rasa de pisici: Ragdoll

Categoria II 

 pisica: Ragdoll

Standard

 
The Ragdoll appears in three patterns?Colourpoint, Mitted and Bicolour?and four colour varieties?seal, blue, chocolate and lilac?altogether 12 varieties.

 
General

Appearance: The Ragdoll is a firm, large cat with a medium 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: Short and strong.

Body

Structure: Long body, medium 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: Medium in length and of medium 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.

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: Females noticeably smaller than males.
                   Male jowls should be taken into consideration.
                   Development is slow.

Faults

Head: Narrow head.
Nose: Stop, roman nose.
Ears: Large or small ears.
           Pointed ears.
Eyes: Almond in shape.
Neck: Too long and too thin neck.
Body: Cobby body.
           Narrow chest.
Legs: Short legs.
           Splayed toes. 
           Lack of tufting.
Tail: Short tail.
         Blunt tip.
Coat: Short coat (seasonal).

Disqualification

Eyes: Other than blue eyes.