The race

The Breed "The Bengal"

Ras: Bengaal

Origin: United States

Character: Curious, active, not a lap cat, social, loves water (bath)

Appearance: Muscular, solid and long body

Coat: Short, silky soft, spotted

Colors: Brown, seal lynx point, sepia seal mink tabby

Origin

By Nickolas Titkov from Moscow, Russian Federation (BEN Bengalian kitten) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

In 1963, Jean Sugden, a breeder in California, bought an Asian leopard cat, Felis prionailurus bengalensis. It was a wild cat, a kind of miniature leopard with a spotted coat, a good swimmer and an excellent fisherman. She crossed the cat with an American Shorthair female to create a breed of tame cats with the distinctive look of a wild cat. The cats that emerged from this cross were fertile. They were backcrossed with their father and this produced kittens with a spotted coat. That was how the Bengal was born. In 1973 Dr. Centerwall of the University of California is setting up a similar breeding program to investigate the resistance of the Asian leopard cat to the feline leukemia virus. He gave eight of these hybrids to Jean Sugden, after which she continued her breeding program. Breeders used the Siamese, Egyptian Mau and Burmese to create new lines. The first breed specimen, Millwood Finally Found, was registered with the TICA in 1983. This breed is part of the new generation of feral cats and is quite rare.

General characteristics

Medium to large. Weight: 5.5 to 9 kg. Long and even. Strong bone structure. Short-haired.

Character and details

This cat is balanced and easy going as long as it belongs to at least the fourth to seventh generation from the cross between a domestic cat and an Asian leopard cat. Nevertheless, its hunting instinct and agility are greater than the average cat. The kittens are rowdy.

The male has a reputation for being much kinder than the female, who is often very independent and temperamental, extreme in expressing her anger as well as her tenderness. Although the cat is social towards its congeners and dogs, it can sometimes display wild behavior.

The Bengal likes exercise and loves water. He needs space. This cat is quite shy towards its owner, who has to spend a lot of time with him. A lot of attention makes him as affectionate as any other cat. He has a soft voice. The care is simple.

Body

Head

Fairly large with rounded contours. Slightly longer than wide. Slight curve from forehead to bridge of nose. High, protruding cheekbones. Broad, full muzzle. Large, wide nose with a slightly concave curve. Big jaws.

Ears

Fairly small, broad at the base, with rounded tips, pointed forward. Lynx tips are not wanted.

Eyes

Large, oval eyes, set wide apart and slightly oblique. Blue at the seal lynx point Blue; gold to green in the brown tabby; blue-green at the seal mink tabby. All colors allowed except blue and aquamarine.

neck

Long, thick, muscular and powerful. Length in proportion to the body.

Body

Long, big, powerful but not oriental. Robust bone structure. Powerful musculature.

Legs

Medium length, slightly longer at the back than at the front. Strong bones and muscles like those of the body. Large, round feet. Black soles of the feet.

Tail

Medium length, thick, sloping to a round tip.

Coat

Short and fine hair. Thick, luscious and very soft to the touch. In the Bengal we distinguish two tabby patterns: a marbled pattern (marbled) and a spotted pattern. Marbled: broad stripes with an angular oyster shape, small spots on the belly. Spotted: round or triangular spots that are randomly placed. paragraph

Watch out

Awas is the youngest member of our male pack. We bought him as a stud. To avoid inbreeding, and to be able to guarantee completely new bloodlines, we bought it in Hungary. He is totally unrelated to our other males and females here in the Netherlands. He is still very young, but he has already proven himself in 2020 and has already provided new growth in the Lancar sense. He gives beautiful healthy puppies with a very sweet and pleasant character. 'Awas' here I am! 2018

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Dream

Impian was a very calm dog to be around and very social. She really wants to work for you and her urge to fetch is enormous. She even retrieves everything for you from the water. She looks a lot like her mother Surya who ran GG3. She herself is already well on her way to following in her mother's footsteps, because Impian has also been involved in the sport for many years and is successful in the GG3 and agility. Impian has had a litter with us four times and is now not having any puppies. She is Dewi's mother. Unfortunately Impian has crossed the rainbow bridge. 'Impian' dreamer 2010

goddess

Dewi means 'Goddess' and that's how she behaves. She is very sweet, but not overly present. She really is above the game of the other dogs! She is very obedient and scores very high in training and competitions. In character she is very similar to her mother Impian, who also has an enormous 'will to please'. Dewi will have her next litter in February 2021 'Dewi' goddess 2016

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Clown

Badut is the comedian in the house and knows how to play the other dogs in such a way that she always gets what she wants. She keeps going until she takes the toy, bone or reward from the other dogs and they are all okay with it. She even takes everything from us that you leave behind and we find it back in her crate. She comes to bring the newspaper to me in the morning. Badut also went to shows. Gert trains with her agility and obedience at GG0 level. Badut will probably be covered by Awas in May. 'Badut' clown 2015

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Proud

Bangga is the daughter of Bailey (Cinta x Cowok) and Pintar (Hidup x Beethoven Buck), and thus through the sire line the successor of Hidup (seventh generation). Bangga has been wonderfully stubborn, especially in her first year. Sometimes it seemed as if she had no ears and was not into everything ... In the meantime she has been in heat and all of a sudden the listening went a lot better. She is so smart that after one training she knows exactly what the intention is, as if she has been doing it for years! She is very playful and can jump very high. From time to time it is still difficult for her to realize that she has four legs to stand on ;-). Bangga is now 3 and has just had her 2nd litter. She has a rest this year. 'Bangga'I'm proud 2017

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Smooth

Lancar is our newest addition. She is a daughter of Badut and Awas

with that, a new start has already been made for a new generation. Lancar was sold but returned and it probably should have been.

Lancar is currently our best babysitter ever. Whatever comes in, Lancar takes pity on it. An older dog, a puppy or a cat or kittens, you can leave it to Lancar.

'Current'

Smooth

2020

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Smart

Pintar is a short haired male and now 8 years old. A son of Hidup and Beethoven Buck van Gerrie den Otter from the kennel 'From Wihehokewa'. Pintar occasionally lives in our pack but most of the time with friends of ours. Pintaris has since retired. Pintar has a lot of energy and when he is here he prefers to play with the ball all day long. He is therefore always the fastest so that the others have to check when something is thrown. He is very nice to children and other animals. Pintar is the father of Bangga 'Pintar' I am intelligent 2013

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