Although I have been owned by many different types of cats since I can remember (which includes mostly  Domestic Shorthairs, but also American SH, British SH, Siamese, Tonkinese, Oriental SH, Color Point SH, & Birman) I fell in love with the Scottish Fold after my late father first brought the Scottish Fold to my attention back in the early 1980's.  My parents went to a home to adopt a rescued Domestic SH kitten and saw this "really big beautiful cat with small folded ears" as my father told me in excitement.  My parents did adopt the rescued kitten, but my father never stopped talking about that big cat that looked so different and seemed so friendly and outgoing.  I then scoured cat books in search of this unique cat that so excited a man known for not showing his emotions very often.  My parents did adopt a red tabby male Scottish Fold they named "Rusty" about one year later from a breeder even though they were not impressed with the environment in which the Scottish Fold was living in and how he and his littermates were being cared for.  After meeting Rusty and hearing this bit of information about the breeder, I not only wanted to adopt a Scottish Fold as a pet, but to also one day breed them properly in a clean, healthy environment.  With this in mind, I attended many cat shows in the SW Region before buying my first Scottish Fold.