about these curly coated cats who looked like they had come from outer space, with large wide set eyes and unusually sizeable ears. Thrilled at the prospect of having a cat again, we went online to find information and pictures of Devon Rex cats and kittens. Shortly thereafter we made our first connection with a breeder. After that first visit with Devons, we knew there was no turning back. The rest is, as they say, history, and our lives have never been the same.

My name is Terry, my husband is Rick, our daughter is Stephanie, and we love Devons! We cannot even begin to imagine how we ever lived without Devons in our lives. Our home is in Saco, a small coastal city in the southern part of Maine about 90 miles north of Boston and 12 miles south of Portland. We have a large home with wonderful southern exposure, where our Devons and our dog Simon love to run and play together. When they aren't chasing one another they can be found piled on a large dog bed sunning their bellies. Our interest in showing and breeding cats began 20 years ago when we acquired a wonderful pair of seal point Siamese cats and later added a pair of blue point Siamese. After many years we decided to put our interests on hold until our family was grown and we had the time necessary for the research and development of our line. When the time was right we obtained two kittens but were devastated to discover Stephanie had developed severe allergies in the years since our Siamese days. We assumed we would never enjoy the purring of a cat again.

Then Stephanie came home from college for spring break excited about a breed of cats she had been researching, one that people with allergies could "often tolerate". She told us all

Today our Devon family continues with four wonderful queens and two incredible males. Hurricane Abby Gale, the white whirlwind, Hurlee Annabelle Joelee, the blue eyed chocolate point, Pawsitivi Lay D Lexus,

We obtained our first Devon, Edward-Lewis, a handsome black male named after a character in my favorite movie. We were all pleased to find that

Edward did not aggravate Stephanie's allergies. Shortly thereafter, Stephanie brought her first Devon home, Captain MacOban Trouble Michellows. Although not officially a member of our Saco household, MacOban would visit oftern. Visits were always

enjoyable, but both cats were lonely after MacOban went home with Stephanie. To ease Edward's loneliness we obtained our cottony white, extremely curly male. Because his soft fluffy curls made him seem so delicate we named him Manley-Man. It wasn't long at all before MacOban got a companion of his own. Little One Linus Your Highness Michellows, who looks just

like MacOban. Both are cream with flame points. It was then that we decided to renew our dream of showing and breeding cats.

Curlfect Devons began with our first two queens, Miz Vivian and Pawsitivi Curlfect, along with our first stud, Luke Skywalker. All three have now retired to wonderful homes. Miz Vivian lives with her family in Chelmsford, MA. Pawsitivi Curlfect now lives in De Soto, IL with her new best friend Tawny, a gentle Great Dane. Luke Skywalker retired to a life of leisure on the coast of Maine.

a jet black beauty, Wicked Nessa Rose, the black smoke, Tin Roof Rusted (Rusty), a chocolate McTabby and white, and last but not least, Loganderry Mister Reese, a classic chocolate McTabby and white. This is where the story of Curlfect Devons continues. Read more about our current generation of breeding and show Devons on the Queen and Stud pages.