Rag doll cats
A Californian breeder named Ann Baker developed the rag doll cats breed in the mid-1960s. Ann Baker is credited with setting the standard look and temperament for the Ragdoll breed. Breeders Denny and Laura Dayton, on the other hand, are responsible for bringing the breed to international recognition. These two breeders where in direct competition with each other and did not see eye to eye on what direction the breed should head in. These two factions developed different takes on the breed as in colors and temperaments that exist in today's generations.
Rag doll cats temperamentDespite its deserved reputation for being a very calm, docile breed this cat is also a large and impressive feline. This animal is stocky in build with heavy bone structure. Males can weigh from 15 to 20 pounds and females from 10 to 15 pounds and a typical male may reach a height of 18 inches. In general appearance the ragdoll cat is similar to a Berman. Like the berman they are broad across the shoulders and across the hindquarters with a very deep chest. The legs are medium in length and sturdy with large round firm pause Tuft between the toes. The tale is long and brushed medium to thick at the base with a slight taper towards the back of the tale. The head of the rag doll cat is large, with full cheeks and a rounded muzzle on a short thick neck. The ears should be medium sized at the base and rounded at the tip. The ragdoll cats coat is semi-long, very full and silky with prominent longer hair on the chest and stomach. This animal has been recognized as a pedigree breed in the United States since the 1970s.
This cat’s nature is one of unwillingness to fight or even protest. It is more likely to cower or hide. This docile nature makes it a good choice for a family with children. Its noncombatant nature also makes this feline a great choice for a strictly indoor pet.
Grooming, particularly in the summer when the animal sheds heavily can be demanding. The rag doll cats dense coat tends to knot and tangle and should be combed out and then brushed frequently.
An odd little known fact about this breed is that the kittens are born white and do not achieve their full color or even their full size for two to three years.
Rag doll cats and colors
These cat's are bred in four-color points, as well as in bicolor and mittened varieties. In the seal point the body color should be a pale fawn shading to a pale cream on the under parts. The points are a deep seal brown. The nose area is a dark brown, and the paw pads are dark brown or black. The chocolate point has an ivory body coat with warm milk chocolate points and pink nose and pink paw pads. The blue points, body color is gray to bluish shading to lighter bluish on the under parts. The points are deep blue gray, as are the nose and the paw pads. The mittened variety is considered by some ragdoll cat breeders to be the original and only acceptable version of the breed. This has a white chest, bib and chin with a white stripe running from between the four legs to the base of the tale. They should be evenly matched white mittens on the front paws and boots on the hind legs. The bicolor extends the mated affect to include the chest, stomach and legs. There should be asymmetrical inverted V. extending down the nose and over the muzzle to the chin to meet the white of the bib. More info on this popular cat4 reasons to just take a look at the ragdoll resource site below. 1) Many free articles written by experts about this very special breed of cat (articles link at the top of the page). 2) The most in-depth specific Ragdoll information resource on the Internet for this breed. 3) If you take advantage of the limited time offer you get 4 cat related bonuses free. 4) If you purchase this inexpensive guide there is a no risk money back guarantee backed by click bank. (You also keep the bonuses if you get a refund)
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