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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 Previous Foundation Projects:</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <U>First Previous Project; </U></div> <bR> <div> Franky Frownsalot (PrairieBaby River Revival)</div> <div> Red Tabby F2 male</div> <bR> <div> Link:  <A HREF="id132.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="frankyfrownsalot"><U>Franky Frownsalot</U></A>.  </div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1ad893d70.jpg" border=0 width="147" height="215" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> When working with life animals, we will <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Comic Sans MS" >never</FONT> fully complete anything. Franky has been tested for HcM (clear at age 22 months, will be re-tested at age 3 and 5), HD (OFA prelim good at 17 months) and PKD (clear at 17 months). He has sired four healthy litters (total of 18 kittens)  for us with no stillbirths or deformities <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Comic Sans MS" >(except one stiff tail end, NO kink). </FONT>We are keeping three of Franky's kids for breeding. Their names are <A HREF="id141.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Jericho"><U>Jericho, </U></A>Joshua and Ashanti (<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#9966CC" FACE="Comic Sans MS" ><A HREF="id96.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our babydolls"><U><I>Our Baby Male</I></U></A><I>s link). </I></FONT>Two of Franky's kids have been placed with breeder friends. </div> <bR> <div> Franky's mother  <A HREF="id77.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="FalineJessey"><U>Jessy</U></A>  had one litter of four for us and all went well. Franky's father Peppy (on the link <A HREF="id40.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="stories"><U>The Story behind it</U></A>) had many healthy litters with no known problems. Franky has two half brothers in breeding. <A HREF="id64.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="cameron"><U>Cameron </U></A>is one of the half brothers. Cameron sired  three healthy litters (14 kittens) for us with no known  problems so far. <A HREF="id103.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="jazzie jazz"><U>Jazzie </U></A>is one of the kittens we kept from Cameron. <A HREF="id141.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Jericho"><U>Jericho</U></A> is Jazzie's son also, from Cameron. I was told that Cameron's daughter Jossefine already sired her first healthy litter. Cameron's mother sired many healthy litters at my neighbor's house.   Jack is Franky's other half brother. Jack is living in Sweden now.  Jack sired two or three litters so far I believe. There were apparently two occurrences of small intestinal hernias.  </div> <bR> <div> There has been an incredible consistency in Franky's offspring in regards to type and temperament. Even though only 5 of his 18 kittens are being used for breeding, I would say that at least 9 or 10 of them could have been kept for this purpose. Size was ok for foundation, ...we're on the way.....................</div> <bR> <div> Here is the link to the full foundation breedings we did with Franky:</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id125.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="tentative foundation breedings"><U>http://www.prairiebaby.com/id125.htm</U></A></div> <bR> <div> Here is Franky's page:      </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id132.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="frankyfrownsalot"><U>Franky Frownsalot</U></A>.  </div> <bR> <div> Even though we feel quite comfortable with Franky's lines at this point, foundation breeding will always remain a journey - for everyone who is involved.</div> <bR> <div> Please note: Franky's half brother Cameron will be added to this page as soon as we get a chance to get im tested for HCM and PKD. Cameron was OFA "good". </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <U>Second Previous Project; </U></div> <bR> <div> We have been  working on a colony of Canadian longhaired farm cats since spring of 1999. From this group we added a little F2 boy an F2  girl to our foundation cat family in the year  2000.  They are Manitoba origin and we called the two kittens "PrairieBaby Fear No Evil" and "PrairieBaby I Love All You Made (Oktober)". Fear No Evil comes from a litter of four and Oktober comes from a litter of five. This is a very old and appearently healthy line and much valuable data could be collected. </div> <bR> <bR> <div> A. ) Pariebaby Fear No Evil<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#663399" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Blue Tabby/White F2 male<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> ACA #: 80713-2</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="4ec04d80.jpg" border=0 width="260" height="216" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> PrairieBaby Fear No Evil, </div> <div> 1 year old on picture</div> <bR> <bR> <div> Here is his mother:</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="1c9c30d0.jpg" border=0 width="195" height="269" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Canada Love of PrairieBaby</div> <div> F1 Blue/White Female</div> <div> Picture taken at the  neighboring farm!