Some general principles of responsible cat breeding are nicely set out in a couple of European documents. These are the “European Convention for the Protection of Pet Animals” of 13 November 1987 and the “Resolution on the Breeding of Pet … Continue reading →
THIS IS THE THIRD PAGE IN MY LIST OF CAT BREEDS. ON THIS PAGE I COVER RAGDOLL TO YORK CHOCOLATE (R-J).THE OTHER TWO PAGES ARE: A-H AND J-P Ragdoll Place of Origin: USA Date of origin: 1960s Ancestry: Moggies Weight: 10-20 lbs Temperament: … Continue reading →
THIS IS THE SECOND PAGE OF A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF CAT BREEDS. I COVER BREEDS J-P (JAPANESE BOBTAIL TO PIXIEBOB) ON THIS PAGE. PLEASE SCROLL DOWN THE PAGE TO SEE THEM AND TO CLICK ON THE LINKS FOR LOTS MORE … Continue reading →
When did Breeding start? It started in the United Kingdom (specifically England) in the late 1800s and the first cat show was in 1871 at the Crystal Palace in South London. It was organised by the father of the Cat … Continue reading →
The Van pattern is named after Lake Van in eastern Turkey. It is close to Mount Ararat, the site of Noah’s Ark. Local legend says that when the Ark came to rest on the mountain after the flood receded and … Continue reading →
Domestic dogs vary in size much more that cats because they have been selectively breed for a much longer time. With a head start of thousands of years the relentless selective breeding of dogs has forced their sizes to new … Continue reading →
Comparing purebred and hybrid could apply to many species but I’ll use cats as an example. Purebred cats have a pedigree which means that the cat’s father and mother, grandfather and grandmother, great grandfather and great grandmother and so on … Continue reading →
In the early 1990s the CFA top ten breeds were as follows: Rank Breed Registrations % 1 Persian 79.4 2 Siamese 5.5 3 Abyssinian 3.6 4 Maine coon 2.8 5 Burmese 1.9 6 Oriental Shorthair 1.6 7 American Shorthair 1.6 … Continue reading →
There are two purebred domestic cats that look like a bobcat: American bobtail and Pixie-bob. In addition to these two purebred cats which are designed through selective breeding to have a domesticated but slightly similar appearance to the American bobcat, … Continue reading →
We are talking about the Ragdoll cat. People want to know where it comes from. The majority of cat breeds have been ‘Made in America’ and the story is no different for this popular cat breed. The Ragdoll comes from … Continue reading →
