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Ragdoll Standard
| Category II |
RAG |
Ragdoll Standard |
| General |
Appearance |
The Ragdoll is a firm, large cat with a medium to strongly
boned muscular body.
Solid in the overall appearance |
| Size |
large |
| Head |
Shape |
medium size, broad modified wedge with the appearance of a flat
plane between the ears |
| Nose |
the nose should show a slight curve in the upper third |
| Cheeks |
cheeks well developed, tapering to a rounded well developed,
medium long muzzle and a well-developed chin |
| Ears |
Shape |
medium size, broad at the base, with rounded tips |
| Placement |
set wide on the skull with a slight tilt forward |
| Eyes |
Shape |
large and oval
outer edge of the eye aperture to be level with the base of the ears |
| Colour |
blue, the more intensive the better, in relation to the body
colour |
| Neck |
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short and strong |
| Body |
Structure |
Long body, medium to strong bone structure, muscular.
Chest broad and well developed.
Muscular and heavier in the hindquarters.
The mature cat is as broad at shoulders as it is at the hindquarters. |
| Legs |
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Medium in length and of medium to strong bone.
Hind legs to be slightly higher than the front, giving the line of
the back a slightly forward tilt in appearance. |
| Paws |
large, round and compact, tufted between the toes |
| Tail |
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long, medium broad at the base, slightly tapered towards the tip
and in proportion to the body
well furnished, bushy |
| Coat |
Structure |
medium long, dense, soft and silky texture, lying with the body
and breaking as the cat moves
longest around the neck and framing the outer edge of the face
giving the appearance of a bib
short on the face increasing in length from the top of the head to
the shoulders down the back
medium to long on the sides, belly and hindquarters
short to medium long on the front legs |
| Colour |
for recognised colour varieties refer to table below |
| Remarks |
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- females noticeably smaller than males
- male jowls should be taken into consideration
- development is slow
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| Faults |
Head |
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| Nose |
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| Ears |
- large or small ears
- pointed ears
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| Eyes |
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| Neck |
- too long and too thin neck
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| Body |
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| Legs |
- short legs
- splayed toes
- lack of tufting
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| Tail |
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| Coat |
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| Disqualification |
Eyes |
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Ragdoll Standard scale of points
| Scale of Points |
Points |
| Total |
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100 |
| Head |
general shape, nose, forehead, cheeks and muzzle, jaw and teeth,
chin shape and size of the eyes |
20 |
| Ears |
shape and placement |
5 |
| Eye colour |
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5 |
| Body |
shape, size, bone structure |
20 |
| Legs and paws |
length of legs, shape of paws |
5 |
| Tail |
shape and length |
5 |
| Coat |
colour and pattern |
25 |
| quality and texture, length |
10 |
| Condition |
|
5 |
Ragdoll Standard colour varieties
| Recognized Colour Varieties |
| Colour |
EMS Code |
*Remarks |
| Seal/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac/Red/Cream colourpoint |
RAG n/a/b/c/d/e |
A, E |
| Seal/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac tortie colourpoint |
RAG f/g/h/j |
A, E |
| Seal/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac/Red/Cream tabby
colourpoint |
RAG n/a/b/c/d/e 21 |
A, E |
| Seal/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac tortie tabby colourpoint |
RAG f/g/h/j 21 |
A, E |
| Seal/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac/Red/Cream bicolour |
RAG n/a/b/c/d/e 03 |
B, D, F |
| Seal/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac tortie bicolour |
RAG f/g/h/j 03 |
B, D, F |
| Seal/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac/Red/Cream tabby bicolour |
RAG n/a/b/c/d/e 21 03 |
B, D, F |
| Seal/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac tortie tabby bicolour |
RAG f/g/h/j 21 03 |
B, D, F |
| Seal/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac/Red/Cream mitted |
RAG n/a/b/c/d/e 04 |
C |
| Seal/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac tortie mitted |
RAG f/g/h/j 04 |
C |
| Seal/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac tortie tabby mitted |
RAG f/g/h/j 21 04 |
C |
Ragdoll Standard remarks
| *Remarks |
| Coat |
A |
colour of points: – ears, mask, legs and tail – to be well
defined and in harmony with the body colour |
| B |
Points: – ears, mask and tail –
to be well defined. The mask to have an inverted white "V".
Body colour is to be a shade lighter
than the points; with or without white spots on the back.
Belly white and without spots.
Preference is given to white legs. |
| C |
Points (except paws,
chin and the possible white stripe/markings on the
bridge of the nose up to the forehead) and
body colour as in the Colourpoint,
well defined and in harmony with the body colour.
White stripe extends from the bib and runs down the underside
between the front legs to the base of the tail. |
| D |
Nose leather: Pink |
| Faults |
E |
coat: any white spot |
| F |
ears: white on the ears tail:
white on the tail |
Kopieret fra Fife |