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The article cites an authority as saying they are "Intelligent" and "Easy to Train", but this has not been my experience at all. My experience has been that Maine Coons are very slow-witted compared to other cat breeds, losing interest in games or toys in half a minute or less. Even chasing a laser-pointer only holds their attention for a minute or so before they grow bored and wander off. It has also been my experience that they are extremely aloof and extremely obstinate to the point of repeating activities that directly result in physical injury and pain simply because you told them "no" when you saw them start to do it, and will ignore any and all rewards for positive behavior including food, making them impossible to train in any way. Could we have someone actually verify that this "authority" actually wrote this about Maine Coons? Because seriously, this has NOT been my experience with the breed AT ALL. ] (]) 13:09, 26 October 2014 (UTC) |
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The article cites an authority as saying they are "Intelligent" and "Easy to Train", but this has not been my experience at all. My experience has been that Maine Coons are very slow-witted compared to other cat breeds, losing interest in games or toys in half a minute or less. Even chasing a laser-pointer only holds their attention for a minute or so before they grow bored and wander off. It has also been my experience that they are extremely aloof and extremely obstinate to the point of repeating activities that directly result in physical injury and pain simply because you told them "no" when you saw them start to do it, and will ignore any and all rewards for positive behavior including food, making them impossible to train in any way. Could we have someone actually verify that this "authority" actually wrote this about Maine Coons? Because seriously, this has NOT been my experience with the breed AT ALL. ] (]) 13:09, 26 October 2014 (UTC) |
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:Honestly, it sounds like you have had little experience with cats. Maine Coon's are extremely intelligent and easy to train as a rule in ''comparison'' to other breeds. I was just hanging around with one today, and in comparison to my cat, he was an Einstein. Have you considered that you might be a dog person? ] (]) 07:55, 6 April 2015 (UTC) |
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:Honestly, it sounds like you have had little experience with cats. Maine Coon's are extremely intelligent and easy to train as a rule in ''comparison'' to other breeds. I was just hanging around with one today, and in comparison to my cat, he was an Einstein. Have you considered that you might be a dog person? ] (]) 07:55, 6 April 2015 (UTC) |
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There are no links given here to support the claim that the breed was declared extinct at one point. I myself have found no reliable references to this, though the claim is commonly repeated on pages about Maine Coons. It is attributed to a specific organisation (the CFA - though of course it may not be the current CFA) it would be great if someone with access to the relevant organisation's archives could add the reference. |
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] (]) 20:36, 30 December 2015 (UTC)armul |
The article cites an authority as saying they are "Intelligent" and "Easy to Train", but this has not been my experience at all. My experience has been that Maine Coons are very slow-witted compared to other cat breeds, losing interest in games or toys in half a minute or less. Even chasing a laser-pointer only holds their attention for a minute or so before they grow bored and wander off. It has also been my experience that they are extremely aloof and extremely obstinate to the point of repeating activities that directly result in physical injury and pain simply because you told them "no" when you saw them start to do it, and will ignore any and all rewards for positive behavior including food, making them impossible to train in any way. Could we have someone actually verify that this "authority" actually wrote this about Maine Coons? Because seriously, this has NOT been my experience with the breed AT ALL. 67.0.80.4 (talk) 13:09, 26 October 2014 (UTC)
There are no links given here to support the claim that the breed was declared extinct at one point. I myself have found no reliable references to this, though the claim is commonly repeated on pages about Maine Coons. It is attributed to a specific organisation (the CFA - though of course it may not be the current CFA) it would be great if someone with access to the relevant organisation's archives could add the reference.
