Black Mackerel Tabby Norwegian Forest Cat

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Black mackerel tabby norwegian forest cat. Black tabby mackerel white female tica northeast region third best norwegian forest cat kitten 2012 2013 tica northeast region best brown black mackerel tabby white nfc 2012 2013 pedigree. The most important features are the type and quality of the coat the scoring system does not specifically award points to the color of the coat. Thank you linda for your gift of aine my very first breeding female in october 2001 and my precious rhianna who has many of aine s ancestors behind her. The norwegian forest standard requires that its appearance reflects its heritage as a farm cat.

Black mackerel tabby and white would be nfo n 09 23. The norwegian forest cat also commonly called a wegie for short was believed to be the cat of the vikings. The photo below shows a non agouti amber. Its history can be traced back to norse lore.

There is no distinction made for tabby patterns norwegian forest cat breed numbers start with 67 with the addition of colours below for example a black and white would be 67. Black and black with white silver. Solid non tabby eg black and white. If a cat has two a genes it will definitely be tabby and all its offspring will be tabby too as a is dominant over a.

Norwegian forest cat tabbies can be black brown silver blue red cream or tortie and the tabby pattern can further be broken down into four sub patterns. It is muscular and heavy boned. It is both independent and an affectionate member of the family that loves attention but does not demand it. A tabby cat is simply one that has stripes regardless of the color.

If a tabby cat has two mackerel genes and is. The profile is long and straight with no break stop or bump and the cat has a strong chin. We are based in buckinghamshire england. A norwegian forest cat is a big and strongly built cat with a medium length body and hind legs higher than the front legs.

A stands for agouti which is another word for tabby. From the norwegian forest cat to the maine coon. It is known to bear a striking resemblance to a maine coon cat. This cat is rather large very solid built and has a long dense coat.

A non agouti amber norwegian forest cat resembles a silver tabby but has a distinctive black nose and black paw pads instead of the pink reddish nose with black outlining found on conventional silver tabbies. Mackerel classic spotted or. All about norwegian forest cats. However many cats of distinguished breeding boast the striking tabby coat.

Norwegian forest cat tabby silver. The head is triangular shaped with all three sides equal. So a mackerel tabby cat pattern can appear on many different cat breeds. The norwegian forest cat is rather large the body is slightly elongated very strong and muscular.

All norwegian forest cats breed category is nfo with additions for colours below.