</div> <bR> <bR> <div> And his father:</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="1ca1de80.jpg" border=0 width="285" height="232" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Souris Valley of PrairieBAby</div> <div> F1 Blue Mac Tabby/White Male</div> <div> picture taken at the farm!</div> <bR> <bR> <div> Fearnoevil has sired two healthy litters with us and is now retired. His cousin Oktober also has a very good heath history. Fearnoevil has brought some very nice size and boning into our lines. You can read more about himon our links <A HREF="id40.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="stories"><U>"the story behind it"</U></A> and "<A HREF="id39.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="the story behind it"><U>how heathy is this line</U></A>".  Fearn No Evil had 6 healthy babies with our Monkeygirl and 5 healthy babies with our <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Clarabel"><U>Clarabel</U></A>.  <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" "><U> Fayre</U></A>, <A HREF="id61.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="_"><U>Haley</U></A> and <A HREF="id52.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rest in His Shadow"><U>Kasimir</U></A>  are three of his kids. His son  Kasimir had 6 healthy babies with Plopp. Haley had four healthy babies with Cololdbear. One of them is being used for breeding.   <A HREF="id56.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="clarabelgirl"><U>Clarabel and Dolly P</U></A>. are Fear No Evil's granddaughers. Clarabel had a healthy litter of four at my friend's house and Dolly P had a healthy litter of seven from Coldoldbear. <A HREF="id124.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="whalebear"><U>Whalebear</U></A>P, <A HREF="id127.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="jelly roll p"><U>Jelly Roll P</U></A> and <A HREF="id129.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sylvan"><U>Sylvan</U></A> are three of them. The kittens from Haley and Dolly P turned out to be heavy and large. <A HREF="id97.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="fayredaughter"><U>Fayre II</U></A> is Fear No Evil's granddaughter. This line is  super affectionate. We have had several HCM and PKD tests done on this line and all were negative so far. All offspring cats from Fear No Eveil passed OFA with "Good" or "Excellent".  Fayre, Fear No Evil's daughter, has had two healthy litters with no still births or deformities so far. We are presently working on more consistency in chins/profiles and tight ears which has been partly accomplished.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> B. ) PrairieBaby I Love All You Made (Oktober)</div> <div> Red Tabby/high White F2 female<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> ACA #:80716-2<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="9a3f4bc0.jpg" border=0 width="244" height="188" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> PrairieBaby I Love All You made (Oktober) </div> <bR> <bR> <div> Oktober is Fear No Evil's half-cousin. Their moms are half-sisters. </div> <bR> <div> Oktober has had two litters of healthy babies with us.Oktober's  half cousin Fearnoevil and Oktober's mother Lilly have had many healthy offsprings also. We kept her daughter <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Luisa"><U>Luisa</U></A> from the breeding with Thunderpaw Ransom and and her sons <A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="terence"><U>Snowleamer and Coldoldbear</U></A> from the breeding with PrairieBaby <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Plowman"><U>Plowman</U></A>  Songs of Hope. Oktober's daughter Luisa had two healthy all life litters from Brock (6 and 3 kittens).  <A HREF="id72.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Coral"><U>Coral</U></A>, <A HREF="id124.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="whalebear"><U>Whalebear</U></A>P,  <A HREF="id127.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="jelly roll p"><U>Jelly Roll P</U></A> , <A HREF="id129.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sylvan"><U>Sylvan</U></A> and <A HREF="id97.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="fayredaughter"><U>Fayre II</U></A> and <A HREF="id70.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bunnypuppy"><U>Bunnypuppy</U></A> are Oktober's grandchildren.  We have done several OFA testing with this line also. All offspring cats passed with "Excellent", "Good" and one passed with "Fair". Several heart and PKD tests have been performed and all were negative. This line turned out to be super affectionate. We are presently working on longer muzzles, a better ear set and better gums, which has been partly accomlished. </div> <bR> <bR> <div> This is Oktober's mother, Lilly of the Valley. The picture was taken at the farm:</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="7ff2dca0.png" border=0 width="301" height="202" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Comic Sans MS" >Lilly at the farm</FONT></div> <bR> <div> We were also able to take some new shots of Oakland, who is now neutered. </div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="801f1b50.jpg" border=0 width="241" height="181" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Oakland of Prairiebaby</div> <div> picture taken at the neighboring farm</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="80511cd0.jpg" border=0 width="273" height="205" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Oakland of Prairiebaby, 2 years old</div> <div> picture taken at the farm!