The Japanese Bobtail is a medium-sized cat that has both longhair and shorthair varieties. Males are larger than females. They are long, slender cats with highly developed muscles that allow them to jump great heights.
The bobtail’s head is an equilateral triangle with the ears set high on the top of the head and tilted slightly forward. the cheekbones are prominent. eyes are rounded when viewed from the front but slanted when viewed from the side. the nose has a soft bath. The bobtail’s hind legs are longer than its front legs, but it keeps a level stance. The naturally occurring short, crooked tail is as individual as a fingerprint, and no two are alike. this tail is full and complete with all the vertebrae found in the tail of long-tailed cats. the tail is essentially shorter than other breeds, but can still be seen. Tail twisting causes the tail fur to spread out or stand out creating a rabbit tail-like appearance. in the longhaired Japanese bobtail, the extra length of tail fur can cause the tail to become tufted.
The coat of a Japanese Bobtail is soft and silky with little undercoat. the shorthaired bobtail has a short coat, and the longhaired bobtail has a longer coat than the shorthaired, but really only of medium length. hair length on long hair tends to be most apparent on the back of the legs, where the fur forms breeches around the neck and on the belly and tail.
personality:
The Japanese Bobtail is an active, sweet, affectionate, and highly intelligent breed. they love to be with people and play seemingly non-stop. they learn his name and respond to him. they bring toys to people and play fetch for their favorite toy for hours. Bobtails are social and are at their best when in the company of people. they take over the house and are not intimidated. if there is a dog in the house, the bobtails assume that the bobtails are in charge. Although they get along quite well with other cat breeds, they prefer the company of other Bobtails. they have been called clan because they make lasting friendships with their own littermates.
Japanese bobtails have never ceased to be adored by the imperial family of japan, and they consider anything in the house to be automatically theirs. they have a soft, sweet and melodious voice and tend to use this sing-song voice to persuade people to give them all their wishes.
living with:
Living with a Japanese Bobtail is easy. they adjust well to a routine as long as they have time to play and snuggle with their parents. Although they are not lap cats, they do want to be near you and will sit next to you and sleep next to you in bed. Because they can jump high, they need some perches so they can exercise. They like interactive toys like feather games and will jump high to catch them.
Japanese Bobtails generally get enough exercise to maintain their proper weight. however, they love treats, whether it’s cat treats or the taste of people’s food, and it’s easy to indulge them to the point where they’ve gained weight.
story:
The Japanese Bobtail has been known in Japan since the sixth century. Gotokuji Temple and Niko Temple still display ancient Japanese woodblock prints and paintings depicting the love of the Japanese for their special bobtailed cat. The Japanese Bobtail is considered a natural breed and was not affirmatively created.
Originally, the Japanese Bobtail was kept by people who had silkworm stables, as the breed was considered invaluable thanks to its expertise in rodent control. However, the imperial family loved the Japanese bobtail so much that the cats were granted all the privileges of the ruling classes, and were pampered and honored like royalty. Legend has it that one of the great emperors discovered that the Japanese bobtail was such a lovely cat that he decreed that only he could keep and breed these cats. when he gave an audience in the imperial garden, he would bring his Japanese bobtails on red silk straps.
The bobtail is considered a lucky cat and owning one ensures prosperity and happiness. The tricolor Japanese bobtail, or mi-ke (pronounced “mee kay”), is the luckiest color of this beautiful cat, probably because most tricolor cats are female and therefore produce more beautiful Japanese bobtails . The Japanese statue of a cat with its paw raised is called a maneki neko, or beckoning cat, and is an artist’s interpretation of the bobtail. these statues are commonly found in Japanese shops where they are believed to attract good people.
