The Cymric, which is rightly pronounced koom rik, is a longhaired, tailless version of the shorthaired, tailless Manx.
The rumpy Cymric is characterized by the absence of tail vertebrae, and the ne minus ultra, the dimpled rumpy, has an indentation marking the spot where a tail ought to be.
A rumpy Cymric with a coccyx, the hinge that attaches the tail to the spine, is known as a riser.
According to some sources the Cymric is somewhat doglike in its habits; it will play "fetch," growl at an unidentified disturbance, and may follow its owner around.
Breed Fact - The Cymric and its shorthaired cousin, the Manx, are among the oldest natural breeds of cats.
The Manx was easily established due to the genetic nature of the tailless trait and centuries of inbreeding in an isolated island environment.
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