Ragdoll
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Update 01.01.2010 |
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Body |
The medium to large sized cat is muscular and heavy.
The legs are also muscular and of medium length. The paws
are large, compact and round with toe tufts.
The tail is long, slightly tapering and with a bushy
furnishing. |
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Head |
The solid, rounded part of the muzzle elongates over well
developed cheeks into an equilateral triangle.
The top of the head between the ears is noticeably flat. The
profile is slightly curved, the nose slightly concave.
The chin is firm. |
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Ears |
The ears are medium sized, broad at the base with a slightly
rounded tip. They are set wide apart and slightly tilted
forwards. |
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Eyes |
The eyes are large, open and oval. They are set with wide
apart and slightly slanted.
The colour is an intense blue, the darker the better. |
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Coat |
The coat is of medium length, silky in texture and with
minimal undercoat. The coat is longest at the neck. Breeches
are desirable. |
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Colour varieties |
The Ragdoll is a pointed cat with Siamese points and recognized in all pointed
colours. The description of colours is listed in the general
list of colours.
The Ragdoll is recognized in three patterns:
| Colourpoint |
Classical pointed pattern without white.
See the list of colours. |
| Bicolour |
Pointed pattern with white.
The belly, chest and the legs are white. Starting on the
forehead the white continues in form of an inverted "V"
over the cheeks and the muzzle, it runs into a white
chest without any interruption. |
| Mitted |
Pointed pattern with white.
White even gloves on the front paws, white boots on the
hind legs reaching to the joint. White on the chin, which
continues to a white chest without interruption, white
belly. |
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Paw pads |
| Colourpoint |
See the general description of pointed colours. |
| Bicolour |
pink or analogous to the coat colour |
| Mitted |
pink or analogous to the coat colour |
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Faults |
All colours |
- stop in the profile
- Roman nose
- dense undercoat, which permits the coat to stand off the
body
are severe faults. |
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Mitted |
- absence of the white chin
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Scale of points |
| Body |
30 points |
| Head |
30 points |
| Coat texture |
10 points |
| Coat colour and
pattern |
25 points |
| Condition |
5 points |
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