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The American Bobtail

For starters, the American Bobtail is in no way related to the Japanese Bobtail which has a pom-pom-like tail, while the American’s is stumpy. This “stumpy” tail appears to be caused by the Manx gene.
Origins of the Breed
The breed got it’s start in the early 1970s by an Iowa farmer named John Sanders and his [...]