Some updated photos, kittens now 6-7 weeks old and growing

Wild Sugar, available to a trusted breeding program.

Knasher, available as a pet.

Rocky's Sis, available as pet or to a trusted breeder.

Rocky, ain't he stunning.

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Developing a line - looking at the parentage of Ice's current litter

Paws, from excellent lines but displaying that pointy face which is
difficult to breed out, as is her rumpy tail. Her strengths were her eyes,
long thick legs, gorgeous colour and sweet temperament.  

Our georgeous Rasberi, daughter of Paws and Rascal. Fabulous eyes,
colour, thickest legs and the father broadened that muzzle,
though still not generous enough. We selected for a long tail,
to remove the rumpy tails from the line, which can be
associated with Spinae bifida

Ronnie, son of Rasberi and Bobby Wonder. Finally, we have a
more generous muzzle and havn't lost the chunky long legs, though
the eyes lost a little of that wonderful triangle shape, and the
coat is a little cooler and more stripey (also difficult to
breed out when dominant). 

Chuck, son of Ronnie and Ice. A big boy with great muzzle, size
and presence. Less stripes and warm, rich coat.

Rocky, son of Chuck. Let's see how he develops, but it looks
like he'll have fabulous face, including eyes, with that
large size.  Still, we have the long tails.

See how the look has changed over 4 generations

Why are Pixie Bobs from Anson Road larger than most others?

I have spent the last few years breeding, selecting and caring for my Pixie Bobs specifically with size in mind.  I wanted healthy, large Pixie Bobs, with long thick legs, muscular bodies, wild-looking broad noses, strong muzzles, lynx eartips, coats that convey the same luxurious density and colour contrasts as bobcats and lynxes.  Not much to ask for then .... but although no cat is perfect, I'm definitely getting closer to my goal and my Pixie Bobs are now large, wild looking (and here) and healthy.

Pixie Bob on the right is an Anson Road male. 

Anson Road Pixie Bob, large male, long legs and very muscular

To start with, I was blessed that two of my seven foundation lines (Bucky and Rascal) brought with them a good size as well as excellent type. Those two lines in particular produced in combination even larger than themselves under certain conditions.

Rascal on the left, Bucky on the right.

I then noticed that selection for bone density, muscle mass and tail type contribute to the size of offspring. Whilst the long-tailed boys grow largest, often it is the female that determines more strongly the size of her kittens: females don't grow as large as the males and you need to know what to look for in a queen to keep and improve the size.

Also incredibly important for size (and fertility) are the diet  of the parents, grand parents and great grand parents. Standard commercial dry food is not sufficiently nutritious to allow a Pixie Bob to reach his or her genetic size.  So I have spent a lot of effort (and money) to work out the best diet for my Pixie Bobs.

And last, but not least, I avoid vaccinating my breeding animals, unless there is a very specific risk or legal requirement.  Cats have an amazing immune system and are sensitive to too much interference. I believe that excessive vaccination not only affects the cat herself in the long-term, but also has effect on her offspring. My kittens grow up in a normal household, not in a bleached isolated enclosure. I encourage a strong immune system by diet, free movement and lack of chemicals in the environment. Because I don't have too many litters a year, I can avoid the precautions necessary for breeders who breed more intensively.

Below is a comparison of the faces in some of my earlier litters, compared to the later litters. Note the slightly more pointy looking noses compared to the broader and more generous muzzles in my later litters.

Nice colouring, broad nose, generous muzzle, thick legs, big ears. A kitten from 2011 descended from  a female in the litter below a couple of generations earlier.

Gorgeous colouring, but faces too pretty, noses pointy and muzzles too narrow.  A litter from 2008.

More photos of recent AnsonRoad's pixie bob kittens.

Pixie Bob kittens for sale, London

The girls:

Wild Sugar, available as breeder

Ebony's girl: available

Ice's girl: available as breeder

Ice's girl: under evaluation

Pixie Bob kittens available to good homes

The boys:

Rocky, placed

Monty, placed.

Strider, available as breeder

Jess's cub, placed.

We have Pixie Bob cubs available to good homes

Top quality Pixie Bob kittens now available. Please contact me for more information.

Brotherly love

Update from last year's fabulous bunch: 

You can see they are both very similar in size. Boris is a tad longer, Horance much heavier now 6.71 kilos. Both are the same height. Boris is very active and runs everywhere straight through the cat flap. Horance is food obsessed and love wrestling.

Thanks for the photos, Georgina!

They are getting awfully cute, video of Pixie Bob kittens

Yep, it's him again, Rocky

More updated photos of available Pixie Bob kittens ....

Rocky, on top of his brother....