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In the News (Thu 12 Nov 09)

  
  Cat Fanciers' Association: Breed Profile: Chartreux
Chartreux history is steeped in legend, even though the breed was only advanced to championship status in 1987.
Chartreux quickly become attached to one family and frequently follow their masters from room to room.
However, the original Chartreux cats that were imported to the United States came from the French countryside, and only those cats were used in breeding programs to produce and preserve the natural status of the present pedigreed Chartreux.
www.cfainc.org /breeds/profiles/chartreux.html   (898 words)

  
 Cat Fanciers: Chartreux Cat FAQ
Chartreux were first imported to the US in the 1970s, and since then, the US is known to have some of the purest breeding lines of Chartreux.
Chartreux breeders protested, and in 1977, FIFe overturned its earlier decision and returned to separate registries and standards for the two breeds.
Another hypothesis is suggested by the early mentions of the Chartreux as "a type of blue cat whose pelts are traded by furriers." The pelt was valued for the thick, wooly texture of the fur.
www.fanciers.com /breed-faqs/chartreux-faq.html   (2625 words)

  
 Chartreux d*Europe
Chartreux d'Europe est une communauté d'intérêts indépendante qui réunit des éleveurs européens de la race du chat des chartreux.
Le chat des chartreux est une race dont le succès est chaque jour grandissant.
Le Chartreux est originaire de France, cette race a trouvé des adeptes sur tout le continent européen, et même au-delà.
www.chartreux-europe.com   (190 words)

  
  Abbey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In these cottages or cells a Carthusian monk passed his time in the strictest asceticism, only leaving his solitary dwelling to attend the services of the Church, except on certain days when the brotherhood assembled in the refectory.
The peculiarity of the arrangements of a Carthusian monastery, or charter-house, as it was called in England, from a corruption of the French chartreux, is exhibited in the plan of that of Clermont, from Viollet-le-Duc.
The whole establishment is surrounded hy a wall, furnished at intervals with watch towers.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Abbey   (6440 words)

  
 Chartreux Cat Breed Information Guide - Chartreux Cats & Chartreux Kittens
If you are considering adding a Chartreux kitten or adult cat to your family, Chartreux Cat and Kitten Central offers plenty of information to assist you in making an educated decision in the choice of the purrfect cat or kitten.
Chartreux owners moving from room to room in their houses soon get used to seeing a grey shadow close behind.
The Chartreux coat is short to medium in length, and ranges from ash to slate grey in color.
www.cats-central.com /cat-breeds/chartreux-cat-breed-guide.html   (1585 words)

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