Our Sires

CH, Karello’s Who’s Your Daddy? – “Derzer”
Champion (CFA)
Sire: GC, BW, RW (CFA) IW, 13th Best Cat, SGC (TICA) MinusDeTails Northern Exposure
Dam: CH (CFA) Faerietail Black On Black
DOB: 12/16/2012

“Derzer” is solid black with long hair and is a rumpy riser. He’s one of our kittens from 2012. He’s been our main stud to date. Pictured here, he’s at his very first show, at the age of four. He completed six rings easily to earn his CFA Championship. He’s sweet and enjoyed the experience. He wasn’t thrilled about the hair dryer so his show career and competing was short lived. He’s still making beautiful, sweet babies toas part of Karello Cattery’s legacy line.

Karello’s Chunky Monkey – “Monkey”
Sire: CH, Who’s Your Daddy?
Dam: Karello’s Eris
DOB: 03/21/2022

“Monkey” is solid black with short hair and a full tail. He’s a young sire from my legacy line I’ve been breeding fantastic personalities and temperaments out of my favorite stud, PJ. For 16yrs, 3 generations, Monkey is PJs grand son. He’s young and has a lot of filling out to do but I have high hopes for what he’ll produce from his line for Karello Cattery in the future.

Upcoming Sire

Lazytail Odhran of Karello – “Orin”
Sire: GC Veranda Vie Victor of Lazytail
Dam: Lazytail Cali Del Rio
DOB: 09/24/2022

“Orin” is pure white, with long hair and a full tail. Orin is super sweet and was very well socialized when I got him. He loves attention and is very affectionate and friendly. I look forward to seeing how this boy matures, he’s big for his age. It was love at first sight with him.

Our Dams

Caitria Amber of Karello – “Amber”
Sire: GC, RW Maximus Decimus
Dam: Caitria’s Ruby
DOB: 12/01/2016

“Amber” is a calico, long hair, dock tail. She came to us along with her sister “Dottie” (now in a new Manx/Cymric breeding program in Canada) courtosy of Jim and Sandi Defoe in LaPort, Texas formerly of Caitria Cattery. She has an awesome long hair coat, beautiful, intense eye color and a quiet personality. She’s mother to Karello’s Ducky.

Karello’s Ducky – “Ducky”
Sire: CH, Karello’s Who’s Your Daddy?
Dam: Caitria’s Amber of Karello
DOB: 04/11/2020

“Ducky” is a tortoiseshell and white, long hair, rumpy. She’s one of our kittens from 2020. She’s grown up now and is having kittens of her own. She too has an awesome long hair coat like her mother, Amber. She came about her name because she often could be found standing in the water bowl playing and pawing as a kitten. She seemed more a duck, than a cat. She’s mother to Karello’s Roho Rogue and Remington.

Karello’s Roho Rogue – “Rogue”
Sire: Caitria’s Rudy O’Shay of Karello
Dam: Karello’s Ducky
DOB: 07/06/2021

“Rogue” is a red tabby, long hair, dimply rumpy. She’s one of our kittens from 2021. She’s a year old now and will be bred with her next heat cycle. I’m hoping for amazing kittens from this beauty. She has a silly personality like her mother Ducky. She’s a big girl like her grandmother Amber. She likes to run and play but also enjoys human interaction and lots of attention.

Upcoming Dam

Karello’s Topaz – “Topaz”
Sire: Karello’s Who’s Your Daddy?
Dam: Caitria’s Amber of Karello
DOB: 08/20/2022

“Topaz” is a calico, with long hair and a tail. She’s one of our kittens from 2022. She enjoys running around and playing and is very independent like her mother Amber. Lots more to come from her as she grows.

Past Sires

Caitria’s Rudy O’Shay of Karello – “Rudy”

Sire: Caitria’s Jack Frost
Dam: Caitria’s Mardi Gras
DOB: 03/08/2016

“Rudy” is a red tabby and white, short hair, rumpy riser. Rudy came to us courtesy of Sandi and Jim Defoe, formerly of Caitria Cattery in LaPort, Texas. He’s a talker, is a big boy, with a charming personality and made us nice kittens. He enjoys attention and a scratch on the cheek. Pictured above, he’s sporting his “stud pants”. He’s been with us since 2018 as our 2nd sire. It’s time to neuter Rudy and place him. To learn more about buying this retired breeder, look him up on our Available Adults pages.

