More than 600 cats from all over the world will pad into Madison Square Garden this weekend for the CFA-IAMS Cat Championship, only one will be crowned the purrrfect contender.We talked to Staten Island cat breeder Robin Beckett to see how Rustling Rapunzel ("Rappi"), her 5-month-old British Shorthair, is prepping for the competition and how much pampering goes on at home.You learn by watching litters over the years what to look for and then you cross your fingers. Every breed has a standard,

 something as specific as ear shape or eye set. She had the widest head, the best ear set. She has an exquisite profile and fabulous eye color.With kittens, you want to get them used to the way the judges will handle them. They will take a kitten and hold them up in the air. Also you want them to get used to activity and crowds.

Cat strollers are becoming very common, so we'll take her for a walk in the stroller in our neighborhood and into Pet Smart. Even with all of that, you could get a kitten who appears to love to show but you get it in there, it will hate it.Our cats are members of the family first. My girls are all loose in the house, they sleep with us. We built an extension on the house for the boys. But you need to balance the [show] goals with the needs of the cat. These are pets first and the needs of the cats are always more important than the goal.