What were different cat breed groups bred to do?

What were different cat breed groups bred to do?

Just like dogs, some cat breeds were created to have different jobs or different duties, if you will, for their feline lives. To give you an example, Siamese cats, years and centuries ago were bred to sort of be protectors. They stood on high, watched what was coming in and out of the castles and they could leap. The Turkish Van will put most Labradors to shame when it comes to swimming. They're a kind of a cat that takes to water so well that you might want to shut your shower door if you're going to take a shower and you have a Turkish Van. On the other hand, there were some cats, like the Persians, that were bred for little cuddles and lap cats, with their job just to sit there, warm your lap, purr and be sweet and demure. So it's fun to investigate the histories of all the different cat breeds and find out just how different they really are.