GC, BW, RW, IW, SGC MinusDeTails Northern Exposure – “PJ”
Grand Champion, Breed Winner, Regional Winner (CFA)
International Winner, Supreme Grand Champion
13th Best International Cat (TICA)

Sire: GC, MinusDeTails Nacho Ordinaire
Dam: MinusDeTails X’s and O’s
DOB: 05/28/02

“PJ” is a black and white tuxedo with long hair and a rumpy riser. He came to us courtesy of Kay, Terry and Harley DeVilbiss of MinusDeTails cattery in Texas. PJ was given his nickname as a kitten from Dorothy Seils, Kay and Terry because of how closely resembled his grandfather; Down Pat. PJ stands for “Pat Jr”. We’re so proud of PJ, his babies and their accomplishments. We’re still breeding this line to date, it’s our “legacy line”. When you have a sound line, with boning, temperament and quality, why change.

(PJ began siring litters for Karello Cattery in January of 2006. His kittens have his fantastic boning, size and darling personality.)

CH, Briar-Brae My Black Sambo – “Bo Bo”
Champion (CFA)
Sire: GC, Castlemew’s St. Louis Blues
Dam: Greathouse Emily of Briar-Brae
DOB: 04/20/95

“Sambo” or “Bo Bo” is black with white lockets with a rumpy hi-riser. Sambo was our foundation male (sire we first began breeding with.) He sired many wonderful show cats and delightful, cherished pets over the 10 years we had him. We lost “Bo Bo” in March of 2006. He was the father to my favorite cats Sam and Tugger. PJ was then brought into our breeding program.

Karello Tony the Terrible – “Tony”
Sire: CH, Briar-Brae My Black Sambo
Dam: Briar-Brae Chi Chi
DOB: 03/21/96

“Tony” is a brown classic tabby, with short hair and a dock tail. He was from my foundation pair, their first litter and used for a short time as our 2nd stud. He was a very sweet, loving and affectionate boy, nothing like his name would indicate. After the loss of his father, Sambo and with the addition of PJ to our breeding program, Tony moved into retired stud status and was placed.

Past Dams

Branbarrel Stormy of Karello – “Stormy”
Sire: RW, GRC Branbarrel’s Lil Jack Slade
Dam: MinusDeTails Hot Mess of Branbarrel
DOB: 03/06/2017

“Stormy” is a tortoiseshell and white, long hair, dock tail. She came to us courtesy of Dorothy and Allen Seils in Austin, Texas, formerly of Branbarrel Cattery. Stormy loves attention is sweet and easy going. She has given us many wonderful kittens her time at Karello Cattery Rosco, Laxey and Arturo most recently. Stormy has been spayed and is being featured on our Available Adults page in search of her forever home.

Karello’s Eris – “Eris”
Sire: Caitria’s Rudy O’Shay of Karello
Dam: Branbarrel Stormy of Karello
DOB: 04/16/2020

“Eris” is tortoiseshell and white, with short hair and a tail. She is beautiful like her mother Stormy, and she knows it. She’s easy going and is certain she’s a Princess. She was spayed with her last litter March 21, 2022. She’s mother to Gideon, Monkey, Hannah, Gracie, Coco and Katness. She’s also featured on our Available Adults page looking for a forever home.

Karello’s Asteria – “Asteria”
Sire: Caitria’s Rudy O’Shay of Karello
Dam: Karello’s Renezmarae
DOB: 03/10/2018

“Asteria” is a tortoiseshell, with long hair and a stubby tail. She produced several quality litters for us with beautiful cats like Patchwork and Amalia. She was spayed in 2021 and retired to her forever home with her daughter Amalia.

Karello’s All That Jazz – “Jazz”
Sire: Caitria’s Rudy O’Shay of Karello
Dam: Caitria’s Wish On A Star of Karello
DOB: 04/19/2018

“Jazz” is a tortoiseshell and white, with short hair and a stubby tail. She was retired early due to delivery issues in 2021 and went to her forever home with Donna andher kitten Simon.

