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  LAZIBLUES - British Shorthair Cattery and British Shorthair Kittens for Sale
British Shorthair males usually act as if they are the "boss" in the family, and prefer to be treated with respect.
British Shorthair females truly are British ladies, and although they also like attention from their human family members, proper form and etiquette is a must among these cats.
The British Shorthair breed was made famous by the Cheshire Cat in Alice in Wonderland and the Puss in Boots.
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  British Shorthair - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The British Shorthair is a breed of shorthaired cat developed in England.
Originating from selected indigenous cats at the end of the Nineteenth century, they were the first breed to be selectively bred in order to exhibit specific coat colours and markings.
British Shorthairs were crossbred with Persians to create the Exotic cat.
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 British Shorthair Cats - Purebred British Shorthair Kittens for Sale - Kitten Shipping from Advent Hill Cattery
British Shorthairs were to remain out of favor until the 1930s, when a small number of dedicated breeders took an interest in them.
The British Shorthair is a medium to large, sturdy cat with a semi-cobby body-a rather short, powerful body with a full, broad chest, broad shoulders and hips, short, strong, substantial legs, rounded paws and a thick tail.
British Shorthairs are easy to groom, as their fur does not tangle and should he combed very lightly.
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 British Shorthair Cat
British Shorthairs were to remain out of favor until the 1930s, when a small number of dedicated breeders took an interest in them.
The British Shorthair is a medium to large, sturdy cat with a semi-cobby body-a rather short, powerful body with a full, broad chest, broad shoulders and hips, short, strong, substantial legs, rounded paws and a thick tail.
British Shorthairs are easy to groom, as their fur does not tangle and should he combed very lightly.
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 British Shorthair cats and kittens from Ouachtia British Shorthairs.
British Shorthair cats and kittens from Ouachtia British Shorthairs.
and raising exceptional british shorthair cats and kittens.
Our British Shorthair kittens will be able to join their new family at a minimum age of 12 weeks providing they are ready.
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 British Shorthair Profile - History, description & personality of the British Shorthair
Originally shorthaired cats dominated the early cat shows but by 1896 the longhaired breeds were favoured and shorthairs had declined in numbers.
The GCCF objected to the use of Persian cats and the offspring were not permitted to be shown or registered as British Shorthairs.
British Shorthairs are sometimes referred to as "British Blue", but the breed actually comes in many colours, patterns and markings.
www.cat-world.com.au /BritishShorthairBP.htm   (537 words)

  
 Cats and Kittens Magazine British Shorthair Breed Profile
The first modern-day cat show, the original standards for judging cats in competition, the first national cat club and the earliest comprehensive book on exhibiting cats were all produced in England between the particularly fertile years from 1871 and 1889.
Despite the importation of a number of shorthair cats in the early part of this century, American cat fanciers had trouble enough gaining the proper respect for the domestic shorthair without bothering to try to establish an imported shorthair in the bargain.
Temperamentally the British shorthair is a quiet, unobtrusive cat, the polar opposite of the nervous, busy feline that has to be moving about all the time.
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 British Shorthair. British Shorthair Cats, British Shorthair Cat Breed Information and Pictures.
British Shorthairs are medium-sized to large cats with males being larger than females; this is more obviously so than with other breeds.
The British Shorthair is gaining in popularity every year as it is bred and exhibited by an increasing number of enthusiastic fanciers.
He tends to be reserved, in fact typically British by nature, but once he becomes a part of the family he is a devoted cat and undemanding companion.
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 Polarpoints British Shorthair: Silver tabby & Silver spotted cats and kittens
The British Shorthaired cat is the largest of the shorthaired breed and I believe the oldest British breed.
British Shorthairs make ideal family pets, little grooming is needed (a good weekly brush is sufficient) they are intelligent and loyal and as they are slow to mature, they enjoy playing well past their kittening stage.
The British Shorthair cat is compact, well balanced and powerful, showing good depth of body, a full broad chest, short legs, rounded paws, tail thick at base with rounded tip.
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 British Shorthair   (Site not responding. Last check: )
British Shorthair is a sturdy, muscular cat with a massive, broad head, rather short neck and legs, and thick tail.
British Shorthair is said to be hardy, good-natured, calm, affable, loyal, intelligent, reserved, prosaic, stolid, loving, untemperamental, tranquil, dignified, independent and affectionate.
The main differences between European and British Shorthairs are that the later ones have cobbier, sturdier bodies with heavier, wider heads.
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 British Shorthair Cat Breed Profile - Breed Description and Photos
British Shorthair cats were originally found in the alleys of 19th century British Cities.
The British Shorthair became an officially acknowledged breed by 1889 and went on to become one of the most popular breeds in cat shows at that time and still are today.
The British Shorthair cat is medium to large in size, well balanced and powerful, showing good depth of body, a full broad chest, strong short legs, rounded paws, tail thick at base with rounded tip.
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 A brief history and description of The British Shorthair Cat
The British Shorthairs of today are the descendants of domestic cats brought to Britain by Caesar and the conquering Roman Legions.
The best of their characteristics were maintained so that they are now a very hardy cat which has not changed much over more recent years except to add a variety of different colours to the breed.
Until the turn of the century, the British Shorthair Cat was the most popular breed of cat at the cat shows held at the Crystal Palace in London.
www.bsh.eclipse.co.uk /british.htm   (457 words)

