We love British Shorthairs

I thought I was a “dog person” until my first British Shorthair. Despite all the notable perks of living in New York, space and time for a pet are not among them. After many years of asking my landlord to ease the rules on his pet policy, he agreed to one cat.

I started doing my research. If I was only allowed one cat, I wanted something that would fit my lifestyle, and I knew I wanted to adopt. The British Shorthair charmed me with their smiley faces, chubbiness, and big eyes. Personality wise, my interest peaked when learning that they are calm, independent, clumsy, and attentive couch potatoes.

I also learned pretty quickly that finding a British Shorthair of strong type and sound health in the United States was not impossible, but it came with a long wait, high cost, and finding one to adopt was nearly non-existent. After months of talking to many wonderful breeders, domestically and internationally, we decided to adopt our first British, Gus. He’s a retired Chocolate-Golden breeding male from a cattery in Russia who was looking for a new home. He’s really the perfect little guy - and he made me not just a cat person, but a British Shorthair person.

Fast forwarding, we instantly wanted a friend for him and moved to a new space that allowed for additional pets. The search was on for our next companion, and again we looked overseas. In that time of waiting, I started taking an interest in the genetics, breeding ethics, and health issues of the breed. I was hooked! After a full year of reading, mentorship, asking questions, and getting to zoom observe births - I was ready to not only be a cat person, but a crazy cat person. My dreams in this small breeding program is to help share the love and magic to others hoping to add a British Shorthair of their own into their home.

Since then, I have joined forces with my mom. She is a retired Bernese Mountain Dog breeder, Maine Coon Rescue coordinator, shelter volunteer, and Feline Behaviorist, as both a private consultant and with an office at a vet clinic in New Jersey. As a fellow British lover, she has our stud, is our show cheerleader, and in 2023 will keep her own girls to help expand the program as we strive to bring health, character, and the European look in type to families that love them just as much as we do.