I RECENTLY RESCUED A BEAUTIFUL FEMALE MAINE COON ABOUT 18 MOS. OLD. FROM A LOCAL RESCUE LEAGUE. THEY ARE NOT SURE OF HER HISTORY BECAUWE SHE HAD BEEN DONATED FROM FOLKS WHO GOT HER AS A GIFT.

AFTER HAVING HER ABOUT 10 DAYS NOW, I'VE LEARNED A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THE BREED AND HER PERSONALITY FITS EXACTLY LIKE THAT OF A PURE BRED. WE'VE NAMED HER "SHEENA" AND SHE IS A LITTLE CLOWN AND SO INTELLIGENT THAT SHE LEARNED HER NAME IN 4 DAYS. SHE FETCHES, CATCHES HIGH FLY BALLS IN THE AIR, AND DOESN'T PARTICULARLY LIKED TO BE HELD VERY MUCH. SHES AS FAST AS LIGHTENING AND DOESN'T SHOW ANY FEAR OF ANYTHING. WE KEEP HER INDOORS OF COURSE, BECAUSE SHE'D PROBABLY BOLT FOR THE DOOR IF SHE KNEW SHE COULD GO OUT. SHE LOVES TO SIT ON MY DESK WHILE I TYPE, AND SHUFFLE THROUGH MY DESK DRAWER SEARCHING....

I'VE TAKEN A FEW GOOD PHOTOS AND IF SOMEONE WOULD RESPOND, I COULD ATTACH THEM TO E-MAIL. COULD SHE BE A PURE BRED? HOW CAN I GET PAPERS, IF POSSIBLE? CAN I SHOW HER? APPRECIATE ANY ADVICE. THANK YOU......DEDEE ROYALE

-- Anonymous, February 11, 2001