4-legged Team
Mr. Bojangles (known as Bo)
Named after one of Robbie William’s cover version songs named “Mr Bojangles”, this adorable male was the first ragdoll to be introduced to Malta as part of a breeding programme. He was in fact the start of Fishbone Ragdolls back in February 2009. He is the cheerleader of the house; the one that teases the other cats encouraging them to play. He loves being pampered and enjoys all the attention given to him. He trusts any person that walks through the door and immediately greets everyone. Mr Bo simply adores chicken and jumps on the kitchen unit as soon as he smells it.
Although Bo doesn’t make himself seen or heard much on Pink Panther (he’s usually sleeping on Nevise’s chair or somewhere in the background), at home he’s truly heard when another male invades his territory.
Nonetheless he’s the protagonist to introduce Petra to Nevise and create this wonderful friendship between both couples and that is definitely a reason for a little extra love and attention!
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Grace Kelly (known as Grace)
Grace is everyone’s pride and joy, especially her owners’ : Petra & Mauro! She is Magic’s sister, from Fishbone Ragdolls’ first litter, but the 2 complete opposites in character. Unlike Magic’s calmness, Grace is a true mischief. Nonetheless she still manages to bring out her ladylike side especially when Koren dedicates a special dress or outfit for her. You see her immediately strutting in front of the camera as if she’s seriously posing.
At home she’s incredibly playful and runs as soon as she hears the feather wand or a bouncing ping pong ball. She usually wakes up for pampering in the middle of the night and doesn’t rest until she wakes someone up with her purring. To ensure she reaches her goal, she lies on Petra’s pillow until she gets her deserved attention.
Grace is the first choice for any particular recording session or photoshoot. She’s a natural poser.
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Crazy Diamond (known as Magic)
Magic is Nevise’s pride and joy and this is reflected in his character – literally a floppy ragdoll who weakens at every little bit of attention and pampering dedicated to him. He is Grace’s brother from Fishbone’s Ragdolls’ first litter born in September 2009.
Nevise was always attracted to ragdolls, but the moment she met this little fellow, she fell head over heels about him. Having already 8 cats at home, she thought she would have a difficult task to convince Pierre to get him, however it didn’t take more than a look and Magic was the 9th furry member in the Borg family’s household.
Needless to say, Magic gets a lot of attention both on the set and off and he’s truly a spoilt raggy. At home he’s the teaser to the rest of the cats around him and simply loves to puddle in his water bowl, but one innocent look from him is enough to melt anyone’s heart and that’s how he gets away with his hidden mischief.
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Mr Brightside (known as Sky)
Sky is the new addition to Fishbone Ragdolls, who has arrived in Malta after a long journey from Washington D.C in June 2010. This will be his first appearance on Pink Panther and public appearance in general and everyone is excited to see how it goes. Sky is a big talker and this was demonstrated from the very beginning, so introducing him to the set and the rest of the team members might pose a challenge!
At only 7 months of age, Sky is a big boy, but still a gentleman at heart. He truly adores Grace and is her dedicated playmate. He carries such a positive aura around him and the love he has to give is truly immense, purring constantly at anyone.
Good luck for a successful career with One and Pink Panther just like the rest of your team mates.
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Mose’ and Jimmy were both stray / abandoned dogs. Mose’ was found in August 2005, he used to roam the streets of Fgura: dirty, hungry, thirsty and covered in fleas and ticks with cuts and bruises all over his body. Koren noticed him and started feeding him and offering him clean water. He soon decided that Koren’s front garden was a safe place and although he went roaming around he always returned in her front garden and in the evening stayed on her doorstep crying and howling waiting to be let in. After 5 days, Koren & her husband decided to adopt him. They took him to the vet and after a lot of baths and healthy food, he turned into the handsome Mose’ that we all know. Jimmy joined the family 18months later. He was picked up from Siggiewi, in a pitiful state, matted from head to toe. He was taken to the Island Sanctuary where he was shaved and given shelter. He cried all the time and the volunteers soon realized that this tiny dog was not going to adapt himself to the sanctuary life and so he needed to be homed asap. Therefore they asked Koren if she would like to adopt him and that was the end of his dirty matted days.
