This is a nice Helmi Flick photograph of a classic Japanese Bobtail with the Van pattern published here with her express permission. This is the classic Turkish Van pattern with the inverted ‘V’ marking over the head and around the … continue reading…
Hello Kitty is a female, anthropomorphised (humanised), Japanese Bobtail cat. She is all-white and her full name is Kitty White (‘Kiti Howaito’). In terms of the cat fancy, traditionally the Japanese bobtail is normally seen in a tortoiseshell-and-white coat. This … continue reading…
Dr. Desmond Morris makes an interesting statement in his book Cat World. He writes about the Japanese Bobtail and says that the popularity of this short-tailed cat in Japan is partly due to the fact that there is a Japanese … continue reading…
Japanese Bobtail Breed Standard – Photograph of Joudama © Helmi Flick. The markings (words and lines) on the photograph were made by Michael@PoC. I felt the need to see if the mathematical nature of the standard worked – it does. … continue reading…
Maneki-neko literally means “beckoning cat”. It is a popular good luck charm placed at the entrance of businesses or homes to welcome good luck into the building. You’ve no doubt seen them if you have visited Japan and you see … continue reading…
There are 3 videos! The reason? Backup if one or two cease to function! And 2 of these sorts of videos have a habit of disappearing because they are embedded from other websites. 今日の15時半ごろに現地で撮られた映像です。雑踏が思いのほかうるさいので、声の大きさは調整しなきゃ。再生時、音量注意です！⚠️ pic.twitter.com/8OsmcyyVOo — 新宿東口の猫 (@cross_s_vision) July 5, … continue reading…
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…
