Snow-Bobs
Snow-Bobs are a very unique breed of cat which, in fact, include
certain colors of existing breeds. Snow-Bobs are cats which exhibit the
Snow or Colorpoint gene in it's several forms. The colors may be
modifications of any color in the Snow (or Colorpoint) color spectrum,
in the Sepia color spectrum, or the Mink color spectrum. The Snow or
Colorpoint color is most well known in Siamese and Himalayan cats. The
Mink color is the popular color of Tonkinese cats, and the Sepia color
is most commonly displayed in Burmese cats.
While all color patterns are accepted, solid points are the least
desirable. The preferred patterns are leopard (spotted) and clouded
leopard (marble) patterns.
Snow-Bobs may come from several already existing breeds which have their
heritage or foundation in feral/domestic crosses. These include
American Bobtails, American Lynx, Bengals, Chausies, Desert Lynx,
Highland Lynx, Pixiebobs, and Savannahs.
They may come in either short or long hair, have either a short or long
tail, have straight or curled ears, and may be polydactyl. Short tails
are preferred.
In traditional snow, mink, or sepia cats, one of the goals has been to
create obviously darker markings on the legs, head, and tail, and have
lighter markings on the body. However, the Snow-Bob breed strives to
create striking markings on both the extremeties and the body of the
cats, with as little contrast between the body and extremeties as
possible.
Eye color is blue in the snows, aqua in the minks, and green or gold in
the sepia colors.
The leopard pattern is a spotted tabby pattern. It is marked by spots of
the darker color, most prominent on the sides of the body and the
belly. The spots may vary in size and shape, but should be evenly
distributed. Preference is given to rosette spots which are formed by a
part-circle of spots around a distinctly lighter center. Contrast with
ground color may not be as distinct as in some spotted breeds . A dorsal
stripe runs the length of the body to the tip of the tail. The stripe
is ideally composed of spots. The markings on the face and forehead are
typical tabby markings, with the underside of the body having distinct
spots. Legs and tail are barred. In the shorthairs, it is desirable for
ghost leopard spots to appear on the bodies.
The clouded leopard pattern, while derived from modifications to the
classic tabby gene, is different from the classic tabby pattern, with as
little bull's eye similarities possible. The pattern gives the
impression of marble, preferably with a horizontal flow. Vertical
stripes are undesirable. Contrast should be good, with distinct shapes
and sharp edges. The belly should be spotted.
Cats from the above-listed breeds which display the snow, mink, or sepia
colors may be registered as Snow-Bobs. Additionally, cats from these
breeds may be outcrossed to other cats which are snow, mink, or sepia in
color. Due to the recessive nature of these color genes, full color
cats will never be produced when breeding snow, mink, or sepia cats
together. Snow, sepia, or mink kittens produced from full-color cats of
the outlined breeds may be registered as Snow-Bobs. In order for
Snow-Bobs to have stud book status in the registry, they must be snow,
sepia, or mink in color. Kittens produced from Snow-Bobs bred to full
color cats may be registered as Snow-bobs if they are snow, sepia, or
mink in color. Full color kittens who meet full registration guidelines
for another breed will be registered as stud book cats of that breed.
If full color kittens do not meet full registration guidelines for
another breed, they will be registered as foundation cats for that
breed. Only cats which are snow, mink, or sepia will be registered as
Snow-Bobs.
Snow-Bob cats will be assigned registration codes indicating tail length
(short or long tail), hair length (short or long ), ear status (straight or curled ), and whether or not they are polydactyl .
Furthermore, Snow-Bob cats which meet full registration requirements
for another breed will have that breed's three letter code displayed
following the other registration codes. For exmple, a Snow-Bob out of
registered Pixiebobs would display (PXB) following the other
registration codes.
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