Vital Statistics: Place of Origin: Japan, Russia Coat Type: short & medium long varieties Color: solid or bi-color without colorpoints Temperament: intelligent, gentle, affectionate, playful, good with children & dogs Russia and Japan both claim the the Kurile Island where these Bobtail cats have lived for many centuries. The Bobtail’s body is stockier than the […]
We lost our Westie Tigger to bladder cancer at age 8 1/2, October 11, 2007. Since we lost Tigs, I’ve had little “happenings”, but nothing big. Seeing a flash of white dog out of the corner of my eye (when Pooh’s nowhere close to me), feeling a “bed bounce” like when Tigs used to jump […]
Polydactyl cats are also known as Hemingway cats, named after Ernest Hemingway, the Nobel prize-winning author. Hemingway was given a 6 toed cat by a ship’s captain and he had a special affection for these cats. His former home located in Key West, Florida is now a museum housing about 60 descendants of the original, […]
