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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=140 BGCOLOR="#9966CC" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="00300a20ezthtv.png"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0077d7d0.gif" border=0 width="125" height="125" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#9966CC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial Rounded MT Bold" ><A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PrairieBaby: HOME"><U><IMG SRC="00f96140.gif" border=0 width="150" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></FONT><A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PrairieBaby: The Maine Coon"><U><IMG SRC="01096140.gif" border=0 width="150" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PrairieBaby: Maine Origin Authentic"><U><IMG SRC="01196140.gif" border=0 width="150" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PrairieBaby: F.A.Q."><U><IMG SRC="01296140.gif" border=0 width="150" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PrairieBaby: Our Goals"><U><IMG SRC="01396140.gif" border=0 width="150" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><A HREF="id15.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PrairieBaby: Health Info"><U><IMG SRC="01496140.gif" border=0 width="150" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><A HREF="id7.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PrairieBaby: Our Family"><U><IMG SRC="01596140.gif" border=0 width="150" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><A HREF="id8.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PrairieBaby: Our Males"><U><IMG SRC="01696140.gif" border=0 width="150" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><A HREF="id9.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PrairieBaby: Our Females"><U><IMG SRC="01796140.gif" border=0 width="150" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><A HREF="id10.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PrairieBaby: Nursery News"><U><IMG SRC="01896140.gif" border=0 width="150" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><A HREF="id11.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PrairieBaby: Kittens for Sale"><U><IMG SRC="01996140.gif" border=0 width="150" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><A HREF="id14.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PrairieBaby: Previous Kittens"><U><IMG SRC="01a96140.gif" border=0 width="150" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><A HREF="id12.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PrairieBaby: Contract"><U><IMG SRC="01b96140.gif" border=0 width="150" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><A HREF="id13.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PrairieBaby Foundation Projects"><U><IMG SRC="01c96140.gif" border=0 width="150" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PriairieBaby: Links"><U><IMG SRC="01d96140.gif" border=0 width="150" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><A HREF="http://guestbook.mycomputer.com/guest.html?u=prairiebaby&b=1" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://guestbook.mycomputer.com/guest.ht"><U><IMG SRC="01f96140.gif" border=0 width="150" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><IMG SRC="02096140.gif" border=0 width="150" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=340 BGCOLOR="#CC99FF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Comic Sans MS" >PrairieBaby</FONT> Maine Coon Cats</div> <bR> <bR> <div> Our Foundation Projects</div> <bR> <div> Note: The year of 2006 was most likely our last year of early foundation breeding. We will continue with our outcross breeding program on a smaller scale in 2007. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.prairiebaby.com/id96.htm " TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.prairiebaby.com/id96.htm "><U><B>UPDATE </B></U></A><B> </B><B>on our foundation breeding on </B>August 24, 2007</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="1b87ff600.png" border=0 width="255" height="352" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> "Joshua"</div> <div>  100  % Canadian Foundation</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> PrairieBaby Cattery has been developing several new Maine Coon blood lines. Some of them are Polydactyl.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="canadian foundation"><U>Current Foundation Projects</U></A> </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id85.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="completed projects"><U>Previous Foundation Projects</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Foundation Update"><U>Foundation Update</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id39.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="the story behind it"><U>How healthy are these lines?</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id76.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="healthstatistic"><U>PrairieBaby Health Statistics</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id40.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="stories"><U>The Story behind it</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id125.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="tentative foundation breedings"><U>Full Foundation Breedings in 2004</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id104.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="planned foundation breedings"><U>Full Foundation breedings in 2006</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <U>About our  Polydactyl line:</U></div> <bR> <div> Even though about 40 % of the original Maine Coon breed was supposively polydactyl, some associations have closed the doors on most of these precious lines. In the year 1999 there was only one acitve Polydactyl line left in our breed. A couple have been added by foundation breeders since then. Polydactylism is <U>naturally</U> a wonderful trait of our breed. It is NOT a harmful mutation or deformity.</div> <bR> <div>  We decided in 2000 to start a new Polydactyl line here in Canada. We were very enthusiastic about this new creation at the time and proudly called it "The Masterweaver Line". ...............Over the years we have poured a lot of passion into these cats - in order to improve their weaknesses and enhance their natural strenghts.  Of course the beauty is in the eyes of the beholder but we think that the project is slowly turning into fine piece of art.</div> <bR> <div> The strengths of our Poly line is extreme affection, heavy bonedness, a moderate type, super coat and wonderful weight. Since good quality Polydactyl Maine Coons are very rare we had basically kept everything with Poly feet for our own breeding program in the past. </div> <div> We have only recently started to release the first Poly kittens into the gene pool. Please e-mail us for more information on Polydactylism in Maine Coons.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="general questions"><U>1. General Questions about Outcross- and Foundation Breeding</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id130.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="working with foundation"><U>2. Working with Foundation </U></A><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id130.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="working with foundation"><U>(New!)</U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> 3<A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="becoming a foundation breeder"><U>. Becoming a Foundation Breeder</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> 4<A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="inbreeding tests in foundation cats"><U>. Inbreeding Tests in Foundation Cats</U></A></div> <div> revised on May 04, 2003!</div> <bR> <div> 5<A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="pictures of foundations"><U>. Pictures of Cats from Newer Foundation Lines</U></A></div> <div> New pictures as of February 2004!</div> <bR> <div> 6<A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="foundation breeders"><U>. Links to Foundation Catteries</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> 7<A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="joining a foundation breeder list"><U>. Joining a Foundation Breeder List</U></A></div> <div> This is a private list for people working with foundation and part foundation. We are presently only accepting members who are actively working with newer foundation lines and who test for HCM and HD. </div> <bR> <bR> <div> 8<A HREF="mailto:MCfoundationphotos-subscribe@yahoogroups.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:MCfoundationphotos-subscribe@yaho"><U>. Joining the MCFoundationphoto list</U></A></div> <div> (This is a public list where people can post and view pictures of foundation/part foundation cats)</div> <bR> <bR> <div> 9<A HREF="id86.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="book foundatino breeding"><U>. Book on Outcross and Foundation Breeding</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id83.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="foundation projects"><U>10. Prairiebaby Foundation Projects</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="mailto:judithschulz@tbaytel.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:judithschulz@tbaytel.net"><U><IMG SRC="b2b49490.gif" border=0 width="73" height="73" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>