The Ragdoll

The Ragdoll Cat

The Ragdoll was first bred in the 1960′s by Ann Baker. The name Ragdoll came from the first members of the breeds tendency to go limp, like a rag doll, when being picked up. The blue eyed Ragdolls are large, heavily boned, and muscular cats that take about three years to reach their full size. [...]

The Devon Rex

The Devon Rex

The Devon Rex was first seen in 1959 in Devonshire England. Their very exotic elf like features have earned them the name pixie or alien cat. They’re thin medium sized cats, with round eyes and large ears that are set low on their small egg shaped head, but what they’re most prized for is their [...]

The Exotic Shorthair

Exotic Shorthair

The Exotic Shorthair is sometimes called the lazy person’s Persian, as they have the look and personality of a Persian without the hard to handle coat. The Exotic Shorthair came about in the 1950′s when breeders of American Shorthairs secretly bred them with Persians. These hybrid American Shorthairs angered many ASH Breeders who pushed for [...]

The American Shorthair

The American Shorthair

The American Shorthair was originally brought to America on the Mayflower. They were called working cats back then and they had the important job of protecting the food supplies on board the ship by killing mice and rats. Once they reached the new world their loving personalities and mice catching abilities made them very popular [...]

The Cornish Rex

The Cornish Rex

The Cornish Rex was first seen in a litter of barn cats in Cornwall England in the 1950′s. The Cornish Rex is a very exotic cat, in fact if you rated just how exotic on a scale from 1 to 10, they would be off the scale. They share many similarities to the Sphynx cat, [...]

The Domestic Shorthair

The Domestic Shorthair

We talk a lot about different breeds of cats, but today we want to talk about the most popular type of cat, the Domestic Shorthair. A Domestic Shorthair is a shorthaired cat which does not have a pedigree or belong to a recognized cat breed and is often confused with the American Shorthair, which is [...]

The Egyptian Mau

The Egyptian Mau Cat

The Egyptian Mau is an ancient breed of cat that some experts believe are the descendants of the wild African cats that appeared in ancient Egyptian artwork. If you’re rating how exotic cats are on a scale from 1 to 10, the Egyptian Mau would be a 15. Even their name is exotic, with the [...]

The Siamese Cat

The Siamese Cat

Siamese Cats were first imported from Siam, known as Thailand today, in the late 1800′s. With their dark points and almond shaped blue eyes, the Siamese is one of the most easily recognized breed of cats. The Siamese is a medium to large cat with males weighing 11 to 15 pounds and females weighing 8-12. [...]