Breeder of third generation Minuet and Minuet Tall cats, the pride of cat lovers, and the kings and queens of the cat world.
Tiny Lions Napoleons has always been invested in the development of the Minuet (Napoleon) breed. We were there when Minuets were only allowed to show in Advanced New Breed class. We were there when they were accepted into championship in TICA, and have made it a point to continue to show our cats. We are now spearheading the effort to get the Minuet Talls accepted into Adult Championship. Showing allows us to educate the public on what Minuets are and to let people handle these beautiful cats. We also enjoy competing in the cat world and getting Minuets acknowledged as stunning cats among all other cats.
We are personally proud to show our accomplishments in the form of Awards and Titles, as well as to congratulate those kittens we sent on to their new homes in their accomplishments if they showed. So, without further ado, here are our champion cats.
International Winner (IW)/Regional Winner (RW) and Supreme-
Claude is our only stud and male. He showed only a few times before he went to breeding. He is currently retired from showing.
2017 Regional Winner, Best Minuet Kitten (SC Region)
2018 Regional Winner, 14th Best LH Cat (SC Region)
2019 International Winner, Best Chocolate Mackerel Tabby/White Minuet LH of the Year
2019 Regional Winner, Best Chocolate Mackerel Tabby/White Minuet LH of the Year (SC Region)
2019 Regional Winner, Third Best Minuet LH of the Year (SC Region)
2020 Regional Winner, Best Chocolate Mackerel Tabby/White Minuet LH of the Year (SC Region)
2020 Regional Winner, Second Best Minuet LH of the Year (SC Region)
2020 International Winner, Best Chocolate Mackerel Tabby/White Minuet LH of the Year
Claude was re-
IW/RW BW Supreme Grand Champion Alter (SGCA) Catrice Purrgeron of Tiny Lions (Katy)
Katy was our special needs cat. Even with a heart problem, she was an extremely tough little girl who thrived on competition. She was altered because of her health issues, but we showed her because she was not frail. We will continue to show her for as long as possible.
2018 Regional Winner, Best Minuet LH Kitten of the Year (SC Region) 2019 International Winner, Best Minuet LH Alter
2019 Regional Winner, Best Minuet LH Alter (SC Region)
2019 Regional Winner, Best Minuet LH of the Year (SC Region)
2019 Regional Winner, Best Chocolate Lynx Point/White Minuet LH of the Year (SC Region)
2020 Regional Winner, Best Minuet Longhair Alter of the Year (SC Region)
2020 Regional Winner, Sixth Best Alter of the Year (SC Region)
2020 International Winner, Best Minuet Longhair Alter of the Year
Here ends Katy’s show accomplishments. She passed away on May 25, 2020, from complications of her health issues. She was an amazing cat and companion. I will forever have tears for her.
RW Quad-
We showed Ellie for a few shows before she retired to have a family. She had a few litters but then showed difficulty in conceiving. I take her out every once in a while just for companionship at shows. Eventually, I will spay her and show her in Alter Class.
2019 International Winner, Best Chocolate Silver Mackerel Tabby/White Minuet LH of the Year
2019 Regional Winner, Second Best Minuet LH of the Year (SC Region)
2019 Regional Winner, Best Chocolate Silver Mackerel Tabby/White Minuet LH of the Year
2020 Regional Winner, Best Chocolate Silver Mackerel Tabby/White Minuet LH of the Year (SC Region)
2020 Regional Winner, Third Best Minuet LH of the Year (SC Region)
2020 International Winner, Best Chocolate Silver Mackerel Tabby/White Minuet LH of the Year
2021 Regional Winner, Third Best Minuet LH of the Year (SC Region)
2021 International Winner, Best Chocolate Silver Mackerel Tabby/White Minuet LH of the Year
Ellie was retired from breeding and spayed. She was gifted to a friend who fell in love with her and she is now her new mom’s heart cat. Ellie now shows in Alter class with her new mom.
