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So I've decided Alaska is high quality enough to be bred. Even his nose bump is smoothing out to be a suggestion of a nose bump at worst. Here's some pictures taken a few weeks ago, and I'd say it's smoothed out even more since this was taken. He is growing and changing very fast now, as he approaches one year old. Thanks to my husband for holding him, haha.
Look at that Maine Coon smile in that second photo. <3
So, we have a dilemma. I have an option on two different queens, trying to decide between them. Both are lovely. One is four weeks old, the other, four months. The only problem is, the four month old is in Russia. It's going to be a pain to get her here, and she has what I call "butterfly ears", where her inner ear margins curve, which is a negative trait, but she has many very nice positive traits. I was wondering if some of the MC aficionados here would help me choose between girl A and girl B.
Girl A (Russia), the youngest pictures I can get (about 2mos)
Girl A Currently; 4mos
Girl B (Domestic), still 100% European with Both Parents Imported; 4wks
I am finding this decision almost impossible, and I have to make it within a week. Any help from the knowledgeable like 1CatOverTheLine or abyeb and whoever else I'm forgetting (I'm dreadful with names; I'm sorry.) will be dearly, dearly appreciated. Both girls are very nice.
In my analysis, Girl A has one big flaw: curved inner ear margins. Her asset, however, is that strong chin and muzzle. I do worry that her whisker pads may be too prominent, obscuring the square shape of the Maine Coon muzzle. Girl B is younger, so her chin isn't developed, but it does show promise. It may be just as nice as Girl A's was at 2 months in a month. Don't know. But she does have a nice straight earset, and her other features appear, to me, just as good as Girl A's. Her muzzle may even be better, with less prominent whisker pads and a nice width and shape. I can also provide photos of her parents if need be. I'm awaiting a text back from my mentor, but I wanted to get a few different opinions because more eyes and feedback are always better. Which little princess would you pick to be the first queen of a magnificent dynasty? Please please please help.
Not to be underestimated too is the sheer pain in the tuckus that is importing, but if it's what I have to do for quality, it is just that, what I have to do.
Look at that Maine Coon smile in that second photo. <3
So, we have a dilemma. I have an option on two different queens, trying to decide between them. Both are lovely. One is four weeks old, the other, four months. The only problem is, the four month old is in Russia. It's going to be a pain to get her here, and she has what I call "butterfly ears", where her inner ear margins curve, which is a negative trait, but she has many very nice positive traits. I was wondering if some of the MC aficionados here would help me choose between girl A and girl B.
Girl A (Russia), the youngest pictures I can get (about 2mos)
Girl A Currently; 4mos
Girl B (Domestic), still 100% European with Both Parents Imported; 4wks
I am finding this decision almost impossible, and I have to make it within a week. Any help from the knowledgeable like 1CatOverTheLine or abyeb and whoever else I'm forgetting (I'm dreadful with names; I'm sorry.) will be dearly, dearly appreciated. Both girls are very nice.
In my analysis, Girl A has one big flaw: curved inner ear margins. Her asset, however, is that strong chin and muzzle. I do worry that her whisker pads may be too prominent, obscuring the square shape of the Maine Coon muzzle. Girl B is younger, so her chin isn't developed, but it does show promise. It may be just as nice as Girl A's was at 2 months in a month. Don't know. But she does have a nice straight earset, and her other features appear, to me, just as good as Girl A's. Her muzzle may even be better, with less prominent whisker pads and a nice width and shape. I can also provide photos of her parents if need be. I'm awaiting a text back from my mentor, but I wanted to get a few different opinions because more eyes and feedback are always better. Which little princess would you pick to be the first queen of a magnificent dynasty? Please please please help.
Not to be underestimated too is the sheer pain in the tuckus that is importing, but if it's what I have to do for quality, it is just that, what I have to do.