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Can I gripe for a second?
Many of you know, I’m getting my first sphynx late this month, after five long years of waiting! I am over-the-moon and excited to finally have one of these coveted creatures join my tribe!! I LOVE and adore everything about this breed; from the giant lemon eyes, big gremlin ears, and velvet skin with wrinkles galore. Not to mention, their puppy-monkey-baby personalities!
Being that I’m so in love, I’ve already started scouting for a female playmate for Kenzo. I have my eye on a very specific, hard-to-come-by pattern/eye color combo, so I’m putting feelers out early. My intentions aren’t to purchase until 1 year or so from now, at the very earliest.
Anyways, as I was perusing through various cattery sites, both locally and abroad, I stumbled across something that disturbed me. Many of the notable, top sphynx catteries have switched into the direction of ‘extreme-typing’ breeders. Instead of the classicly-iconic sphynx standard we know and love, they are pushing a parody of a sphynx, with faces similar to a cartoon bulldog. Extremely short, heavily and abruptly sloped nose-bridges, teeny tiny heads with huge bulbous eyes, and so many wrinkles that the cats resemble a brain more than a cat! Besides it’s hairless quality, this cat is nearly indistinguishable from the sphynx I’ve known and loved. Not only that, the exaggerated nasal passage surely looks as though it’s counterintuitive to normal breathing.
My fears are that, because these extreme-type sphynx are being bred, sold, and supported by such reputable breeders who, not only frequent the show ring, but frequently WIN the top titles, that this new standard will slowly become THE standard. I’ve seen their prefixes on multiple Kings and Queens of sphynx breeders all over the world! It reminds me of what happened with the Persian or the Siamese. I suppose there’s no way to control the trends, especially if the top producers are pushing this new look, but I truly hope that the breed standard remains somewhat true to how it is now.
That was a little more than a second, lol. I said my peace, I will step off my soapbox, for now. Thank you for taking the time to read my rankings!
Edit: If you have one of these extreme-type sphynx I’m describing, I mean not to offend! I’m sure your baby is as adorable, lovable and precious as any other. My intentions were to only state that I hope that look does not become the new breed standard.
Many of you know, I’m getting my first sphynx late this month, after five long years of waiting! I am over-the-moon and excited to finally have one of these coveted creatures join my tribe!! I LOVE and adore everything about this breed; from the giant lemon eyes, big gremlin ears, and velvet skin with wrinkles galore. Not to mention, their puppy-monkey-baby personalities!
Being that I’m so in love, I’ve already started scouting for a female playmate for Kenzo. I have my eye on a very specific, hard-to-come-by pattern/eye color combo, so I’m putting feelers out early. My intentions aren’t to purchase until 1 year or so from now, at the very earliest.
Anyways, as I was perusing through various cattery sites, both locally and abroad, I stumbled across something that disturbed me. Many of the notable, top sphynx catteries have switched into the direction of ‘extreme-typing’ breeders. Instead of the classicly-iconic sphynx standard we know and love, they are pushing a parody of a sphynx, with faces similar to a cartoon bulldog. Extremely short, heavily and abruptly sloped nose-bridges, teeny tiny heads with huge bulbous eyes, and so many wrinkles that the cats resemble a brain more than a cat! Besides it’s hairless quality, this cat is nearly indistinguishable from the sphynx I’ve known and loved. Not only that, the exaggerated nasal passage surely looks as though it’s counterintuitive to normal breathing.
My fears are that, because these extreme-type sphynx are being bred, sold, and supported by such reputable breeders who, not only frequent the show ring, but frequently WIN the top titles, that this new standard will slowly become THE standard. I’ve seen their prefixes on multiple Kings and Queens of sphynx breeders all over the world! It reminds me of what happened with the Persian or the Siamese. I suppose there’s no way to control the trends, especially if the top producers are pushing this new look, but I truly hope that the breed standard remains somewhat true to how it is now.
That was a little more than a second, lol. I said my peace, I will step off my soapbox, for now. Thank you for taking the time to read my rankings!
Edit: If you have one of these extreme-type sphynx I’m describing, I mean not to offend! I’m sure your baby is as adorable, lovable and precious as any other. My intentions were to only state that I hope that look does not become the new breed standard.
