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Our Catillac Cats Perception Here at Catillac Cats we simply feel the Ragdoll is to be what the Associations state they are to be and this is what we want others to know and experience. When you are looking for a "Purebred Pedigreed, Registered" pet, you can feel good knowing there are breed standards set that include personality, type, build, coat, eyes, head shape, etc, colors and patterns. |
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Ragdoll Personality Profile The Ragdoll is extremely docile, is to possess a genial good nature and is irresistibly huggable. They are to have an exceptionally gentle, well-balanced temperament. Each does have it's own personality though. They are not to display the independence and aloofness a lot of cats are generally known for. They want to be where you are and will follow you everywhere, and will either want to be near you or in your lap. They are a personality cat, intelligent, playful and affectionate and usually not loners at all. They develop their "flop" or "raging out" or laying flat on their back with all fours laid open, over time and depending on how they are handled and treated. Some do not possess this trait. Some are more shy and some are more active, and this is why caring breeders/catteries will try their best to see that you get the "type" to fit you and/or your family. Most are very quiet in the voice and meow very little and some will coo like a dove or chirp to speak to you or other pets. |
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Ragdoll Building Regulations
The Ragdoll is to be a large, long-bodied, handsome cat with a semi long, silken coat and lovely, oval shaped blue eyes. Altered adult males may reach 15-20 pounds and more, females will weigh about 5 pounds less. Their undercoat if any, is not profuse as in some other long-haired breeds, is not to mat and shedding is very, very little. The Ragdoll is slow to mature taking 4 years and sometimes more to fully mature in weight and size. Their color and pattern does not show fully until roughly 2 years in age. They are to be long lived!
Ragdolls are Blue-Eyed
Pointed cats only (pointed means the points of the cat are colored
darker than the body), one of the largest domestic cat breeds, known as
gentle giants who are large boned & heavy, who love to be with their
humans. Altered Ragdoll males average 15-20 pounds and are NOT to be
fat. Color and pattern is mature at 2 years and full maturity is at 3-4
years. They are accepted for cat showing in all cat registries. Purebred
Ragdolls have medium long fur that is not to mat as they have minimal to
no under coat, have a luxurious coat hard to keep your hands off, that
comes in a variety of colors and 3 distinct acceptable patterns by the
Standard for the Breed. Exceptionally friendly that Ragdolls follow
humans from room-to-room preferring to be with you, on you, next to you,
and they're extremely curious and intelligent. Owners of Ragdolls are
captivated by the large size, rabbit feel coat, and big oval blue eyes
of this sweet gentle, strictly indoor only feline. Known to thrive BEST
in the company of their humans and a buddy pet if they're humans are
gone every day. Ragdolls seem to do best not being left alone every day
all day. However, each is an individual and some retired breeding
Ragdolls, and individuals do best being the only king or queen pet in a
home. This is the exception to the rule though and reputable breeders
can tell you all about each individual. Ragdolls are never declawed and
do not require heavy discipline ever. They have a soft melodic or
chirping voice they use on occasion and are not known to be a chatty
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4 Patterns of Ragdolls Accepted For Show By The Standards “Bicolor”, "Van", “Colorpoint,” “Mitted,” The CFA, Inc. who Catillac Cats Ragdolls is dedicated and involved in, allows the Bicolor and Van pattern Ragdoll in all colors for Championship Status Showing (awards/titles). The Mitted and Colorpoint Ragdolls in all allowed colors gained acceptance for Championship Status Showing (awards/titles) February 3, 2008. The Mitted and Colorpoint pattern can start showing beginning May 1, 2008 !!! The Mitted and Colorpoint Ragdolls are original to the breed from their beginning. Ragdoll Bicolor and Van pattern has been accepted for showing in CFA since the year 2000. In 2006, the Ragdoll popularity in CFA climbed to the position of 5th Most Popular Breed :`) CFA Judges want and NEED to see more Ragdolls shown in all the colors and patterns, and so if you'd like to show a Catillac Cats Ragdoll in CFA, we're happy to help you