8/2/2023 0 Comments White gray tabby cat![]() These traits make them the perfect breed for families and retirees. Words used to describe the British Longhair include laid-back, independent, relaxed, calm and quiet. Eventually, breeders developed the British Longhair into its own breed.īritish Longhairs share a similar personality to their British Shorthair and Persian cousins. Longhaired kittens would occasionally be born, these kittens were referred to as British Shorthair Variants and sold off as pets. The British Shorthair lines were almost lost after World War II, breeders used domestic shorthairs, Russian Blues and Persians to re-establish the breed. Shorthaired cats remained a part of the British Shorthair programmes and the longhaired cats went into Persian breeding programmes. Persian cats were used in the early twentieth century to develop the breed which introduced the recessive long-haired gene. The British Longhair (BLH) is a close relative of the British Shorthair, which is one of the first breeds in the cat fancy. Other names: British Longhair Variant, British Semi-Longhair, Lowlander (United States), Britannica (Europe). ![]()
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