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Is the Pixiebob a "Hybrid"

It is the position of the originator of the breed, Carol Ann Brewer, that Pixie-Bobs, without their name or standard, appeared on the American Continent over 500 years ago. The "Legend" is that the Pixie-Bob is a naturally occurring cat, descended from the crossing of bobcats and domestics, with mating’s occurring all over the USA and in Canada. 

Pixie-Bobs are believed to be a descendent of the bobcat, but it is not a hybrid. The Pixie-Bob was officially declared a breed by the International Cat Association in 1994. 

This breed is bred Pixie-Bob to Pixie-Bob and Bobcat hybrids are not allowed in the pedigrees of TICA-registered cats. Genetic testing conducted by TICA's geneticists has not discovered any 'wild markers' and most reputable breeders will only say that it is a domestic cat bred to 'look' like the Coastal Red Bobcat. It does have outcrosses to the foundation Pixie-Bobs known as Legend CatsTM which continue to appear in a rare rural litter, but - unlike some modern 'designer breeds' - outcrosses to other breeds are not permitted.

Definition of the word hybrid

  1. Genetics: The offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock, especially the offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties, species, or races.
  2. Something of mixed origin or composition.
  3. Something, such as a computer or power plant, having two kinds of components
    that produce the same or similar results.
  4. A word whose elements are derived from different languages.


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