Tabby Cat Breeds Australia

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Tabby cat breeds australia. The black and tabby russians came from the original mating which created the russian white. In 1971 dick and mavis jones bred an imported white siberian cat to one of their own russian blues which produced two white kittens. While their personality is even more variable than its looks you ll find them all affectionate and loyal. Breeds known for this unique pattern include the maine coon the australian mist and the bengal.

From there they developed other color patterns and created them as new breeds. The persian cat is the oldest cat breed in the world today. If you are a responsible small scale registered breeder and would like to be listed here you can join up now or contact us for more information. A tabby is any domestic cat felis catus with a distinctive m shaped marking on their forehead stripes by their eyes and across their cheeks along their back and around their legs and tail and differing by tabby type characteristic striped dotted lined flecked banded or swirled patterns on the body neck shoulders sides flanks chest and abdomen.

Also known as a moggie or tabby the domestic shorthair is the most common breed of cat found in australia. In this case the stripes are broken up into spots that are reminiscent of those seen on some wild cats. The russian white russian black and russian tabby are breeds of cat created in 1971 derived from the russian blue. See a full list of cat breeds below with links to information photos and a list of registered breeders.

Their early history is unknown but many people agree that she came from persia and turkey. Also see our information on finding a reputable cat breeder. 2 russian white black tabby the white black and tabby russians were derived from the russian blue but developed in australia. This is an offshoot of the mackerel tabby.

In the uk frances mcleod of arctic began breeding russian whites and russian blacks in the 1960s. In australia the russian white program started on the 4 may 1971 by dick and.