Representatives of the Scottish breed amaze all connoisseurs of the Feline family with their beauty, grace and calm, balanced disposition. It is believed that this breed was bred in Scotland, where in the 60s of the last century a white kitten with bent ears, similar to a teddy bear, was first born. It was he who later became the ancestor of all the Scottish. In 1978, the Scottish breed was presented at an international exhibition, where it received official status. And now, after 50 years, she won the special love of all breeders.
Scottish Cats: Straights and Folds
There are two types of scottish - straight (individuals with erect ears) and folds, which have a unique hall of ears, making them especially attractive. Both types of animals are necessary for breeding, because according to the laws of crossbreeding, in order to get a healthy litter, one of the parents must be fold and the other must be straight. Violation of this rule entails the appearance of offspring with serious disorders of the musculoskeletal system and other harmful mutations. The Scottish- eared cat breed used to be considered only a tool necessary for breeding lop-eared individuals, but now it has gained worldwide fame and won the love of many breeders. Breed standards have been developed and are in force, and cat-strikes successfully participate in various exhibitions, attracting the attention of visitors with their nobility and beauty.
Scottish cats: breed description
Understand that before you is a true "Scot", you can on the following characteristic grounds. As a rule, the representative of the breed in question is distinguished by a strong physique and reaches medium size in adulthood. Cats are usually significantly smaller than cats, which can reach a weight of 6 kg or more. The body of the animal is powerful, short, squat, rounded. Legs are not long, strong, with graceful paws. The tail is of medium length, pointed at the tip. Folds and straight hairs are short, very soft and silky to the touch, thick and well-fitting to the body. The color of scottish can be different: striped (spotted, tiger, marble - a variety of tabby patterns), multi-colored (tortie, harlequin, van) and plain (black, white, chocolate, cream, blue). The ears of the folds are widely set and tightly pressed to the head: their upper part closes the ear opening, giving the appearance of the animal a special charming look.
Cats of the Scottish breed have wide-set, large, round eyes, and their color should ideally match the color of the coat. Sometimes animals with multi-colored eyes come across, especially often such a sign is found in animals of a white color. But even the bright, extraordinary appearance of the Scots is not the most important thing. These beautiful animals are distinguished by good manners and kind, calm character.
Scottish breed cats: character and behavior
It is believed that representatives of the mentioned breed are endowed with a sufficiently high intellect, therefore, they are easily trained and quickly adapt in a new unfamiliar environment. These animals are easily accustomed not only to the tray, but also to the scratching post, so they will not cause much trouble to their owners. Scottish people have a calm, balanced disposition, they are unobtrusive and intelligent. Their strong psyche allows you to buy and bring them up in families with young children - they will always make friends and will be able to find a common language with any household.
They get along well with other animals, including dogs. Representatives of this breed are distinguished by the fact that they are completely non-aggressive and not revengeful, they will not behave inappropriately in retaliation. Cats of the Scottish breed are affectionate and sociable, love the "company", but at the same time calmly endure forced loneliness, while the owners are at work. If a cat is mistreated or abused, it usually retreats, but almost never bites or scratches. As you can see, the Scots are very calm, peaceful and accommodating, one might even say loving. Give them proper attention, and in response to the caress, the pet will delight its owners with a purr.