here is the standard (pdf)
TICA Two Letter Breed Code: MC
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...and here you can see the TICA Northern Europe Best Of Breed 05/06...
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Best EN Maine Coon 05/ 06 Name: Sarajen Bommerlunder Owner/ Besitzer: Kathrin Schier |
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| Best EN Maine Coon Kitten 05/ 06
Name: Penogacats Kingsize Owner/ Besitzer: Petra Garbe |
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| Best EN Maine Coon Alter 05/06
Name: Witchcraft Dragon Owner/ Besitzer: Walburga Petz |
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...and here you can see the TICA Northern Europe Best Of Breed 04/05...
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TICA Northern Europe Best Of Breed Maine Coon Cat 04/05 RW SGC Mainewalk Frodo Owner: Christine Vandebuerie
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TICA Northern Europe Best Of Breed Maine Kitten 04/05 Summerplace Jonny Of Pajocoons Owner: Marie Jeanne & Wim Straetmans
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TICA Northern Europe Best Of Breed Maine Coon Alter 04/05 Summerplace Xena Of Pajocoons Owner: Marie Jeanne & Wim Straetmans |
...and here you can see the TICA Northern Europe Best Of Breed 03/04...
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TICA Northern Europe Best Of Breed Maine Coon Cat 03/04 Royalmainlys Pranay Dancer Owner: Sandra Van Kluiven |
TICA Northern Europe Best Of Breed Maine Kitten 03/04
Timaracoons Lennox Of Royalmainlys
Owner: Sandra Van Kluiven |
TICA Northern Europe Best Of Breed Maine Coon Alter 03/04
Penogacats McCancy
Owner: Petra Garbe
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...and here you can find more pictures of this breed....
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About the breed
Playful, cuddly, intelligent and engaging are words often used to describe a Maine Coon. Their striking features and substantial size attract your first attention, but it´s their personality that is the hook. Maine Coons have the nickname "dog lover´s cats" because of their companionable temperament. Maine Coons love people. They follow you about the house not only for companionship but also to see what amusing things you may be up to. This longing for companionship along with their physical characteristics that enable them to withstand harsh
winters are
what brought them from their early beginnings in New England to
contemporary life. probably more interesting than the truth, so the myths endure. The most chimeric belief is that the Maine Coon was derived from the mating of a raccoon and a wild feline. This myth springs from the idea that their large size and bushy tail are characteristics acquired from its raccoon forefathers. Zoologists know that this is a genetically impossible occurrence, as well as the myth of a mating with a bobcat. Another fancyful tale tells that they are descendants of Angora cats belonging to Marie Antoinette that were shipped to Wiscasset, Maine for safekeeping during the French Revolution. Once here, they mated with the native feral felines to produce the Maine Coon breed. There are some things about the ancestors that are known to be true. Living conditions were extremly harsh in New England when the country was first settled. Cats came aboard ships even before permanent settlements were established. They were useful for seamen because they helped control the rat population and were good company. When ships landed ashore, it is likely that cats also went ashore too, and some were probably left behind. Maybe the Norwegian Forrest cats were their ancestors who traveled on ships with the Vikings to the New World and stayed behind. These cats produced offspring but only the offspring that were adaptable and bearing certain physical characteristics could survive in the harsh New England climate and conditions. Such cats might have had a large and sturdy frame and could fluff up and stand menacingly, as a deterrent to predators as like wolves and coyotes. They would have an easily maintained, long shaggy hair coat for protection against the cold, with very little undercoat to mat. Big furry paws would function like snowshoes and furry ears would keep out the snow as well. And so it is concluded that the Maine Coon has descended or ascended from necessity. The Maine Coon was very popular in the 1800s when cat fancy hobby began to emerge. First recorded in cat literature in 1861 with a mention of a black and white cat named 'Captain Jenks of the Horse Marines,' Maine Coons were popular competitors at early cat shows in Boston and New York. A brown tabby female named 'Cosie' won Best Cat at the 1895 Madison Square Garden Show. In the early 1900s, other long haired breeds started to become more popular, especially, the Persian, the enthusiasm for the Maine Coon declined rapidly. During the first half of this century, the Maine Coons were largely ignored, except for a few ardent New England supporters of their native cats. In the early sixties, a few of these supporters organized into a loosely strucured association and began the work necessary to return the Maine Coon to popularity. From this group emerged the Maine Coon Breeders and Fanciers´Association (MCBFA), established in 1968 for the promotion and protection of the Maine Coon Cat. |