</div> <bR> <bR> <div> This is Oktober's brother Fidelius:</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="9a4c4d20.jpg" border=0 width="196" height="210" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> PrairieBabyFidelius</div> <div>  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Comic Sans MS" >4 months old on picture</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <U>Third Previous Project; </U></div> <bR> <div> Our second foundation project started in spring of 2000 and came from our friend's farm. We called her "PrairieBaby Shame Into Praise", short "Moudine". Moudine was born in a litter of 5 kittens. All survived and were in good health. Moudine's mother is Brown Mackerel Tabby farmcat. She was born in 1996 and has had several healthy litters with no deformities or stillbirths. We don't know Moudine's father. We figure he must be a Brown Tabby with high white from the neigbourhood, but aren't sure.  So, we registered Moudine with ACA as an F1. We are confident that Moudine was not the result of an inbreeding. My friend and her family just moved to the area a while ago and brought their cats with them. A relation to the male who bred her mother is impossible. </div> <bR> <div> Here she is: </div> <bR> <div> "PrairieBaby Shame Into Praise" (Moudine)<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> brown mackerel F1 female<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> ACA # 81008-1</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="2b8f2f90.jpg" border=0 width="242" height="249" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Moudine, 9 1/2 months old on picture</div> <bR> <bR> <div> Moudine is very sweetnatured and easygoing, two traits people love in Maine Coons. She also thinks she is a dog. Besides our Eternity, Moudine is the funniest cat I ever owned. She jumps on my shoulder while I walk and wants to be carried. Her voice is hillarious. </div> <bR> <div> Here she is as a baby:</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="2b9f74e0.jpg" border=0 width="247" height="334" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>  11 weeks old</div> <div> <IMG SRC="2baa4810.jpg" border=0 width="164" height="129" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Moudine's mother has had four healthy litters. Moudine has had two healthy litters with us and is now retired.  All of her kittens have superb immune systems, wonderful cots and good size. Their gums and teeth are picture perfect.  We kept some of Moudine's babies for breeding, one of them being<A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Shaker"><U> Shake Off The Dus</U></A>t. Moudine's daughter <A HREF="id51.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="fall at your feet"><U>Plopp</U></A> had six healthy babies with our Kasimir. The two girls  <A HREF="id56.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="clarabelgirl"><U>Dolly P and Clarabel</U></A>  are Moudine's granddaughters. Clarabel had a healthy litter of four at my friend's house and Dolly P had a healthy litter of seven from Coldoldbear. <A HREF="id124.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="whalebear"><U>Whalebear</U></A>P,  <A HREF="id127.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="jelly roll p"><U>Jelly Roll P</U></A> and <A HREF="id129.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sylvan"><U>Sylvan</U></A> are three of them. This line turned out to be super, super affectionate. Moudine has passed on her wonderful temperament to her kids and grandkids. We have done several OFA tests with this line and all cats passed with OFA *Good* or *excellent*.  We are presently working on longer bodies and better heads which has been partly accomplished.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <U>Forth Previous Project</U></div> <bR> <div> Our third project started in 2001. This project was the beginning of our own Canadian Polydactyl Masterweaver line. Master Weaver is a Blue Mac Tabby White Poly boy and comes from a private home on an acreage on the outskirts of Brandon. We were so happy to find this Poly line here in Canada that we registered a seperate Cattery name - especially for this line. Master Weaver comes from two old DLH who are now spayed and neutered, but are still living with the owners. Master Weaver was one of the  kittens the owners  had kept from one of the litters because his temperament was like a rubber doll (meaning you can bend this guy in all directions and all he does is hang there and purr)</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="52888df0.png" border=0 width="136" height="223" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> PrairieBaby Master Weaver P</div> <div> big Poly boy, 10 months on picture</div> <div> picture taken at the owner's home</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Master Weaver P has had three healthy litters (total of 16 kittens)for us so far.  