This English breed dates back to 1950, and the Baroness von Ullman of the Roofspringer Cattery. In between her numerous duties as baroness, she decided to create a shorthaired, solid-colored cat with the body characteristics of the Siamese, Abyssinian and Russian Blue breeds. Cat Fancy in England initially accepted them as “chestnut foreign shorthairs,” but soon an all white blue variant was created and became very popular. These cats became known as “white foreign shorthairs.” Siamese cats were then introduced into the foundation stock so the resulting body type would come closer to it. Peter and Vicky Markstein of the … Continue reading →