Living with a Ragdoll
Ragdolls are large, semi-longhaired cats, with a strong muscular feel to them. their coat is said to be non matting, but rest assured if you neglect it, knots will appear especially under the front and hind legs. Make grooming fun for your pet and he will look forward to this special time with you each day. A thorough grooming is recommended at least twice a week. Their coats are soft and silky with beautiful ruffs and knickerbockers often loooking better in the winter months when they are in full coat, as with many other semi-longhaired breeds. Coat length varies with the individual, with neuters usually having a longer more luxuriious look to them; this is because as we all know neuters haven't the the hormones that play havoc with their systems!!!
The Ragdoll comes in the universally accepted colours of Seal, Blue, Red and Cream in the solid points, tortie points, tabby points and tortie tabby points which may all be transposed over each of the 3 accepted patterns of colourpointed, mitted and bicolour.
The Ragdoll should have good length to his body with a long bushy tail to balance and with good strong bone and large round tufted paws to support his frame. with their broad head and width between their medium sized well furnished ears, medium length nose with it's retrousse tip, and of course their most outstanding feature, their eyes from the deepest sapphire to the most delicate china blue, they have an expression like no other cat. The Ragdoll is a perfectly balanced cat, with no extreme abnormalities and it remains the policy of the British Ragdoll Cat Club to maintain this original type, so that the Ragdoll today still appears similar to those Ragdolls that founded the breed many years ago.
When all is said and done, the vast majority of Ragdoll kittens, as in any other breed, are sold as pets. Those who buy them don't really mind if the ear set is a little high, the nose a little straight, the eyes aren't the deepest of blue or the markings less than perfect. They want the temperament, for this, is what the Ragdoll is most famous for!!
And don't forget Ragdolls are very addictive!!!!!!!!
The Ragdoll comes in the universally accepted colours of Seal, Blue, Red and Cream in the solid points, tortie points, tabby points and tortie tabby points which may all be transposed over each of the 3 accepted patterns of colourpointed, mitted and bicolour.
The Ragdoll should have good length to his body with a long bushy tail to balance and with good strong bone and large round tufted paws to support his frame. with their broad head and width between their medium sized well furnished ears, medium length nose with it's retrousse tip, and of course their most outstanding feature, their eyes from the deepest sapphire to the most delicate china blue, they have an expression like no other cat. The Ragdoll is a perfectly balanced cat, with no extreme abnormalities and it remains the policy of the British Ragdoll Cat Club to maintain this original type, so that the Ragdoll today still appears similar to those Ragdolls that founded the breed many years ago.
When all is said and done, the vast majority of Ragdoll kittens, as in any other breed, are sold as pets. Those who buy them don't really mind if the ear set is a little high, the nose a little straight, the eyes aren't the deepest of blue or the markings less than perfect. They want the temperament, for this, is what the Ragdoll is most famous for!!
And don't forget Ragdolls are very addictive!!!!!!!!