What is your favorite breed?

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The only breeds I am very familiar with are siamese, persians, rexes, hymalayans, and domestic shorthairs(is that a breed). I am still learning. most of the cats look the same. I just love all cats.
 

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Wow! The Abys seem to be very popular. I have to say Abys first, then Siamese. I owned a few Siamese and now have my first Aby.
He's absolutely crazy!! But he's so funny to have around, even though he gets into trouble almost every day! I think I like the Abys because they're not as clingy as the Siamese, but they're soooo affectionate, and they hardly shed! Of course, I love my black cat too!!
 

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I love Devon Rex. I haven't had one, but I love that pixie face. I like Russian Blues (Basil is a mix and my family had a purebred when I was a teenager so I can tell you, mix SCHMIX!...obviously the temperament gene is a dominant one!
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I love solid orientals. No offense to siamese owners, I love siamese, I just think the solid colours are striking. Maine Coons, once again, I haven't ever had one but they just seem to emmanate character, don't you think? And Bengals, I think there is no need for an explanation on that one!

I have a deal with myself, though. I always want to have at least two cats, so for every one of my favourites that I get, I am going to have a pound kitty as well. That way I won't feel guilty for indulging myself.

Adele
 

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I love the look of the British Shorthair cats with their "cobby" body type, big orange eyes and dense smoke-colored fur. I don't really know anything about their temperaments, though, as I've never seen one out of a cage. My domestic shorthair is a real sweetheart.
 

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Originally posted by jugen
I wish i could have more cats, but four is my limit, the "man" says we have to many now! old poop!
but I just smile and say suuuuuurrrrrreeeee honey, whatever you say
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Jugen, I try to tell my husband, too! I would really like to get 1 more bengal... a marble female! But. nooooooooo!


The Cornish Rexes are very cute, as well as the abbys! Maybe someday I can own an abby or even a chaussie. Abby's and chaussie resemble the bengal in so many ways, just w/o the stripes and spots! :LOL:
 

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Oooooh Tigger - I LOVE chausies!!!!!! They are sooo gorgeous and soooo big!! I would love to have one of them and a teeeny weeeny Munchkin - I think they would make a stunning pair!!
- especially if I walked them on a lead (leash) together!! hee hee
 

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Bod,

It's kind of interesting about the chausies: Right after I had gotten Scooter, a bengal breeder, whom I almost bought an F3 bengal kitten from, emailed me asking me if I wanted a free F2 male chausie!
 

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Woweee!! I wish someone would offer me a free kitty!!!! (any kitty would do! ha ha) but a Chausie!? wow!! - did you see the parents? were they huge?.....oooo that is sooo cool...Im jealous!!:tounge2:

I heard that a few of them are sterile, is this true?
 

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Adele,

I also have a Russian Blue mix (she looks just like one but has grey pawpads instead of pink) and the vet says she definitely has their the temperament. I just love her so much
so I would have to say they are my favorite. Does yours have split personalities. Mine sure does and the best way to describe it is Jeckel & Hyde. She is so sweet and friendly when she is home or outside (she only goes outside with my supervision) or in the car but as soon as you walk into the vets office she turns into Miss Nasty Cat! She doesn't even want me to come near her!
 

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sfell,

Basil does have a split personality. He's either the biggest mushface you ever saw. Drooling, purring and pawing, running meowing to greet me when I get home. Or he's an absolute terror, attacking legs, ambushing from the chairs under the table.

He has pink paw pads (loves to have his feet tickled). He does though, have an underlying striping through his coat, that can only be seen at certain angles. He also has a kink at the end of his tail. It's weird, when I stroke another cat, even Tasha, the smooth tail feels strange to me. :laughing:
 

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Sunlion, a Chausie is a relatively new breed - very similar to the Bengal, they breed a Bengal and a jungle cat together to get a Chausie, (then a chausie to a Bengal....to get a better Chausie) they are very large cats, and at the moment most of them are sterile, I think Tigger knows more about them than I do - she knows some breeders I think, I'll see if I can find a URL for you to take a look at - they are gorgeous cats!!
 

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I am very curious about the Savannah breed. The cats are $3000-5000! They are supposed to be an African wildcat bred with a domestic. Sort of like a Bengal.
 

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Sounds cool Nitecrwlr....got any URL's or pics? If not I'll just have to surf the web.....what a shame seeing as Im at work.....hee hee
 

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Wow! Those are some huge cats! About 3 times the weight of most of the ones I've owned (6 to 10 lbs on average for me). They don't looks so big in their portraits, but when you see them with people it gives you a sense of perspective. They're bigger than dogs I've known! (sis-in-law likes chihuahuas, Nana kept a maltese) What on earth do you feed them? They must have huge appetites. Are they pretty friendly? You wouldn't want anything that big to have a bad temper. They look like small bobcats or even cheetahs. I'm pretty impressed.
 

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Cool eh?
I guess you'd feed them a rabbit or two...ha ha ha ONLY JOKING!!!! :laughing:
I think they are pretty friendly, but the F1's and F2's obviously are more closely related to the wild cats....but as far as I know they haven't had any problems with temperments!! - In fact I heard they are pretty soppy!! Cute eh? Can you imagine going to the vets and opening your cat carrier...and one of those bursting out!! ha ha ha.... (mind you, it would have to be a pretty big cat carrier!!)
 
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BodLover

Why stop at ONE???? Why don't you get yourself TWO of these Chausies
and take them to the vet? It might be kind of fun to see the vet's reaction :paranoid3:
when they BOTH come bursting out of their carriers!!
 

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Ha ha..... I would love two but there are no breeders in the UK!!! ...snif..... Oh well, one day!! (you never know, I mught become the first breeder here and take a whole litter to the vets!!)
 
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