Just like Jason I too did read a majority of the threads on the forum and keep reading but today is a big day and I have to tell you.
I said that I live in Rome but I also spend a lot of time on the East coast of Italy (this is just three hours driving from Rome, absolutely do not compare East and West Coast in U.S.

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Then I said that I'm in love with SVs, saw tons of pictures and videos, but, to tell the truth, never met one in person.
While I was thinking to go to Switzerland, UK or Germany to see a SV, today I met my FIRST savannah here in Marche, ten minutes driving from my other home!!!
Just by chance I called this small breeder, one of the two in Italy. She told me I could visit, I went and met Serenity, a three years old F2 imported from US, who just gave birth to two boys. They are one week old. Dad, Urban, is a F5 from US too.
Serenity is everything you say here on the forum about SVs, I have no word to describe her.
Now I'm making a list of all the NOs about being adopted by a small F3 boy, but I'm thinking about names too without forgetting clever engineering

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The breeder, who is very nice, invited me to visit again so I can see the kittens growing.
So, in these days when some of you are getting their new babies (Atticus and Dino are stunning, congratulation) I too had my thrill

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Sofia