| Scale of Points |
Points |
| Total |
100 |
| Head |
20 |
| Ears |
5
|
| Eyes |
10
|
Legs & Paws
|
10 |
| Body & Neck |
20 |
| Tail |
5 |
| Colour & markings |
20 |
| Coat length, texture & condition |
10 |
With 80 points for type and appearance,
it should be noted this is paramount over colour and markings.
| General |
The overall
impression given by a Ragdoll is that of a large, powerful,
imposing cat, distinctively marked and striking in appearance.
Allowance should be made for females who may be smaller. The cats
should be relaxed in temperament, gentle and easy to handle. |
| Head |
Broad head with flat
plane, not domed, and width between the ears.
Cheeks well developed, with a rounded well developed muzzle and firm
chin with level bite. The nose should be of medium length with a gentle
dip, and slightly retrousee at tip. |
| Ears |
Medium in size,
set wide with a slight tilt forward. They should be well furnished and rounded at the tip. |
| Eyes |
Large, well opened,
slightly oblique and set well apart. Blue in colour; the deeper blue the better. |
| Body |
Long and muscular.
Short neck, heavy set. Broad chest. |
Legs and Paws
|
Medium in length and of substantial bone. Paws large round, firm and tufted. |
| Tail |
Long, bushy,
slightly tapered toward the tip, and should at least reach the shoulder and be in proportion to the body. |
| Coat |
Silky texture,
dense and medium in length. A ruff and knickerbockers
are preferred on mature cats. (A short coat in the summer is
acceptable). |
Note
|
Cats may
not reach full maturity until between three and four years of
age and therefore some degree of body shading is to be expected and
cats should not be penalised as long as there is still contrast between
body and points. |
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Withhold Certificates or First prizes in Kitten for
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- Fine boned legs.
-
Short body.
- Narrow head.
- Pinched or narrow muzzle.
- Pronounced nose break.
- Round or any tendency to oriental shaped eyes.
- Pale eye colour.
-
Dermatoid cysts anywhere on head or face.
- Any resemblance in type to any other Semi Longhair cat.
- White anywhere on Colourpointed cats.
- Badly off-centred "V" on face of Bicolour cats.
- White on the front paws extending beyond the angle formed by the paw and the leg in Mitted cats.
- White on the back legs not reaching the level of the hock in Mitted cats.
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Absence of a white chin in Mitted cats.
- The white bib not extending from chest to tail in Mitted cats.
- Any defect as listed in the preface to the SOP booklet.
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Colourpointed Ragdoll: Pattern/Colours
|
| The colour of the points (mask, ears, paws and tail) to be well defined
(except in kittens). On reaching maturity the mask covers the entire
face including whisker pads and is connected to the ears by tracings.
Nose leather and paw pads should be same colour as points. Note: A
darker belly spot though undesirable is NOT a withholding fault. |
| Seal Point |
The body colour should be beige shading to a lighter colour on the
belly and chest. Points should be deep seal brown and all of the same
shade. |
| Blue Point |
The body colour should be bluish white shading to a lighter colour on
the belly and chest. Points should be greyish-blue and all of the same
shade. |
| Chocolate Point |
The body colour should be ivory shading to a lighter colour on the
belly and chest. Points should be milk chocolate and all of the same
shade. |
| Lilac Point |
The body colour should be magnolia shading to a lighter colour on the
belly and chest. Points should be pinkish grey and all of the same
shade. |
| Mitted Ragdoll: Pattern/Colours |
| The colour of the points (mask, ears, legs and tail) to be well defined
(except in kittens). On reaching maturity the mask covers the entire
face including whisker pads and is connected to the ears by tracings. A
narrow white blaze on the nose is permitted. The chin, bib and chest
are white as is the underbody from chest to tail. The two front paws
will have white mittens that are evenly matched preferably extending to
the angle formed by the paw and the leg. The back legs should be white
to a minimum level of the hock but preferably up to the level of the
underbody. Nose leather should be the same colour as the points and the
paw pads should be pink. |
| Seal Point |
The body colour should be beige. Points should be deep seal brown and all of the same shade. |
| Blue Point |
The body colour should be bluish white. Points should be bluish-grey and all of the same shade. |
| Chocolate Point |
The body colour should be ivory. Points should be milk chocolate and all of the same shade. |
| Lilac Point |
The body colour should be magnolia. Points should be pinkish-grey and all of the same shade. |
| Bicolour Ragdoll: Pattern/Colours |
| The mask should have a balanced inverted "V" of white starting on the
forehead, extending downwards covering the nose, whisker pads and chin,
but should not extend beyond the outer aperture of the eye. The bib,
chest and entire underbody should be white. The front legs should be
all white. It is desirable that the back legs should be white to the
level of the underbody, but allowance may be made for a small spot of
colour on the hocks. The colour of the points (remainder of mask, ears
and tail) to be clearly defined (except in kittens). Nose leather and
paw pads will be pink. |
| Seal Point |
The colour of the back and sides of the body can be completely beige or
predominantly beige, with evenly distributed patches of white which may
vary in size, but are limited in total to not more than one third.
Points should be deep seal brown and all of the same shade. |
| Blue Point |
The colour of the back and sides of the body can be completely
bluish-white or predominantly bluish-white with evenly distributed
patches of white which may vary in size, but are limited in total to
not more than one third. Points should be bluish-grey and all of the
same shade. |
| Chocolate Point |
The colour of the back and sides of the body can be completely ivory or
predominantly ivory with evenly distributed patches of white which may
vary in size, but are limited in total to not more than one third.
Points should be milk chocolate and all of the same shade. |
| Lilac Point |
The colour of the back and sides of the body can be completely magnolia
or predominantly magnolia with evenly distributed patches of white
which may vary in size, but are limited in total to not more than one
third. Points should be pinkish-grey and all of the same shade. |
Association info
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The GCCF was established as an independent body in
1910,
formed from the three or four cat clubs who were registering cats at that time.
It now has 144 affiliated
cat clubs, licences approximately 135 cat shows and registers an average of 30,000 pedigree cats per year.
The GCCF is run from its office in Bridgwater by a staff of 12 who are kept busy dealing with registrations,
publications, show processing & title claims, agendas & minutes and the mountain of correspondence from
breeders, exhibitors, Clubs, Breed Advisory Committees and the general public. They also deal with complaints
and breaches of rules, which can sometimes result in disciplinary action and even suspension from Cat Fancy activities.
The GCCF Office is now in its new premises. You can also visit the old GCCF Office to see where they used to
work.
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Link:
http://www.gccfcats.org/
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