How will they be different from the Sphynx?
Of course, the main difference is the fact that the gene responsible for the Peterbald’s hairlessness is basically dominant (if you are interested in a long discussion about the genetics of the PD coat types, send me an Email, and I will spare the rest of you 😉 ), while the hairless gene of the Sphynx is recessive. The look of these cats is also very different. The Peterbald is lean and muscular, with long legs and a long, thin body. They are to have a long, wedge shaped head, with large, low (wide set) ears, no “whisker pinch,” and much less defined cheekbones. The Sphynx, on the other hand, is to have shorter legs, a “barrel shaped body” that is much shorter and rounder than the PD, high, large ears that point up instead of out on their shorter head, and the noted facial differences.
