I'm Patricia Hawk and I've been a cat fancier and breeder for 21 years.

I live in beautiful Deland, Central Florida, with my husband John, where we have been for the past 12 years. My cattery name is made up from the first two letters of our last and first names.

I have bred Persians, Manx's, American Shorthairs and now, the wonderful Sphynx - is that going from one extreme to the other, or what?

I have recently been appointed to the breed council, and I look forward to the task at hand.

My first experience was with breeding and raising Persians. I started with Shaded Silvers, then Black Smokes, followed by the wonderful Tabbies.

In 1995 I became enamoured with American Shorthairs, so I stopped breeding Persians and started a small American Shorthair breeding program. Two years later I added an equally small Manx breeding program. 

In early 2002, following a two year waiting period, I acquired my first Sphynx, thereby starting a love affair with this most interesting and wonderful breed.

I have had a very successful Cat Show career and to date have made over 60 Grand Champions, among them several National and Regional winners.

I am a proud member of the Cat Fanciers Association in which I have started 3 affiliate clubs. I currently produce a yearly cat show called Tropical Cats Inc.