My interest in the Selkirk Rex Cat was sparked some 9 years ago in 1999 when I saw a photo of a golden selkirk with the most magnificent coat in an international cat magazine. At that time, little if anything was known about them in Australia - there were none in the country. In my search for information I joined a web group based in America where I watched listened and learned - it was invaluable background and only served to boost my interest in this new breed of cat even further.

The family situation dictated that 1 breed, the Australian Mist, was plenty to be working with at that time. I had only just started breeding and had a lot to learn both about breeding and showing so I listened and learned for a few years.

I attended a National CCC of A show in Brisbane in 2004 and fell in love with the most dense black curly Selkirk Rex. I still waited but in 2005 I met Jenny Rewell of Jengari. We talked, visited and I fell in love with a little homozygous girl - Jengari Lakota Moon. Now I think I have the best of everthing, Mists and Selkirk Rex - very different to each other and absolutely adorable. Thank you Jenny for this beautiful girl.

The Selkirk Rex originates in USA.  A persian breeder (Jerri Newman) was given a shelter cat who, when mated with one of her black persians, produced 6 kittens.  3 of these kittens had curly coats. 

Subsequent matings established that the the curly coat gene was a dominant gene.  That means that if a curly coated cat was mated to a straight haired cat, the litter could contain 50% curly haired cats and 50% straight haired cats.  2 straight haired selkirk rex cannot produce a curly haired Selkirk Rex.

As this breed is still being established, we are allowed to outcross to Persians, British Shorthairs and Exotic Shorthairs.  Consequently, Selkirk Rex display many of the characteristics of these breeds.

If you have any question, please write to me by clicking on the link Naomi