Color = disposition?

JoaneWing · Color = disposition?

I found this article to be very interesting!

Color Stereotypes
Cat owners have debated for centuries whether you can tell what a cat’s personality is like from the color of their fur. Are red-haired cats really hot-tempered like the stereotype that labels their human counterparts? Are calico or tortie felines more likely to be maternal and nurturing? In 2001, Sarah Hartwell, a cat shelter employee, tried to answer this question and came up with some interesting findings.

Interacting with so many cats in her line of work gave her a good base to draw from. She and her co-workers would refer to tortoiseshell cats as “naughty torties” as they often seemed more temperamental than the others, and ginger cats were indeed found to be spirited and feisty – the quintessential, street-wise “alley cat.”

Sarah researched some of the common stereotypes about different colored breeds that have developed over the years. Persians, specifically, included some of these generalizations:

Black – Loyal
White – calm
Red – polite
Cream – even-tempered
Blue (Grey) – gentle
Tortoiseshell – maternal
Calico (Tortie & White) – calm, sweet-natured
Black & White Bi-Color – placid
Tabby – good-natured
Pewter/Shaded Silver – very affectionate and sweet
Color point/Himalayan – gentle, but spirited
Chocolate/Lilac – outgoing, inquisitive

Celeste

Interesting Joane! :big grin

Pewter/silver's personality would apply in Mollie's case. I remember reading tho' that silvers and goldens are the most active. I don't know if there is any truth to this. Josh is a rather active boy. :smile

Sheryl

That is very interesting Joane
I have to agree with" nuaghyt torties" being temperamental :smile

Annie is very lovable, but temperamental, everything is on Annie's terms :smile

Celeste, Rupert is my least active :smile

Celeste

JoaneWing

My silvers and goldens are all very sweet and calm. I think you are right Celeste. It's all in the breeding and silvers are not hyper like in the past.

Celeste