Videos Nebelung Breed Information
Country of origin -
United States
Breed standards (external links) -
TICA, WCF
The Nebelung is a characteristic and elegant cat breed, which
seems to be born in a fairytale, with its beautiful appearance. The
name Nebelung (German for fog being) is appropriate for this cat
with its coat that reminds of dew in a summer dawn.
1. Origin
The American foundation of this cat breed has been laid by the
cats Siegfried (1984) and Brunhilde (1985). Cora Cobb, the owner of
Siegfried and Brunhilde, was very impressed by the beauty of her
beautiful blue/grey cats. Siegfried and Brunhilde looked like a
Russian Blue but with al semi-long
coat. To find out if it was possible to start a new breed with
these cats Cora got in touch with the geneticist of the American
Cat Association Tica. This geneticist, DR.
Solveig Pfleuger, told that the race was defined best as Semi- long
haired Russian Blue. Supported by DR. Pfleuger, Cora Cobb wrote the
breeding standard according to the blue Russian, but with a
difference; its coat length.
In the breed standard of TICA, the first association which
recognized the Nebelung, you can find the description of the breed.
The goal of the Nebelung breeding program is to produce a blue cat
with the same type as those imported from Russia in the nineteenth
and early twentieth centuries and to combine this type with a thick
shimmering coat of medium length. The body and tail are long, the
ears large in proportion to the head and the eyes range in color
from yellowish green to green. Size is medium and the body well
muscled. The coat is medium long on the body, longer on the tail,
with lighter colored guard hairs. The overall appearance is long,
sturdy and well muscled.
2. The Nebelung around the globe
The Nebelung is a rather new breed, with breeders in America,
Canada, Russia and Europe. At present the Nebelung is recognized by
TICA, WCF, and the independent cat associations in the Netherlands,
Belgium, Germany. And currently is being applied for recognition of
the breed in ACFA and LOOF. It is still rather rare, so one must be
prepared to wait for a kitten or cat of this breed.
3. Character
Nebelung cats are lively, playful, affectionate, good-natured
and intelligent cats. In spite of the fact that it is an active
cat, it can live very well indoors. The Nebelung prefers their own
family and often keep a distance to strangers. It is, however, a
cat which gladly accepts company of its people or of another
cat.
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