-owned with Seth Baugh and Teri Kennedy. Photo copyrighted by Creative Focus Photography.

GP/NW Shelbie Klondike of NuDawnz, CFA's 14th Best Kitten, as well as 4th Best Kitten, Southwest Region. "Klondike" is a third generation national winner, and is lovingly co-owned with Seth Baugh and Tracey Dalton. Photo copyrighted by Creative Focus Photography.

GP/NW Shelbie The Bumble of NuDawnz, CFA's 13th Best Cat in Premiership globally, as well as 3rd Best Cat in Premiership, Great Lakes Region. "Bumble" is lovingly co-owned with Seth Baugh and Tracey Dalton.


 

GP/NW Chome Chai Tomoshibi of NuDawnz - CFA's 7th Best Cat in Premiership globally and highest scoring Japanese Bobtail in Premiership, as well as the Great Lakes Region's 5th Best Cat in Premiership. "Tommy" is lovingly co-bred and co-owned with Seth Baugh. 

GC/NW Chome Chai Haute Couture of NuDawnz   CFA's 5th Best Cat in Championship for the 2015-16 Show Season R1-9, Great Lakes Region's Best Cat in Championship, and CFA's 3rd Best Abyssinian (Best Abyssinian R1-9). "Henri" is lovingly co-owned with Monica Zehnder and Seth Baugh.

 

GC/BW/NW Shelbie Magnum Opus of NuDawnz   CFA's 7th Best Cat in Championship for the 2015-16 Show Season R1-9 and Best American Bobtail in CFA for the second season internationally. "Opie" is lovingly co-owned with Tracey Dalton

 

GP/NW NuDawnz Meguru of Chome Chai   CFA's 13th Best Cat in Premiership for the 2015-16 Show Season R1-9, as well as the highest scoring Japanese Bobtail in premiership internationally. "Meg" is lovingly co-owned with Seth Baugh. 

GP/NW NuDawnz Time Killer, CFA's 10th Best Cat in Premiership R1-9, Great Lakes Region's 5th Best Cat in Premiership for the 2016-17 Show Season

GP/NW Chome Chai Hiketsu of Kawaiikats - CFA's 15th Best Cat in Premiership R1-9, Great Lakes Region's 6th Best Cat in Premiership for the 2016-17 Show Season. Lovingly co-owned with Tyler Deel. 

GP/NW Shelbie Magic Bullet of NuDawnz, CFA's 17th Best Cat in Premiership R1-9, Southwest Region's 2nd Best Cat in Premiership for the 2016-17 Show Season

GC/BW/NW Quailridge McJagger of Kyatwo, CFA's 21st Best Cat and highest scoring Birman R1-9, Great Lakes Region's 4th Best Cat in Championship for the 2016-17 Show Season. Lovingly co-owned with Pam and Phil Soth and Hilde Van Der Westhuizen


SGCA/IW NuDawnz Time Killer - TICA's 20th Best Alter Internationally and Great Lakes Region's 2nd best Alter, first Balinese in breed history to receive international level titles in two international World Cat Congress associations


GC/BWR/NW Doll Villa Dora the Explorer - CFA R1-9's 5th Best Cat in Championship & 11th Best Kitten for the 2018-19 Season, and Great Lakes Region's 2nd Best Cat in Championship & 3rd Best Kitten, as well as CFA R1-9's Best Ragdoll Cat & Highest scoring Ragdoll kitten. Lovingly co-owned by Lorna Friemoth & Lauren Tan

 

GP/NW Shelbie's Odina - CFA R1-9's 21st Best Cat in Premiership & Southwest Region's 3rd Best Cat in Premiership for the 2018-19 Season. 

 

GC/AGN/NW A-Kerr's Vanna Rusa - CFA R1-9's 20th Best Cat in Championship & 2nd Best Bengal as well as 9th Best Cat in Agility for the 2018-19 Season, and Great Lakes Region's 4th Best Cat in Championship, Best Bengal & Best in Agility, Lovingly co-owned by Lorna Friemoth & Samantha Kerr


GP, NW NUDAWNZ GOOD TIMES ROLL - CFA's 4th Best Cat in Premiership, R1-9 for 2020! "Ricky" is also the highest scoring owner bred cat in Premiership and has beaten the record for highest ranking of any Balinese in CFA history! He's also GLR's 2nd Best Cat in Premiership. Co-owned by The Friemoths & Jason-Lucy Gallion.

