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BREED INFORMATION
COLOUR AND PATTERNS
Brown Tabby is the only acceptable colour for the Pixie Bob
| Ticked Tabby |
Fur like a wild rabbit’s coat, lacking
pattern. |
| Classic |
Having a circular type pattern. |
| Mackerel |
Having stripes. |
| Broken Mackerel |
Having some stripes but most stripes
breaking up into spots. This is a legal show pattern. |
| Spotted |
Most resembling the Bobcat, spotted
coat. |
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| Ticked Tabby |
Classic Tabby |
Mackerel |
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| Broken Mackerel |
Spotted |
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COAT
| Short Hair |
A short coat which is thick (double
coat), soft to the touch. Stands off the body, having loft. Belly
hair is longer than the rest of the coat.
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| Long Hair |
Medium length coat, Hair across top of
the back is longer than the rest of the coat. Facial hair is full.
Sides are shorter and not close lying. Coat of the belly and end of
tail is longer than the rest of the coat, longer round the neck and
longer between the toes.
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FEET
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Polydactyl or Poly feet |
 Extra toes, the extra toes are most commonly
occurs on front feet, but cats with more toes on both front and back
can also be found. Looks like they have a thumb. There can be more
or less than seven toes although up to seven toes is accepted for
the show ring. The Pixie Bob is the only breed of cat currently
accepted by any major association that allows polydactyl. |
| Straight feet |
 Normal amount of toes on front and back
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TAILS
| Bobtail |
A cat with a tail between 1-5 inches
long. |
| Hock Length |
A cat with a tail to the hock on the
back leg. |
| Rumpy |
A completely tail-less cat or very
short. |
| Rumpy Riser |
A cat who has a small rise at the base
of the spine caused by a small piece of cartilage. |
| Three Quarter |
A cat with a tail longer than the hock,
but shorter than a standard tail. |
| Long |
Standard tail. |
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Rumpy Tail |
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3/4 Length Tail |
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EYE COLOUR
There are only two eye colours accepted for a show Pixie Bob. Gold/Hazel and
Gooseberry Green. All kittens when born will have blue eyes and will change
to one of the accepted colours as they grow. Some have the golden colour
with a hint of green.
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| Golden Eye |
Green Eye |
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| Hooded Eyes |
MORE INFO
Most Pixie Bobs are short-hair. There is also a long-hair Pixie Bob. The
long-hair Pixie Bob has more of a face like a WILD Bobcat , but the
long-hair can obscure the cat’s spots. A Pixie-Bob's markings should
resemble those of a bobcat, with spots, stripes and swirls.
Physical Characteristics
Pixie-Bobs are approximately 50% larger than most domestic cats Most
Pixie-Bobs have black fur and skin on the bottom of their paws, tipped ears,
heavy ear hair, black lips, and white fur around the eyes but with black eye
skin. Their chins have white fur, but often have black skin under the white
fur. Some of their whiskers change from Black (root - about 25%) to White
(to the tip - about 75% of the whisker), The coat often has reddish tones
mixed in. Eyes are blue when kittens, then change to green, and finally to
gold when several months old (some don't change completely to Gold, but have
a Gold with a green tint). The head and tail are considered the important
characteristics. They grow for 3 years instead of 1 year like most domestic
cats.
Temperament
Pixie-bobs are highly intelligent, social, bold, courageous, and enjoy
playing with other animals. They are also known for their "chirps",
chatters, and growls; most don't meow often, and some don't meow at all.
Chirping is essentially their "language", and some of their chirping
actually sounds like purring.
Some Pixie-Bobs can be highly sociable around their owners and strangers,
while others are highly social around their owners, but shy around
strangers. Almost all Pixie-Bobs like to be in the same room as their
owners, and will follow their owners around the house.
Other personality characteristics include the following:
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