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About the
Breed
British Shorthairs are the ultimate, living teddy bear. While
not every one of them is a
lap cat, so many of them are. If they are not in your lap, they
are right next to you and
follow you about to see what you are doing and be near you. Many
of ours run to the
door to greet anyone who enters our home. Their wonderfully
full-cheeked, round faces
melt hearts and bring smiles to every face. Those big round eyes
of beautiful copper (can
be gold) and super-plush fur just invite cuddling.
Our efforts have also included breeding for the friendliest,
most outgoing and people-
oriented lines we can find. Along with this, we are always on
the lookout for genetic
outcrosses to improve the vigor and maintain good health and
immune systems.
While a few are reserved around strangers, even they are very
affectionate with their own family
They are also known for preferring "four on the floor." This
refers to not liking to be picked
up but we raise them with intensive handling from birth to
overcome this natural tendency
as much as possible. As a result, they can all be picked up,
many can be carried and some
have no objections at all to being carried about a lot!
They tend to be very good eaters and not finicky. Although it is
possible to make just about
any cat finicky if given LOTS of choices. Of course some people
love to spoil their little
darlings and relish trying to keep up with them being finicky !!
We prefer a slightly more
sensible approach and tend to feed just a small selection of
high quality, premium foods.
Affectionate and adorable, we're hooked and you will be too!
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History
The origins of British Shorthairs is the origin of cats on
the island of Great Britain. The commonly accepted theory
is that the Roman invasion brought cats to England. Cats
have not always been considered pets, so early "domestic"
cats were intelligent, hardy and wary. These same traits
exist in the breed today. The isolated nature of life on
an island, caused a great deal of common traits in the
native cats and are typical of the standard we breed for
now. As a result, British Shorthairs can be considered a
"natural" breed, and we attempt to preserve their
hardiness and intelligence. Though they originally came
only in blue (gray), the devastation of their population
caused by the bombing of England in WWII caused Persians
to be used to re-stock the breed and thereby introduced a
wide variety of colors to the breed.
Although Persians continue to be used to breed to British
Shorthairs in England, the American standard does not
accept this and Brits must have at least 5 generations of
only British Shorthairs. The personality of this cat has
remained fairly consistent throughout the ages; the
watchful eyes of a keen hunter which now catches bugs in
the house-or toys. The quiet, confident manner of an
intelligent and dignified member of the household. Raised
in a loving and secure environment they are very
affectionate with a loud purr and a habit of bumping their
head on you. Most Brits prefer to keep their feet on the
ground and may resist being picked up and carried around,
however we do train them while young to tolerate this in
good nature and some even learn to enjoy it. They are very
devoted and will follow you around and settle in near you
if not always on you. They love being petted and groomed
and require very little upkeep as their coat while thick,
is also short and easy to care for. The British Shorthair
standard calls for a very round cat, round head, round
eyes, round body, thick tail with a rounded tip, small
wide-set ears with rounded tips and a distinctive, wide
muzzle with large round whisker pads. A standard with a
strong theme-round! Brits tend to be a hefty, full-bodied
and compact cat. Females are usually 9 to 13 lbs., males
are 14 to 22 lbs. and they are very slow maturing and may
take a good 4 years to reach their full weights COLORS;
Solids-- blue, black, white, cream, red, black smoke and
blue smoke. Tabbies-(can be classic, mackerel or spotted
patterns) blue, brown, red, cream, silver, and patched
tabbies (two colors). Parti-colors-includes Bi-Colors-any
solid color with white and Blue-Cream, Tortoiseshell,
Calico and dilute Calico (blue-cream w/white). |
GC Stonehaven Niobe of Brittasweet
Young breeding female
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Brittasweet Blu Betty Boop
"Boop"
Retired & Placed
Daughter of Valerie & Jeremy
Boop finished the 2001-2002 Show Season as the 8th
Best Brit Kitten!!!
Boop has Granded in 2 shows !!!! |
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