TICA Ragdoll Breed Standard

CATEGORY: Pointed.
DIVISIONS: Solid Point Division; Tortie Point Division; Tabby Point Division; Solid Point/white, Tortie Point/white, Tabby Point/white Divisions (mitted and bicolor patterns ONLY).
COLORS: All pointed colors.
PERMISSIBLE OUTCROSSES: None

HEAD

Shape: Broad modified wedge, with slightly rounded contours, with the appearance of a flat plane in area between ears when looking at the head from the front, skull medium in size.

Ears: Medium in size, broad at base, rounded tip. Set as much on top of the head as on the side, slightly tilted forward.

Eyes: Blue, deeper color preferred. Large oval. Level set; moderately wide apart. Emphasis should be on correct shape, size and placement. Chin: Well developed, with good depth, forming a perpendicular line with the upper lip and tip of the nose.

Muzzle: Rounded, medium in length; in line with wedge.

Profile: Straight nose to bridge, followed by a concave curve to the brow. Convex curve to the forehead. Appearance of a flat plane between the ears. Neck: In proportion to head and torso.

BODY

Torso: Medium-long to long, substantial. Broad chest. Fat pad on lower abdomen acceptable. Females may be smaller than males. Legs: Substantial boning, in proportion to body, hind legs slightly longer than front legs. Feet: Large, round, tufting desirable.

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

Boning: Substantial.

Musculature: Well-muscled with solid weight.

COAT
Length: Semi-long, allow for shorter coats on unaltered adults and seasonal variations. Correct coat texture is more important than coat length.

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

COLOR: Even, lighter color on the body with minimal shading. Definite contrast between body and point color. Allow for darker body color in older cats. Allow for undeveloped color in young cats.

SOLID POINT DIVISION
Points: Ears, mask, legs, feet and tail to be darker, well-defined color.
Body: Chest bib and chin areas may be somewhat lighter in color.

Soft shadings of color are allowed.

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.

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

Body: White stripe extending from chin through chest and length of belly.

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.

Body: Chest, stomach and ruff are white. Saddle may include white or shading in body color.

Feet and Legs: All white preferred. Paw Pads: Pink preferred.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: The Ragdoll is a semi-long haired, blue- eyed, pointed cat with a sweet personality. They are a well-balanced cat of moderate type, with no extremes, and no one feature overpowering another. 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:
General: Seasonal changes in coat length, shorter coats on unaltered adults and kittens. Females may be smaller than males. Mitted and Bicolor Patterns only:
Feet and Legs: Small spots of point color in designated white areas.
Paw Pads: Spots of point color on paw pads or colored paw pads.

PENALIZE:
General: Very small ears, any eye shape other than oval, Roman nose, straight profile, cobby body, short legs, short tail, 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.

WITHHOLD ALL AWARDS (WW)

General: Any eye color other than blue. Doming.
Pointed: Any white.
Mitted: Lack of white chin.
Bicolor: Any dark markings inside the white “V” including the chin.

DISQUALIFY (DQ): Crossed eyes. Visible or severe tail faults. Severe cow hocks.