BREED INFORMATION

COLOUR AND PATTERNS

Brown Tabby is the only acceptable colour for the Pixie Bob
 

Ticked Tabby	Fur like a wild rabbit’s coat, lacking pattern.
Classic	Having a circular type pattern.
Mackerel	Having stripes.
Broken Mackerel	Having some stripes but most stripes breaking up into spots. This is a legal show pattern.
Spotted	Most resembling the Bobcat, spotted coat.

Ticked Tabby	Classic Tabby	Mackerel
Broken Mackerel	Spotted

COAT
 

Short Hair	A short coat which is thick (double coat), soft to the touch. Stands off the body, having loft. Belly hair is longer than the rest of the coat.
Long Hair	Medium length coat, Hair across top of the back is longer than the rest of the coat. Facial hair is full. Sides are shorter and not close lying. Coat of the belly and end of tail is longer than the rest of the coat, longer round the neck and longer between the toes.

FEET
 

Polydactyl or Poly feet	Extra toes, the extra toes are most commonly occurs on front feet, but cats with more toes on both front and back can also be found. Looks like they have a thumb. There can be more or less than seven toes although up to seven toes is accepted for the show ring. The Pixie Bob is the only breed of cat currently accepted by any major association that allows polydactyl.
Straight feet	Normal amount of toes on front and back feet.

TAILS
 

Bobtail	A cat with a tail between 1-5 inches long.
Hock Length	A cat with a tail to the hock on the back leg.
Rumpy	A completely tail-less cat or very short.
Rumpy Riser	A cat who has a small rise at the base of the spine caused by a small piece of cartilage.
Three Quarter	A cat with a tail longer than the hock, but shorter than a standard tail.
Long	Standard tail.

	Hock Length Tail	Rumpy Tail

	3/4 Length Tail	Long Tail

EYE COLOUR

There are only two eye colours accepted for a show Pixie Bob. Gold/Hazel and Gooseberry Green. All kittens when born will have blue eyes and will change to one of the accepted colours as they grow. Some have the golden colour with a hint of green.

Golden Eye	Green Eye
Hooded Eyes

MORE INFO

Most Pixie Bobs are short-hair. There is also a long-hair Pixie Bob. The long-hair Pixie Bob has more of a face like a WILD Bobcat , but the long-hair can obscure the cat’s spots. A Pixie-Bob's markings should resemble those of a bobcat, with spots, stripes and swirls.

Physical Characteristics

Pixie-Bobs are approximately 50% larger than most domestic cats Most Pixie-Bobs have black fur and skin on the bottom of their paws, tipped ears, heavy ear hair, black lips, and white fur around the eyes but with black eye skin. Their chins have white fur, but often have black skin under the white fur. Some of their whiskers change from Black (root - about 25%) to White (to the tip - about 75% of the whisker), The coat often has reddish tones mixed in. Eyes are blue when kittens, then change to green, and finally to gold when several months old (some don't change completely to Gold, but have a Gold with a green tint). The head and tail are considered the important characteristics. They grow for 3 years instead of 1 year like most domestic cats.

Temperament

Pixie-bobs are highly intelligent, social, bold, courageous, and enjoy playing with other animals. They are also known for their "chirps", chatters, and growls; most don't meow often, and some don't meow at all. Chirping is essentially their "language", and some of their chirping actually sounds like purring.
Some Pixie-Bobs can be highly sociable around their owners and strangers, while others are highly social around their owners, but shy around strangers. Almost all Pixie-Bobs like to be in the same room as their owners, and will follow their owners around the house.

Other personality characteristics include the following:

• Head bunting

• Capable of understanding some human words and phrases