Karello’s Laxey – “Laxey”
Sire: Caitria’s Rudy O’Shay of Karello
Dam: Branbarrel Stormy of Karello
DOB: 07/21/2018

“Laxey” is a red tabby and white, long hair, dimple rumpy. She was very sweet and has gorgeous eyes. She had several litters with us and is now retired. She produced high quality kittens like Blaze and Arwen (pictured. She was spayed and lives with Arwen in their forever home.

Caitria Wish On A Star of Karello – “Star”
Sire: Caitria’s Jack Frost
Dam: CH, Caitria’s Fury Aisling
DOB: 07/10/2017

“Star” is a black and white, with short hair and is a dimple rumpy. She came to us not long after Amber and Dottie, also from Jim and Sandi Defoe of Laport, Texas, formerly of Caitria Cattery. She was shown briefly as a young adult, as a whole cat, she’s didn’t carry enough weight to compete. She’s retired from breeder for a higher calling, my emotional support cat. She was there with me when Tugger and Cindy Crawford crossed over Rainbow Bridge. She’s mother to Karello’s All That Jazz and Ciaran.

Caitria Peridot of Karello – “Dottie”
Sire: GC, RW Maximus Decimus
Dam: Caitria’s Ruby
DOB: 12/01/2016

“Dottie” is a black and white, dock tail, long hair. Dottie has an outgoing, busybody type of personality. She is lively and always underfoot. Her sister is Amber. Dottie has been placed in a newer breeding program with a new Manx breeder in Canada.

Karello’s Renezmarae – “Nezzy”
Sire: GC, BW, RW (CFA) IW 13th Best Cat, SGC (TICA) MinusDeTails Northern Exposure
Dam: CH (CFA) Faerietail Black On Black
DOB: 12/16/2012

“Nezzy” is a black and white, long hair, dimple rumpy. She has a happy personality and enjoys attention. She’s also very sweet like her littermate Derzer and can often be seen making biscuits with her paws when she walks, just like her father, PJ. Nezzy is still with us and is the Matriarch of our cattery.

CH, Faerietail Black on Black – “Bob”
Champion (CFA)
Sire: GC, Faerietail Dougal
Dam: Slieau Carriad Nicole
DOB: 08/20/2011

“Bob” is solid black, with long hair and is a dimple rumpy. She was shown when she was younger but decided she doesn’t enjoy being handled so much. Bob is one of our older, past breeding females and :Granny” to most of them. She has found her forever home with us and her half sister Miss .

GC, GP, BW Karello’s Cindy Crawford – “Cindy”
Sire: GC, BW, RW MinusDeTails Northern Exposure
Dam: Karello’s Aurora Borealis
DOB: 05/30/07
Granded: 02/17/08

“Cindy” is a tortoiseshell, smoke and white, long hair, dimple rumpy. She was a ONE SHOW GRAND, she earned 200 points at her first Champion show, which added the title of Grand Champion to her name. This title is often earned over several shows normally, so this is quit the accomplishment to have happen in just one show and her very first from moving out of Kitten Class. Later in that same show season (2007-2008) Cindy easily added Breed Winner (BW) to her titles, before reaching the age of a year old. April 2008, she kept going into heat when shown, so she was bred to PJ. April 2009 she was spayed and retired from breeding. Cindy was my princess, she went to Rainbow Bridge October of 2020 for nasal cancer after losing an eye. She’s missed to this day, I look forward to seeing her again someday.

GC, Karello’s Miss America – “Miss A”
Sire: GC, BW, RW MinusDeTails Northern Exposure
Dam: Karello’s Aurora Borealis
DOB: 05/30/07

“Miss A” is a tortoiseshell and white, long hair, rumpy. She’s littermate to GC, BW Karello’s Cindy Crawford. As a kitten she strutted around like she was hot stuff and she was a future Miss America. As time went by the name stuck. She’s quite the glamor girl, is sweet and has always been very easy going! She is mother to Karello’s WYD?. She still lives with me as of today at the ripe old age of 15 and is doing well.

