Australian Tiffanie Family Tree

In the beginning there was an accidental mating.

 

Kittens were all short coated silver cats with dark eye lining and green eyes and were called Burmillas.

Burmilla


Courtesy of Samutra Cattery
 

 From the second generation fluffies appeared and were called Long Haired Burmillas.

Long Haired Burmilla

In the United Kingdom

Some breeders decided to mate Long Haired Burmillas back to the Burmese, they called the kittens Tiffanies. Tiffanies are very popular in Europe and New Zealand, there are some bred in USA. Tiffanies come in a very large variety of colours and patterns. In the UK the standard allows both green and golden eye colour, NZ allows only the golden.

Tiffanie

In Australia

The idea for the Australian Tiffanie was first discussed by two Burmilla breeders, Jon Sternbeck and Robyn Moller (now deceased). Shortly after a number of breeders got together and decided to develop the Long Haired Burmilla by going back to the Chinchilla Persian. A breeding program was prepared by Jon Sternbeck ( geneticist) and submitted to Waratah National Cat Alliance, as this organisation is well known for its progressive and innovative philosophy and would consider the proposal. It was considered by the Committee and the Genetics Committee and subsequently approved. At this time Waratah National Cat Alliance is the only organisation to recognise Australian Tiffanies, Long Haired Burmillas and Tiffanies as three separate breeds, each having their own specific breed standard.
 

Australian Tiffanie

The prettiest cat in the world!