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TOYLOGUE
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 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 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 is 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 adults tend to remain playful throughout their 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 to strangers, though some can be shy 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 pinnacle 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, and as with any other domestic cat breed, 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 beautifully. Toybob Longhair has a semi-long (to long) that does not mat or tangle and is easy to groom. As with the Shorthair, comb its coat once or twice weekly 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: Elena Krasnichenko adopted a stray from outside her home in the Rostov Region of Russia. By her accounts, the cat looked like an old-style Siamese, except for its very kinked tail.
- 1985: On her way back from work, Krasnichenko's mother picks up another stray and brings it home. This time a seal-point female kitten with an unusual curled bobbed tail.
- 1988: The breeding of Krasnichenko's two adopted seal-point cats produced a tiny bobbed tail male kitten, which she named "Kutsyi" and became the Toybob breed's progenitor and the namesake for her "Kuts" cattery. Today, all Toybob cats can be traced directly to Kutsyi.
- 1989: Krasnichenko attends her first cat exhibition with a fully mature Kutciy, where he is mistaken for a kitten.
- Early 1990s: 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 World Cat Federation (WCF) judge Dr. Olga S. Mironova dubbed the cat with the new name, “Toybob.”
- 1994-95: The first documented Toybob cats arrive in the United States, a pair, a male named "Zhora" and a half-sister. However, their owners, Igor and Larissa (surname unavailable), did not pursue their recognition due to a lack of resources and experience.
- Late 1990s: A Ural Russia-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 2000s: The breed became highly scarce. Russian breeder, Natalia Fedyaeva of Little Angel cattery (inactive), acquires a pair from Abramchuck and further expands the gene pool. Introduces new colors, patterns, and hair lengths by adding domestic cats of similar phenotypes found locally in her area and other similarly phenotyped breeds. Fedyaeva began to exhibit her cats in WCF's "Unrecognized Breed" category.
- 2004: New Toybob cats were imported to the United States by European Burmese breeder Mila Denny, focusing on further developing and advancing the breed in the United States.
- 2008: The breed entered "Experimental" status within The International Cat Association (TICA) under the general name Toybob.
- 2014: A majority of TICA registered Toybob catteries led by Dr. Anna Gromova, DVM, began working cohesively together, forming the "International Toybob Cat Club" (ITCC) with a focus on breed promotion, mentoring new breeders, and advancing the breed's recognition within TICA and throughout other Cat Fanciers associations worldwide.
- Mid-2010s: The breed gained Championship in several professional cat associations in its native country.
- 2016: The ITCC, now under the direction of Mrs. Margo Hill, performed the breed's first-ever genetic testing with geneticist Dr. Leslie A. Lyons with results demonstrating the Toybob has its own tail mutation and is unrelated to any other bobtail breed nor Manx.
- 2017: At the beginning of the year, the Toybob (seal point only) gained its first Championship status outside of its native Russia within WCF and advanced within TICA from Experimental to "Registration Only."
- 2018: Krasnichenko's new project "Baby Cats Rush to the Rescue" receives a government grant from the Russian Federation for the breed to work as therapy cats for disabled and autistic children. The Toybob gains its first Championship status within North America in the Cat Fanciers' Federation (CFF). Ironically, the North American cat association to have first contact with the breed in 1995.
- 2019: Early in the year, the Toybob is advanced from Registration Only to "Preliminary New Breed" within TICA. In the Spring, the Toybob became The Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) 45th recognized breed when accepted in their "Miscellaneous" Class. The Toybob achieves its second Championship status in North America within the American Cat Fanciers Association (ACFA).
- 2022: Due to consistent malfeasance from TICA, the ITCC stops working with the association. The Toybob is granted Championship status with the newly formed international association, Loving Cats Worldwide (LCWW).