THERE ARE OVER 50 CAT BREEDS. WHAT BREED MAKES THE BEST PET?

Written by Dean Erickson


How to chooserepparttar perfect cat breed for you is easy if you do your research first.

Cats arerepparttar 125672 world's most popular pets. They are independent but atrepparttar 125673 same time make for great company. The have minimal maintenance needs but they satisfy any pet owner's need to cuddle.

There are many different domestic cat breeds, but less than one percent of all cats have pedigrees or are pure breeds. All in all there are about 70-odd breeds. The rest ofrepparttar 125674 cats fall into two main groups: domestic longhair and domestic shorthair. Cats that have a long slender build, almond-shaped eyes and sleek fur are often characterized as Oriental.

For potential cat owners there are many breeds to chose from ranging from a pure cat breed to your standard non-purebred breed, often called an alley-cat.

Exotic cat breeds includerepparttar 125675 Bengal (a relatively new breed; a cross betweenrepparttar 125676 Asian Leopard Cat andrepparttar 125677 domestic shorthair), Scottish Fold (its ears are folded forward and down), Egyptian Mau (resembles ancient Egyptian cats) andrepparttar 125678 California Spangled Cat. The most popular longhair variety isrepparttar 125679 Persian. In fact, Persians are probablyrepparttar 125680 most well-known of all cat breeds, probably because of its long coat. Potential buyers should know that their coat demands a daily program of grooming. But they'll make up for that with their gentle temperament.

WHAT ARE THE MOST COMMON HORSE BREEDS TODAY?

Written by Dean Erickson


Learning about horse breeds, common and rare, is fascinating and there's a wealth of information available for free onrepparttar Internet.

Your curiosity about horses and horse breeds will most certainly bring you torepparttar 125671 Internet. In fact,repparttar 125672 Internet is literally an A to Z of horse information. Websites such as Equiseach.com are like specialized online encyclopedias with hundreds of facts and listing about horses, horse breeds and anything else remotely related to horses.

When you think of horse breeds (or bloodlines or types) it isrepparttar 125673 Thoroughbred orrepparttar 125674 Arabian that comes to mind. The Thoroughbred is an English breed bred from Arabian horses imported to England inrepparttar 125675 late 16th century. These days in America, it is Kentucky that boastsrepparttar 125676 most Thoroughbred horse farms than anywhere else inrepparttar 125677 world.

Arabian horses are easily recognizable. They are well known for their affectionate temperament and bond very well with humans, after all this breed has been living with humans since 1500 B.C . They are friendly, agile and keen to work. The first Arabian was imported into America in 1725 by Nathan Harrison.

American breeds includerepparttar 125678 Standardbred (an excellent trotter and harness racer),repparttar 125679 Quarter horse breed (bred for races),repparttar 125680 Morgan horse breed (and intelligent and versatile horse for riding and work originating in Vermont) andrepparttar 125681 Appaloosa breed (a popular work and pleasure horse, which has also become a popular choice of sporting horse especially in dressage and jumping. This breed of horse is known for its distinctive coat coloring, which often includes spotting and mottled colors).

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