Harry Cooper

Back in the days when I first started with cats, a cat that followed you everywhere was a rarity-usually a sign something was off. But Ragdolls, they're a different breed entirely. The reason they sha…

In my day, we didn't overthink these things-we watched the cats and let them sort it out. Egyptian Maus and Abyssinians are both built for action, but they have different temperaments. The Mau is a sp…

Back in my day, we didn't have all these fancy puzzle feeders and cat wheels. An American Shorthair was perfectly happy with a crumpled piece of paper or a bit of string dragged across the floor. They…

Back in the days when I first started seeing LaPerms, folks would ask if the whiskers had been permed too. The truth is, that curly coat gene doesn't discriminate-it affects every hair follicle on the…

Years ago, before all these fancy cat trees and wall-mounted shelves were common, people kept Bengals in apartments with nothing more than a tall scratching post and a window ledge, and those cats did…

In my years of breeding cats, I've never seen an Xstart that looked anything like a lion's mane. That's just not how those fluffy collars work, back in the day we called them "ruffs" and they were muc…