He is one of the most important corner stones of our foundation program. Some of the good traits he has provided us with are heavy boning, good size, strong muzzles, super cuddly and dog-like temperament (his kids jump on shoulders and give hugs and kisses) and nice gums and teeth. We are now working with Master Weaver's daughters and granddaughters. <A HREF="id51.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="fall at your feet"><U>Plopp</U></A>,   <A HREF="id56.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="clarabelgirl"><U>Dolly P, Clarabel</U></A> and <A HREF="id115.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sofia"><U>Sophia </U></A>are some of his offspring kitties. Clarabel had a healthy litter of four at my friend's house and Dolly P had a healthy litter of seven from Coldoldbear. <A HREF="id124.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="whalebear"><U>Whalebear</U></A>P,  <A HREF="id127.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="jelly roll p"><U>Jelly Roll P</U></A> and <A HREF="id129.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sylvan"><U>Sylvan</U></A> are three of them. This line is  super affectionate.So far the hip testing history is oustanding. </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <U>Inactive Project:</U></div> <bR> <div> *** Please note: this project is presently inactive! ***</div> <bR> <div> This  foundation project comes from a White (green eyed) F1 female we called "Canadiana of PrairieBaby" (ACA 80489-1) The people have given their consent to register Canadiana with ACA. </div> <bR> <div> Canadiana is either genetically black or torbie/tortie "underneath" her white coat. She carries dilute and solid.</div> <div> Here is Canadiana with four white babies, born in the spring:<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> Canadiana of PrairieBaby<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> white F1 female, green eyed<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> ACA #: 80489-1</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="2bb43ce0.jpg" border=0 width="323" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Canadiana with her four male baby kittens </div> <div> (we called them Stuartlittles)</div> <div> picture taken at the owner's  home!</div> <bR> <div> We know that Canadiana is not a beauty but she produces gorgeous offspring!! For you to see, this is "Manitoba of PrairieBaby" at age 2 1/2 with his owner in Brandon:</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="2bce9380.jpg" border=0 width="233" height="312" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Manitoba of PrairieBaby,</div> <div>  neutered F1 white foundation male</div> <div> pictured here with his owner</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2bde9c00.jpg" border=0 width="233" height="192" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> pictured on his owner's steps</div> <bR> <bR> <div> Manitoba is a son of Canadiana and sadly neutered. He is 100 % Canadian foundation. Manitoba weighs over 20 pounds, which is very unusual for a foundation cat with no Heidi Ho in his pedigree. He has green eyes, which is VERY rare in white cats. </div> <bR> <div> Canadiana is close to 13 years old and according to her owner, she has had around <U>25 to 30 litters and raised at least 90 healthy kittens </U>in her entire life. (Try not to judge folks! :-). They have been giving them away over the years. Nobody has ever brought a kitten back to the owners or wasn't happy. Her babies are extremely good natured and make perfect pets for children. Canadiana usually passes on very strong muzzles to her kittens, also great size and all right ear set. Most of them have tufted ears and paws. Canadiana lives with her owners in Brandon. </div> <bR> <div> Of course we don't know where our white line originated. We would prefer to call a first generation Maine Coon a DLH. However, there was a white Maine Coon seen in the State of Maine in the 1800s. Here is the link for that white Maine Cat. The articles on this page are written by Beth Kus, Dirigo Maine Coon Cats.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.agate.net/~dirigo/legends.html " TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.agate.net/~dirigo/legends.htm"><U>http://www.agate.net/~dirigo/legends.html</U></A><A HREF="http://www.agate.net/~dirigo/legends.html " TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.agate.net/~dirigo/legends.htm"><U> </U></A></div> <bR> <div> on this site go to <U>"Historic photo of the Maine Coon Cat Snowball"</U></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="canadian foundation"><U>Current Foundation Projects</U></A> </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="pictures canadian offspring"><U>Pictures of Current Foundation Offspring</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>PLanned Full Foundation breedings for 2006</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <U>General Information:</U></div> <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> <bR> <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> <bR> <div> 10. <A HREF="id83.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="foundation projects"><U>PrairieBaby Foundation Projects </U></A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>