learn to show in CFA. Explanation Of Ragdoll Colors and Patterns A “Colorpoint” has dark points (ears, tail, face, and feet) with a body of a lighter shade. The nose leather and paw pads match the point color. A “Mitted” has dark points and lighter body shade like a colorpoint, but also has white “mitts” on the front paws, white “boots” on the back legs and feet, a white chin, a white stripe from the chin down the stomach, a white ruff, and nose leather can be pink. A “Bicolor” has dark points (ears and tail), but the face mask is interrupted by an inverted “V” of white running between the eyes and expanding into the muzzle, and the legs are white to the hocks, and the nose leather is pink. The body color forms a “saddle” on the cat’s back and this can be broken in pattern and the remainder of the cat is white. Bi-colors have pink nose leather and paw pads. A "Van" has the least amount of color that is seen in the mask of the face, ears, tail, and the rest of the cat is white with a spot or two of color allowed in the body. The most preferred Van is one with a body that's entirely white and with no more than 20% color total shown on the face, ears, tail. |
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Ragdoll Colors Accepted For Show Colors: Seal, Blue, Red/Flame, Cream/Buff, Chocolate, Lilac/Frost, with/without Lynx Stripes Females in Tortie Lynx: Seal or Blue or Chocolate, or Lilac, all with red or cream mixed in and with Lynx Stripes Females in Tortie: Seal or Blue or Chocolate, or Lilac, all with Red or Cream mixed in (no Lynx) “Blue” has dark gray points with a pale gray body color "Seal” has dark seal brown points with a light tan body color "Chocolate” has milk chocolate points with an ivory body color "Lilac” has pinkish mushroom points with a frosty white body color "Cream" has very pale beige points with an ivory body color "Red" has deep apricot-orange points with a lighter shade body color To describe a CFA Ragdoll, combine the color and pattern names. For example: a male seal Ragdoll depending on the pattern can be a “seal colorpoint", “seal point mitted", or “seal point and white for Bicolor" and one with Lynx stripes is a Seal Lynx Colorpoint or Seal Lynx Point and White Bicolor . A female Bicolor in seal with red is called a seal tortie point and white, and a female seal with red and Lynx is called a seal tortie lynx point and white. |
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HISTORY OF THE RAGDOLL
One of the largest breeds of domestic cat, the Ragdoll Breed was developed in Riverside, California during the 1960’s by breeder Ann Baker of Raggedy Ann Cattery. This New Breed is named by Ann Baker for its characteristic of going limp like a child's rag doll when picked up or held. With that in mind the breed also has unique, to it's own, characteristics in coat, temperament, size and build, and so much more that you can read in the CFA Standard for Ragdoll. http://cfa.org/breeds/standards/ragdoll.html Having been bred to have a docile nature, Ragdolls are strictly indoor cats. They do not have street cat survival instincts and other cats and animals can take advantage of this, they can be run over easily as they are very curious about everything and have to check out every little thing and person, and they like to participate in everything going on. They are very playful and love to be with humans and interact with them, sleep with them, lay on or next to them, and follow you everywhere, are on the other side of the door when you return home.
Ragdoll is not to be confused with RagaMuffin, founded/created by breeding Ragdoll stock that were no longer used once the Ragdoll was developed. People continued to breed those cats to other and several different breeds of cat. The non-pointed non-blue-eyed only ragamuffin are allowed in CFA and at this time in the Miscellaneous Class for judges to observe, and this breed has it's own Standard written. Ragdoll is not to be confused with Birman, which is a natural breed, also a blue-eyed pointed breed, but smaller than Ragdoll, and whose pattern in always and only 4 white mittens with white lace runners up the backside of the mittens and hind legs, and always a dark colored chin, a Roman type nose, and round shaped blue eyes. |
The
true accurate history of the Ragdoll Breed where you'll find
newly updated information as it happens is at the RFCI
(Ragdoll Fanciers Club International) web site
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LINKS to Registry Association & Ragdoll Clubs of the CFA, Inc. The CFA Website http://www.cfainc.org/Ragdolls Of America Group http://www.ragdollscfa.org/ RAG Ragdoll Breed Club http://www.ragdollbreedclub.org RBC |
