If you love the
Scottish fold cat then you probably have heard the story of their humble
beginnings. How on a small farm near Coupar Angus, in the Tayside Region of
Scotland, Northwest of Dundee, a shepherd named William Ross discovered the
first known Scottish Fold cat. The year was 1961. That year was the beginning of
a wonderful era for the cat fancy as a whole. That is the year the Fold started
on its journey to the wonderful cat we know and love today.
The cat Mr. Ross spotted was unique because her ears folded
forward and downward on her head. Mr. Ross knew he had discovered something
wonderful and different and asked the owners if he could have one of the
kittens. He proceeded to develop the Scottish Fold from the original cat: a
white barn cat named Susie. Since that time we have all been in love with and
intrigued by the wonderful "owl" look of these cats. When the Scottish Fold was
granted Championship status in the Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) in 1978, many
Americans were already completely taken with these wonderful cats.
There’s also another story, one that I like much better. You
may have heard the ditty about “The Owl and The Pussycat”. Well there are
m
any
who say that the Scottish Fold is a product of that strange and wonderful
encounter. Who can blame people for thinking that...after all, you only
have to look at that wonderfully round head and those BIG expressive eyes and
you can see where maybe fantasy and reality have met. No matter where they came
from , the Scottish Fold is truly one of the most incredible and loving animals
you’ll ever come across, and once you’ve been owned by one, you’ll never want to
be owned by anything else!
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