Oh yes, you can bet there's such a thing as tortitude - in Denmark too! Fister's mom was a tortie. She was mostly walking around being grumpy and seemed to hate humans. However, she was a good and caring mom.

No one wanted to mess with her, but after a few years of feeding her, she let me stroke her a bit, while eating. She once cornered a huge dog in the yard, who was threatening another kitty.