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The blue-eyed, pointed, semi-longhaired Ragdoll
is one of the largest and most docile of all the breeds. It loves being
carried draped around owner's shoulders, just like a limp Ragdoll
Description: The Ragdoll is a semi-longhaired pointed cat of
considerable size, with a very sweet and docile disposition. The ideal
Ragdoll grows exceptionally large and heavy. Full development of colour is
not achieved until two years of age. Full weight and size are not achieved
until the cat is at least four years of age.
The head is or medium length and is a broad, modified wedge with rounded
contours, with a flat plane between the ears. The chin is well-developed.
The nose profile shows a gentle stop. The medium-sized ears form a
continuation of the modified wedge. The eyes are to be blue and are large
and oval. The cat should be firm with no fat except on the lower abdomen.
The long body should be large and substantial, with a full, broad chest. The
tail should be long. The legs are medium in length with medium-heavy boning
and musculature. The back legs are to be higher than the front legs. The
feet are large, round and tufted between the toes.
The semi-longhaired coat lies with the body but separates as the cat moves.
It is longest around the neck, giving the appearance of a bib. It is
shortest on the face and medium to long on the sides, stomach and on the
hind legs, where it is thick and feather-like. Ragdolls are shown in solid
point and parti-colour (mitted and bi-colour patterns only) and in seal
chocolate, cinnamon, blue, frost and fawn colours.
History: The exact origin of the Ragdoll is unknown. The breed may be
only -about twenty years old, and it is not known whether this is a man-made
cat or a stroke of nature. The early Ragdolls, so the story goes, were the
result of kittens born to a white Persian who was injured in an automobile
accident. The kittens were supposedly free of pain or fear and were very
docile. Most biologists would dispute this theory! The genotype of the
Ragdoll would have to include both the gene for points and the gene for
white spotting. If one of the parents was a white Persian, it would most
probably be a dominant white with white spotting, carrying one gene for
pointed. There is no information about the sire. He would have to be either
a pointed cat or a cat carrying the pointed gene.
Temperament: Ragdolls are docile, gentle, quite and easy to get along
with. They enjoy human companionship and seem to have a "nothing bothers me"
attitude toward life. The make sweet and endearing pets and are very easy to
show, due to their gentle nature. Children and Ragdolls mix very well; the
cats appear to love being carried around by children.
Information Supplied By Southern Alberta Cat
Fanciers - Rene Copeland
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