Karello’s Aurora Borealis – “Aurora”
Sire: GC, BW Minusdetails Northern Exposure
Dam: LaBearer Red Hot Tumalle of Karello, DM
DOB: 03/15/06

“Aurora” is a tortoiseshell and white, long hair, stumpy/dock tail. She is a silly sprite who is as loving and affectionate as she looks. She never missed a chance to jump on or walk across your back when you bend over. GC, BW, Karello’s Cindy Crawford and Karello’s Miss America were produced in her first litter. She’s been retired and went with her niece Aria, to Canada to their forever home.

Karello’s Camouflage Queen – “Cami”
Sire: GC, BW, RW (CFA) IW 13th Best Cat, SGC (TICA) MinusDeTails Northern Exposure
Dam: Karello’s Calleigh Duquense
DOB: 03/19/06

“Cami” is a tortoiseshell with short hair and a docked tail. She is mother to Max, Reba, Baby Girl, Jackie, Tribbles, Lilo, Goliath and Bikini. She came from a large litter and was the last kitten to be adopted. My son fell in love with Cami, so she was kept and a part of our breeding program as well as my son’s beloved pet.

Karello’s Promises In The Dark – “Layla
Sire: GC, BW MinusDeTails Northern Exposure
Dam: Karello’s Ebony
DOB: 08/21/06

“Layla” is black with a white locket, has short hair and a dock tail. Layla had one litter and was spayed. She was placed in a wonderful loving forever home with her littermate, “Norton”.

Karello’s Sam’s Calleigh Duquesne – “Cali”
Sire: CH, Briar-Brae My Black Sambo
Dam: LaBearer Red Hot Tumalle of Karello, DM
DOB: 03/23/05

“Calleigh” is a calico with short hair and a stubby tail. She was one of my favorite girls. She was born in Tumalle’s third litter. She was very sweet and really easy going. She always had 5 kittens in her litters and never lost a kitten. She produced the same style and quality of kittens as her Dam, Tumalle. She’s mother to Karello’s Odin, Cowboy and Saphira.

Karello’s Painted Lady – “Painted Lady”
Sire: Karello Tony The Terrible
Dam: Tahame’s Lilly of Karello
DOB: 07/24/05

“Lady” is a brown patched tabby, short hair with a dock tail. She’s full sister, different litter, to Ebony. She is easy going and friendly. She lived on the west coast with another breeder for a while. She’s Dam to Faerietail Liam. Lady was spayed and placed in the perfect retirement home.

Karello’s Sam’s Fayre Amoura – “Amoura”
Sire: CH, Briar-Brae My Black Sambo
Dam: LaBearer Red Hot Tumalle of Karello, DM
DOB: 03/08/04

“Amoura” is a tortoiseshell with a white locket, short hair and a stubby tail. She’s litter mate to Sam and Tugger and mother to Sugar Britches and Music Man.

Karello’s Ebony – “Ebony”
Sire: Karello’s Tony The Terrible
Dam: Tahame’s Lilly of Karello
DOB: 03/31/04

“Ebony” is black with a white locket, short hair, dock tail. She was a beautiful surprise out of Tahame’s Lilly who we never thought would get pregnant, but she did. She had several litters for us and was retied to live with her forever family where she had a long, pampered life, full of love and understanding with Lori and Andy. Andy contacted me many years later to let me know Ebony had crossed over Rainbow Bridge and was sadly missed.

LaBearer Red Hot Tumalle of Karello, DM – “Tumalle”
Distinguished Merit Award Winner (CFA)
Sire: GC, MinusDeTails General Patton
Dam: LaBearer’s Bit-Of-Honey
DOB: 06/30/99

“Tumalle” is red tabby and white, with short hair and a stumpy tail. Tumalle came to Karello Cattery 09/07/01. She produced fantastic show cats and highly sought-after pets. I loved this cat, we shared the same adoration for each other. She was so sweet and affectionate; it shows in every one of her pictures. She passed her great personality onto her kittens along with that sweet expression and great confirmation I love to breed for. She was mother to my 2 favorite cats, Sam and Tugger, as well as Amoura, Calleigh and many others. She was spayed in February 2008 and placed shortly thereafter in her forever home.

