An important part of any Scottish Fold breeding program are the cats you breed with your folded ears. These cats are every bit as necessary as those lovely folded cats you see in the show ring. As a breeder, you have 3 choices for breeding - Straight earred Folds, American Shorthairs or British Shorthairs. While I use predominantly Straight earred Folds, I also use British Shorthairs, especially now that I'm trying to bring some of the GORGEOUS colors to the US that you don't usually see here. I wanted something I could show as well & in my opinion they are closer to the "Fold" type then the American Shorthairs.