She trademarked the name Ragdoll, set up her own registry – the International Ragdoll Cat Association (IRCA) – around 1971, and enforced stringent standards on anyone who wanted to breed or sell cats under that name. īaker, in an unusual move, spurned traditional cat breeding associations. All Ragdolls are descended from Baker's cats through matings of Daddy Warbucks to Fugianna and Buckwheat. Both Fugianna and Buckwheat were daughters of Josephine. Daddy Warbucks sired the founding bi-color female Fugianna, and Blackie sired Buckwheat, a dark brown/black Burmese-like female. Out of those early litters came Blackie, an all-black male, and Daddy Warbucks, a seal point with white feet. Josephine later produced kittens with a docile, placid temperament, affectionate nature, and a tendency to go limp and relaxed when picked up. Ann Baker described herself that the original cats of the Ragdoll breed were "alley cats". Josephine was not of any particular breed, nor were the males who sired the original litters. A regular, non-pedigreed, white domestic longhaired cat named Josephine produced several litters of typical cats. The breed was developed in Riverside, California, by breeder Ann Baker. Their color rings are commonly tricolor or bicolor. Ragdolls are distinguishable by the upside-down V-shaped markings on their foreheads (bicolor variant only), large round blue eyes, soft, thick coats, thick limbs, long tails, and soft bodies. Ragdolls are often known as " dog-like cats" or "puppy-like cats", due to their tendency to follow people around, their receptiveness to handling, and their relative lack of aggression towards other pets. The breed is particularly popular in both the United Kingdom and the United States. The name 'Ragdoll' is derived from the tendency of individuals from the original breeding stock to go limp and relaxed when picked up. They are best known for their docile, placid temperament and affectionate nature. American breeder Ann Baker developed Ragdolls in the 1960s. Its morphology is large and weighty, and it has a semi-long and silky soft coat. The Ragdoll is a breed of cat with a distinct colorpoint coat and blue eyes.
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