Both Jimmy and Mose’ now live the grand life but they also work hard. They go to work with Koren every day, they model, they do photo shoots, they go to schools to raise animal awareness, they attend charity events and endure a lot of pampering, petting and delicious treats!
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Jadis was born on 29th June 2007, and her full name is Ibtisem Jadis Jo. She is known as Queen Jadis, the white witch in the film the Chronicles of Narnia who is played by Tilda Swinton.
Jadis is a border collie and she is very sweet natured, and is very good at obedience and agility. She has taken part in many dog shows locally and has won several times the Best of Breed, and also the Best Puppy in Breed. Jadis has also been awarded the puppy group certificate from the Good Citizen Dog Scheme (an obedience based test). She enjoys sprinting and could go on and on for a very long time without stopping. Jadis loves playing frisbee, fetch and also swimming.
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Caspian was born on 4th December 2009 in the wonderful Angus Glens in Scotland. He was born ina very large litter of 12 puppies.
Caspian’s real name is Borderbrook Xmas Snow, but we call him Prince Caspian to keep on with the theme from the Chronicles of Narnia.
Caspian is has a completely different personality from Jadis and is a bit more mischievous than she is. He also enjoys playing with the ball a lot, but he mostly enjoys his food and his drink. Caspian is very active and since he is still a puppy he has boundless energy, and loves playing around with other dogs, and with anything that he can get his paws on.
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Keira is a Labrador/Pitbull cross breed who is about 3 years old. She was adopted from the Animal Welfare Department in January 2011 after the Dog Walk organised by Pink Panther. Unlike the poor perception that is widespread about pitbulls, Keira is a very sweet natured dog, who is very fond of human affection. She is a very placid girl, and although she has a tough looking exterior, she is a very gentle spirit, and although she had been through a terrible ordeal before she was rescued by the Animal Welfare Department, she has shown a willingness to trust humans, and is showing a great deal of love towards everybody. Her tail never stops wagging, is very playful, and she loves spending time with Jadis and Caspian (even though they have too much energy for her).
Keira is one of those dogs that has taught both Denise and Bernard a lot about dogs, and she has also taught us all the truth behind the saying ‘Never judge a book by its cover’ because irrespective of her tough looks which she inherited from the pitbull side, Keira is one of the most loving and gentle dogs in the world, and she is charming in her own special way.
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Fishbone Vanilla Fields, or ‘Vinny’ as he is lovingly called, is an adorable 6-month old kitten from Fishbone’s last litter born in April 2011. He was chosen from among 7 kittens in his litter to remain with Petra & Mauro Gasan and their other cats.
Vinny has a very loving character and pleasing personality. He is very playful and a teaser to the other cats most of the times. He was tried during Pink Panther’s first recording this year and proved to be a natural in front of the cameras, also acting very friendly to the other cats and dogs present in the studio.
Vinny’s main attribute is his ‘kiss’…he kisses anything and anyone that comes close to him and believe me, his stingy tongue is a natural scrub!
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Galatea was born in August 2010 in Warsaw and arrived in Malta to join Fishbone Ragdolls last January 2011.
As her name reflects in Greek mythology “object of desire” she is truly beautiful and melts every heart she encounters. She is gorgeous and loving and fills everywhere she goes with joy.
Still young, Galatea is very clumsy but utterly playful and makes a great companion to the other cats!
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Lionheartcoon Floyd & Lionheartcoon Luna are the latest 2 additions in the Pink Panther team.
They came from Novara, Italy. It was always Nevise’s dream to meet & own this beautiful breed of mainecoons and it actually happened during Pink Panther filming at a cat show in Brussels.
From that moment on, the search was ON. And a few months later, the dream came true, Floyd and Luna joined Nevise’s family in Malta.
Floyd is a male brown classic tabby, whilst Luna is a female silver classic tabby. At just the age of 11mths, Floyd got his title of Supreme Grand Champion Alter with TICA, in just 2 shows, which obviously made his mummy Nevise very proud.
Luna is a very loving cat, always ready to kiss whoever lifts her up. Luna’s show career is still to come, she’s still a kitten of 7 months. Floyd is more reserved but the the two together are the perfect ingredient for a house earthquake!!