I sent a photo a few months ago to a Bengal breeder and she was very scornful. She said she didn't think Bella was a Bengal. Then she changed her mind and said, "Well, she's a pretty little Bengal." But, she added, definitely not a cat remotely approaching the quality of hers. So I dunno. She seems pretty Bengal to me in her behavior, and as I sit here writing at the kitchen table, which is pretty much my desk anymore, she is lying inches away from me. I have my reading glasses on and I can see every hair. Her coat is truly gorgeous -- at least gorgeous to me. It's a sort of glinty umber background with black spots and stripes. Her belly seems maybe "the most Bengal" part of her. But I have checked out many photographs of Bengals on the Internet and I know they come in a large variety of colors. So is Bella a charcoal Bengal? Or . . . . ?
I have to stop writing now and give her some kisses.
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