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F1 Savannahs

 

This is Pepper, our F1-Savannah male. He was born in April 2001 and he is about nine months old in these pictures. We got him from Dale in the beginning of October last year, when he was six months old. That is older than normal for a kitten to be shipped to his new owner, but we had to wait such a long time to get him to Germany where pepper is living now.
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I would like to start off by saying thank you Select Exotics for everything you've done for me, I couldn't be happier. This all started one night when I was looking online for exotic cats. After searching for a while I came across a website that was all about savannahs. I looked through all the breeders sites and I also contacted a few of them. Most of the breeders I talked to were very unprofessional and didn't help me out at all. I then called Select Exotics, the one's I should have called first. 
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F2 Savannahs
We purchased our F2 Savannah from Select Exotics about 2 years ago. Working with Holly and Dale on the selection of the one for us was a great experience – they covered needs, care and tried their best to prep us for what life would now be like living with an F2 Savannah. It was very evident that Holly and Dale’s hybrid cat program at Select Exotics was miles above and beyond any other in the world. There was no question in our minds about which breeder we should choose. 
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Bentley is beautiful and has the best personality. He comes when you call him and he follows me everywhere, he is always at the door when we come home, and gives us plenty of kisses. He loves to fetch and likes water.

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  Boomerang is enjoying his second summer here in Whitefish Montana! He has 10 acres to play on and rules this like a Lion king!!

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   Lightning – “What a Cat.”
 
In Thailand there is a Buddhist temple, called Tiger Temple, where the monks live with tigers. One of these is named Lightning- our Savannah F2 male is named after this wildcat, because he is an incredible combination of intelligence and wild independence, coupled with a love of people and an almost fierce loyalty to his family.
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Life with Sagwa:
She has endless energy-whether it is the middle of the afternoon or the middle of the night and will expect you to play. We have found that if you wear Sagwa out a half hour before family bedtime you may get a full nights rest. She will let you know when she is tired when she lays down and at times pants like a dog. She prefers the real fur wrapped mouse type of toy and as soon as one is worn out by her we replace it. Immediately the new toy is taken by Sagwa and carried throughout the house with it in her mouth with a low growl as if to say this is my kill.
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Tanga and I just realised that we did not give you any news since we arrived in France. We have been busy taking control of the house and educating the people and animals living there. At the beginning, Catherine and Thierry thought they would be able to command us , you know how naive those French people are, so we had to set the base of a good healthy relationships : cats command,human obey
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Living on a farm, Montu has been exposed to a lot of outdoor activity. He is funny about what he likes to do, and what he doesn't. He doesn't climb trees, but he loves to act the true savannah cat and crouch in tall grass to ambush us when we walk by. The horses are WAY to big to interest him, but there is no fear. He simply walks around them to follow us. Our sand arena is a huge play box for all the cats.
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Rhumba is by far the most affectionate animal we have ever experienced! The first day he came home, he would give us little head butts and kisses! He loves to sleep on our shoulders as close to your neck as he can press himself. Within the first week of taking control of our lives, he would come to us when his name was called or we would go to him when he called for us.
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 I'm often asked "so what's it like?" when I mention to someone that we are sharing our home and our lives with an F-2 Savannah cat. There is one word I've used more consistently than any word in describing our life with "Bhodie". And that is EXTREME.
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 I have to admit I had no idea what I was getting into when I bought Shango - he was actually purchased as a companion for our puppy. When I picked him up from the airport, I was immediately in love. He was out and exploring his new home as soon as I opened the crate. No fear, no aggression, just curiosity and affection. We named him after the African god of storms and thunder because it poured non-stop that entire day.
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Max is unstoppable! Anything he takes an interest in he will investigate. Tonight at supper he had to run up on the table and check out the scraps. He had steak! He ate it like he had been eating it for years, never thought about it twice. He was growling his head off the whole time. We had to stop him so we could cut it up for him.
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Tony is the most gorgeous "puddytat" and the most spoiled cat in the WORLD - He has a tree, a tunnel, a wheel, several balls, assorted furry things and two flying feathers. He will be huge - obviously still growing - he pulled off the foil on the turkey while it was still on our center counter!
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I named my F2 Savannah "Oji" which means "Bearer of Gifts" in an African dialect. To this day his namesake holds true. Potential Buyers be aware!!! When they say the Savannah is an extreme cat, do NOT underestimate this statement! These cats do not understand the definition of moderation.
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F3 Savannahs
Thanks to Select Exotics for giving me the right advice and my new best friend.  When I started looking at Savannah cats my wife and son thought I had finally succumbed to old age and totally lost my mind.  Although we had talked about a second cat no one thought we were talking about spending several thousand dollars.  After much research I found that a Savannah cat was really the cat that I wanted with the next step being to find the right breeder.  Again I did considerable research and the breeder that I kept coming back to was Select Exotics.  I can now say that I made the right choice in bringing a Savannah into our home and further made the correct choice in the breeder. 
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 This is our nine month old savannah boy, doctor. He came into our family only a few short months ago and quickly made himself at home with our other 3 cats and 1 dog. He adjusted to car rides and walking on a leash so well that we are practically inseparable.
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Well Leo is doing great! He weighs 14.2 lbs. at 8 months.  All I can is say WOW, what a great cat. We no longer have mini blinds in the house. He loves to run and jump into the middle of them just to destroy anything in his way. He is a celebrity at Petco.  It is at least an hour visit each time we go there.
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F4 Savannahs
 I picked up Oliver in November of 2007 in Chicago.  Holly and Dale were nice enough to bring him to the airport for me.  I really didn't know what to expect, I had seen pictures via the website and some other photos Holly had sent me.  When i saw him, and how little he was, it took my breath away!  He was absolutely gorgeous!  We spent the next couple of hours together waiting for the flight home.  Right away I believe we bonded, it really was "love at first sight"!
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The moment we learned about Savannahs we wanted to own one of them. After carefully researching breeders we chose Dale and Holly with Select Exotics. After owning two Bengals, we realize that having a good relationship with the breeder is vital. The importance of talking with the breeder in the future regarding advice is very important and Dale and Holly met these requirements.

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F1 Safaris
"That face could light up a city!" I was looking at a photo on Dale and Holly's website. It was love at first sight, and I was passionately head over heels. From the corner of my eye, I could see this kitten cavorting in the hallway. She whispered her name, "Serena," and moved in with me that night even though it would be several weeks before Dale and Holly actually carried her into our home.
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Bengals
It's been a few weeks since I sent pictures. Seti is doing very well! He has switched to dry food quite nicely. I suppose if it's good for his big sister then it's good for him too. He will only eat from her dish. My other cat doesn't seem to be too bothered by this.
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