The development of the Toygerbreed began in 1980, when Judy Sudgen tried to clarify the mackeral markings in tabbies. One day she noticed distinctive markings on her two cats. The markings occuring on the head, an area normally devoid of distinct pattern, inspired her to the idea of a tiger-like-tabby.

After importing a tom from the streets of India with noticeable head markings, the queest to develop tiger-like, circular face markings in the cat began. The introduction of the Bengal breed into gene pool was meant to produce a bigger cat body.

There are now over 350 breeders all over the world working to develop the breed. By 2010 the breed hopes to have acheived round ears, and a wider nosebridge. Other breed possiblities for the future are: smaller eyes, a whitened chest, stomach markings and a cheek ruff.