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Ragdoll
A Ragdoll is a beautiful, affectionate and loving companion.
Many people have compared their Ragdoll´s personality
to that of a lovel canine. Ragdolls are eager to interact
and there are numerous accounts of Ragdolls fetching their
favorite toy, learning how to shake hands and sitting up
of command. The Ragdolls personality is warm and friendly.
Ragdolls want to be with you all the time. Ragdolls need
lots of attention and are wonderful lap warmers. The males
grow to be quite big, up to fifteen pounds and sometimes
larger, while the females in general are much smaller. It´s
a splendid familycat and it also enjoys the company of other
animals. It talks a lot but isn´t as loud as for instance
the siames. A Ragdoll likes to be in the center and even
if it can be left alone during the day, it is happiest when
it´s getting company. The Ragdoll will come to the
door and welcome you when you get home and he loves to be
the first to say hello when you´ve got guests. Your
Ragdoll should be indoors only. Ragdolls are very docile
animals and they are not able to defend themselves from
other animals.
Ragdollstandard
The Ragdoll is a firm large cat with a medium to strong
boned muscular body. Solid in the overall appearence. The
Ragdoll appears in three patterns: colourpoint, mitted and
bicolour, and in colours: seal, blue, chocolate, lilac,
red, cream, tabby and tortie.
Head
Medium size, broad modified wedge with the appearance of
a flat plane between the ears. The nose should show a slight
curve in the upper third. Cheeks well developed, tapering
a well developed medium long muzzzle and well developed
chin.
Faults: Narrow head, stop, roman nose.
Ears
Medium size, broad at the base with rounded tips. Set wide
on the skull with a slight tilt forward.
Faults: Large or small ears, pointed ears.
Eyes
Large and oval. Outer edge of the eye aperture to be level
with the base of the ears. Colour blue, the more intensive
the better in relation to the body colour.
Faults: Almond eyes. Disqualification: Other than blue eyes.
Body
Short and strong neck. Long body, medium bone structure
muscular. Chest broad and well developed. Muscular and heavier
in the hind quarters. The mature cat is as broad at shoulders
as it is at the hind quarters.
Faults: To long and thin neck. Cobby body, narrow chest.
Tail
Long, medium broad at the base, slightly tapered towards
the tip and in proportions to the body. Well furnished,
bushy.
Faults: Short tail, blunt tip.
Coat
Medium long, dense, soft and silky texture, lying with the
body and breaking when the cat moves. Longest around the
neck and framing the outer edge of the face giving the appearence
of a bib. Short on the face increasing in length from the
top of the head to the shoulders down the back. Medium to
long on the sides, abdomen and hind quarters. Short to medium
long on the front legs.
Faults: Short coat (seasonal allowed)
Remarks
Females noticeably smaller than males. Male jowls should
be taken into consideration. Developement is slow.
Variants:
Colourpoint: Points (ears, mask, legs and
tail) must be well defined and in harmony with the body
colour. Body colour is lighter than the point colour. Slight
shadings of colour are allowed on the body and the stomach.
Colour on the nose and pads must be analouge to the points.
Faults: White spots.
Mitted: Points (except paws
and chin) and body colour like the clolourpoint. White mittens
on the front legs. Hind legs white up to the higher hock.
White chin and preferably a white stripe on the nose. There
should also be a white stripe going from the bib over the
stomach up to the base of the tail.
Faults: Dark spots on the gloves or stomach. Be missing
a white stripe going from the bib over the stomach. Be missing
a white chin.
Bi-colour: Points (ears,mask,
legs and tail) must be well defined. The mask must have
an inverted white V. The stomach must be white and without
spots. Legs preferebly white. Body colour lighter than points.
White spots on the back are allowed. Nose leather and paw
pads are pink.
Faults: White on the ears and the tai
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