About Ragdoll :
The Ragdoll is a cat breed with blue eyes and a distinct colorpoint coat. It is a large and muscular semi-longhair cat with a soft and silky coat. Like all long haired cats, Ragdolls need grooming to ensure their fur does not mat. Developed by American breeder Ann Baker in the 1960s, it is best known for its docile and placid temperament and affectionate nature. The name "Ragdoll" is derived from the tendency of individuals from the original breeding stock to go limp and relaxed when picked up. Particularly popular in both the United Kingdom and the breed's native United States, ragdoll cats often are known as "dog-like cats" or "puppy-like cats" due to behaviors such as their tendency to follow people around, their ease at being physically handled, and their relative lack of aggression toward other pets.
布偶貓,英文名Ragdoll,俗名別名布娃娃貓。布偶貓的原產地是美國,又稱布拉多爾貓,是由加州的婦女安貝可(Ann Baker)培育出來的貓種。該貓是貓中體型和體重最大的一種貓。祖先為白色長毛貓與伯曼貓,於1960年開始繁育,1965年在美國獲得認可。
布偶貓全身特別鬆弛柔軟,像軟綿綿的布偶一樣,性格溫順而恬靜,對人非常友善,忍耐性強,對疼痛的忍受性相當強,常被誤認為缺乏疼痛感。非常能容忍孩子的玩弄,所以得名布偶貓,是非常理想的家庭寵物。這種貓不適合讓他們外出遊戲,他們應該是養在室內的貓。他們可以和小孩子,狗及老人家和平相處,而且非常喜歡和人類在一起,會在門口迎接主人,跟著主人走來走去。所以如果您是工作煩忙的上班族,沒法子有太多時間陪他們的話,最好不要飼養這個品種,不然你會讓他們活的很不快樂。
布偶貓的被毛色不多,通常以海豹重點色和三色或雙色為主。該貓體型大,身體長、肌肉發達、胸部寬、頸粗而短,發育期長,幼貓要三年左右才能完全發育成熟。其特徵是頭大而呈楔形,頭頂扁平,眼睛為深藍色,吻部呈圓形,短鼻子上略有凹陷,有的臉上有「V」形斑紋,頸部被毛較長,屬毛長貓類。布偶貓有的品種前腳掌上好象戴著手套,兩隻手套呈白色,大小相似,且不超出腿和腳掌形成的角度。後腿上白色靴子向上延伸至後腳踝關節,整個身體下方由下巴至尾部也都是白色,是布偶貓中的精品。
Colors & Patterns
Seal | Blue | Chocolate | Lilac | Red | Cream
Colorpoint | Bicolor | Mitted
(Lynx, Tortie and Lynx with Tortie )
Ragdoll Standards References:
You may also visit RFCI (Ragdoll Fanciers Club International) for further references about Ragdoll.