About the breed

The British Shorthair cat is truly originated from the British islands, where hundreds or even thousands years ago lived their ancestors. The British Shorthair is said to trace its ancestry back to the domestic cat of Rome. The legends says that Roman troops that invade Britain brought shorthaired cats along, which were kept for their hunting abilities, providing a useful service.

The British Shorthair breed originates in the 1880, London, the first pedigree certificate issued in 1898, Great Britain. The first organization to register the British Shorthairs in Great Britain was GCCF. It was only in 20s-30s of the 20th century that English selectionists started pedigree breeding of British Shorthair cats. The British Shorthairs have started to be actively bred only from 1980, when this breed has been accepted by the largest cat organizations. The British Shorthair breed’s original color was blue. In fact, the blue British Shorthairs show a better type, a better coat texture. They have a long pedigree breeding history and have accumulated the best qualities of the breed. Now many colors and patterns of British Shorthair cats are recognized and accepted. There is a variety of colours available: self-coloured (black, blue, white, cream, chocolate etc) and non-self or patterned - tortie, smoked, tabbie, bi colours, spotted, colourpoints (Siamese).