Maine Coon is a branch of the Norwegian Forest Cat, known here as Norsk Skog Kat.
Don't recommend fluffing yours up in the dishwasher. I nearly washed mine though in the washer! We only have front loaders here and we call it Pussy TV because they like to watch the clothes twirl, who would have thought Ibsen would actually get inside? :evil:
These ladies are talkers too. They hold conversations with us and fully expect an answer! Our neighbor, who they LOVE, took weeks before he would acknowledge that they actually were talking TO him and answered when he spoke back to them. Now they have regular chats. :oops: But we can't let anyone else know the big guy talks to little pussycats. ROFLOL