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We have stopped breeding Maine Coon cats

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Breeding-goals Maine Coons:

good health, excellent temperament, a sturdy,  moderate type, using outcross breeding (click) to widen up the genepool. I consider myself very lucky with the cats I have: they all have lovely dispositions. I would like other cat owners to share in my joy and breed kittens/cats that give their owners a similar joy. Besides that I would like to breed as much white and red (in all it's variations) as possible. Sorry, I am crazy about those colours!!

To try and reach my goals;

  • I read lots of literature, books as well as internet-information,

  • make use of "outcross"-breeding: using  unrelated pedigrees with a higher "new foundation" percentage,

  • I attend and visit several shows,

  • I visit or otherwise contact breeders and ask lots of questions,

  • I attend workshops, organised bij Felikat and the RMC, on everything that has to do with breeding, health, cat behavoir, etc.

  • I attended workshops by Lorraine Shelton in the Netherlands,

  • I follow online webinars by the Winn Feline foundation on dna-research and the latest dna findings

  • I attended a workshop on cat-behavior by Vicky Halls

  • I have our breedingcats checked for PKD, HCM (ultrasound), Felv/Fiv,  SMA (dna) Patellar Luxation and hip-dysplasia.

 

Our cats are not caged: they are our housemates!

They share the house with us and have free access to our patio.

Please also read: Outcross

 

Boonland

Not everyone might know the meaning of the word Boon. 

It is:  blessing or gift. My husband and my cats definately are a blessing and a gift to me.

Although the word isn't  used a lot,

I found its meaning very to the point and remarkably similar to Coon.

On top of that my familyname is Boonen (the Dutch pronunciation is Bhoanun)

 

"What greater gift than the love of a cat?"

Charles Dickens

 

 

Deze site is voor het laatst bijgewerkt op 03 april 2024