tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457392370589153279.post7448239026865249034..comments2016-01-10T15:29:06.991-06:00Comments on Cat Chronicles: Pure-Bred Cats Are More Like DogsChaska Peacockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07024653595124708783noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457392370589153279.post-85751662832027571692010-01-15T18:09:58.157-06:002010-01-15T18:09:58.157-06:00I think there are certainly breed characteristics ...I think there are certainly breed characteristics that make a difference but it's also about environment (the whole nature vs nurture thing). Who know how Sophie would be if she had had a good kittenhood - and on the other hand if we had mistreated Santino as a kitten (though I am sure he will tell you he was mistreated since he never got enough treats :) then yes he probably would have been just as shy as Sophie. So you can have good genes but the environment certainly has a big influence on how those genes develop. That's why it's really difficult to have a complete clone - you would have to duplicate not only the genes but practically replicate the entire development of the animal.Virginia Torschnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457392370589153279.post-35680483131685373262010-01-14T19:18:33.768-06:002010-01-14T19:18:33.768-06:00Are you saying that mixed breed and full breed cat...Are you saying that mixed breed and full breed cats have the same potential? How do you explain the difference in the breed personalities? I realize that Sophie had a rough beginning, and given that same beginning, Santino, Miki, and Rudy most likely would be equally shy. I just have trouble believing that that's all it is. <br /><br />Miki and Santino, for example, are emotionally more involved with me than Rudy who is much more independent, and yet involved with me in an entirely different way. They living "out loud". LOLChaska Peacockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07024653595124708783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457392370589153279.post-68884725629135600522010-01-14T18:53:41.765-06:002010-01-14T18:53:41.765-06:00Chaska
It is not so much about being pure bred as...Chaska<br /><br />It is not so much about being pure bred as it how they are socialized as kittens. Most breeders (not all!) spend a LOT of time with their young kittens right from the time they are born. Sophie probably did not get that attention and thus that bonding with humans - if she had she probably would be just as friendly as Santino or Rudy or Miki. So when I hear people bash breeders as over populating the cat population I tend think they are so very ignorant of what it takes to raise a healthy frinedly and well socialized kitty!Virginia Torschnoreply@blogger.com