Norwegian Forest Cat personality
The Norwegian Forest Cat personality is to a large extent like any other cat's personality but it is said that the Norwegian Forest cat is reserved with strangers but confident and loyal with people it knows 1 . It will defend its territory vigorously 1 . I guess that is obvious but we do tend to like to separate out breeds by character, which can be difficult. They are also considered to be suited to outdoor life. Perhaps this thought comes from its natural and long history as a farm cat in Norway. One thing for sure is that they like to climb, the higher the better and they climb fearlessly and come down the same way unlike most cats who shimmy down backwards. Photo above: Norwegian Forest cats - mother at rear and daughter at front. The daughter died in March 2007. Photo by Gunnsi The Norwegian Forest cat personality is excellent for family life as they are not easily stressed and patient (it is said). This makes them suitable around children. I do think though that bree