Tumalle earned the Distinguished Merit award title given in CFA to a cat which has produced the required number of Grand Champions, Grand Premiers or Distinguished Merit cats. The required number for females is 5, the required number for males is 15 then, recently changed to 10. Below you will see the 5 cats Tumalle (and Sambo) produced to earn the titles Grand Champion or Grand Premier that qualified Tumalle for a Distinguished Merit award.

Tumalle’s (5) Distinguished Merit Award Grands

GC, RW, Karello’s Sam’s I Am of Briar-Brae – “Sammy”
Sire: CH, Briar-Brae My Black Sambo
DOB: 04/28/03
Granded: 02/07/04

2. GP, Karello’s Sam’s Bella Luna – “Luna”
Sire: CH, Briar-Brae My Black Sambo
DOB: 04/28/03
Granded: 07/30/05

3. GC, GP, RW, Karello’s Play It Again Sam’s – “Sam”
Sire: CH, Briar-Brae My Black Sambo
DOB: 03/08/04
Granded: 11/27/04
Granded: 04/01/06

4. GP, Karello’s Sam’s Rum Tum Tugger – “Tugger”
Sire: CH, Briar-Brae My Black Sambo
DOB: 03/08/04
Granded: 05/07/05

5. GP, Karello’s Sam’s Purrgus McKitty – “Gus”
Sire: CH, Briar-Brae My Black Sambo
DOB: 03/23/05
Granded:12/20/05

End Tumalle’s (5) Distinguished Merit Award Grands

Tahame’s Lilly of Karello – “Lilly”
Sire: CH, Tahame’s Black Label
Dam: CH, GC, Casdelon’s Celestial of Tahame
DOB 05/17/99

“Lilly” is a tortoiseshell, with short hair and a dock tail. Lilly became available to our breeding program courtesy of Sherman Ross of Tahame Cattery. Sherman, who bred Manx for 25 years is now retired. However, he still finds time to contribute much to the breed and its breeders. Lilly’s stay with us was short but she gave us Ebony, Painted Lady, Sherman, Brix and Fox to name a few. Lilly was spayed and placed in 2006 as a beloved pet.

LaBearer’s Lady In Red of Karello – “Lady”
Sire: LaBearer Georgie Pordgy
Dam: Idletyme Midnight Sun
DOB: 9/30/96

“Lady” is a red tabby, with short hair and a docked tail. Her kittens were some of our most memorable and cherished to date. To name a few, they were Oliver, Cami, Whimsey, Tallulah, Peeper and our beloved Samson. Samson was my daughter’s favorite cat she grew up with. He lived to be 15yrs old before crossing over to Rainbow Bridge.

Slieau Snowy of Karello – “Snowy”
Sire:
Dam:
DOB: 00/00/00

“Snowy” is solid white, with short hair and a docked tail. She had a silly personality and was a lot of fun to have around. She’s mother to Yoda, Amadalla, Cracker and Lilly. She came to us courtesy Shirley Hemmingway in North Carolina, formerly of Slieu Cattery. Manx of our Manx breeders have retired from breeding or passed on. Each year our bred has less and less breeders and becomes ever more so rare. When I began breeding Manx, I never imagine I’d be breeding longer than most of the breeders I looked up to at that time. But here I am, nearly 30 years into breeding this wonderful breed, that I’m so proud of and has changed my life completely.

Briar-Brae Chi Chi of Karello – “Chi Chi”
Sire: Briar-Brae Macho Man
Dam: Briar-Brae Gretchen
DOB: 10/10/94

“Chi Chi” is a brown tabby with short hair and a docked tail. She was Karello Cattery’s foundation (first) breeding female. She came from my dear friend and mentor, Barbara St. Georges in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, formerly of Briar-Brae Cattery. Pictured here with her first litter, 5 brown tabbies. Rolley, Tony, Katrena, Cordelia and Selena.

“I have felt cats rubbing their faces against mine and touching my cheek with claws carefully sheathed. These things, to me, are expressions of love.” – James Herriot