What is a tricolor cat? Tricolor means three colours. The use of ‘tricolour’ is used in relation to the Japanese Bobtail: The traditional Mi-Ke version is black, red and white. There is the dilute tricolor of which the three colours … Continue reading →
by Dirk and Koma-chan (Ehime, Japan) Before … just after rescue. The size of a 1,000 note. Turning around, with his little pom-pom up After … a few weeks later Now Unfortunately, it is terrible to write, the crows in … Continue reading →
Tashirojima, off the Japanese coast, is sometimes called Cat Island. Incidentally, there is another Cat Island off Hawaii. The Japanese Cat Island has this name because, apparently, there are about 100 people living on the island but there are 300 … Continue reading →
In analysing the differences between the cat breeds using DNA testing, I am compelled to come to the conclusion that it’s all a mashup. Nothing is what it seems. Everything is blurred and grey without clean distinctions. The breeds, themselves, … Continue reading →
The Japanese Bobtail is a breed of cat with a very long history that probably goes back over 1,000 years. The Japanese people prefer this cat to have a coat that is made up of two or three colors. The … Continue reading →
Japanese Bobtail – Ninja – photograph © Helmi Flick. This is a linked photograph. Click on this photograph to see one of the best cat photographs on the internet in very large format. all photographs are strictly copyright Helmi Flick. The images (where … Continue reading →
Max the dog(cat) by Larry Reichelt (Gresham, Oregon) Likes new home Took over my bed. With friend on hot tub hanging out Our black and white Old English Sheepdog died Oct 30,2011. The very next day this black and white … Continue reading →
Sweet Ivy helps us through our grief by Kim (Austin, Tx) Baby Ivy Ivy is now about 4 years old. My daughter and I rescued her through a Siamese Group from an over crowded City Animal Shelter. Ivy loves to … Continue reading →
by Daniel Hudson (North Wilkesboro, North Carolina) That would be Jackson!! My wife and I went to the local animal shelter because my wife wanted to get a kitten. There was only one kitten there that was eligible to be … Continue reading →
My Cat Stubs by Rachelle (Utah, USA) Getting ready for sleep Sitting in the window I have a male Japanese Bobtail named Stubs (though I call him Bubbles or Bub Bub). I don’t know what the price of one of … Continue reading →
