Patterns
colorpoint:
mask, feet, tail and ears are point color with a good contrast between point and body color. There should be no white. Pawpads and nose leather are the same color as point color.
mitted:
mask, ears and tail are point color with front mitts being white and legs white--preferably above the hocks. The chin is white and there is a white belly stripe running from the chin. A blaze is acceptable but a white tail tip (once part of the standard) is not. Pawpads are pink and the nose leather matches the point color.
bicolor:
Point color should be well defined. There is a white inverted ^ going up the middle of the face and shouldn't extend beyond the outer eye. The V should be as symmetrical as possible. Legs are white. The "saddle" on the back matches the point color as do the ears and the tail. Pawpads and nose leather are pink.
lynxpoint
The lynx is not a pattern but an overlay of any of the three patterns above. Lynx is also known as tabby with a distinct "M" on the forehead. Inside of the ears will be white lined and eyes will have white eye liners.
Tortie:
A tortie can be any of the above patterns and also can be a lynx (then known as a torbie) Torties will have red or cream mixed with the point color. Torties are girls and come from the mating of a red or cream male to a tortie or non tortie female.
Colors
seal: The body color will range from ivory to a pale fawn beige
blue: The body is bluish white to platinum gray free of brownish tinge
chocolate: warm milk chocolate to bitersweet chocolate with rose undertones
lilac:
red: can range ferom deep orange to a paler red
cream: can range from pale sand to deep cream
The History Of The Ragdoll Cat
Ann Baker began the Ragdoll breed in the 1960's in Riverside, California. There has been more myth surrounding the Ragdoll than any other breed. Ann used a feral cat named Josephine to help establish the Ragdoll. Josephine was just a farm cat, not a Persian or Angora as some stories go.
Ann wasn't interested in promoting the Ragdoll in the established cat fancy. Denny and Laura Dayton bought a breeding pair in 1965 and realized that the breed really did need to be promoted and to be shown. With other breeders they began the task of getting the Ragdoll recognized and accepted.
The Ragdoll is a loving and playful cat. As they mature into adults, they can become fairly laid back. While their activity level is not that of a Siamese or a Bengal, they're not complete couch potatoes. Some are fairly quiet and you'll never hear a meow, and then there are the chatty ones. While they all should have similar physical characteristics, they also are all going to have individual personalities. No breeder can guarantee your Ragdoll is going to be a lap cat. They Do like to be with their humans, though--just not necessarily in their laps.
The Ragdoll body should be fairly solid with heavy boning. Some males *may* reach 20 pounds and above, and some females can reach over 15 pounds. The norm seems to be around 15 to 17 for males and 10 to 12 pounds for females. A breeding cat will usually weigh less than a spayed or neutered one. The Ragdoll is a blue-eyed pointed cat. There are some breeders working with the solid Ragdoll and trying to get them accepted into championship.
Bruce is a sealpoint mitted , Bon Jovi is a sealpoint bicolor
Buffy is a blue lynxpoint (tabby) mitted and Kadee is a bluepoint mitted
Contact Larry & Pam Ritchie at 252-756-5860 or kimandragdolls@embarqmail.com