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Peterbalds look very elegant and slim and have a distinctive head:
narrow and long with a straight profile, almond-shaped eyes, and
big set-apart ears. Peterbald cats look much like hairless
Oriental Shorthair cats.
Peterbalds are usually sweet-tempered, peaceful, curious, smart
and energetic. Peterbalds love their family members and need to
communicate with them; they are not a loner type of cat.
Peterbalds live in harmony with other cats and pets and also with
children. They are also not vindictive, and all of their
characteristics make peterbalds an excellent companion cat.
The Peterbald breed was created at the end of 1994 in St.
Petersburg, Russia as the result of experimental mating of a Don
hairless (Don Sphynx or Donskoy) male called Afinogen Myth and an
Oriental Shorthair female World Champion Radma von Jagerhov, by a
well known Russian felinologist named Olga S. Mironova. The first
two litters gave four peterbald kittens: Mandarin iz Murino,
Muscat iz Murino, Nezhenka iz Murino and Nocturne iz Murino. These
four peterbalds are the founders of the breed.
In 1996, the breed was adopted in the Russian Selectional Feline
Federation (SFF) and given a standard and an abbreviation (PBD).
In 1997 it was adopted in The International Cat Association (TICA)
with the abbreviation PB, and in 2003 in the World Cat Federation
(WCF) with the abbreviation PBD. Other used handles of the breed
are PBD, PTB, PD and PSX.
These days the breed develops in the direction of modern Oriental
and Siamese types, that is to say a long muzzle, large set-apart
ears, flat cheekbones, and an elegant body on long legs.
Therefore, all standards for this breed encourage mating with
Oriental and Siamese cats.
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Naked Female Peterbald |
Lilac Peterbald Female |
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Spotted Male Peterbald
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Red Female Peterbald |
Lilac Male Peterbald |
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