Maine Coon Cats

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"Tracy" wrote in message
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Per the CFA - the average size range for their purebred Maine Coon
females is 9-12 lbs. The girls are not as big as the boys.

And yeah, whether the Maine Coon is a actually a "breed" is very
questionable. The 1895 CFA show records asked exhibitors to state that
both parents were long-haired cats. Period. And all of the cats with
papers are descended from those lines of
"not shorthaired" cats.

And all dogs started as wolves.

--
Joe
http://www.jwpitt.com/cats.htm
Cat Rescue http://www.animalrescuefoundation.com
God created the cat so man could have the pleasure of petting the tiger


"Tracy" wrote in message
om...
Per the CFA - the average size range for their purebred Maine Coon
females is 9-12 lbs. The girls are not as big as the boys.

And yeah, whether the Maine Coon is a actually a "breed" is very
questionable. The 1895 CFA show records asked exhibitors to state that
both parents were long-haired cats. Period. And all of the cats with
papers are descended from those lines of
"not shorthaired" cats.

(Tracy) wrote:

And yeah, whether the Maine Coon is a actually a "breed" is very
questionable. The 1895 CFA show records asked exhibitors to state that
both parents were long-haired cats. Period. And all of the cats with
papers are descended from those lines of
"not shorthaired" cats.

Wouldn't that have been the case with many breeds of cats in the 19th century?
Cat shows at the time only distinguished between longhaired and shorthaired
cats, and color. All of the longhaired cats would have been competing together,
whether they were Persian or Angora or Maine Coon. And from pictures I've seen,
the body type of all these cats at the time was pretty much the same.

(Tracy) wrote:

And yeah, whether the Maine Coon is a actually a "breed" is very
questionable. The 1895 CFA show records asked exhibitors to state that
both parents were long-haired cats. Period. And all of the cats with
papers are descended from those lines of
"not shorthaired" cats.

Wouldn't that have been the case with many breeds of cats in the 19th century?
Cat shows at the time only distinguished between longhaired and shorthaired
cats, and color. All of the longhaired cats would have been competing together,
whether they were Persian or Angora or Maine Coon. And from pictures I've seen,
the body type of all these cats at the time was pretty much the same.

(Tracy) wrote:

And yeah, whether the Maine Coon is a actually a "breed" is very
questionable. The 1895 CFA show records asked exhibitors to state that
both parents were long-haired cats. Period. And all of the cats with
papers are descended from those lines of
"not shorthaired" cats.

Wouldn't that have been the case with many breeds of cats in the 19th century?
Cat shows at the time only distinguished between longhaired and shorthaired
cats, and color. All of the longhaired cats would have been competing together,
whether they were Persian or Angora or Maine Coon. And from pictures I've seen,
the body type of all these cats at the time was pretty much the same.

In article , twrl2001
@yahoo.com enlightened us with...
Per the CFA - the average size range for their purebred Maine Coon
females is 9-12 lbs. The girls are not as big as the boys.

And yeah, whether the Maine Coon is a actually a "breed" is very
questionable. The 1895 CFA show records asked exhibitors to state that
both parents were long-haired cats. Period. And all of the cats with
papers are descended from those lines of
"not shorthaired" cats.


All breeds came from somewhere. People want a cat that looks a certain
way. They breed for it, then standardize it. Then, the cat can be
papered as that breed.
Same for dogs.

Breeds don't have to be hundreds of years old to be valid. New ones are
still being developed.


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In article , twrl2001
@yahoo.com enlightened us with...
Per the CFA - the average size range for their purebred Maine Coon
females is 9-12 lbs. The girls are not as big as the boys.

And yeah, whether the Maine Coon is a actually a "breed" is very
questionable. The 1895 CFA show records asked exhibitors to state that
both parents were long-haired cats. Period. And all of the cats with
papers are descended from those lines of
"not shorthaired" cats.


All breeds came from somewhere. People want a cat that looks a certain
way. They breed for it, then standardize it. Then, the cat can be
papered as that breed.
Same for dogs.

Breeds don't have to be hundreds of years old to be valid. New ones are
still being developed.


-------------------------------------------------
~kaeli~
Jesus saves, Allah protects, and Cthulhu
thinks you'd make a nice sandwich.
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace
-------------------------------------------------

In article , twrl2001
@yahoo.com enlightened us with...
Per the CFA - the average size range for their purebred Maine Coon
females is 9-12 lbs. The girls are not as big as the boys.

And yeah, whether the Maine Coon is a actually a "breed" is very
questionable. The 1895 CFA show records asked exhibitors to state that
both parents were long-haired cats. Period. And all of the cats with
papers are descended from those lines of
"not shorthaired" cats.


All breeds came from somewhere. People want a cat that looks a certain
way. They breed for it, then standardize it. Then, the cat can be
papered as that breed.
Same for dogs.

Breeds don't have to be hundreds of years old to be valid. New ones are
still being developed.


-------------------------------------------------
~kaeli~
Jesus saves, Allah protects, and Cthulhu
thinks you'd make a nice sandwich.
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace
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