

	Maine Coon comes from the US federal state Maine in the north-east of the United States where it came out in the eighteenth century of the thick impenetrable woods. On the farms she lived as a mouse's catcher where them to herself fast to the population darling of the east coast risen. Since this shaggy cat was unmistakeable from dogs devotion. She owes their name to the origin area and racoons. Indeed, a certain resemblance exists in the coat pattern as well as mask (with wild-coloured Maine Coons) of these different kinds. Cat's historians puzzle by many legends still over her origin where there is, however, nothing the sure. Because Maine Coon resembles other forest cats, it could already have been brought 1000 years ago by Vikings. An other supposition is, that to escape French queen Marie-Antoinette with the attempt of the revolution, her angora cats to America sent on ahead. Because she herself did not come, the possibility, that would exist the cats therefore without man themselves leave remained. In the end, there is still the version of the English commercial captain with the name Coon which sailed with long-haired cats along the coast. With land excursions Coon long-haired cats with local cats should have themselves.

With Maine Coon the phrase " a sheep in the Wolf's fur " applies literally. If she looks similar, nevertheless, of a wildcat and a lynx very much and impresses by her imposing size, one ascertains very fast the charm of this cat's race. She is devoted to his person like a dog. Maine Coon is an intelligent, very sociable, frank and nonsense-destitute cat which searches absolutely the allowance of her person. If her no attention is given, she demands it emphatically. In addition, they are very acceptable, so that it can be held trouble-free with other domestic animals or cats.One with times to children accustomed Maine Coon will always accept this and play with them.