Cat breeds and names

A cat breed is an infrasubspecific rank for the classification of domestic cats. A cat is considered to be of a certain cat breed if it is true breeding for the traits that define that breed. Various cat registries around the world record and certify the pedigrees. Only three percent of owned cats belong to a cat breed, and an even smaller percentage of those are suitable as show cats. A registration certificate proves that a cat belongs to a cat breed by showing the cat’s pedigree back to at least four generations. The whole concept of cat breeds is a relatively new one. Two hundred years ago there was no such thing, however today there are almost one hundred cat breeds . Varieties of domestic cat can also be identified by characteristics other than breed.

Learn about the many different types of cat breeds. Here you can research each of the cat breeds , and discover about their looks, temperaments, behavior and more. There are also pictures of all the cat breeds and links to cat breeders.
http://catwebsite.googlepages.com/cat-breeds.htm

When a new cat or kitten comes into your life, one of your first tasks is to pick out a name. Pet names can be fun because you can be as creative or as ordinary as you like. Unlike with babies, you don’t have to worry about whether to give your cat an uncommon or a popular name. As long as you set out food, the cat could care less what name is engraved on the bowl! Here are some suggestions to help give your sweet new feline friend a terrific moniker.
http://catwebsite.googlepages.com/cat_names.htm
As a general rule, pet owners tend to give their animals names they would give themselves or their children. Surveys show that more than half of all pet names are either human names or nicknames. Not so with cats. Cats are more often given traditional cat names , perhaps because they have a reputation for doing their own thing, and this tends to makes them mysterious. As every cat “owner” knows, nobody owns a cat.