Texas is a Maine Coon - the largest domestic cat breed. Keith and I couldn't agree on a dog breed so we just got the biggest cat you could get. And she lives up to her label of 'bird dog'. She waits at the gate for us and is very much a 'lap' cat. No ice queen this one - she is in my face ALL the time - except when she's hunting anything that moves in our small garden or curled up somewhere cozy.