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American Bobtail
Temperament:
*Friendly and Inquisitive
*Mischievous
*Calm
*Patient
*Intelligent
"Ebullient, often rambunctious and very friendly, the American Bobtail is
typically a real character.
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| Head: Round;
broad |
| Eyes: Large,
almost all colors |
| Ears: Wide-set;
short |
| Body: Intermediate;
stocky |
| Coat: Medium
to Long; soft and silky |
| Tail: Short
(ideal), straight, or slightly curly |
| Patterns: All
colors and patterns |
Breed History: In
the 1960's, a couple driving in Arizona found something they couldn't resist-
a stray male tabby. The couple, John and Brenda Sanders, named the cat "Yodie"
and took him home to Iowa, where he mated with their Siamese. In the litter
were a number of short-tailed kittens. One of these mated with another cat-
and had an entire litter of short-tailed kittens. At first these
"stumpy" (short tail) tailed and "rumpy" (no tail) tailed
cats were all shorthaired, but when Himalayans were introduced into the mix,
the result was the longhaired cats that we see today. In the 1970's, these
cats were designated as a new breed: the American Bobtail.
There may be other types of domestic bobtailed cats in the U.S.: a report from
a zoologist in the 1940's mentions such cats as being common in the eastern
U.S. There are even reports of bobtails resulting from mating wild
bobcats and domestic cats, but this is highly improbable.
Though most often having a powder-puff tail, these bobtails sometimes have no
tail at all. They are often called a "doglike" breed of cat, due to
their social personalities. They also have a very distinctive voice: very
small. You might say the American Bobtail has a voice as small as its
tail. |
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