I recently adopted my two girls "Lilly" and "Roary" from ToughandMighty (TNM) Bengals, and my life will never be the same. I had been researching the breed for well over two years before making the decision to move forward with adoption. I reached out to Tara at TNM as she was close to where I live and I had been regularly watching her website. She was also so informative and a straight shooter on the breed as a whole. I found out she was expecting a litter in June of this year (2013) and after the litter was about two weeks old I went over for a visit. As I arrived the cats, again very young, were up and moving around in her living room and socializing not only with one another but also her sons. The mother of the litter was amazing, not at all shy and too overprotective like I thought she would be, she was purring and loving with us the whole visit as we played with her babies. I spent well over an hour at the house, sitting on the floor playing with the kitties and learning all I could. I was concerned about spraying, declawing (btw a huge NO-NO), and socialization. I had an experience with a feral kitten a few years ago that I was not able to keep due to his temperament and did not want to go through the loss of a kitten again- for both me and the kitten. In expressing my concerns Tara was very informative and put my fears at rest. After SEVERAL visits over the next couple of months, Tara sending weekly pictures and videos, along with letting myself and my whole family come take over her living room for visits, we set a date to pick up "Roary" in late September. In all the visits I fell in love with "Lilly" who happen to be the runt of the little and still available, I was concerned over having two kittens and if I would be able to give them both the attention they needed. Lilly being the runt did not have "show" qualities of a Bengal but she had everything I needed as a Pet. I ended up taking both my girls home in September and I couldn't be more happy. The first day both kittens used the litter box, slept in my bed, and played for countless hours. They were fully litter box trained, knew clearly the meaning of the work "no" but most of all were so social and loving, I could not have asked for more. Looking back I couldn't put a price on these girls, and I credit their personalities to the special handling that Tara and her family gave to them before we took them home. They were her pets and part of her family up until the day they left. Not only did they come home with a bag full of goodies, two sets of shoots, spaying dates determined, raw food to continue their diet, countless toys, but Tara also continues to check in, ask for pictures and be a constant part of their life. This breeder is by all means top notch, whether you are looking for a pet, show quality, breeder or general knowledge and assistance- Tara is the one to go to! read more