What is the American bobtail?
American bobtail is a rare cat breed with a look like bobcat. They have a very short, stubborn tail and a wide -wheel. Breeders are not gloomy about their color and allow short -grain and long -haired versions of cats. In terms of size, the American bobtail can pass over 15 pounds (6.8 kg). These cats are rare and there are waiting lists of people hoping to own.
The breed was developed at the age of 60 and the original cat used to create a breed was a stray cat with a mysterious origin named Yodie. He had many characteristics that were similar to Bobcat, and his owners at that time assumed that his predecessor had Bobcat. Over the years, experts have different their views regarding Yodie's background, but most of them do not think that the cat was in fact half -bobcat. Usually, the offspring of domestics and Bobcats cannot reproduce. Whether Yodie's origin was bred with other cats, his bobtail gene wjak handed over to his descendants, which made it possible to createbreed.
As soon as the breed was developed, breeders had a hard time to meet physical standards, which were quite strict in terms of colors and other things. Breeders tried to create accurate copies of cats that correspond to the requirements, which meant that breeding many similar cats together. In the end, this led to inbreeding and a thinned gene fund. A few years later, the standards were relaxed as a way to save the breed, and breeders began to look for a classic Bobcat -style look and ignored many less important specific physical requirements. Over the years, many other breeds have been used to create American bobtail, including Manx and Peršan.
American Bobtail is to be a fun and intelligent cat. Some people have described their behavior as dogs, because they can show aspiration of devotion to their owners and form a narrower bond with people than some other breeds of cats. Breeders say that idealThe American bobtail should not be too needed or too hyperactive, but they should not be too lazy or downloaded. Sometimes a particular cat does not have to meet these standards exactly, but that is what breeders look for when refining the breed.