Personality

On the cat activity scale of 1 (calm, serene) to 10 (overactive), the Bobtail receives a 7-8. Breeders claim that Bobtails are playful, friendly, energetic and extremely intelligent,but some are born scared, not playful, and not very fast at opening up to you. American Bobtails have dog-like personalities, often play fetch and greet their owners at the door.They are very tolerant of being picked up by younger children and handled like a sack of potatoes.They've been known to escape from closed rooms and fastened cages with Harry Houdini-type ease.^[