IW/BW Supreme Grand Champion (SGC) Blueskies Sydney Clawsby of Tiny Lions (Sydney)
Sydney is one of our pride and joys in showing. She is an astounding example of a Minuet and has proven it in the show ring. She is currently a supreme grand champion, the highest title a cat can receive. She is the #1 Minuet LH Internationally of 2020. We bred her before the 2019-
2019 Regional Winner, Best Minuet LH Kitten of the Year (SC Region)
2020 Regional Winner, Best Red Lynx Point Minuet LH of the Year (SC Region)
2020 Regional Winner, Third Best Longhair Cat of the Year (SC Region)
2020 Regional Winner, Seventh Best Cat of the Year (SC Region)
2020 Regional Winner, Best Minuet LH of the Year (SC Region)
2020 International Winner, Best Red Lynx (Tabby) Point Minuet LH of the Year
2020 International Winner, Best Minuet LH of the Year
2021 International Winner, Best Red Lynx (Tabby) Point Minuet LH of the Year
2022 Regional Winner, Second Best Minuet Longhair of the Year (SC Region)
2022 Regional Winner, Best Red Lynx (Tabby) Point Minuet LH of the Year (SC Region)
2023 Regional Winner, Third Best Minuet Longhair of the Year (SC Region)
2023 Regional Winner, Best Red Lynx Point Minuet Longhair of the Year (SC Region)
2023 International Winner, Best Red Lynx (Tabby) Point Minuet LH of the Year
2024 Regional Winner, Third Best Minuet Longhair Alter of the Year (SC Region)
Sydney only goes to local shows when we want to help a club out with cat counts.
IW/RW SGM (Supreme Grand Master) Queen Josephine of Tiny Lions
Josie is a full-
2020 Regional Winner, Fifth Best Household Pet of the Year (SC Region)
2020 International Winner, Fifteenth Best Household Pet of the Year
2021 Regional Winner, Sixteenth Best Household Pet of the Year (SC Region)
Josie was re-
Tiny Lions Napoleons’ Accomplishments and Titles
Our Kittens’ Accomplishments and Titles
Most kittens have gone to pet homes, and while they can show, many have not been shown. I know of a few recent kittens that went to homes that want to show, but because of Covid, they are waiting for shows in Colorado to begin again.
IW SGM (Supreme Grand Master) Tiny Lions Duchess Noel
Duchess Noel (Duchess) is one of Claude and Bing’s babies and is a stunning cat. Because she is a Minuet Tall she cannot show in championship at this time and was forced to show in Household Pet. It took only a short while for her to reach her Supreme Grand Master title because she is absolutely and unbelievably gorgeous. Her human dad, William Feigt, proudly shows her and is going for the gold with her. No doubt, he has a good chance to make this beauty an international winner.
2020 Regional Winner, Best Household Pet of the Year (SC Region)
2020 International Winner, 2nd Best Household Pet of the Year
Duchess did receive her Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022.
