With great pleasure I will tell you everything from the very beginning))), about how my eternal love for this beautiful breed began.

The homeland of our first cat Iris is Russia, Krasnodar, cattery "Krasnyi Dar".

This is how it was, we had a daughter and for several years (8) we wanted a second child and still nothing, but we wanted to take care of someone else. I love all animals, but most of all cats. Moreover, we already had a sad experience of keeping a dog - we are working people, and the dog at home is left to itself, this is bad (Staf. American Terrier breed), so this good-natured animal ate half an apartment while we were at work - out of boredom))). So I had to give the dog in good hands in a private house. And a cat, I think, is the best option for city apartments. I didn't think much while choosing the breed, as I immediately came across a Maine Coon cattery (in 2007). And the following information struck me, the character of the Maine Coon combines three types: a cat, a dog and a man. Plus to this the large size of the cat, these brushes on the ears, well, that's all... These cats really do not meow, but hum - my heart freezes and melts at the same time))) With all their formidable appearance, I do not know more tender than this creature, plus to this gentle murmur)))

When I saw the price of this marvelous breed, I was a bit confused... and began to save money, and in parallel, I literally lived on the websites of catteries and various forums, looking for my coon. I paid special attention to the Krasnodar cattery, and then in their litter I found a girl with whom I immediately fell in love, but unfortunately could not reserve her, since the breeder decided to keep her. I had no choice but to wait for the moment when my favorite coon will give birth to kittens. I started a chat with the owner of the cattery and she told me the approximate date of birth of the kittens. To say that I settled on the site of the cattery means to say nothing at all))). As a result, when the kittens were born, I barely had time to reserve my girl, as the cattery is very famous for its high-quality breeding. My girl was born on August 26, 2009, by that time I had collected almost the entire amount for the purchase and I transferred part of it as a reserve - I took a kind of risk, because I did not know the owner, but she turned out to be a very good and decent person. Maine Coons are sold at 3 months, since they are given mandatory vaccinations and microchips, and I completely agree with this - the breed is serious, expensive and requires appropriate treatment. Although I think that ideally this should be done for all breeds. We met our girl in Odessa, a train from Krasnodar. This is a whole epic and a separate story))).

By the way, after I reserved my girl, I found out about my pregnancy and realized that it would be very difficult, but I could not give up the cat, I had been waiting for her for a very long time. And I never regretted it. This is another child of mine, and in response to my love, she gives me her love, tenderness, affection and gentle murmur. At night she sleeps at the head of the bed and sometimes strokes me with her paw, purrs loudly. During the day she runs after me like a tail and helps me with everything.

When I leave home for a long time, she really misses and waits for me, and when I come home I get her caress in double size. When I arrived from the hospital with the baby in my arms, my little coon did not sleep all night and poked her face against my hand and talked to me in such a way that I understood that I would try not to leave her again for that long term. She loves our children very much, especially the little one, I think this is from the fact that she appeared in the house later than him and she acts like his nanny, allowing him to do with her what she does not allow in relation to other family members ))). In general, probably everyone who reads this will understand how much I love this cat. And I sincerely want more people to get to know this wonderful breed better!!!

Date of writing: 20.02.2011