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Exotic Shorthair
Temperament:
*Gently Inquisitive
*Good with Children
*Playful
*Unruffled
*Affectionate
*Alert
The Exotic Shorthair is most content being its happy, playful, adorable and
beautiful self.
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| Head: Broad, rounded;
massive skull; snub nose with deep break |
| Eyes: Large,
round, wide set; gold to copper color, or coordinating with coat |
| Ears: Small;
rounded tips; wide set |
| Body: Medium
to large; cobby, compact; deep chest, short legs |
| Coat: Medium
length; dense, plush, soft; double, no tufting |
| Tail: Short,
bushy |
| Patterns: Nearly
all colors and patterns, except solid lavender and chocolate |
| Breed History: The
Exotic Shorthair looks like a Persian without its full length coat; in fact,
some people call it the "lazy man's Persian" because it requires
less grooming time. Its coat is thick and soft, almost silky, but at the same
time springy enough not to tangle or mat.
Exotic Shorthairs are a breed that almost
didn't happen. Cat breeders who wanted to "fancy up" the American
Shorthairs had been crossing them with Persians, but they were sometimes TOO
successful: the resultant litters had extremely beautiful short coats, as
expected, but they also had the Persian flat face. After a great deal of
controversy, it was decided in 1966 to give these new cats the name Exotic
Shorthair to set them apart from both the Persians and the American
Shorthairs. Meanwhile, the same kind of program had been going on in Britain,
and these were called British Exotic Shorthairs. The endearing Exotic
Shorthair is now accepted by most cat fanciers as a legitimate breed although
there is some confusion as to whether it should be classified as a longhair or
shorthair breed.
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