For 3 years, I had been trying to introduce the tabby gene into my bi-color program... but with no success. Then finally, the first tabby and white Persian babies were born at Mockingbird in January of 2000!

From the beginning, there was a brown tabby and white van boy who stood out. He was bigger than his littermates and had a massive head, very round from whichever way I looked at it, and huge eye slits. Then when he opened those eyes - wow! I searched for an appropriate name and I chose Mockingbird My Bi-Line - since I hoped he would be the beginning of the Mockingbird tabbies - my bi-colors with lines!!

Time passed and baby "Liner" grew like a weed and was fast approaching 4 months of age. And he was gorgeous! Normally I would have been looking forward to showing him. However, I was very busy developing the new interactive website for Persian and Exotic fanciers, www.PandEcats.com, and with my spring litters due I had accepted the fact that Liner would not have a kitten career.

Then my good friends Diana and Tonya Heinzen of TNT Purrfect Persians in Arizona suggested I send Liner to them. They were going to a local show with some of their wonderful kitties, and "Liner" could go along for the ride. So off to Arizona he went.

At barely 4 months old Liner made his kitten debut at the Arizona Cat Show. And three times he was chosen Best Kitten!! He then embarked on a whirlwind kitten campaign that culminated at the Los Colores show in California when he made all the finals including 2 Best Kittens - over an entry of 123 kittens including national campaigners from all over the country!

Liner entered the adult class several weeks later and was awarded Best as an Open, then Best as a Champion and became a One Show Grand!

Shown only 6 times as a grand, Liner was then retired.

None of Liner's success would have be possible without my wonderful friends Diana and Tonya Heinzen. As I treasure Liner, so do I treasure your friendship. Thank you!!!