European Short Hair Cats
The British and European short hair cats have evolved from the felines introduced by the Romans in the British Isles. Almost they seem to be a crossing between a cat and a teddy bear, rounded and as to eat them, but they are also one of the hunters' best breeds that exist. They are much stouter, heavy and calm that his oriental counterparts. In spite of the fact that his thick hair, his robust appearance and the lack of an exotic origins have limited his popularity in the exhibitions of cats, his genes abundant among the enormous number of cats of short hair without pedigree that they live as pets in the entire world. The Britishers of short hair triumphed in the first feline exhibitions in Great Brittany In the 1890 last years-, before of remaining eclipsed by the increasing popularity of the Raccoon of the Maine and the Persian of long hair . All the cats of short hair, (See " Americans of short hair ") have the same origins and initially they had the same standards of breed; but, in 1982, to the Europeans of short hair a separate status was given to them Nevertheless, undoubtedly for their similar appearance with the Britisher and the American of short hair, they are still rare in other parts of the world.
Almost identical to his cousins
In spite of his separated standards of breed, the Britishers and the Europeans of short hair are practically identical. All of them are well proportionate and compact cats and have a good height of the body and the wide chest. Have the short and strong legs, the rounded hoofs and a bulky tail with the rounded top.
The head is big, round and of broad freightage, with small ears. They have the big and round eyes, without the inclination of the oriental one and these they are in the habit of being of color copper, orange or intense gilding. The faces and the nose are broad and straight lines, with one I break few deep in the nose. Both breeds have a firm chin with a leveled jaw. The hair of the cats of short hair is, precisely, short, thick and strong. Having developed in a cold and humid climate, the cap repels the light water and a rain or snow they do not dissuade these cats from going out on the outside to continue with his(her,your) favorite activity, the hunt. A brushing diary with a comb and many caresses with the hand they will support his hair in unsurpassable conditions.
