These extremely affectionate cats love nothing more than to be close to their human family and due to their playful nature, get along great with children and other pets.īecause the Devon Rex is an active breed, he or she will benefit from an outlet to burn off some of that energy. Devon Rexes are curious, mischievous, active, and playful and they love to be up high. The Devon Rex has earned itself the nickname ‘ monkey in cat’s clothing‘ and this description describes the breed perfectly. However, test matings proved this was not the case.īreeders worked with Kirlee to establish a new breed, named the Devon Rex. Miss Cox named him Kirlee, and he was purchased by Brian Sterling-Webb as it was thought he shared the same gene as the Cornish Rex. A litter of four kittens was born at the end of Miss Cox’s garden, one of whom had the same unusual coat as the elusive stray tom. This elusive cat mated with a local tortoiseshell and white cat who had befriended local resident, Miss Beryl Cox. In 1959, a stray cat with an unusually short, curly coat was spotted living in an abandoned mine in Buckfastleigh, Devon. Temperament: Playful, outgoing, curious, loving.Devon Rex Image Grisha Bruev, Shutterstock British Shorthairs have a large, round head, with a good breadth of skull, a short, straight and broad nose, and large, well-opened eyes.īlue (grey) is the most recognised British Shorthair colour, but all colours and patterns are accepted. The British Shorthair is a medium to large, cobby breed with a broad chest and strong legs. Their independence also means that they don’t tend to suffer from separation anxiety if left on their own, and are content to snooze at home until their family returns. If children are too boisterous, the British will take himself away to somewhere quieter. Their laid back personality makes them the perfect breed for seniors and families. Kittens are playful but tend to calm down as they mature into adults. During WWI the British Shorthair went into a sharp decline and breeders used Russian Blues and Persians to save the breed from extinction.īritish Shorthairs are a gentle, amiable and quiet breed who prefer to be close to their family without being clingy. Harrison Weir, the father of the cat fancy is credited with developing these domesticated cats into the breed we now know as the British Shorthair. British ShorthairĬats were introduced to the United Kingdom by the Romans and were used to keep rodent populations down. Its head is large and round, with a moderately short nose, and large round wide-set eyes.Īll coat colours and patterns are accepted. The British Longhair is a compact, and powerful cat with a cobby body, broad chest and strong legs. These traits make them the perfect breed for families and retirees. Words used to describe the British Longhair include laid-back, independent, relaxed, calm and quiet. Eventually, breeders developed the British Longhair into its own breed.īritish Longhairs share a similar personality to their British Shorthair and Persian cousins. Longhaired kittens would occasionally be born, these kittens were referred to as British Shorthair Variants and sold off as pets. The British Shorthair lines were almost lost after World War II, breeders used domestic shorthairs, Russian Blues and Persians to re-establish the breed. Shorthaired cats remained a part of the British Shorthair programmes and the longhaired cats went into Persian breeding programmes. Persian cats were used in the early twentieth century to develop the breed which introduced the recessive long-haired gene. The British Longhair (BLH) is a close relative of the British Shorthair, which is one of the first breeds in the cat fancy. Other names: British Longhair Variant, British Semi-Longhair, Lowlander (United States), Britannica (Europe).Colours: Blue, black, red, fawn, lilac, chocolate, cinnamon in solid and bicolour.Temperament: Good-natured, quiet, independent, amiable.Related: Black and white cat breeds British Longhair Image Nynke van Holten, Shutterstock The cat fancy refers to the grey colour as ‘ blue‘. The grey and white coat colour is common in both random-bred and purebred cats. These white patches are caused by the white spotting gene. Also known as piebald or bi-colour, grey and white is a coat combination that consists of solid grey and areas of white.
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