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Ragdoll Standard

Personality and development

Ragdoll is a quiet and social cat, and loves to be near their owners. Many people find that they’re just like dogs. The Ragdoll is affectionate and likes to be pampered. The dense, long fur is easy to hold.  The easily get along with other cats, dogs and children.
Ragdoll kittens are born completely white, and only after 3-5 days you can see faint signs of color and character on the ears, nose, feet and tail. Ragdoll develops late, and the color is not done developing until 2-3 years of age. The male has a more pronounced color than the female.

The “perfect” standard

Whether to breed or show, one must often struggle to find the kitten that meets the perfect standard, but the cat should primarily be as a family member, and treated accordingly.
Ragdoll is a large and powerful cat with semi-long silky coat. The hair will eventually form a collar around the neck and “nodding pants” on their hind legs.
The head shall have a flat lot between the ears, which is to be placed far apart and that should be slightly rounded. The nose should have a slight bend in the top third. The eyes are oval and always blue. The body is long and muscular. The full-grown cat is as broad across the shoulders as over the rear. Paws are large and powerful with fur between the toes. Females are considerably smaller than the male cat. Considerations will be taken to the male cat’s powerful jaw party. The cat’s development is slow. It may take about 3-4 years before the Ragdoll is full grown.

Head

The average large head with broad modified wedge shape with a flat lot between the ears.
The nose should be an easy “bend” in the top third. Well-developed cheek that tapered to a rounded, well-developed medium-long nose and well-developed chin.
Flaws: Narrow head, oppstoppernese, Roman nose.

Ears

Medium, large, wide at the base, with rounded top. To be placed far from each other with a slightly forward gun.

Eyes

Large and oval eyes. Utmost part of the eye should be level with the base of the ear. The color should be blue. The more intense the color, the better, in relation with the body color.

Body

The neck should be short and sharp. Chest wide and developed. The body should be long and muscular with medium bone frame. More muscles, heavier in the abdomen. Medium long legs, hind legs slightly longer than the legs, allowing the back line seems to stop some distance from the abdomen to the head. Paws are large and powerful, with fur between the toes.
Flaws: Long and narrow neck. Narrow chest and cobby body. Short legs, splayed toes, lack of paw hair.

Hale

The tail should be long, velp and proportioned to the body. Medium-thick at the base, tapering slightly toward the top.

Fur

Medium length. The hair must be close, smooth and silk like. It should be up to the body and the stand when the cat moves. The hair should be long at the outer edge of the face and around his neck so that it forms an impression of having a collar. The hair on the face is short and getting longer over the back and down the sides, belly and hind legs.
Flaws: Short coat (seasonal variation allowed).

Ragdoll comes in three variants

Colourpoint

Points (ears, mask, legs, tail) should be good through the colored and harmonize with the body color. Body color should be brighter than the point color. Smooth shifts of color are allowed on the body and stomach. Muzzle and toes in line with the point color.
Error: White spots.

Mitted-04, white stain

Points (excluding the chin and paws) and body color as the colorpoint. White gloves on the front legs. Hind legs should be completely white, but not longer than up to the upper hock. A white stripe should begin with chest and go from behind, between the legs to the underside of the tail. His chin should be white. A white blaze on the nose may occur.

Bicolour-03, white stain

Points (ears, mask and tail) must be well defined. The mask should be a white, upside down “V”. belly shall be free of spots. White bone is desirable. Body color is a shade lighter than the point color. White spots on its back is allowed. Muzzle and toes should be pink.
Error: White on ears or tail.

The approved colors
Seal – n
Blue – a
Chocolate – b
Lilac – c
Red – d
Cream – e
Seal tortie – f
Blue tortie- g
Chocolate tortie – h
Lilac tortie – j
Tabby – 21

The approved varieties

Colour Point – RAG n, a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, j -21
Bicolour – RAG n 03, 03 b, c, 03, d 03, e 03, f 03, g03, h 03, j 03 -21
Mitted – RAG n 04, b 04, b 04, c 04, d 04, e 04, f 04, g 04, h 04, j 04 -21

Tabby, tortie, red and crème was approved in Fife in 2005.

The text is taken from http://scandinavianragdoll.com/