INTRODUCTION
The International Toybob Cat Club is a collective of breeders dedicated to the preservation and promotion of this unique Russian breed of naturally small cat.
The International Toybob Cat Club is a collective of breeders dedicated to the preservation and promotion of this unique Russian breed of naturally small cat.
TOYBOB INTRODUCTION
- Unquestionably, kittens are adorable. Playful and small, kittens capture our hearts. Since the beginning of the cat's domestication, cat lovers have wished for their pet cats to remain kittens just a little longer. Today, we have the Toybob, a "small cuddly kitty cat" which remains a perpetual kitten! Interestingly enough, Toybob cats are among the smallest of cat breeds, but they aren’t a miniature version of a specific breed —they’re just naturally diminutive cats. As its namesake suggests, the Toybob is a small-sized cat with a kinked bobbed tail, which doesn’t affect its agility or its health. Toybobs can be found in all colors and have either a short or semi-long coat.
TOYBOB PURRSONALITY
- The Toybob personality and small cuddly size make this breed popular as a companion cat. Perky, charming, and playful, the Toybob is less hyperactive than some other breeds, and seldom meows. Loving, social, active, playful...yet content to be a lap cat. A lover of comfort, the Toybob enjoys cuddling on laps and snuggling into soft pillows, its large soulful eyes inviting pampering, which it accepts graciously. However, you're just as apt to find it perched high on top of furniture, for it is an agile climber, light and graceful on his feet, much like any other cat. Intelligent and generous with their affection, the Toybob will follow you anywhere you go with a gentle touch of supervising curiosity. Toybobs make a great family pet, their nature, docile playful and very affectionate. This gentle yet merry breed enjoys attention and interaction, making it a terrific pet for senior citizens and children. Toybob kittens are great fun, and even the adults tend to remain playful throughout their entire lives. The Toybob is a very social cat and is peaceful with other pets. Two Toybobs will keep each other company as they don't do well when left alone at home for extended long hours. Toybobs are always polite with strangers, though some can be shy or timid around new people, so socialization is essential. At the other end of the spectrum, because of its docile nature, it can be overwhelmed by small children and cannot take rough handling or mischief. Essentially, the Toybob is the paragon of cats, embodying traits that cat lovers adore: Like kittens - small, playful, and affectionate.
TOYBOB CARE
- Caring for a Toybob cat or kitten is relatively easy. The Toybob does not require any special diet, as with any other domestic cat breed, a high-quality cat food keeps it happy and healthy. The short coat of the Toybob Shorthair is plush but simple to care for, brush it once or twice a week to maintain its coat beautiful. Toybob Longhair has a semi-long coat that does not mat or tangle and is easy to groom. As with the Shorthair, comb its coat once or twice a week to keep it in optimal condition. Both varieties are low shed, but the coat does change seasonally.
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TOYBOB TIMELINE
Originating from Russia, the Toybob has a long, interesting history.
- 1983: A Thai Bob breeder, E. Krasnichenko adopted a stray from outside of her home. By her accounts, the cat looked like an old-style Siamese, except for its short kinked tail.
- 1988: After breeding the stray with a short-tailed seal-point female (said to have been a nonstandard Thai), an unusually small bobbed tail male kitten "Kutciy" was born and became the progenitor of the Toybob breed.
- Early 1990's: The breed was registered with a couple of Russian associations and known as "Skif-Thai-Don" (also known in the more extended form, Skif-Thai-Toy-Don).
- 1994: Russian feline book author and WCF judge Dr. Olga S. Mironova dubbed the cat with the new name, “Toybob.”
- Late 1990's: Ural based breeder Alexis Abramchuk of Si-Savat cattery (inactive) contributed to the breed development by adding domestic cats to the lineage, extending the breed.
- Early to late 2000’s: The breed became extremely scarce, Ural based Natalia Fedyaeva of Little Angel cattery (inactive) revived the breed by adding both domestics cats of similar phenotype found locally in her region and other similarly phenotyped breeds. She names the offspring “Scyth-Toy-Bob” to differentiate from the Skif-Thai-Don line and begins to exhibit them in the World Cat Federation (WCF) in their “Unrecognized Breed” category.
- 2004: Toybob cats from Ural based catteries were imported to the United States by a Burmese breeder.
- 2008: The cats entered "Experimental" status within The International Cat Association (TICA) under the general name Toybob, following the Ural breeding programs; the breed permissible in all colors and patterns.
- 2014: Majority of TICA registered catteries led by Dr. Anna Gromova, DVM began working cohesively together, forming the "International Toybob Cat Club” (ITCC) with focus on breed promotion, mentoring new breeders, and advancing the breed’s recognition within TICA and throughout other Cat Fanciers associations worldwide.
- Mid 2010's: The breed gains "Championship" status in several professional cat associations in its native country. The "Rostov" Skif-Thai-Don (also informally Skif-Toy-Bob) line began to be bred more extreme in type than the breed's original phenotype.
- 2016: The ITCC performed the breed's first ever genetic testing with geneticist Dr. Leslie A. Lyons.
- 2017: The Toybob was advanced within TICA to "Registration Only" and registered in "Provisional New Breed" within another American based association.
- 2018: The Toybob gains its first Championship status within North America in the Cat Fanciers Federation.
TOYBOB POPULARITY
- The Toybob is bound to be very successful as there is now a significant amount of interest shared by the general public and the Cat Fancy. The breed's social media presence is growing, and admirers of the breed are seeking them out at their local cat show exhibitions. The Toybob is quickly expanding worldwide, and there are Toybob breeding programs all over Russia, throughout the United States, France, Spain, Sweden, Bulgaria, Denmark, Japan, and Canada. The future looks very bright for the Toybob. — Who could resist these cute little felines with their affectionate and cuddly characters?
TOYBOB GALLERY
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