 

GC/BWR/NW Doll Villa's My Love Story of NuDawnz - CFA's 9th Best Kitten & CFA's Best Ragdoll in Championship for R1-9, GLR's 4th Best Kitten and 15th Best Cat, Co-owned by The Friemoths, Jason Gallion, Lauren Tan, and Samantha Kerr


GC, BWR, NW & RW BW SGC NUDAWNZ DOBUTSU NO MORI - CFA's BEST CAT, R1-9, CFA's Best Japanese Bobtail Longhair and first Japanese Bobtail to achieve best in any competitive category. CFA GLR's Best Cat in Championship. TICA Great Lakes Region's 7th Best Allbreed cat, TICA's Best Japanese Bobtail Longhair of the Year. Lovingly shown and bred by the Friemoth-Gallion families. 

 

GC, NW SHELBIE'S DRESSED FOR SUCCESS - CFA's 17th Best Kitten, R1-9, SWR's Best Kitten. Lovingly shown and bred by the Friemoth Family. 

 

GP, NW NUDAWNZ MON AMOUR OF CECCHETTI - CFA's 9th Best Cat in Premiership, GSR's Best Cat in Premiership. Lovingly shown by Sheri Shaffer. NuDawnz first CFA NW of our breeding. 

 

IW SGC NUDAWNZ PISTOL PETE OF GRAPE ARBOR - TICA's 9th Best Allbreed Cat, Southwest Region's Cat of the Year. Lovingly shown by Sue Sims. NuDawnz first TICA IW of our breeding.

CFA GC/NW & TICA IW BW SGC Shelbie's Rufus Filium - CFA's 10th Best Kitten R1-9, CFA Southwest Region's Best Kitten, 2022-23. TICA's 9th Best Cat Internationally! "Rufus" is TICA's first American Bobtail LH Cat to achieve the IW title. He is also the Southwest Region's Best Cat, and TICA's Best American Bobtail LH.  

IW BW SGC NuDawnz Dobutsu no Mori is TICA's BEST CAT OF THE YEAR! "Acey" is the first Japanese Bobtail Longhair to achieve Best Internationally in any competitive category, and the first Japanese Bobtail to achieve Best Cat in Championship. She is also the Great Lakes Best Cat, and Best Japanese Bobtail Longhair Internationally. Additionally, she is the first cat to ever earn Best Cat titles in both CFA and TICA.  

LA SGCA NuDawnz Good Times Roll is TICA's 4th Best Alter Internationally! "Ricky" completed the requirements for the coveted Lifetime Achievement award. He is also the Great Lakes' 2nd Best Alter, and Best Balinese.  

IW SGCA Shelbie's Dressed for Success is TICA's 9th Best Alter Internationally! "Roxy" is also the Southwest Region's 2nd Best Alter and Best American Bobtail LH.  

IW Shelbie's Piece de Resistance is TICA's 9th Best Kitten Internationally! "Piece" is TICA's first American Bobtail Kitten to achieve the IW title. He is also the Southwest Region's 2nd Best Kitten.  

IW QGC NuDawnz Tada no Sabaku is TICA's 14th Best Kitten Internationally! "Tada" is TICA's first Japanese Bobtail LH Kitten to achieve the IW title. She is also the Great Lakes' 2nd Best Kitten of the Year, and 17th Best Longhaired Cat.  

IW BW SGC Shelbie's Carol Pelletier - TICA's Best American Bobtail Longhair, Southwest Region's Cat of the Year, and TICA's Best Longhair and  Best Allbreed Cat of the Year Internationally for the 2023-24 show season. 

 

IW BW SGCA Shelbie's Dressed for Success - TICA's Best American Bobtail Longhair alter, Southwest Region's Alter of the Year, TICA Alter of the Year Internationally!

