How did We become a Giant European Maine Coon Breeder?

The founder and co-owner, Samantha Johnson came from a family that had both raised and shared a lifelong love for the Maine Coon breed. She decided after importing her European Black Smoke boy, Klauder, from Moscow, Russia, that she would nurture the “difficult to acquire in America's” Larger breed of cat. These breeds boast healthier, more tufted, chiseled-jawed, heavy-boned, and are much BIGGER,  more feral- and-wild looking European line of the breed. She wanted to help it to thrive and flourish here in the USA, and in turn being able to offer folks such as yourself an affordable, stateside, beautiful, and structurally superior line of Giant European Maine Coons to call your very own. Even though Klaudr may no longer residing with King Klaudr Coons Cattery, he will always be the ‘founding father’ of KingKlaudrcoons. Fast forward a few years Samantha Johnson and Katee Pevler meet through their love of animal genetics and quest to produce the most healthy, biggest Maine Coons.

Katee Pevler journey into animal breeding is rooted deeply in her upbringing on her family’s 4th generational dairy farm in Northern Colorado. Growing up surround by cattle, hogs, cattle dogs and sheep. Katee’s passion for animal husbandry was fostered through the nurturing influence of organizations like the Future Farmers of America (FFA) and 4-H. Katee’s comprehensive background reflects a profound understanding of genetics, animal health, and temperament traits, ensuring that each of her breeding endeavors promotes the highest standards of quality and care.

Katee has been working diligently with Catteries throughout the US as well as overseas in Europe for about 7 years now, to obtain the most exceptional, superior in breed quality Giant Europeans to add to their Cattery/Program here in the beautiful USA. She has been doubly fortunate to have acquired her BIG & beautiful studs and their leading ladies from our now dear friends in Ukraine, Moscow, Kyrgyzstan, Kovrov, Novosibirsk, & Krasnodar, Russia. They each have been very carefully selected, and come from several generations of Champion pedigree, and again, they are all tested to confirm that they are genetically free from any anomalies, abnormality, or hereditary predispositions.

Her goal has been to produce the largest, most robust lines of European Maine Coons available in America, while staying true to breed standards, and have been successful in doing so. KingKlaudrCoons Maine Coon Cattery is very excited to bring you a wide variety of colors, patterns, and let’s not forget SIZE that European Maine Coons are so well known for.