Had no idea people actually picked breeds of cat unless they were showing! As far as we were concerned, the cat will become what you raise him/her as. We rang the local CPL and they had three litters of unexpected kittens needing homes, nearly all were black and white and as Whilkie our old cat was BW we wanted something different, so along came Tigger!
i think its nice to know the breed characteristics, as said before our old moggie, who we lost this year, was not friendly, and wasn't a people person. whereas we brought Oscar up the same way, and he turned out totally different. Maine Coons definitely have a certain "something" about them that, no offence, i cant see in any other moggies i have met.
Oscar had had a very loud purr, i could hear him from the other side of the room, he always meowed to let you know what he wanted, like if he wanted to go out, if he was hungry, if he wanted to come in etc. the list is endless. he also had a special meow, kinda like a chirp, his little mouth went at a mile a minute and this little "chirp" was all that came out of it(so cute
) he acted like a dog, followed you around the stable, played with anything that caught his eye. whenever he found you there (hadn't followed you from the house) he would meow, as if to say "im hear!! lets play!! and when he had been naughty (grabbed your foot and wouldn't let go
) he would jump back, eyes huge, ears flat to the side, stare at you as if to say "come on then, get me if you can" the charged of upsairs at full speed, and hid somewhere, and the only way you could find him is to be silent, and wait for a bell noise. or you could get his cow (this sounds weird, but its "his" toy, no one elses, he was brought up with it from a kitten, and then he would snuggle up to it, then he would play with it, wrap his front legs around it, bite it, then kick with his back legs and boy was he aggressive with it!!
you could get it by the tail and spin it round and he would hang onto it, so FUNNY!! ....not that i tried *ahem*. it had a bell on and when he heard it he would come running from where ever he was to attack !!
) he also came to call, and not just he was in the garden, you called him, and he walked up, as in he was no where to be seen, in a field somewhere and you would shout his name and you would listen, sometimes it would take a while, depending how far he was away!! you would hear a jingle, then you saw him jump over the fence and come running up to you then look at you as if to say "you called??"
he had a big personality, would reply when you said his name or "what" (in a sweet voice) he didn't trust anyone but his family, and was VERY timid around people he didn't know.
i remember one time, lay upside down on my lap, head watching t.v (upside down, he had skill) we were watching a film, he lay there until it finished, purring away, and when it did he jumped of my lap, went on his bed, and fell asleep. he was the only animal we ever let upstairs, as he was clean and we trusted him 100% .he used to sleep on my bed, and the looks he gave me when i was laughing so hard i was crying !! (Ross Noble is way too funny) he even came to check on me a few times, i think he was genuinely worried for me
he has lots of other special things about him but i will stop there. i miss him so much
(my eyes are starting to well up, and i dont cry,
(only when i laugh)