 

IW BW SCC Shelbie's Capitulum Finale - TICA's Best American Bobtail longhair kitten, Southwest Region's Kitten of the Year, TICA's 2nd Best Allbreed Kitten Internationally

 

IW SGC Shelbie Kate "Ma" Barker - TICA's 24th Best Allbreed Kitten Internationally, 2nd Best American Bobtail longhair kitten internationally

 

IW BW SGC NuDawnz Vitesse - TICA's Best Abyssinian, TICA's 12th Best Shorhair Cat Internationally, Great Lakes Region's Best Shorthair Cat of the Year

 

LA SGC KSHC's Descendants of NuDawnz - TICA's 20th Best Allbreed Alter Internationally, 2nd Best American Shorthair Alter Internationally, TICA Lifetime Achievement Award winner

 

IW BW SGC NuDawnz Odorokubeki Isan - TICA's Best Japanese Bobtail Longhair Cat, Great Lakes Region's Cat of the Year, TICA's 9th Best Allbreed Cat Internationally

 

IW BW NuDawnz Salvation - TICA's Best Balinese Kitten and TICA's 20th Best Allbreed Kitten Internationally

 

IW BW QGC NuDawnz Yuzu - TICA's Best Japanese Bobtail Longhair kitten, Twelfth Best Allbreed Kitten Internationally

 

IW BW SGC NuDawnz Sachiko - TICA's Best Japanese Bobtail Longhair alter, Great Lakes Region's Best Alter of the Year, 2nd Best Allbreed Alter Internationally


 






Congratulations to our 2022-23 Season Winners! 

CFA:

GC/NW Shelbie's Rufus Filium - CFA's 10th Best Kitten R1-9, CFA Southwest Region's Best Kitten

GC/BWR/RW NuDawnz Odorokubeki Isan, CFA's Best Japanese Bobtail LH Division, Great Lakes Region's Fifteenth Best Cat in Championship

GC/RW NuDawnz Because the Night - Great Lakes Region's 22nd Best Kitten

GP/RW Shelbie's Owen Filium - CFA Southwest Region's 8th Best Cat in Premiership

 

...and a special congratulations to tailed American Bobtails from Shelbie Cattery CFA's Best Household Pet in R1-9, Guimauve Grillee, as well as #5 Black Velvet, #2 in the Northwest Region Aviva, #12 in Southwest Tali, #12 in the Gulf Shore Lady Godiva, and #13 in the Great Lakes, Georgie Porgie, one of our retired foundation registry American Bobtails!

 

Distinguished Merits:

 

GC NuDawnz Ashiato, DM - Japanese Bobtail Longhair male

GC/BWR/RW Shelbie's Judith Grimes, DM - American Bobtail Longhair female

NuDawnz Omoidasu, DM - Japanese Bobtail Shorthair female

TICA:

IW BW SGC NuDawnz Dobutsu no Mori is TICA's BEST CAT OF THE YEAR! "Acey" is the first Japanese Bobtail Longhair to achieve Best Internationally in any competitive category, and the first Japanese Bobtail to achieve Best Cat in Championship. She is also the Great Lakes Best Cat, and Best Japanese Bobtail Longhair Internationally. Additionally, she is the first cat to ever earn Best Cat titles in both CFA and TICA.

IW BW SGC Shelbie's Rufus Filium is TICA's 9th Best Cat Internationally! "Rufus" is TICA's first American Bobtail LH Cat to achieve the IW title. He is also the Southwest Region's Best Cat, and TICA's Best American Bobtail LH.

LA SGCA NuDawnz Good Times Roll is TICA's 4th Best Alter Internationally! "Ricky" completed the requirements for the coveted Lifetime Achievement award. He is also the Great Lakes' 2nd Best Alter, and Best Balinese.

IW SGCA Shelbie's Dressed for Success is TICA's 9th Best Alter Internationally! "Roxy" is also the Southwest Region's 2nd Best Alter and Best American Bobtail LH.

IW Shelbie's Piece de Resistance is TICA's 9th Best Kitten Internationally! "Piece" is TICA's first American Bobtail Kitten to achieve the IW title. He is also the Southwest Region's 2nd Best Kitten.

IW QGC NuDawnz Tada no Sabaku is TICA's 14th Best Kitten Internationally! "Tada" is TICA's first Japanese Bobtail LH Kitten to achieve the IW title. She is also the Great Lakes' 2nd Best Kitten of the Year, and 17th Best Longhaired Cat.

RW QGC NuDawnz Arletty is the Great Lakes Region's 12th Best Kitten and 14th Best Shorthair Cat.

RW QGC NuDawnz Up to No Good is the Great Lakes Region's 12th Best Allbreed Cat, and Best of Breed Siamese.

RW QGC NuDawnz Soniashnyk is the Great Lakes Region's 16th Best Shorthaired Cat.

RW QGCA NuDawnz Ichi go ichi ee is the Great Lakes Region's 13th Best Alter.

RW SGC KSHC Descendants of NuDawnz is the Great Lakes Region's 24th Best Alter.