Originally posted by RP Cathouse
What a judge looks for in a Maine Coon. Tail lenght must be up to the sholder blades. Body long and retangular. Good boning, not thin boning, a muscular body. Head. strong square muzzle, good chin, curve to the nose, big round not almond shape eyes. Ears high on the head as the cat ages they do slide down some. Big ears. The coat must be different lenghts not all the same all over the body. This is what a judge looks for. But of course not all Maine Coons are show cats. As I have several who are not. But your cat is beautiful. What color is it? What is the personality like.

Stella
That is so interesting. I know Ripley is a Maine Coon mix and the part about their ears sliding down a bit with age has happened to him. We noticed about a year ago that his ears are not as high as they used to be. He's 11 1/2 years old now.

When he was a kitten my father in law called him "Mule Ears" the first time he saw him because of his large ears that stuck straight up and were so high on his head. Thank goodness he finally grew into those huge things. He definitely has the different lenghts of hair too. The hair on his underside is much longer.