  
 British Shorthair pedigree cat breed profile
The British Shorthair is a stocky, compact and powerful cat with a broad chest and sturdy strong legs with a calm, quiet demeanour.
British Shorthairs were also first prized for their physical strength and hunting abilities and were considered Great Britain's working cats.
The British Shorthair is a well-balanced, medium to large, sturdy cat with a semi-cobby powerful body, a broad chest, short, strong, substantial legs and a thick tail.
www.catsinfo.com /britishshort.html   (534 words)

  
 British Shorthair Cat, one of the best breeds
It could be said that the British Shorthair Cat is as natural a breed as is possible today in that all registered breeds are now subject to human intervention.
British Shorthair (BS) existed as a "domestic cat", what we now call a Moggie in the UK until the cat was turned into a formal cat breed through deliberate and selective breeding.
The British Shorthair is a placid, easy going and calm cat, which makes her suited to people who rush around a lot.
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 Cat Fanciers: British Shorthair: Cat Breed FAQ
British are very easy going and are affectionate to numerous people in the circle they consider family.
In the British Shorthair, the most common inherited health problems are gingivitis (red inflamed gums), which will cause an affected cat to require careful dental care, and cardiomyopathy, which can cause anything from a minor heart murmur to severe heart trouble.
British have a denser harsher coat, the Russian coat is thick but soft and tends to not be as dense.
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 cat breed british blue | Breeding Cats
Breed profiles, stories about special cats, working cats, artistic cats and refer to the British blue as though it were a separate breed here, also.
The British Shorthair was first known as the British Blue due to it's original and Southern British Shorthair Cat Club UK breed club for breeders and
Description of a British "Blue" Shorthair: A very sturdy and strong cat with a The coat of a British Shorthair is unique.
www.tonkinese.co.uk /cat_breed_british_blue.html   (304 words)

  
 British Shorthair Cats - kitty-korner.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Cats need to scratch, it is something that cats instinctively do, not as you may think, in order to sharpen their claws, but to remove the old layers of their nails.
If your cat is a horizontal scratcher rather than vertical one, in other words she scratches up your carpet or expensive parquet flooring, try persuading her to use a piece of rush matting, tape the matting down to prevent the mat moving.
When a cat is looking poorly or when you feel there is something not quite right, it usually means your cat is trying hard to move toxins out of her body.
www.kitty-korner.com /British-Shorthair-Cats.htm   (1367 words)

  
 CFA Breed Standard: British Shorthair
GENERAL: the British Shorthair is compact, well-balanced and powerful, showing good depth of body, a full broad chest, short to medium strong legs, rounded paws, tail thick at base with a rounded tip.
SHADED SILVER: a genetically silver variety of British Shorthair in which the color is restricted to the ends of the hairs in the form of tipping and the undercoat is so pale as to appear white.
Heavily tipped cats should not be penalized as long as the tipping is even and free from tabby markings; in fact, they are preferable to cats with so little tipping that they are almost white.
www.cfainc.org /breeds/standards/british.html   (2273 words)

  
 cats siamese burmese maine coon british shorthair - a cat for your retirement
Cats' undemanding and adaptable nature make them ideal pets for pensioners who may not feel up to keeping a pet like a dog, which requires exercise.
Cats are cheaper to feed than most dogs, are happy living in a small house or flat, and feline companionship can be a great comfort after retirement.
Many cat owners, and especially the elderly, say that their cat is not just a pet - he's a member of the family.
www.petplanet.co.uk /petplanet/health/cat_retirement.htm   (1202 words)

