On to the real reason im writing this particular post. . . why are the American Rusian Blues so very different from the Australian ones? Is it due to the outcrossing to the Siamese after the WWII? If so why arent the Australian Russians similarly fine boned? Did we use a different outcross to keep the Russian breed alive after the near extinction of it? if so what was it? Looking at a lot of the Russian Blue videos on Youtube, i see Americans posting that "This can't possibly be a Russian Blue, it is too heavy and look at its head it must be a Brittish short hair, or even more amusing a Chartreux, as far as i can tell we dont even have that particular breed in Australia, especially in such abundance that it is allowed to roam willy nilly and breed randomly, any responsible breeder doesnt even let their cats outside, let alone sell an Entire kitten to an irresponsible "pro-kitteh freedomer" on the contrary most of the breeders i have researched WILL NOT sell a cat to a household where it might be allowed outside.
I digress, does anyone know what the outcross the Australian Russian Blue breeders used to keep this amazing breed alive? If they do I would love to know. I love the look of both American and Australian Russians, but i would like to know how an Australian bred Blue would fare on the American or even the Japanese (as they too are rather fine boned and small of head) show circut? Or vice versa? I know our breeders do import and export the breed so they must be shown and bred in the differing show circuts.
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