American bobtails have dog-like personalities; they love to play games, are easily leashed trained and like to go for walks. Still a relatively new breed, American bobtails were accepted for registration by the Cat Fanciers’ Association, the world’s largest registry of pedigreed cats, in 2000.

American bobtails have dog-like personalities; they love to play games, greet their owners at the door, are easily leashed trained and like to go for walks. Bobtails are friendly and intelligent, and are great family cats: they are good with children and other household pets.

Bobtails are prone to hip dysplasia, a hereditary disease that has the potential to cause crippling, lameness and arthritis of the hip joints. Although generally healthy cats, some bobtail cats are born without tails.