Talk:Russian Blue

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[edit] Strangers and affection

The article states that Russian Blues are not shy around strangers. However, most profiles of this breed indicate that the cat, whilst loving and affectionate with people it knows, is very wary of people it does not know, usually hiding from them and observing the newcomer from a distance. See the websites listed in the article-links for examples of such profiles.

This would certainly tally with my own experience of the breed. My Russian loved his family but would set up an exclusion zone around strangers and take his time in negotiating a relationship. --192.11.185.115 10:11, 22 November 2005 (UTC)

I've updated the page to reflect this. --192.11.185.115 13:03, 22 November 2005 (UTC)

Not that it matters anymore, but I third the hiding from strangers and loving the well-known persons thing. --maru (talk) contribs 00:51, 22 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Archangel Cat?

I've read many cat breed handbooks and quite a few of them have listed that the Russian Blue Cat breed is also known as an "Archangel Cat" because of it's distinct origins. I suggest that this be noted in the article...