IW/BW RW Supreme Grand Champion (SGC) Pawcity Alexis Ovechkitten (Lexie)
Lexie is our newest show girl. Like Sydney, she is perfection, with a to-
2021 International Winner, Twelfth best Longhair Cat of the Year
2021 Regional Winner, Best Minuet LH Kitten of the Year (SC Region)
2021 Regional Winner, Fifth Best Kitten of the Year (SC Region)
2021 Regional Winner, Best Chocolate Lynx Point/White of the Year (SC Region)
2021 Regional Winner, Second Best Longhair Cat of the Year (SC Region)
2021 Regional Winner, Fifth Best Cat of the Year (SC Region)
2021 International Winner, Second Best Minuet LH Kitten of the year
2021 International Winner, Best Minuet LH of the Year
2021 International Winner, Twelfth Best Longhair Cat of the Year
2021 International Winner, Best Chocolate Lynx (Tabby) Point/White Minuet LH of the Year
2022 Regional Winner, Second Best Longhair Cat of the Year (SC Region)
2022 Regional Winner, Ninth Best Cat of the Year (SC Region)
2022 Regional Winner, Best Minuet LH of the Year (SC Region)
2023 Regional Winner, Thirteenth Best Cat of the Year (SC Region)
2023 Regional Winner, Fourth Best Longhair Cat of the Year (SC Region)
2023 Regional Winner, Best Minuet Longhair of the Year (SC Region)
2023 Regional Winner, Best Chocolate Lynx Point/White Minuet LH of the Year (SC Region)
2023 International Winner, Second Best Minuet LH of the Year
2023 International Winner, Best Chocolate Lynx (Tabby) Point/White Minuet LH of the Year
2024, Regional Winner, Second Best Minuet Longhair of the Year (SC Region)
2024, Regional Winner, Best Chocolate Lynx Point/White Minuet Longhair of the Year (SC Region)
2024, International Winner, Best Chocolate Lynx Point/White Minuet Longhair of the Year
IW RW SGM (Supreme Grand Master) Lady Byng of Vimy
Bing is also a full-
2021 Regional Winner, Ninth Best Household Pet of the Year (SC Region)
2022 Regional Winner, Fifth Best Household Pet of the Year (SC Region)
2023 Regional Winner, Eighth Best Household Pet of the Year (SC Region)
2023 International Winner, Seventeenth Best Household Pet of the Year
2024 Regional Winner, Tenth Best Household Pet of the Year (SC Region)
This is likely Bing’s last show accomplishment. At 9 years old, she is over it. She has enough accomplishments to receive her Lifetime Achievement award. I just have to apply for it.
RW Tiny Lions Asia Marie
Asia Marie is one of Ellie’s and Claude’s babies, and she is the spitting image of her momma. A true look-
At our show in Colorado Springs, Asia Marie went up against the best kittens competing. She got three finals and one of them was a Best Kitten. She is truly a beauty and if she continues to show as a cat, she is sure to do fantastic. She is living with her new mom in Albuquerque, NM, where she is just a happy cat.
Our Previous Cats’ Accomplishments and Titles
Triple Grand Champion Kitten Smitten Peter Furrsburg (Peter)
Peter is our new stud and he started his show career as a kitten. He ended the 2022-
2023 Regional Winner, Second Best Minuet Longhair of the Year (SC Region)
2023 Regional Winner, Best Minuet Longhair Kitten of the Year (SC Region)
2023 Regional Winner, Best Seal Point/White Minuet Longhair of the Year (SC)
2023 International Winner, Best Minuet LH Kitten of the Year
2023 International Winner, Best Seal Point/White Minuet LH of the Year
2024 Regional Winner, Best Minuet Longhair of the Year (SC Region)
2024 Regional Winner, Second Best Longhair Cat of the Year (SC Region)
2024 Regional Winner, Eighth Best Cat of the Year (SC Region)
2024 Regional Winner, Best Seal Point/White Minuet LH of the Year (SC Region)
2024 International Winner, Best Minuet Longhair of the Year
2024 International Winner, Best Seal Point/White Minuet LH of the Year
RW Tiny Lions Oliver Thomas
Oliver is one of Lexie’s first babies and he went home with only 6 of his 9 lives. He lived in an oxygen tent for several weeks of his early life with aspiration pneumonia. But because his spirit to live was so strong, he got through it and went home to a loving woman who was strongly–and still is–bonded to him.
Oliver’s mom graciously let me take him for the weekend to Blackwell, OK for a show in order to show a cat of my own breeding. This was a requirement to apply to the judging program. I only had to get him to grand champion and Oliver doubled that in one show. He got his Double Grand Championship in Blackwell. That is likely his one and only show of his life, even though he made a hit at it.
2024 Second Best Minuet Longhair Alter of the Year (SC Region)
2024 Third Best Minuet Longhair Alter of the Year (International)