  
 British Shorthair Cats - Your guide to the British Shorthair cat breed
The British Shorthair cat history can be traced from the time of the Roman Empire, being the domestic cat of Rome.
The original color for most British Shorthair cats was blue and at one point was known as the "British Blue".
This cat may be aloof with others but becomes extremely devoted to its owners and is an undemanding companion, fitting well within family life.
www.kittykondo.com /britishshorthair.htm   (258 words)

  
 British Shorthair Cat Breed Information
The British Shorthair is a domesticated cat originally bred in the United Kingdom.
The most famous British Shorthair is perhaps the one who appears as the face of Whiskas cat food.
The British Shorthair may be any colour or pattern, but the 'blue' variant is common enough to have a name of its own: the 'British Blue'.
www.usapetstoday.com /British_Shorthair.htm   (264 words)

  
 Hypoallergenic Cats: Solution for Cat Allergy?
The protein is very prevalent in a cat's saliva and skin and causes a cat allergy in cat-loving (and hating) humans.
When the cat allergy gene is suppressed, the cat produces very little of the allergen protein, explains Simon Brodie, president of ALLERCA Inc., of Los Angeles, the biogenetics company developing this special cat.
A British shorthair cat -- a playful, friendly lineage - was chosen for this first line of hypoallergenic cats.
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 Colourpointed British Shorthair Cat Club   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The use of good quality Self British Shorthairs has been and can still be a desirable tool in the improvement of many Colourpointed cats, but the Self and Tortie cats produced are a by product and should not be the intended product of this mating.
'British' Self cats from Colourpointed cats can have poor eye colour and unsound coat colour and are inferior to those bred on the continent, where Self to Self breeding is the norm.
It is also detrimental to the breeding of other patterns such as Bi-Colours and Tabbies where Selfs are used, by mixing the 'Siamese' pattern with White Spotting and Tabby genes, which was specifically excluded in the breeding policy by not allowing the use of the Colourpointed British Shorthair in their mating.
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 The British Shorthair - breed characteristics
The typical British Shorthair is arguably the quintessential domestic cat.
The first British cat show was held in 1871 at the Crystal Palace in London, at which time the British Blue was the only colour available.
British Shorthairs make ideal family pets, little grooming is needed (a good weekly brush is sufficient).
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 British Shorthair Cat, British Blue, Chinchilla Shorthairs
The British Shorthair is a result of the selective breeding of house, alley, and farm cats in Britain.
Some British Shorthairs are not great climbers, so their food and water bowls should be kept on the ground.
British Shorthairs are hardy cats that suffer from no particular illnesses.
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 British Shorthair Cat Breeders of Grand Champion British Short Hair Kittens for Sale worldwide
The British Shorthair cat is a well balanced, powerful cat with a medium to large body, thick neck, and massive head.
Regarding the role of the British Shorthair cats as part of a household, The Cat Fancier's Association (CFA) describes them as always in quiet control of his or her environment, supervising everyone and everything that happens in the family.
The Cat Fancier's Association (CFA), the world's largest cat registry, confirms that the British Shorthair is a comparatively rare cat in the United States.
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 British Shorthair Cat; The British Shorthair was one of the first breeds to be shown in Britain but remained rare in ...
British Shorthair Cat; The British Shorthair was one of the first breeds to be shown in Britain but remained rare in the United States
The British Shorthair was one of the first breeds to be shown in Britain but remained rare in the United States.
The British Shorthair can be an independent and reserved cat but is also loyal, calm, and a devoted pet.
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 British Shorthair Cats - LoveToKnow Cats
British Shorthairs are also known to get along quite well with other cats, and even the occasional family dog.
British Shorthair Cats should be cobby with short, strong legs, a round head with well-rounded eyes, and a tail that is broad at the base and rounded at the tip.
British Shorthairs are generally hardy, and will thrive with basic care.
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 British Shorthair -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The British Shorthair is a (A special variety of domesticated animals within a species) breed of shorthaired (Feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and being unable to roar; domestic cats; wildcats) cat developed in (A division of the United Kingdom) England.
British Shorthairs were crossbred with (The language of Persia (Iran) in any of its ancient forms) Persians to create the (Click link for more info and facts about Exotic cat) Exotic cat.
Other similar breeds include the (Click link for more info and facts about American Shorthair) American Shorthair and (Click link for more info and facts about European Shorthair) European Shorthair.
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