14-09-2007, 02:57 PM
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Location: Hobart, Tasmania, Aust
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Originally Posted by rikusei
What are the differences between these two breed, Chartreux and British Shorthair, both have blue fur and copper eyes.
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Well - not even that! Brits and CHA can have either copper or orange eyes, but Brits can also have green, odd, blue - depends on the coat colour and pattern.
They used to be intermateable in Europe, but that practice officially stopped in Nov '77. "Officially" is the operative word - there's still a fair whack of mixed pedigree if you trace back. The USA has created a rather different breed out of the CHA and it is very distinctive..moreso than the original (if you can still call them that!) European CHA.
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Lesley (Tasmania)
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