Russian Cat

Information on the breed and varieties of Russian Cat.

Russian Cat

The Russian cat, which is seldom seen in our country, is somewhat larger than the Angora, with a coat coarser and more woolly, and a tail neither so long nor so gracefully graduated in length of hairs. In color, this burly subject of the czar may be black, or a brown tabby ; at least these are the two, and the only two, variations in which he has appeared at the West. Naturally but little is known of his character and disposition ; but in the case of one who lived in England it is reported that he displayed some tastes more resembling the canine than the ordinary feline preferences. He insisted upon living with the dogs on the place, and accompanying them both in their exercise and their hunts, and he obeyed the orders and signals of the keepers exactly as well as the dogs.

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