About us

Our Philosophy and plans of ours and our breed pack, simply Intro


Our NFO cattery was established in 2009. It is a small, hobby cattery, located in Moravian Highlands. It is important for us to live with our animals in a loving, easy-going relationships, when each of them has with us a good, caring home. Our breeding plan is based on the original type of NFO – large, wild looking cats with a strong body build and excellent fur quality. In facial expression we aim for straight profiles, almond eyes and reasonably large ears. Offspring of our cats should help to protect the genetical variety in the breed. Besides the exterior qualities of a parent couple we always seek to achieve very low inbreeding factor. Last, but not least comes the aim of raising good character cats: loving, tender, easy-going, adaptable and intelligent. We are registered with ČSCH, a czech chapter of FIFE

About Norwegian Forest Cats with love

Norwegian Forest Cat belongs to very old breeds and there are several versions of its origin. Some swear that NFO came out as off-spring of mating short-hair cats of British origin brought by Viking ships to Norway some 1000 years ago and long-hair cats from small Asia (these were presumably introduced to Norway by crusaders in 11.-13. century. Might well be that these long-hair cats were the ancestors of today's Turkish Angora). Still other proclaim that Vikings bred forest cats long ago as pets and as a by-product of their oversea activities (trade or war) introduced semi long-hair cats to bank sides of Northern America and Europe. It might well be that some Skogkatt ancestors sailed the high seas together with their masters taking care of the safety of food supplies from rat and mice pillagers. We can probably skip the third theory that Norwegian forest cat has evolved from lynx. Well, there certainly is some resemblance in the ear tip lynxes and the alert face expression. We like the Norwegian myths and legends best - the origin of today's NFO lies with a pair of big, blue chariot cats of goddess Freya. Be it any path that had led to this breed origins, Norwegian Forest cats have proved extraordinary vitality during the time they have walked the Earth along us. Their native regions have forced them to. Close to Arctic cycle the conditions of Mother Nature rule mercilessly and winters with temperatures lower than -40 degrees C test the breed stamina perfectly. Natural environment has influenced the way NFO looks like today to a great extent. Guardian hair that is thick and waterproof covers rich undercoat, which serves as a thermal protection from severe frost. Before winter strikes its worst, NFOs develop a typical collar on the chest and knickers on the hind legs to even better protect themselves. And when the springs knocks on the door again, these magnificent parts of fur go off. This helps the cats to stay fine in temperature range from +30 to -40 degrees C. We would rather take it as a theoretical data, valid maybe for the original working cats that are still to be seen around Norwegian farms and we certainly do not recommend at all to try the validity out with the cats that share our homes in the mild climate zone. The one, who likes natural cat breeds, will fall in love with NFO right away. These cats are strong, big and friendly animals with uncomplicated character. Even if the breed is classified as medium long hair cat, the coat structure is not prone to felting and the care is not demanding. Grooming once or twice a week will be sufficient. Wegie is truly looking forward to the time you groom her and the caring moments are enjoyed by both the cat and her master. The purring symphony starting right after you reach out for the brush, speak volumes of the gratifying expectations of your little purrfect one. Norwegian forest cat loves her family and likes to spend time with its members. She is very active and curious fellow and though she keeps her hunting instincts she does not scratch her people even in seemingly wilder play. She likes her personal space and generously offers it to her companions too. She will not be hanging on your pullover all day like sealed. The typical interaction will go something like this: she will watch you sit down and will jump on your knees, you will cuddle her, she will reward you by a purring, soothing lullaby and then off she goes to nestle just a little way from you watching what else you are doing and if there might be any chance for joyful play or grooming perhaps. She will talk to you too, so be prepared. She can make a lot of sounds that do not resemble meowing much. From pigeon like cooing, when she asks you about something, to pressing rant of almost baby talk, when she asks you for something. And believe it or not: you will gladly do, what she wants you to as she already has you in her pocket. Well, cats do not really have pockets...or do they?

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