September 27, 1966 Dear Enclosed you will find 4 sample 1,"o-Snag Tags and a catalc gue. -- .j They did not send the thru pins. As you can s;ee from the enclosure, these ta.gs can be marked by a factory process to embed the numerals. 2 We had a question There are several means to re- duce this- 6 orient the tag parallel to the direction of travel 0 add a triangle-sl;iped stiffe--ilig piece to t-r-e tag lobe 0 add a .vire reinfor2cement men!iber have tags made with t%vo pin-thru holes, or glue two tags together end to end. I have glued the 'tags together with neoprene cement - this ce-,,nent being 'lex'ble Despite the fact that it:- would seer-q very si2mple td cast tags of of one's preferred'shape, I feel that there is already a good bit of design value in the pr.-sent models, particularly with respect to the pin-thru seal Please advise us if these are satisfactory, ancl if you would M-a the matter to be pursued further. Yotirs truly, 7D "'7 --- - --- September 27, 1966 Summary Wormation on 1. There are @@@e standard is set by a cat owned by. Other breeders have, and are, trying to introduce a variation o2n the standard, and the effe4ct of this change on certain' ig open to question. ,Iproperties 2. are difficult to breed, appirently th'e females do not corceive readily, and'usuauy have only one or two kittens per Utter. 3. There are very.... -tin th?,, cou'nt'ry - t)robably jrt Ihe most. Of these, I would eitimate that' -lare show stock. 4. The going price for show stock is fror.-i $150. 00 and u'p. 5. \breeder s are apparently more.pre-w-alent, and they offer true 2 and var'iations on the theme. Again, %vhether chiia6teii@tics vary is unknown to me. T@e price for an lis around $30. 00. They travel well, and @if'@'n'e" were interested 11-1 immediate supply, t)iis 9 Nvc--ild be the preferred route until a domestic breeder could be established. 6. Dealers who have acquired a reputation for quality stock: AGEL 2- 7. Dealers of unknown reputation, but with 8. Persoris contacted by me-. a. - Authority on most show breeds. - Located in - Is going to send 2rne a ok on abvssiafis. b. A@o!n gto sendMA a list of W. Cczst breeders. 0; co @to sehd'me pictures cats. 9. Knokvn available show quality 10. Other names uncontacted7: In summary, we will gladly pursue any aspect of the problem. Fo r immediate supply, I recommend: a. Acquiring, "as pets", b. Acquiriner copies of' m,@-azines for listin,7s t3, of stippliers, or contacting AML Alk -3- Cy Establishing a supplier, here. but having to walit for at least year or more. one uppuers in the country. There may, in fact# be other s 2 The owner/breeder/fanciers are very interested and inquisitive aboA.1 cr this breed. the caller's experience and motives for acquirin,, We will try to get a copy of C-at Magazine and AU Pets Magazine. In the meantime, please contact me if you need more specifics. Post Scrip,.: Will you please 2do me a great favor and send iL you have a article on lis @oing so much for mi(Uke arranging for me to s ez before buying,one), that I would Uke to return the favor. 0 40