| Maine Coon Cat Behavioral Characteristics | | | | intelligence and can actually be trained much like a |
| The Maine Coon cat has a variety of names, many | | | | dog. Ok they don't always come when you call, but |
| that aren't really used that much any more, but we're | | | | they can be taught tricks and some will even play |
| going to share them with you in case you happen to | | | | fetch with you. With a high IQ like this, you want to |
| run across other names in your research. Those | | | | make sure you train the cat, not the other way |
| other names are: American Coon Cat, Maine Cat, | | | | around. Being blessed with a mischievous sense of |
| Maine Trick Cat, American Longhair, American Forest | | | | humor and boundless energy, you can count on the |
| Cat, American Shag, American Snughead and don't | | | | Maine Coon cat to want to play with you. Try |
| forget Coonie. This particular cat is totally adored by | | | | teaching them how to play catch. Their enormous |
| many and for good reasons. The major one is their | | | | front paws, even if they aren't polydactyls, give |
| intelligence. | | | | them a great deal of dexterity. |
| Maine Coon cats display a very high level of | | | | |