Finally, we heard back from our much preferred Maine Coon breeder and we are on their extremely long wait list for a kitten! Or, if we decide otherwise, possibly a retired adult - we'll see as the wait list is nearly 2 years out from now. Possibly less if we aren't being too specific in our desires but right now we are in no rush, as our older cat is in his declining years, in ill health and we are not even thinking about adding another cat to our house at this time with the condition he's in as it wouldn't be fair to his overall well being. His sister is more than enough for him at the moment.
We're extremely excited to say the least. I've been following this breeder for at least a year on social media and out of every other one I've found they topped the list for care, standards, appearance and honesty when things go wrong (which they sometimes sadly do). And, the breeder also happens to be a very talented photographer which sure helps market the cats lol.
Anyway, even though it's a long way in the distance I'd like to know when the time comes what we should be looking for/asking when we get to the point of actually picking out from a litter. We will be able to request a specific color once they announce which male/female they will be breeding and will be given the opportunity to pass on matings if the potential colorings from that mating aren't what we are looking for. At this time we don't really have color in mind - we are more interested in overall behavior and appearance regardless of color; so facial features for instance are higher on the list for us (sturdy strong muzzle, high pointed ears with good tufts, etc).
We will have to go to the breeder to p/u the cat - they absolutely do not ship which we think is a good thing. They want to meet us as much as we want to meet them so it sounds like it will be a road trip or long weekend via plane for us at that time. Again, gathering info for travling with a kitten would be useful along with anything we would need to know in advance to find out from the breeder that may not have been already passed along to us - although, their website and all other social media have been incredibly open and honest much more so than any other I've seen thus far.
Thanks in advance. Don't know how we are going to manage the next 2 years lol!
We're extremely excited to say the least. I've been following this breeder for at least a year on social media and out of every other one I've found they topped the list for care, standards, appearance and honesty when things go wrong (which they sometimes sadly do). And, the breeder also happens to be a very talented photographer which sure helps market the cats lol.
Anyway, even though it's a long way in the distance I'd like to know when the time comes what we should be looking for/asking when we get to the point of actually picking out from a litter. We will be able to request a specific color once they announce which male/female they will be breeding and will be given the opportunity to pass on matings if the potential colorings from that mating aren't what we are looking for. At this time we don't really have color in mind - we are more interested in overall behavior and appearance regardless of color; so facial features for instance are higher on the list for us (sturdy strong muzzle, high pointed ears with good tufts, etc).
We will have to go to the breeder to p/u the cat - they absolutely do not ship which we think is a good thing. They want to meet us as much as we want to meet them so it sounds like it will be a road trip or long weekend via plane for us at that time. Again, gathering info for travling with a kitten would be useful along with anything we would need to know in advance to find out from the breeder that may not have been already passed along to us - although, their website and all other social media have been incredibly open and honest much more so than any other I've seen thus far.
Thanks in advance. Don't know how we are going to manage the next 2 years lol!