A Michael Broad Blog
I won’t try and simply duplicate the breed standard of a cat association – no point. The first thing I have done is to include one of Helmi Flick’s fabulous photographs. I really like discussions about breed standards when there is an image of the breed in question in front of me. It is …
This page on the Norwegian Forest Cat for kids is simplified in language and content. It can be reused under a creative commons license. The beautiful Norwegian Forest Cat is one of the most popular cat breeds. As the name suggests this sturdy cat comes from Norway. Some people call this breed a “Wegie” …
This is a short discussion about selected parts of the Havana Brown breed standard (CFA) with the benefit of being able to look at the best photographs of the best cats of this breed at the same time. My first impression of this cat is the open expression and the lustrous red-brown coat on …
I’ve decided that this cat is a black tortoiseshell-and-white because there’s a very small amount of white in the coat. Perhaps we could just say that this interesting looking Oriental Shorthair is a tortoiseshell cat. You can see her being wrangled (handled and manoeuvred) by Ken Flick who is the husband of Helmi Flick, …
Maybe the prettiest Maine Coon you’ll see How big are Maine Coons? This picture shows you. Why are Maine Coons called Maine Coons? SOME PAGES ON THE LARGE MAINE COON
A photograph by Helmi Flick of a brown tabby Maine Coon kitten. The face is adorable. He (I think he’s a male) is looking intently at Ken Flick’s tease. This is a stick with a feather at the end. Or it is some other object, even a device which emits a squeak, which attracts …
Helmi says: “Tammy Ardolf brought us “Mila” a stunning Siberian from Sue Case’s Cattery to photograph at our studio here at home. What an excellent poser!” These are thumbnail images. If you click on them you are taken to larger versions. The celebrated cat photographer has a studio at her home in Bedford, Texas. …
This is a page of pictures of Persian cats and some information about this ever-popular cat breed. The breed is both praised and criticised. Praised for its charms and criticised for its inbuilt health issues due to extreme selective breeding in the modern flat-faced variant. I think the breed has lost out because of …
