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November 4, 2005

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Chief, the Cat of the Day
Name: Chief
Age: One and a half years old
Gender: Male
Kind: Scottish Fold
Home: Auckland, New Zealand
 
   This is Chief, our bi-color Scottish Fold. A relatively rare breed in this country (New Zealand - home of Lord of the Rings). He is a typical Fold in every way, including the breeds well known habit of adopting some very odd positions! His favorite sleeping position is flat out on his back. He also does the 'meer cat' and 'buddha'. Chief is very special to us and is very different from any other cat we've owned. He is very quiet in both voice and nature. He talks only when necessary and even if you accidentally step on his tail he doesn't even complain! He is slow to warm to visitors but when he likes someone he'll show it by flopping down in the middle of the room and rolling onto his back. It took a while for us to learn to read his moods, it's surprising how much of a cats mood is shown through their ears! Now we've had him a while it is easy to tell happy from sad and grumpy from hungry. Chief makes up for his lack of voice with an immensely deep, loud rumbling purr. He is an indoor-only cat and his low-maintenance, sweet nature and lack of jumping and climbing skills makes him well-suited to living indoors with us. Luckily he has immaculate litter-tray habits! We are thinking of getting Chief a new friend soon, another Fold, that should be interesting!

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