The ragdoll cat is so named because of its ability to flop like a ragdoll when it is handled.

History
In the 1960a white angora like cat called Josphine had a litter of kittens that came to the attention of Anne Backer the founder of the Ragdoll cats these kittens were very relaxed and dog like in nature. Anne Backer used 3 of Josephine’s kittens to start the ragdoll as we know it today. At first litters were born with both pointed and solid kittens with most breeders choosing to breed the pointed colors, A small number of breeders have continued to breed the solid ragdolls these cats have pedigrees going back to Josephine.

Temperament
Ragdolls make excellent indoor cats because of their quite docile nature; they are intelligent and easily trained and can even be taught to play fetch with a favourite toy.
Ragdolls will fit into most lifestyles they are good with children and love being picked up and carried around just like a Child's Rag doll, they prefer to run and hide than use there claws and scratch.

Coat: A gentle brush once a week is all that is need to keep a ragdolls coat in good order it has a long silky semi long coat that does not tend to mat and need little care.

Colors: Ragdolls come in many different colors including:
Seal: Dark seal brown points (except for white areas) and pale fawn body. Nose Leather dark seal brown.
Blue: Blue /grey points (except for white areas) Cold tone bluish white on body Nose leather slate grey.
Chocolate: Milk Chocolate points (except for white areas) Ivory body Nose leather Milk chocolate.
Lilac: Pinkish Grey points (except for white areas) magnolia white body. Nose Leather Lavender Pink.
Torti is any of the above colors and splashes of cream or red.
Red: Bright warm orange points (except for white areas). Creamy-white body. Nose leather pink.
Cream: Pastel cream points (except for white areas). Nose leather Pink.
Tabby: In any of the above colors with tabby marking on the face, legs and tail.

Ragdolls have three different coat patterns.   All lighter body and a darker face, tail and legs unless this is masked by the white as in the Bi-Color.

Color points: Have no white.

Mitted : Have white mittens on their fore legs and white boots on their hind legs preferably extending above the hock and a white chin leading down to a white belly.  Mitted cats are permitted to have white on the face in a central blaze.

Bi-Colours: Have an inverted V which should be symmetrical on the face which should not extend outside the outer edge of the eye.  Small white spots are permitted on the back and all four legs are white.

Bi-Color: Bi-color mating’s are not recommend as the kittens can end up having too much white on the body, head and ears.