 The History of Ragdolls
 The Ragdoll Cat has become one of the most popular cat breeds in the world. The beginning of Ragdolls started in Riverside California in the 1960’s by a lady named Ann Baker. Ann Baker was a breeder of Persian cats, mostly blacks, before she started working on Ragdolls. She started working with a non pedigree cat named Josephine. Josephine was a white long haired cat who belonged the Ann’s neighbor Mrs. Pennels. Like many cats in the area Josephine was half feral and she often produced kittens At one time Josephine was hit by a car, Ann’s neighbors who worked at the local university rescued her and nursed her back to health. During this time Josephine had to stay indoors and she became somewhat tame.When she had her next litter the kittens were born in the house where Ann first noticed them. The kittens were very relaxed and social. It is not clear why these kittens were so different. In any case Ann saw something so special in these kittens she decided to use them to create a new breed.
The first kitten from Josephine that Ann acquired was Buckwheat, a black female that looked like a Burmese. Ann was later given another daughter of Josephine, a bicolor she called Raggedy Ann Furgianna. The father of Furgianna was a mitted cat named Daddy Warbucks, s son of Josephine’s owned by Mrs. Pennels.
All these cats were offspring of Josephine's, but they all had different sires.
 Ann was very impressed by the looks of Daddy Warbucks, who had the appearance of a Birman with a nose blaze and a white tip on his tail. It was this cat that Ann called the “father of the true Ragdoll look” ... and she borrowed him often for the Ragdoll breeding program.
These three cats are the foundation stock of Ragdolls, for Ann never had a chance to get anymore Josephine kittens. When Josephine had her next litter, the owner’s husband had Josephine and her kittens destroyed.
Ann Baker and Raggedy Ann Fugianna are pictured the right. Ann Baker died in 1997.
Breed Characteristics
Ragdolls truly deserve their name. They have a tendency to relax their muscles and go limp in your arms like a child's Ragdoll. They are friendly, sweet, loving, docile. Serene and gentle. Their personalities have made them addictive.
Ragdolls are people- oriented cats who love to be with humans and attach strongly to their owners. They will follow you from room to room. Be careful because you almost always have an occasion when you step on a tail. But don’t worry they forgive very easily.
Because they are very social you should always have at least two Ragdolls if you spend any length of time away from home.
Ragdolls are calm yet moderately active and like to play. With their easy going attitude they get along well with other animals and children. You should never let them out doors by themselves. They are very trusting. They think everyone is their friend.
Ragdolls are easily trained. They usually can learn the same tricks as dogs, like fetching toys rolling over and begging. Don’t forget these are only common qualities in Ragdolls.
5 Patterns
BICOLOR: They have a point color mask but is split by a white inverted V. The muzzle will be white. Its nose is pink. The ruff, front legs, chest, stomach and back legs is white.The paw pads are pink. They also have what looks like a saddle.
MITTED: They have a point color on the face, nose, ears and tail. They have white mittens on the front paws and white boots on the back legs. They also have a white chin,ruff and the stomach will be white.
COLOR POINT:They have a color mask on the face, nose, ears, paws, also colored paw pads and tail. Their body is a lighter contrasting color.
TORTIE POINT: Torties will be any of the above patterns but will have a mixture of the basic color cream or red. These can be very Beautiful cats.As you may can tell these are our favorite.We also find that these seem to have the sweetest personality.
LYNX POINT: They will be one of the above patterns with some stripes on the fore head.They have white rings around the eyes, and inside the ears will be white.Also the ruffs will be white.
Color
SEAL POINT: Dark brownish black point color with dark nose leather and pads.Body color vary from light beige to a warm brown.
RED POINT: Point color will be a very dark reddish orange. Nose will be a pink, paw pads will also be pink. Body color will have a deep rich creamy color.
BLUE POINT: A blue gray with blue nose and paw pads. Body color can be a ivory to a blush white.
CHOCOLATE POINT: Point color looks like chocolate milk.Nose will be dark rose color.Paw pads will be a light pink.Body color is Ivory.
CREAM POINT: Point color will be a dark creamy color.Nose and paw pads will be a pink color.Body will be a light creamy color. Cream is a dilute of red.
LILAC POINT: Point color will have a blush lilac tone,the nose will have the same color.The paw pads will have a coral color.Body will be a milky white color. Lilac is a dilute color of chocolate.
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