u/Tama1313

(Disclaimer: this is not a breeding adv/project! I never had and even can't own pure breed cats. This is just to discuss about a certain gene/variation)

When I was a child, I had a mutt cat that looked different than the common cats I often seen around

I thought she was a common gray tabby. Only many years later I discovered that her pelt colour was actually black smoke and it's incredibly rare, despite being caused by a dominant gene (silver)

This makes me wonder: would a breed that's based on this smoke gene (and perhaps a pelt texture that fits it, like semi long hair like in Somali) gain popularity/interest in people??? What do you think about

Lately I saw a trend in breeding extreme traits (dwarfism, fold, etc..) which can often be hight maintain, but it seems no one is focusing on this pelt colour despite imo it being so pretty and particular

https://preview.redd.it/cf43cvfy4jjh1.jpg?width=4080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e79e5fed4e09db36f6180ed18cae44e46b9b035f

(My cat Lucy for reference, aka my first and only black smoke)