THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF BIG BLACK MAINE COON

These large shaggy coated cats were discovered as far back as the 1800’s in Maine, New England. They were being used as ship’s cats, catching mice and generally supplying business to Individuals aboard. The earliest printed reference was into a black and white Maine Coon cat in 1861.SHADED CALICO: white with unbrindled patches of black and shad