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Peterbald
Cat
The Peterbald Cat is a breed of
Russian hairless cats.
Peterbald cats look very elegant and slim
and have a distinctive head: narrow and long with a straight profile,
almond-shaped eyes, and big set-apart ears. Peterbald cats look much like
like hairless Oriental Shorthair
cats.
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Peterbald
Cat
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Peterbald cats usually have sweet temper
and they are peaceful, curious, smart and energetic.
Peterbald cats love their
family members and need to communicate with them; they do not belong to an
independent kind of cats.
Peterbald cats live in harmony with other cats and
pets and also with children. They not vindictive cats and that makes them excellent companion cats.
The Peterbald cat breed was founded in the end
of 1994 in St.-Petersburg, Russia as a result of experimental mating of Don
hairless (Don Sphynx or Donskoy) male called "Afinogen Myth" and
Oriental Shorthair female World Champion Radma von Jagerhov.
The Peterbald breed was created by a well known
Russian felinologist Olga S. Mironova.
First two litters gave four peterbald
kittens: Mandarin iz Murino, Muscat iz Murino, Nezhenka iz Murino and
Nocturne iz Murino. These four peterbald cats are founders of the breed.
In 1996, the breed was adopted in Russian
Selectional Feline Federation (SFF) with a standard and an abbreviation PBD.
In 1997 it was adopted in The International Cat Association (TICA) with
abbreviation PB, and in 2003 in World Cat Federation (WCF) with abbreviation
PBD. Used handles of the breed are: PBD, PTB, PD and PSX.
These days the breed develops in the
direction of modern Oriental and Siamese type, that is long muzzle, set
apart big ears, flat cheek bones, elegant body on long legs.
This is why all
standards for this breed encourages mating with Oriental and Siamese cats
and semi-longhair variations of those (Balinese and Javanese).
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