Japanese Bobtail

The Japanese Bobtail has unusual 'bobbed' tail , Sloughi more closely resembling the tail , Water Quality In Your Fish Tank of a rabbit than that of an ordinary feline. , What animals not to have as pets The short tail , Irish Draught Horse is caused by the expression of a recessive gene. Thus, so long as both parents are bobtails, all kittens , Cleveland Bay born to a litter will have bobtails as well. Unlike the Manx and other cat breeds, , Koi where genetic disorders are common to tailless or stumpy-tails, no such problem exists with the Japanese Bobtail.

Native to Japan for centuries, and there the subject of many legends and myths, as well as pieces of ancient art. The Maneki Neko, or 'beckoning cat' is a bobtail.

Japanese bobtails may have almost any colour, , British Shorthair but calico (called "Mi-ke", meaning "three-fur") or bi-colours are especially favoured by the Japanese.The Japanese Bobtail is a breed , Monitors of domestic cat , Cleveland Bay that originate in Japan, for many centuries; it is featured in many ancient prints and paintings.

HEAD: The head should form an equilateral triangle. (Not including ears)
EARS: Large, upright, set wide apart but at right angles to the head and looking as if alert.
MUZZLE: Fairly broad and round neither pointed nor blunt.
EYES: Large, oval rather than round. They should not bulge out beyond the cheekbone or the forehead.
BODY: Medium in size, males larger than females. , British Shorthair Long torso, lean and elegant, showing well developed muscular strength. Also balance is very very important.
NECK: Not to long and not to short, in proportion to the length of the body.
LEGS: Long, slender, and high. The hind legs longer than the forelegs,
PAWS: Oval. Toes: five in front and four behind.
COAT (SHORTHAIR): Medium length, soft and silk.
COAT (LONGHAIR): Length medium-long to long, texture soft and silky gradually lengthening toward the rump.
TAIL: The tail , Pet Resources must be clearly visible and is made up of one or more curves.
POINT SCORE HEAD... 20 TYPE... 30 TAIL... 20 COLOR and MARKINGS... 20 COAT... 10

The Japanese Bobtail is a recognised breed , Stabyhoun - Stabij Dog by all major registering bodies: CFA (www.cfa.org), TICA (www.tica.org), FIFe; Shorthair only (www.fifeweb.org).

History
The earliest written evidence of cats , Amazon Parrots in Japan indicates that they arrived from China or Korea at least 1,000 years ago. In 1602, Japanese authorities decreed that all cats , Yellow-shouldered Amazon should be set free to help deal with rodents threatening the silk-worms. Buying or selling cats , Manchester Terrier was illegal, and from then on, bobtailed cats , Monitors lived on farms and in the streets. So,the Japanese Bobtails are the "street cats" of Japan. In 1968 the late Elizabeth Freret imported the first three Japanese Bobtails to the United States from Japan. The beckoning cat, , Amazon Parrots which is a Bobtail seated with one paw raised. Considered to be a good-luck charm, a maneki-neko statue is often found in the front of stores. Look around the next Japanese restaurant you visit you’ll likely spot one. In 2001 the first registered litter of Bobtails in the UK were bred under the "Solstans" prefix.

General
They usually have litters of three to four kittens , Akhal-Teke Horse that are extremely large for newborns. Compared to other breeds, , Moyle they are active earlier, and walk , Barb Horse earlier. Affectionate and generally sweet-tempered. Enjoys supervising household chores and baby-sitting. Well-defined sense of family , Yellow-shouldered Amazon life. They are active, intelligent, , Collared Aracari talkative cats. , Koi Their soft voices are capable of nearly a whole scale of tones; some people say they sing. Since they adore human companionship they almost always speak when spoken to. Because of their human-oriented personality they are easy to teach tricks , Pomeranian and enjoy learning things like walking on a harness and lead.

Japanese Bobtail

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