Ragdoll Cat Breed Information

The ragdoll cat breeds traces its roots to the 1960s.

Ragdoll cat breed information. For that reason ragdolls are also called the daughters of josephine. Ragdolls are one of the largest of the domestic cat breeds with a big ragdoll cat weighing over 6kg. Photography by tetsu yamazaki. A ragdoll has a light colored body with a darker face legs tail and ears.

Ann mated white angora like josephine with the cat s sons by different sires birman like daddy warbucks and persian like blackie. One of the largest breeds in the cat fancy the ragdoll gets along well with children and other pets including dogs often living up to its name as it gets carried around the house in a child s arms. The name ragdoll is derived from the tendency of individuals from the original breeding stock to go limp and. They are large and muscular semi longhair cats with a soft and silky coat.

The ragdoll cat breed dates to the 1960s when a california woman named ann baker bred a free roaming white. Mitted and bicolor both of which have white and colorpoint which has no white. Known for their love of food it is important that you ensure your cat stays at a healthy weight by keeping an eye on their portion sizes. Ragdoll cat breed history the ragdoll s history is brimming with myths and half truths but it is known that they were first bred in the early 1960s by ann baker in california usa.

Ragdolls don t reach their full size and coat development until they are three to four years old. Today the semi longhaired cats come in four patterns mitted van bicolor and colorpoint and six colors seal blue chocolate lilac red and cream for a variety of looks in the breed. The ragdoll may well have been a mix of the burmese birman and the persian but the cat credited as the original ragdoll is a white cat named josephine. The breed was created in the 1960s from matings of three cats of unknown heritage.

Developed by american breeder ann baker in the 1960s they are best known for their docile and placid temperament and affectionate nature. He comes in three patterns. There is also a mitted ragdoll cat with additional white markings. The ragdoll is a pointed breed which means that the body is lighter in color than the points the face legs tail and ears.

The ragdoll cat is carefully bred to produce large affectionate animals in three patterns two with white mitted and bi color and one with no white colorpoint. The ragdoll is a cat breed with a color point coat and blue eyes. The ragdoll cat s coat is silky and dense and of medium to long length and on adult cats there should be a ruff and knickerbockers.