Shaggy a Maine Coon

This year when we moved to our new place in Mexico our neighbors and friends, who always bring their cat with them from Canada; this was my introduction to a Maine Coon cat, whose name is Shaggy.

The Maine Coon is a breed of domestic cat with a distinctive physical appearance. It is one of the oldest natural breeds in North America, specifically native to the state of Maine, where it is the official State Cat.

The ancestral origins of the Maine Coon are unknown. There are only theories and folk tales.
One such folk tale involves Marie Antoinette, the Queen of France, who was executed in 1793. The story goes that before her death, Marie Antoinette attempted to escape from France with the help of Captain Samuel Clough. She loaded Clough's ship with her most prized possessions, including six of her favorite Turkish Angora cats. Although Marie Antoinette did not make it to the United States, her pets safely reached the shores of Wiscasset, Maine, where they mated with a Norwegian Forest Cat and evolved into the modern breed of the Maine Coon.

Another folk tale involves Captain Charles Coon, an English seafarer who kept long-haired cats aboard his ships. Whenever Coon's ship would anchor in the New England ports, the felines would exit the ship and mate with the local feral cat population. When long-haired kittens began appearing in the litters of the local cat population, they were referred to as one of "Coon's cats".

Shaggy has spent a lot of time with us, so like last year with Mickey we have, another ‘rent-a-cat’ with none of the responsibilities but all of the fun!

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