We have admired them in show rings, we've read about them, maybe we've even known one - owned by a friend, maybe, or encountered at a show. They're beautiful - but what are they really like? What is it like to share your life with what Nikki Horner called 'A Pocket Panther'?
Here are some stories by happy Bombay owners, told in their own words, with photographs.
Browse them and enjoy them!