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Our collection of Japanese Bobtail images features champions and best of breed. Whether you are a specialist looking for stock images of breed examples, a designer looking for a striking picture, or you're simply a Japanese Bobtail fan, we're confident we'll have the image you're looking for.
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Japanese Bobtail overview
Originally from Japan and bred in the USA since 1968.
Comes in both Shorthair and Longhair varieties. They have a quiet and friendly personality. Needs regular grooming.
Japanese Bobtail foreign names
Japanse stompstaartkat / Japanse Bobtail (Dutch), Bobtail Japonais (French), Bobtail Japonés (Spanish)
Origin
Japan
Breed number/code
JBT (FIFe)
Biological data
Size
Medium.
Build
Long and lean.
Has a very short tail, usually carried upright, with a pom-pom of hair.
Hair quality
Medium-short or long.
Colours
White
Black
Blue
Red
Cream
Black tortie
Blue-cream
Eye colours
Eyes to harmonize with coat colour.
Patterns
Self, tabby, bi- and tri-colour.
Japanese Bobtail links we are happy to endorse
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Japanese Bobtail – Breed standard
The below links are external
FIFe, TICA, CFA, AACE, ACFA, ACF, CCA
Japanese Bobtail references and further reading
USA
Japanese Bobtail Breed Council
Please get in touch
If you are an animal photographer, an expert on Japanese Bobtail cats or a breeder, we would love to hear from you. We strive to have all the latest, most helpful and accurate information on our website, but nobody is perfect, so we do ask for your feedback if we can improve our website.
Please get in touch
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Breeders – We work with many great cat photographers such as Helmi Flick, Alan Robinson and Tetsu Yamazaki and we'd love to build our contact list of leading breeders. Who knows when you might get a call. Please email us your details.
