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The Ragdoll Cat - an Urban myth ?

During the early '60 Anne Baker of Riverside California "designed" the cat of her dreams and named the breed Ragdoll. Although Ms. Baker was very secretive about the cats she used in her breeding programs, the results are indisputable !

When the cats were first introduced to the Cat Fancy there were many strange tales. Gentle temperment caused by brain damage to a foundation cat named Josephine is one of the many that flournished.

Science and genetics confirm that the loving, large silky Ragdoll of today may owe it's laidback temperment to genetics but not genetic engineering (the skunk gene myth) or to brain damage

Ragdolls are large , blue eyed, colourpointed cats occuring in the same colours found in Siamese and Himalayan cats - seal, blue, chocolate, lilac and the red series. Cats with these colours but no additional white are called colourpoints. Mitted and bicolours ragdolls have been garnished with some specially placed white accents ! And the pattern known as lynxpoint can be any of the above with a delicate overlay of tabby markings - like a fine lace tablecloth patterned after a Tabby.

I hope you enjoy visiting our site and learning more about Ragenesque ragdolls.

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