Chartreux
Cat
Weight:
9-12 lbs.
Coloring - The Chartreux can be any shade of blue-gray from ash to slate;
tips lightly brushed with silver. Preferred tone is a bright, unblemished blue
with an overall iridescent sheen. Eyes
- Eye color ranges from copper to gold, buut should never be green. Overall
Appearance - The Chartreux is a sturdy, shorthaired French breed coveted since
antiquity for its hunting prowess and its dense, water repellent fur. Its husky,
robust type is sometimes termed primitive, neither cobby nor classic. Though amply
built, Chartreux are extremely supple and agile cats. Personality
- These gentle giants are aware of their own strength. Breeders generally
agree that male Chartreux, when altered, make better pets. Both sexes, however,
are extraordinarily dedicated to family life, when they're not just "hanging
out", preferably in the heights of a cat tree. They love a romp with other
family pets and the kids, a game of fetch, and prefer your bed to their own. A
Chartreux quickly learns its name, and comes on call. Breed
Fact - There exists a lovely old legend that the Chartreux lived with, and
were named for, the Carthusian monks of France, and perhaps even shared a tipple
or two of their famous Chartreuse liqueur! CFA
Chartreux Standard
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