Re: Grade This Cat Tutorial Thread
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Clayton, I have always heard the term about the flanks, but never knew what anyone was talking about when they said it.
Is that the big whorl down at the bottom of the belly that always looks thin?
The flanks meaning the the fur where the color line meets on the back legs. The line from the butthole to the feet through the middle of the leg. The fur there fully furred is much fluffier. To compare Tracy's cat and Marty's cat to each other they would need to both be on a board or dried. Is there any question the clarity on Marty's cat is a 1 or 1-2, or western or pale? I don't think any buyer should take off for the flank not being full when the back and belly is fully furred.
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Re: Grade This Cat Tutorial Thread
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I would say closer to a 1-2 belly leaning more toward the 2, looks plenty wide and great spots. back I would say more A grade. And more blue back than pale. And semi heavy.
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Re: Grade This Cat Tutorial Thread
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Pictures are impossible to tell the nitty gritty from.
The cat I posted has some coffee&cream colors in his belly that hurt the clarity. The camera flash makes it look better than it really is. Going on the picture at face value = I, II, but in person though it's probably a low II. With its overall dark cast, semi heavy heft, and II belly, it will probably bring more on the Taxi Market Than in the fur market.
Camerons is a clinic on fur prep and presentation. If you put up cats, learn how to do it this way. The back is probably a semi, but the belly is heavy, long, and silky. When a buyer pops it, the belly will be a little narrower than appears here. It is also a pale cat, with pale transitions from the belly to the sides, that helps too. With four piles this one will go in top pile most of the time.
The British Columbia cats are heavy but appear to be dark and narrow. If they don't come out of the finnishing process any better than they look now, they will probably go on the low end of the Heavy piles, just above the lactating females, and brown bellies. The cat on the right in the picture of them laying on the ground might be a Taxi canidate.
I've already looked at the photos of Pro Hunts cat a couple of weeks ago, so I won't comment on that one till some of you other guys look at it.
Remember these are my opinions, and I'm no stranger to being wrong. Its the discussion, and sharing of info that improves our lives, and makes our time on the internet actually worth something.
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Re: Grade This Cat Tutorial Thread
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Ill throw in some trashy cats! lol 1. Does the put up look good? 2. How bad are the cats? haha The smallest one measured 34 1/2 from nose to base of tail, the one in the middle measure 44 1/2, the farthest measured 43 1/2. They all pretty much had the same fur thickness.
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Re: Grade This Cat Tutorial Thread
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Ill throw in some trashy cats! lol 1. Does the put up look good? 2. How bad are the cats? haha The smallest one measured 34 1/2 from nose to base of tail, the one in the middle measure 44 1/2, the farthest measured 43 1/2. They all pretty much had the same fur thickness. they are about what we have here in se va ne nc but the ones you show the bellies are nicer
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Re: Grade This Cat Tutorial Thread
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01/03/10 08:48 PM
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I agree Tracy. Just what I was told.
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Re: Grade This Cat Tutorial Thread
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Marty,
No cat under 3,000 feet is worth anything. They never grade western, are only semi heavy never fully furred, or have good clarity. As I was told by a well known fur buyer. huh, tell that to the boys trapping the missouri breaks in mt. Very low altitude and great fur- michael
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Re: Grade This Cat Tutorial Thread
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Did you get in trouble with the ck pic Tracy?
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Re: Grade This Cat Tutorial Thread
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all i know is that i need to go to nevada
i live and work in this city but am truly alive on this river......tom burns
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Re: Grade This Cat Tutorial Thread
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does it matter if the legs are left inside or pinned outside?
i live and work in this city but am truly alive on this river......tom burns
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Re: Grade This Cat Tutorial Thread
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Tracey, if that cat is 44" tall, whats that make you 52 1/2", LOL. Found your trap I forgot about under a pile of stuff, Ill get sent out this week.
If you are considering yourself to be someone of influence and importance, just try ordering someone elses dog around sometime.
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