On average, the Norwegian Forest Cat (NFC) is smaller than the Maine Coon but there are exceptions and this is one of them. Not all MCs are larger than NFCs. This TikTok video illustrates the point. This NFC is very classic in terms of 'type' meaning desired appearance as per the breed standard. Super appearance. Huge Norwegian Forest Cat the size of a large Maine Coon. Image: MikeB from screenshots. Here is the video. For me it is a bit irritating because of the soundtrack. Horrible for me. But the point is made about size. This is a great NFC. A classic in terms of coat: a grey tabby-and-white. It is his size which is untypical for this breed although they are one of the largest domestic cat breeds challenging the supremacy of the Maine Coon sometimes .
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Sigrid, the Norwegian Forest Cat who likes to travel on her owner's bike around London
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NEWS AND COMMENT: Sigrid is a beautiful white, deaf Norwegian Forest cat who discovered that she likes to ride with her owner, Travis Nelson, when cycling around that great metropolis called London, UK. It started as an experiment he said. He was made redundant during the first Covid lockdown so he started to ride his bike around the city.
He thought that it might be a good idea to take Sigrid with him so he put her in his bike basket and she loved it from day one. And the video on this page clearly indicates that she is very calm and loves the view from the bike. I wonder whether her deafness helps? It cuts out all the difficult noises. She looks very calm, enjoying the activities of a large number of Londoners.
Sigrid wears a leash during her rides and Nelson videos her using a GoPro video camera which is attached is head or chest. Sigrid particularly likes the shops in Covent Garden he said. They visit shops and whenever she sees an open door, she wants to go through it because she's nosy like all domestic cats.
At one café, Chamomile's Café on England's Lane, they keep a treat behind the counter for her when they visit. When they ride through Regent's Park she likes to watch out for the squirrels and is ready to chase them.
Nelson says that she is completely fearless, "She's just completely fearless. She's not afraid of anything. She'll meet a giant dog when we're walking down the pavement and she won't even change her pace: she'll just hiss but she'll stay calm."
Nelson and Sigrid. Photo: Jess Hand.
She obviously has one of those characters which is a godsend to a cat owner; completely calm and I think this has a lot to do with her deafness. Plus, she was trained to accept the busy, noisy human outdoor activities (see below). It's a nice characteristic but it also might be a slightly dangerous one for her. But she is well cared for and supervised.
Nelson explained that the secret to leash training is to start them young. He leash-trained Sigrid when she was a kitten. When he first got her he took her down to the corner shop on a leash. This then explains how she accepts these outdoor trips on a bike and takes it all in her stride.
It isn't just Sigrid who likes these bike rides, Nelson said "Almost everyone's happy to see us. We get lots of smiles and laughter and openmouthed expressions when we ride by". I bet they do.
Another positive is that Nelson and Sigrid are together so much which is great for their relationship. A great one. For me this is top quality car caretaking.
I have illustrated this post about Norwegian Forest cat history with some photographs including those of white Norwegian Forest Cats (see below) taken by their guardian/owner. She labels the photographs "Noé et Oracio des Fines Terres". Fine Terres is her breeding cattery. "Noé" is apparently French for "Noah". They are beautiful cats and the photographs are reproduced here under a creative commons license for which I thank her. ULRIC — Huge Norwegian Forest Cat. Photo: Laura Dale BNPS The Norwegian Forest Cat history is long and distinguished. I love this cat for its naturalness and established origins in the cold landscape of Norway. This is a truly natural cat until the cat fancy got involved in the middle of the 20th century. This cat breed is a part of Norway's history and is mentioned in mythological tales. It is said that cats arrived in Norway around AD 1000, over 1000 years ago by way of the Vikings who had trade routes with Byzantium.
He is magnificent especially when outdoors in a forest. The forest backdrop clinches it for me. Such a beautiful cat. The Norwegian Forest Cat (aka NFC - easier to type) look similar to the Maine Coon . Aslan has a ruff (called a 'bib' in the breed CFA breed standard) like a Maine Coon but his ears don't have the classic tufts of hair at the tips (lynx-tipped ears) and the muzzle is more pointed. The square muzzle of the Maine Coon is an identifier for that cat breed. Aslan, a tabby-and-white Norwegian Forest Cat in the right setting - a forest. Photo: Pinterest. The breed standard of the NFC states that the head should be an 'equilateral triangle where all sides are of equal length as measured from the outside of the base of the ear to the point of the chin'. Yes a triangular face. The muzzle should be 'part of the straight line'. You probably know this: the NFC was a standard but beautiful moggy in Norway until breeders thought they'd create a new
The owner of this Norwegian Forest cat (NFC) tells us that it is rare for this individual cat to squeak. Let's just say it's another form of vocalisation of a domestic cat and it is certainly very cute.The NFC comes in a very wide range of coat types under the breed standard. Perhaps the best coat type for this breed is the tabby-and-white because it has a natural look about it. Or a full tabby NFC looks great too. But here we have a black-and-white NFC (tuxedo in fact) and I think she's female. The owner and video maker implies that NFCs are very quiet. And therefore the squeak or any form of vocalisation is rare. I'm not sure she is correct. Correction: she is correct! NFCs are said to be "usually very quiet, so it may be difficult to know when the female is in season". This quote comes from Gloria Stephens in her book "Legacy of the Cat". Perhaps a more interesting aspect of this video is how this sweet cat is provoked into kneading the duvet b
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