by mary riddell and carol jaquez - gatti ragdoll miore · slanted sideways. ears are too high on...

By Mary Riddell and Carol Jaquez

40 points - Head

35 points - Body

25 points – Coat/Color/Pattern

HEAD……………………40 pointsShape ………… 9Ears …………... 5Eyes ………….. 7Chin ………….. 5Muzzle ………. 4Profile ………... 9Neck ………….. 1

SHAPE: broad modified wedge, with slightly rounded contours

the muzzle on this cat is too full. the muzzle on this cat is too narrow .

kitten at 10 weeks same cat as adult

Ragdoll Standard - HEAD

(Shape)

Slightly Rounded Forehead

(not domed)

Ragdoll Standard - HEAD

(Shape)

Appearance of Flat Plane in area between ears

Ragdoll Standard - HEAD

(Shape)

Skull Medium in Size

Ragdoll Standard - HEAD

(Ears)

Ears Medium in size

Ragdoll Standard - HEAD

(Ears)

Ears: Broad at base, rounded tip. Set as much on top of the head as on the side

Ragdoll Standard - HEAD

(Ears)

Slightly tilted forward

Ragdoll Standard - HEAD

(Ears)

Incorrect Ears ; slanted sideways.

Ears are too high on head. Ears are too narrow and long

Ragdoll Standard - HEAD

(Ears)

Incorrect Ears; too short, too high on head, too pointed

Blue, large, oval

Incorrect Eye Shape; too round

Eyes Located slightly too close

Ragdoll Standard - HEAD

(Eyes)

Eyes: moderately

wide-set

Ragdoll Standard - HEAD

(Eyes)

Outer Aperture to Fall in Line w/ base of ear

Chin; Well-developed

weak chin

chin not full enough. Falls away from the mouth.

front view of same cat. Not enough chin.

Ragdoll Standard - HEAD

(Muzzle)

Muzzle; Rounded

muzzle too square muzzle too pinched

Ragdoll Standard - HEAD

(Muzzle)

Muzzle: Medium in length; in line with wedge

muzzle too narrow muzzle too long

Ragdoll Standard - HEAD

(Profile)

Profile: Chin well-developed in line with nose.

Ragdoll Standard - HEAD

(Profile)

Profile: Straight nose to bridge followed by change of direction to gentle curve to brow. Appearance of flat plane between ears.

Ragdoll Standard - HEAD

(Profile)

Incorrect Profile

Ragdoll Standard - HEAD

(Profile)

Another Incorrect Profile

RAGDOLL

BIRMANRAGDOLL

Ragdoll Standard - HEAD

(Neck)

Neck: In proportion to head and torso.

BODY…………………..35 points

Torso …………… 8

Legs/Feet ……… 5

Tail ……………... 4

Boning ………….10

Musculature …… 8

Ragdoll Standard - BODY

(Torso)

Medium-long to long, substantial. Broad chest.

Ragdoll Standard - BODY

(Torso)

Fat pad on lower abdomen acceptable. Females may be smaller than males.

Ragdoll Standard - BODY

(Legs)

Substantial boning, in proportion to body, hind legs slightly longer than front legs.

Feet: large, round, tufting desirable.

Ragdoll Standard - BODY

(Tail)

Tail: Equal to length of body. Thicker at base, with slight taper.

Ragdoll Standard - BODY

(Boning, Musculature)

Boning: Substantial

Musculature: Well-muscled with solid weight.

COAT/COLOR/PATTERN ……..25 points

Length ………………….. 4Texture …………………. 8Pattern ………………….. 6Color ……………………. 7

Ragdoll Standard - COAT

(Length)

Length: Semi-long, allow for shorter coats on unaltered adults and seasonal variations.

Ragdoll Standard - COAT

(Texture)

Texture: Silky soft, plush. Minimal undercoat gives the coat body but coat still falls smoothly. Not wooly or cottony.

Even, lighter color on the body with minimal shading. Definite contrast between body and point color.

Allow forAllow for darker body color in older cats.

example of poor contrast

Allow for

Coat too long on both adult cats.

Ragdoll Standard –

(COLOR)

Allow for undeveloped color in young cats.

Ragdoll Standard –

SOLID POINT DIVISION

(Points)

Points: Ears, mask, legs, feet and tail to be darker, well-defined color.

Ragdoll Standard –

SOLID POINT DIVISION

(Body)

Body: Chest bib and chin areas may be somewhat lighter in color. Soft shadings of color are allowed.

Ragdoll Standard –

ANY COLOR AND WHITE DIVISION

(Mitted Pattern)

Head: May have a broken or evenly matched white blaze on nose and/or between eyes. White not to extend into the inner corner of the eye, nose leather or whisker pads. Chin must be white.

Front feet: Evenly matched white mittens not to extend above bend of paw. All toes to be white.

Ragdoll Standard –

ANY COLOR AND WHITE DIVISION

(Mitted Pattern)

Incorrect Mittens

BACK LEGS: White goes up to and around the hocks entirely and extends no higher than mid-thigh.

Incorrect hocks

Body: White stripe extending from chin through chest

and length of belly.

Correct Belly Stripe Incorrect Belly Stripe

Ragdoll Standard –

ANY COLOR AND WHITE DIVISION

(Bicolor Pattern)

Head: White inverted ‘V’ on face that completely surrounds the pink nose leather and does not extend beyond the outer edge of the eye on either side. The ‘V’ to be as symmetrical as possible. White chin

Ragdoll Standard –

ANY COLOR AND WHITE DIVISION

(Bicolor Pattern)

An example of an Inverted ‘V’ that is barely within the eye.

Ragdoll Standard –

ANY COLOR AND WHITE DIVISION

(Bicolor Pattern)

Incorrect Inverted ‘V’

Ragdoll Standard –

ANY COLOR AND WHITE DIVISION

(Bicolor Pattern)

Body: Chest, stomach and ruff are white.

Ragdoll Standard –

ANY COLOR AND WHITE DIVISION

(Bicolor Pattern)

Saddle may include white or shading in body color.

Ragdoll Standard –

ANY COLOR AND WHITE DIVISION

(Bicolor Pattern)

Feet and Legs: All white preferred. Small spots of point color allowable.

Ragdoll Standard –

ANY COLOR AND WHITE DIVISION

(Bicolor Pattern)

Paw Pads: Pink preferred, but mixture of color on paw pads acceptable because of two colors in pattern.

Ragdoll Standard –

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: The Ragdoll is a semi-long haired, blue-eyed pointed cat with a sweet personality. The Ragdoll grows large and heavy, but is slow to mature and may not reach full weight and size for four years. Full color is not reached until 3 years old. The Ragdoll is muscular with little fat except on the lower abdomen fatty pad.

Allowances: Seasonal changes in coat length.

GENERAL: Short tail, pointed ears, short legs; cobby body, round eyes, Roman nose, straight

profile, wooly/cottony coat texture.

MITTED: Lack of white belly stripe; white on ears and/or tail.

BICOLOR: White beyond the outside edge of the eye. White on ears and/or tail.

GENERAL: Crossed eyes, any eye color other than blue.

POINTED: Any white.

MITTED: Lack of white chin.

BICOLOR: Any dark markings inside the white ‘V’ including the chin.