A Blog for Bengal Breeders
Jon and I have learned a lot from studying small wildcats. We use them – above and beyond any standard, to guide our breeding.
By making collages of wildcats and comparing small forest dwelling wildcats, especially the southern species of Asian Leopard cats, with ground dwelling wildcats and then seeing where our Bengals fit in the spectrum between the small tree dwelling wildcats and the ground dwelling wildcats, we have been able to make better selections of kittens. In order to help other Bengal breeders who may share a similar goal, we’ve created a Blog where we plan to post these collages and explain what we are learning from them.
This page will grow as we have the time to put on thoughts in an article with the pictures to match. We hope you find it helpful.
The Value of Posting Pedigrees for Bengal Breeders
July 2, 2023by Robyn Paterson I recently engaged in an online conversation about posting pedigrees. I always thought it was the done thing that responsible breeders posted their pedigrees, but […]
Inbreeding and Linebreeding
The use of inbreeding and linebreeding in pedigree animals is a topic that creates a lot of controversies. Before deciding whether these breeding methods are something you can correctly and […]
How the Forest Shaped the Bengal Ear
For many years, it has appeared as if the top priority of breeders is to achieve small ears. Small ears are not very wild looking when they are triangular. Take […]
Bengal Eyes
The problems with using either oval or almond as the shape for the Bengal eye is that it does not allow for an openness that is needed on a nocturnal […]
Bengal Body Shape
Longer spine Taller back legs The pelvis being set further back and angled downward. The primordial pouches In addition, you want to avoid any excess body bulk as a lean […]
Bengal Ear Set and Size
These Blogs are written by Robyn Paterson, with much of the content coming from the mind of Jon Paterson. We intend to help other Bengal breeders notice and select features […]
Bengal Ear Cupping and Forward Tilt
These Blogs are written by Robyn Paterson, with much of the content coming from the mind of Jon Paterson. We intend to help other Bengal breeders notice and select for […]
Breaking Domestic Tabby Patterns
The Legs and Feet Tabby cats have beautiful striping around their legs. Leopard cats have spots. When you see Bengals with more spots on their legs than stripes, that Bengal […]
Rule of Thirds – The Front Third
The first third of on the head of a small forest dwelling wildcat is the most important third of all. The front third of the head distinguishes this group of […]
Rule of Thirds – The Middle Third
The middle third of the Rule of Thirds is likely the most difficult section to write about because in the middle third, it is more about what you do NOT […]
Tail Set
For cats who survive on their own hunting ability, the tail is a very important feature – especially for cats who primarily live in trees as they are jumping, climbing, […]
Bengal Nose Size
Above is a collage of a variety of small forest dwelling wildcats that live and hunt at night in the trees of jungles and forests. What dominant feature of the […]
Bengal Nose Set
The Bengal Standard doesn’t say anything about where the nose should be set, but a study of small forest dwelling wildcats leads to only one answer – the nose […]
The Bengal Nose Shape
As a Bengal breeder when I am trying to understand a feature on my Bengals, I look to the small forest dwelling wildcats as a futuristic, or extreme, model of […]