Every once in a while you meet someone, in this case a furry, purry someone, that changes everything:) For us, it was Champion Ted E Bear that took our program onto a new path. It is in honoring him that we have so affectionately named our chocolate lines 'Ted E Bear's!

CH Echoinghills Ted E Bear of Echo Lake

Cream colored 1st generation CPC

Chocolate is a recessive gene and must be at least carried by both parents in order to produce visuals. (chocolate colors you can see)  These are exciting colors to work with if you relish the unique. To help explain how rare they are, below is a CFA report of all the registered Chocolates born Internationally during the year 2002, we have chosen this particular year's record because we are fortunate enough to have one of only 33 Chocolate & white Bi-Color boys born that year. Sir Bam Bam is something special and gives us Chocolate & Lilac Calicos~which are even more rare than himself:

               Creator's Sir Bam Bam of Echo Lake

                        Chocolate & White Bi-Color

=^..^= RECORDED FOR THE YEAR 2002 =^..^=

Solid Chocolate: 912 males born & 951 females born

Solid Lilac: 347 males born & 452 females born

Choc. Tortie: 300 females born

Lilac Cream: 150 females born

Choc. & White: 33 males & 34 females

Lilac & White: 19 males & 25 females

Choc. & Lilac Calico: * 7 females born worldwide*

Chocolate Point: 3044 males born & 3152 females born

Lilac Point: 1406 males born & 1768 females born

Choc. Tortie Point: 1489 females born

Lilac Cream Point: 776 females born

Seal Points have a darker body color, whereas Chocolate Points are almost an ivory white~

Lilac Points will also have an almost ivory body color & Blue Points will be slightly shaded~

Champion Ted E Bear & Sir Bam Bam have given us several beautiful daughters that shine in our Chocolate program~

      Echo Lake's Little Bear

Tortie from Champion Ted E Bear &

                Lady Godiva

                             Echo Lake's Charity

Twin sister Tortie also from Champion Ted E Bear &

                                 Lady Godiva

                            Echo Lake's Carmella

   Chocolate Tortie from Champion Ted E Bear &

                             Lady Godiva

          Echo Lake's Jennifer Anniston

Chocolate Tortie also the daughter of

Champion Ted E Bear & Lady Godiva

                     Echo Lake's Paige

Blue Cream Point Himalayan daughter of  CH Ted E Bear

                       & Lady Godiva

While her title may be 'Lady', make no mistake about it, Godiva is Queen Bee! She keeps all her daughters and everyone else in line:)  A very strong, independent 'Lady'~

                  Lady Godiva of Echo Lake

           Solid Chocolate 1st generation CPC

Nothing is more rewarding than having a child that is a clone of ourselves, Godiva's little replica loves to ride around on my hip like a little monkey!

                   Echo Lake's Chocolotta

                    Solid Chocolate CPC

   Daughter of Sir Bam Bam & Lady Godiva

               Echo Lake's Ashley

Chocolate Point Bi-Color via Sir Bam Bam  & Lady Godiva

Mercedes is a wonderful Mother and a kind soul~she has the face of an Angel~

                      Mercedes of Echo Lake

    Blue Point Himmy 1st Generation Choc. carrier