Since childhood, Francesco Di Pietro has always had a great passion for animals: if he was entrusted with a puppy, he was able to look after it with affection and love.

For his twelve years his mother, who loves all animals as much as he does, gave him a splendid black and white Persian Van, and so Francesco began to participate in his first exhibitions, with numerous successes.

After a short time, he bought a female and from there to have the first puppies was a very downhill road.

For a breeder, the most beautiful period is that of births: the little ones take a long time, but the love and vitality they transpire make you live happy days, see them grow day by day and follow them in their mutation from furry ball to splendid cat Persian fills your heart with joy.

Francesco continued to select trying to do it in the best way and, even if fifteen years have passed since that distant birthday, the desire to improve and renew the lines of his cats has not faded in the least.

In July 1999 the Domus Aventina kennel was recognized by theFIFE and in 2003 by the Cat Fanciers Association (CFA) with the affix “Domus Aventina”, chosen in honor of the area of the city of Rome where Francesco lives and hosts the breeding.

His cats live free in the house, Francesco has used and equipped as a toilet a wooden structure in his garden, where they can get some air on fine days and enjoy the splendid sun of the capital. They coexist and play quietly with his other great passion: his Cavaliers, adorable dogs.

STANDARD

The Persian Cat is a medium-large sized cat, of the cobby type, the body is massive, robust, short, with a solid muscular structure, chest and also wide and low on the paws and wide and round feet.

It has a short and massive bone and a well developed musculature. The Persian is the only long-haired breed and is the result of the selection made by man. The aristocratic appearance and charm is mainly due to its long, flowing fur and majestic gait.

The weight ranges from 4 to 7 kg in the male, and from 3.5 to 5 kg in the female. The Persian is recognized in about two hundred combinations of colors depending on the sizes and designs on the coat.

CHARACTER AND BEHAVIOR

A cat with a peaceful and quiet nature, ideal for companionship, it adapts perfectly to family life in the presence of both adults and children. The Persian with its eternal puppy aspect, is a very balanced, affectionate and sociable cat is very attached to the people around him to whom he gives tranquility and good mood.

Its meows are rare and discreet, even during periods of heat for which it does not cause any disturbance, rarely pulls out its claws and is not very suitable for predatory activity.