Native country : United States
History
Curly-coated like a Poodle or sheepIn 1987 in Wyoming, a cross between a flat-coated female and a curly-coated male produced a curly-coated female named Miss DePesto of NoFace, who was adopted by Jeri Newman, a breeder of Persians in Montana. In 1988, Miss DePesto was crossed with Photo Finish, a black Persian, and gave birth to three curly-coated kittens. Later bred to one of her kittens, she again produced three curly-coated offspring.Jeri Newman named this new breed after the nearby Selkirk Mountains.This spontaneous mutation is caused by a new dominant gene different from other curly-coated genes.While the Devon Rex resembles E.T., the Selkirk Rex looks more like a Poodle. Popular in the United States, the Selkirk Rex appeared in Europe in 1990 and is still rare.
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