Males are significantly larger than females, weighing eleven to fifteen pounds when fully grown. They have round faces and short ears.Īccording to the CFA, American Shorthairs are low-maintenance cats that are generally healthy, easy-going, affectionate with owners and social with strangers. According to the breed standard of the Cat Fanciers' Association, the American Shorthair is a true breed of working cat. Description Īlthough it is not an extremely athletic cat, the American Shorthair has a large, powerfully-built body. American shorthair (then referred as Domestic shorthair) was among the first five breeds that were considered as registered cat breeds by CFA during 1906. Both the American Shorthair breed and the random-bred cats from which the breed is derived are sometimes called working cats because they were used for controlling rodent populations, on ships and farms. The name "American Shorthair" also reinforces the fact that the breed is a pedigreed breed distinct from the random-bred non-pedigreed domestic short-haired cats in North America, which may nevertheless resemble the ASH. Originally known as the Domestic Shorthair, the breed was renamed in 1966 to the "American Shorthair" to better represent its "all-American" origins and to differentiate it from other shorthaired breeds. The breed is accepted by all North American cat registries. The American Shorthair is a pedigree cat breed, with a strict conformation standard, as set by cat fanciers of the breed and the North American cat fancier associations such as The International Cat Association (TICA) and the Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA). Early in the 20th century, a selective breeding program was established to develop the best qualities of these cats. Many of these cats landed in the New World, interbred, and developed special characteristics to help them cope with their new life and climate.
When settlers sailed from Europe to North America, they carried cats on board ( ships' cats) to protect the stores from mice -for instance, the cats that came over on the Mayflower with the Pilgrims to hunt rats on the ship and in the colony. According to the Cat Fanciers' Association, in 2020, it was the eighth most popular pedigreed cat in the world.
The American Shorthair ( ASH) is a breed of domestic cat believed to be descended from European cats brought to North America by early settlers to protect valuable cargo from mice and rats.
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