DreamQuete Exotics and Highlanders --TICA (DreamQuest - CFA) is located in Northwest Indiana, about 35 miles southeast of Chicago, Illinois. We are a small cattery devoted to breeding quality Exotic, Himalayan, Colorpoint Exotic and Highlander kittens. Our kittens are raised underfoot with Houdini, our lovable 11 year old Sheltie.
I began with the intention of breeding show quality Persians and in the process fell in love with Exotics and Himalayans. Of course the natural progression was to Colorpoint Exotics --shorthaired HImalayans! I ended up keeping 2 of Tiki's 3 Exotic kittens from her first litter! Vinny D. is named after a pretty popular film star, and our guy (blue classic tabby and white)has the kitty equivalent of Mr. Diesel's physique -- he's a big boy with an ultra plush coat. His daddy is CFA Grand Champion Ladiluck's Nike of Jabiba.Sampson's son, Ariel, (DreamQuete Bring Back the Magic), is a brown spotted tabby exotic who has his daddy's wonderful type. He will be our next big stud. Our kittens are raised with a lot of love and attention. People who have adopted our babies often comment on how super sweet and affectionate our babies are. I think part of that is inherent in the Exotic breed, and we make sure that to develop those sweet dispositions.
Because of my asthma, I was forced to cut back on my breeding program, so I am concentrating on the Exotics and my 3 Highlanders. I do still have my lovely Caprice, who will be bred a few more times and then be one my forever kitties along with VionnyD. I am a small hobby breeder, not a major cattery, so kittens are available on limited basis. The advantages of being small are many - kittens are raised in my home, underfoot and get lots of love and socialization. Our first Highlander kittens will be for sale later this spring.
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This page was last updated on: May 8, 2008
Supreme Grand Champion
Jabiba's Vinny D of DreamQuete
Vinny completed the requirements for his Supreme Grand Champion title by being named "Best Cat" in Judge Odette Lamoureux's AllBreed ring at the Great Lakes Regional Show in Milwaukee, WI on August 16, 2003. Thank you Krista for doing such a marvelous job showing your "sexy boy"!!
REGIONAL WINNER,SUPREME GRAND CHAMPION, Jabiba's Vinny D of DreamQuete
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Vinny does it again! Vinny D earned third "Best of the Best" honors at the TICA show in Flint, MI October 18-19, 2003. Vinny finaled in 7/10 rings and earned "Best Cat" honors from judges Dwayne Barnes (TICA Vice President) and Deb Brown -- both AllBreed rings!
.Vinny earned Second "Best of the Best" honors at the Portage, IN show November 16/17, 2003!
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CONGRATULATIONS
SGC JABIBA'S VINNY D of DREAMQUETE.
TICA'S 2ND INTERNATIONAL
BEST OF BREED EXOTIC SH
FOR THE 2003-2004 SHOW SEASON &
BEST EXOTIC SH & 5TH BEST CAT , GREAT LAKES REGION
"I love cats because I love my home, and after a while they become its visible soul." Jean Cocteau
Krista was voted TICA Great Lakes "Clerk of the Year" for both the 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 show seasons. Congratulations, Krista!
TICA Judge Richard Bailey names Vinny
"Best All Breed Cat"
"Cats will get you through times of no money
better than money will get you through times of no cats."
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UPDATE: Krista made Dean's List (4.0 gpa) her first semester, and no one who knows her is the least bit surprised :) She is a member of the Pre-Vet Club, Companion Animal Club, and is now volunteering with a horse rescue group in Champaign. She's a very busy young lady! She traveled to the Domincan Republic in December/January as part of an Animal Science class and will be traveling to Thailand this summer as part of class to study fish behavior in the coral reefs. She is currently taking a class called "foal watch," where she shares shifts with another student in watching the pregnant mares are U of I, waiting for those spring babies to be born. All in all, it has been quite an exciting first year for her, and her experiences at U of I have confirmed her career choice.
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High School Graduation -- June 1, 2007
Debbie Halvorson General Assembly Scholarship
George F. Scully General Assembly Scholarship
U of I Urbana-Champaign Jonathan Baldwin Turner Agriculture Scholarship
The Abby Foundation Academic Scholarship
Crete Women's Club Academic Scholarship
Crete Bulldogs Scholarship
The American Legion Scholarship
The American Legion Auxilliary Scholarship
The American Legion State of Illinois Scholarship
Joe Albrecht Memorial Scholarship
The Will County Illini Scholarship
Advanced Placement Literature Student of the Year
AP Scholar
Mathletes State Competition
Mathletes Regional & Conference Champion in Oral Presentation
(Placed first in every competition)
Scholastic Bowl Conference Champion Team
Scholastic Bowl JV MVP
Illinios State Scholar
Academic Scholar
High Honor Roll every term all 4 years
Cheerleader all 4 years
Softball Conference Champion 2 years
National Honor Society Vice President
American Cancer Society Scholar
Krista will begin her pre-vet studies at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Fall 07
Floricats Starman of Sunsoar (Sonny) joined our family on Friday, June 8th! We are really excited to have this handsome red tabby and white son of CH Floricats Scarlet join us here at DreamQuete. I've missed having bi-color Exotic babies since I neutered Vinnyd, and now we will have them back with Starman and Scarlet joining us here at DreamQuete! (Pics of Scarlet on the kittens page) Many thanks to Shere of Sunsoar!!
In his first show with us, (Portage, IN, June 23-24), Starman made 4 finals including a Second Best in judge Electra Hammond's shorthair ring! We look forward to many more successful outings with this wonderful boy.
At the Great Lakes Regional Show in Grand Rapids, August 3-5th, Sonny-Starman was best of breed Exotic in 13/16 rings and made 6 finals. He is now a TICA Triple Grand Champion and just 315 points and one more final away from the Quadruple Grand Champion.
Sonny made 4 finals on Saturday at the South Bend show and is now a Quadruple Grand Champion.
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Prom 2007
Welcome to Dreamquete Exotics and Highlanders. We are a small, in home cattery devoted to raising excellent quality Exotic shorthair kittens and Highlander kittens. We are located in Northwest Indiana, just 35 miles southeast of Chicago, Illinios. Our kittens for sale are raised in our home, underfoot, and they receive lots of love, attention and socialization. They are raised with our 2 Shelties. Stella, the Cavalier. and our Biewer Yorkies.
Our kittens for sale are often reserved early, so please be sure to reserve a kitten if you see one you like on the Available Kittens page. Our Exotic shorthair kittens come from excellent lines and we show as well as breed our Exotic shorthairs and Highlanders.
If you are looking for a good quality loving pet, or perhaps a kitten to show or breed, please contact me for more information about our available Exotic shorthair kittens. Kittens are placed only in approved homes, and because the kittens are raised as members of our family, we are very particular about where we place our kittens for sale. Please visit our "Available Kittens" and then email me at dreamquete@yahoo.com for details on how to make one of these wonderful little Exotic shorthair or Highlander kittens your very own.
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Krista's all time favorite song is Bon Jovi's "Living on a Prayer" :)
