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Owyhee and Mountain Bobs are minority cat breeds that do not yet have the recognition of major national or international cat registries. In North America, such a breed may be recognized by one of the smaller cat registries. Smaller registries include the Rare and Exotic Feline Registry (REFR). The Owyhee Bob is a breed of cat derived from crossings between the Manx (or any other tailless/short-tailed breed) and Siamese cats. This variation occurs in all hair lengths, and the tail ranges from absent through bobtailed and part-tailed. It is notable for the bicolor point pattern that gives a marbled appearance. This breed is of U.S. origin.
The personalities are playful, extremely smart, loyal (very much like a dog), sweet-tempered and social. They love to be part of a family and many of them like to fetch.
The most distinctive feature of this cat is its color and build. It is of medium to large size and body conformation. Females range from 8 to 12 pounds, and the males from 12 to 16 pounds.
The head is wide and round with full cheekbones with a well developed muzzle that has prominent whisker pads. The strong chin gives a balanced appearance to the head. The ears are medium to large, wide set, full at base and tapering with sometime feathering to a rounded tip that is often tufted. The large oval sometimes slightly almond shaped eyes are slightly slanted and wide set.
The body is medium in length, hard and muscular with a broad chest. The legs are sturdy and well muscled. Paws are large and can be polydactyl, frequently with tufts of hair between the toes. This breed is slow to mature. The hair length comes in both long and short and anywhere in between.
The tail may be any length but preference is given to the stumpy length or lacking entirely, as in the Manx. The Owyhee Bob comes in all colorpoint color and patterns including particolor colorpoints. The eye color is blue.
All colorpoint kittens (with or without the particolor white spotting gene) are registered as Owyhee Bobs. They have blue eyes.
All other colors (including minks and sepias) are registered as Mountain Bobs.
The polydactyl toes is a dominant gene and the Manx tail gene is incompletely dominant which is why some breeders choose not to use the Manx in their breeding program.
The personalities are playful, extremely smart, loyal (very much like a dog), sweet-tempered and social. They love to be part of a family and many of them like to fetch.
The most distinctive feature of this cat is its color and build. It is of medium to large size and body conformation. Females range from 8 to 12 pounds, and the males from 12 to 16 pounds.
The head is wide and round with full cheekbones with a well developed muzzle that has prominent whisker pads. The strong chin gives a balanced appearance to the head. The ears are medium to large, wide set, full at base and tapering with sometime feathering to a rounded tip that is often tufted. The large oval sometimes slightly almond shaped eyes are slightly slanted and wide set.
The body is medium in length, hard and muscular with a broad chest. The legs are sturdy and well muscled. Paws are large and can be polydactyl, frequently with tufts of hair between the toes. This breed is slow to mature. The hair length comes in both long and short and anywhere in between.
The tail may be any length but preference is given to the stumpy length or lacking entirely, as in the Manx. The Owyhee Bob comes in all colorpoint color and patterns including particolor colorpoints. The eye color is blue.
All colorpoint kittens (with or without the particolor white spotting gene) are registered as Owyhee Bobs. They have blue eyes.
All other colors (including minks and sepias) are registered as Mountain Bobs.
The polydactyl toes is a dominant gene and the Manx tail gene is incompletely dominant which is why some breeders choose not to use the Manx in their breeding program.