The British Shorthair longhair face !

This is the story of a beautiful cat who has now a great place in the Feline World !

According with some reseach concerning the British Longhair, we can say that he was present at the begining of the selection of the british shorthair breed. In the last century, Louis Wain, was the first who payed attention to cats and breeding, and illustrated british longhairs in his works.  

The longhair came back in the Fifties, with the introduction of Persian into the BSH lines, which had almost disappeared at the end of the war (1939-1945). This was done in order to bring the strength and roundness back into the British Shorthair breed. The Persian-British marriage is hardly used, but one sees there a presence of longhair in the kittens. These fluffy kittens were considered as failures, and these individuals have been sold only as pets.

Now, since the begining of the 21th century, more and more breeders give them a palce in their program. The breed is yet recognize in Europe, USA, and other countries in the world. That is a big victory !

1999 : With the recognition by the TICA, in NBC, the longhairs have a great chance ! They have begun to be shown, with great succes from judges and visitors.

2000 : Another step reached by the longhairs : They are recognised in France ! They are called now British Longhair.

Some clubs in Belgium and the Netherlands have adopted them too, under the name of LOWLANDER !

I would like to thank so much all the breeders and owners who sent me all the beautiful pictures you will see all around your tour over the site. And feel free to contact us if you want to be present too !