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Traditional Persian CatIn memory of YeriThe Traditional Persian cat is making a comeback. People are once again realizing that the Traditional Persian is a fine and handsome cat. The elegant and impressive photography is by Danielle (all photographs this page ©Daniëlle Rozeboom). In 1979 the Traditional Persian cat was the breed standard although the 1969 manual refers to the "Peeked" Persian, the standard for which was to look like the "Pekingese" dog. Yeri lived from May 9th 2002 - March 13th 2006. His nicknames were Yeri, Yeribeer and IJsbeertje. He was a Copper Eyed White Traditional Persian/Doll Face and, for me, a truly fantastic cat. As Deniëlle says, no point of view is necessarily 100% correct. There is always a counter viewpoint. So one cannot say that one breed is better than the other. Some people prefer an "extreme" persian and some a traditional persian cat. One thing for sure Persians are the most popular pedigree cat in the USA (where there are 90m domestic cats). I think too that almost everyone will agree that Yeri was a very impressive looking cat (with a fine temperament). The appearance is not everything though and if we are to be guided on what is the preferred viewpoint on breeding the starting point must be the health of the cat followed by the character. Since the wild cat "came in from the cold" and domesticated him/herself we owe a duty towards this fellow creature to behave responsibly towards him. I'm sure everyone agrees with that.
If you have not already done so, please visit the other pages on this website on the topic of persian cats and the breed history. I thank Daniëlle Rozeboom for granting me permission to publish these photographs. You can see more of Danielle's great photography and information about the Traditional Persian cat at www.worldofdani.com
Dani uses light and timing to great effect. Dani also, on occasion, increases the sensitivity of the light receiving cells to allow a higher shutter speed to reduce camera shake and obtain greater depth of field. (These are my words). The photographs shown here are reduced file size for speed of loading the webpage. The original images are of very high quality. Dani currently uses a Canon EOS 30D 8.2MP camera.
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People, it seems, are also turning away from the "hyper-breading" of the Persian cat which has resulted in "ultra-typing" (the Ultra or Extreme Persian).Yeri was a fine example of a traditional Persian who shared his life with Daniëlle Rozeboom. Daniëlle runs Cattery Yeri Shaes, a Traditional Persian cattery.
