If you love the Scottish fold cat then you probably have heard the story of their humble beginnings. How on a small farm near Coupar Angus, in the Tayside Region of Scotland, Northwest of Dundee, a shepherd named William Ross discovered the first known Scottish Fold cat. The year was 1961. That year was the beginning of a wonderful era for the cat fancy as a whole. That is the year the Fold started on its journey to the wonderful cat we know and love today.

The cat Mr. Ross spotted was unique because her ears folded forward and downward on her head. Mr. Ross knew he had discovered something wonderful and different and asked the owners if he could have one of the kittens. He proceeded to develop the Scottish Fold from the original cat: a white barn cat named Susie. Since that time we have all been in love with and intrigued by the wonderful "owl" look of these cats. When the Scottish Fold was granted Championship status in the Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) in 1978, many Americans were already completely taken with these wonderful cats.

There’s also another story, one that I like much better. You may have heard the ditty about “The Owl and The Pussycat”. Well there are many who say that the Scottish Fold is a product of that strange and wonderful encounter. Who can blame people for thinking that...after all, you only have to look at that wonderfully round head and those BIG expressive eyes and you can see where maybe fantasy and reality have met. No matter where they came from , the Scottish Fold is truly one of the most incredible and loving animals you’ll ever come across, and once you’ve been owned by one, you’ll never want to be owned by anything else!

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