About Gayleebengals

About Gaylee Bengals.

Gayleebengals breeders of rosetted, Snows and Silver Bengal cats

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After winning UK SUPREME Kitten with a Burmese chocolate boy I bred, (Gaylee Whiskey Mac) in 1991 I was looking for a new challenge and so became one of the first breeders to import Bengals into the UK. I went to the USA and stayed with Jean Mill to ensure we got some of the best, and dependable Bengal cat lines. The Bengal breed has moved on, and so have we; breeding clear gold pelts with stunning rosetting, beautiful rosetted Snows and sparkling Silvers, whilst they retain the wild appearance they have the temperaments of loving family pets.

We were one of the first to import and show Bengals, and helped to write the first UK Standard of points for them . For many years we exhibited our Bengals 13 times a year at leading shows, including Jersey to inform the public and the Judges that the temperament of Bengals was the same as any other breed of cat.

We are small Bengal breeders and this is a hobby for us, so we are able to breed for quality and not quantity. Our Bengal females and kittens live in our home and are part of our family, (they are never caged outside). Kittens raised this way have the best temperaments. Many hours are spent playing, socializing and getting to know each kitten individually, as this will affect the rest of the kittens life, and their interactions with humans. We do not believe that kittens raised in outside pens, and breeders who breed so many kittens they have to employ staff to help, can have the same result. So do get in touch with us or come and see us.

Our Bengal kittens have been sent world wide including;- New Zealand, Russia, Norway, USA, Holland, Sweden, France, Germany, Egypt and Finland, to help progress the Bengal breed. We have always bred Bengals with the aim to develop and better the breed.

The studs we use have up to date pedigrees are fully rosetted with great definition, with wild head type and loving temperaments, from the best and newest 2009 USA and Canadian lines.

We specialise in black two tone and donut outlined rosetted Bengals with pale golden glittered pelts giving extreme contrast, together with a wild head type and markings, smallish rounded ears and long bodies. Many of our kittens also have lightened tummies. We also breed stunning rosetted sparkling silvers and Snows with rosettes and pearl dusting..

We have some of the newest Bengal lines. We bought in 3 new girls in 2008/9 with large donut rosetting and glittered pelts; a black donut rosetted girl, a glittered Silver (Sparkler) with jet black rosettes and to complete our little gang we have a fabulous blue eyed Snow girl with prominent rosetting and striking blue eyes.; all with a wild head type and good definition.

Our lines included the 'Abu' ALC line which was started by Bob Torquato of San Diego. Gaylee played a major role in developing this ALC line, by sending the only active F4 boy in the world back to the USA in 2001 when the ALC Abu died, to help them progress, thus securing this new ALC line for the future of the Bengal breed worldwide.

Our Bengals have won numerous GCCF Merits and Championship status around the world.

Gaylee bred the first 'GREAT EUROPEAN AND GREAT INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION: GAYLEE PRINCE HARRI' who achieved;-

1st UK bred Champion Bengal in UK and EEC

1st International Champion Bengal in the EEC and UK

1st Great International Champion Bengal in EEC/UK 95/6

1st European Champion Bengal in the EEC/UK 96/7 (this entailed 16 wins including 8 x 'Best in Show' & 2 x 'Best of Best' in 4 countries)

I was also breeder of;-

1st Snow Marble Champion in the UK 2000 (CA)

2007 Supreme Championship title and 'Best in Show' in New Zealand (TICA)

One of our studs also sired;-
'Best Adult' at the first USA Bengal Congress (TICA).

WE CAN AND HAVE EXPORTED BENGALS WORLDWIDE. (see our last 2 exported boys on my stud page already GRCH's and Supreme)

We are members of the GCCF, TICA and The Bengal Cat Club of Great Britain.

We are situated on the edge of Southampton only 5 minutes from Junction 13 of the M.3 and 10 mins. from the M.27, within easy reach of the South, the South West, London and the Midlands (Birmingham 2hrs). We are 10 minutes from Southampton Airport, 1 hr. from London Heathrow airport and one and a half hours from London Gatwick.