Russian Blue
The Russian Blue Cat , Alter Real Horse has a lean medium-sized body and a short, plush blue (a blueish-gray that is the dilute expression of the black gene) coat. , Blue Fronted Amazon This coat , EINSIEDLER and FREIBERGER Horses is unique in that it is a double coat, , Karabakh with the undercoat being a soft and downy and the longer guard hairs an even blue with the silver tips. This "tipping" gives the coat , Miniature Schnauzer a shimmering appearance. , Fainting Goat Its eyes are green and ideally should be dark and vivid. These cats , Uromastyx are highly intelligent , Nonius and Furioso Horses and playful but tend to be shy , Golden Retriever around strangers. They also develop a close bond with their human companions.
Unlike many modern cat breeds, , Botia the Russian Blue is a naturally occurring breed , Camargue which is believed to originate in the port af Arkhangelsk, Russia, although the only evidence of this is anecdotal. They are found in many countries, , Scottish Deerhound and the majority of their modern breeding program has been carried out in the USA.
Although they have been used on a limited basis to create other breeds , Kangal Dog (such as the Havana Brown) or add type to a breed , Puli in creation (the Nebelung), Russian Blues themselves are shorthaired, , German Wirehaired Pointer blue cats. , Lizards
Russian Blues should not be confused with 'British Blues' (which are not a distinct breed , Friesian but rather a British Shorthair with a blue coat), nor the Chartreux or Korat which are two other naturally occurring breeds , Golden Retriever of blue cats. , National Show Horse
During the early 1970’s, Mavis Jones, a Russian Blue breeder , Friesian in Australia, was allowed by her governing cat , EINSIEDLER and FREIBERGER Horses fancy body to create Russian White cats. , German Wirehaired Pointer This was done by careful mating of a white cat , Bloodhound from Siberia and the Russian Blues from her cattery. By the late 1970’s, the Russian White and Russian Black colors were accepted by the cat , Persian fancy in Australia as true Russian cats. , Persian Since then, many smaller cat , Spiders Level 1 Flex1 fancy clubs in Europe have also accepted the other colors of Russian Cats , Puli for championship status. Currently in North America the Russian cats , American Cream Draft Horse in White, Black and Tabby are being shown in ‘new colors’ classes pending eventual approval.
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