Kenipurr Cattery was first registered in CFA in September 1979, then later in ACFA and TICA. I began in Sunnyvale, California, then moved to the Puget Sound area of Washington in 1983. Through cat shows, I became interested in Japanese Bobtails, and received my first shorthaired Japanese Bobtail, GrPr Kurisumasu Jin of Kenipurr, in September of 1996. I am a member of the CFA Japanese Bobtail breed council. I am also a member of the Japanese Bobtail Breeders Society, Japanese Bobtail Fanciers, and the Longhair Japanese Bobtail Breeders' Club.