Dianne adopted her first Siamese, a seal point spay, from an animal shelter in 1985. Shortly after she began breeding under the Jim-An-Di cattery name. To read more about the history of Dianne's Siamese breeding program, go to the History of Alexy Siamese page.

Bruce bought his first two Abyssinians in 1986 after visiting cat shows and evaluating the different breeds. After six months, he knew that the Abyssinian was the perfect cat for him. To learn more about his cats and breeding program visit the Alexy Abyssinian site.

Early in 1999 Dianne and Bruce moved to North Carolina and combined the Aby and Siamese catteries. Thankfully, the two breeds get along really well with each other. To see pictures of the Alexy home and cattery, go to the Cattery page.