Visage Manx

03/16/2026

GC Beckn Nightflash of Colette in Larry Atkinson’s AB final this weekend in Lawrence, KS.

02/09/2026

I’m really very proud of my SH Manx boy GC Beckn Nightflash of Colette “aka” Oreo. He made 6th best AB in Pam Bassett’s ring today in Wichita, KS. He’s a beautiful cat.

11/10/2025

Rachel Anger’s AB final

11/10/2025

11/10/2025

We had a really great show this past weekend in Seguin, TX with our black & white SH Manx boy GC Beckn Nightflash of Colette! “Oreo” was called back to 5 of the 6 finals-

08/17/2025

Here’s another pic of Ranger- he’s a beautiful, big boy.

08/17/2025

Looking for a home for Ranger- LH Manx 6 year old neutered boy. He has a new rabies. His previous owner is ill and no longer able to care for him. A single cat home preferred or a home with a small cat friendly dog. His owner had a Frenchy that was Ranger’s best friend. Good with kids and very loving. Located in Austin currently - small rehoming fee, you pay for transportation if not within driving distance.

06/30/2025

Fetching in the Manx breed is very common. Post below it your Manx will fetch!

Felines who fetch are an evolutionary mystery, Katherine J. Wu wrote in 2023. https://theatln.tc/8zSVUsBF

When her cat Calvin retrieved a yarn puff that Wu’s husband had offhandedly tossed across the apartment, Wu was “gobsmacked.” But Calvin, it turns out, isn’t that much of an exception. Cats that fetch are a minority, but not an extreme minority. Though data on the topic are limited, one 1986 study found that nearly 16 percent of cats reportedly fetch. Newer data suggest that the percentage might be higher.

Repeatedly retrieving a single object isn’t a regular occurrence in the wild; domestic dogs fetch because we bred them to do so, Wu writes. But if fetching seems to come naturally to a subset of felines, that would make sense from an evolutionary perspective. “Fetching is just a sequence of four behaviors: looking, chasing, grab-biting, and returning,” an evolutionary biologist explained to Wu. “Versions of the first three are already built into predators’ classic hunting repertoire.” The returning part of fetching could be drawn from feline mothers’ habit of bringing live prey back to their kittens to teach them how to hunt, or moving food to a safer area to eat, a behavior seen in both feline sexes.

Most fetching seen in felines seems to be initiated by the felines themselves, not, as with dogs, by humans. Both cats and dogs love a good chase, “but the average canine probably gets much more of a thrill out of obeying and pleasing us,” Wu continues. “The weirdness of cat-fetching can make it all the more special to the people lucky enough to experience it for themselves … Calvin needs me for a lot of things—food, water, tooth-brushings, veterinary care. But when he explicitly invites me to play with him, I’m transported to a part of his universe that feels especially intimate. He is choosing to have fun but also expressing that he’d prefer to do it with me.“

📸: Getty

04/08/2025

I’m happy to announce that Beckn’s Nightflash of Colette granded at the CFA Cow Hill Cat Show in Longview, TX this past weekend! I affectionately call him Oreo. He’s such a sweetheart and full of personality. Thank you Linda Beck for breeding this boy and Thank you Travis Black for allowing me to show him. I think he’s pretty special.

04/05/2025

We’re here at the Cow Hill Cat Club CFA show in Longview, TX. With the most adorable Manx Ever!

04/01/2025

Great show in Gonzales,LA for CH Beckn Nightflash of Colette “aka: Oreo”! Thank you to the judges who finaled him!