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Hi everyone,
I have a four year old registered ragdoll, who comes from a champion line and a reputable breeder. He is gorgeous but is a lot smaller than most Ragdoll males, only 10 pounds. This is actually what I wanted because in my line of work I may have to go abroad and I would have to take him under the seat with me on the plane, so that is why I decided on the runt. I have never really thought about him not looking like a Ragdoll, but my mother has made some comments about it over the years as he was very very expensive so she likes to tease me about it. Anyway I am getting a new Birman kitten and when I showed his picture to the breeder she said he looked more like a Briman than a Ragdoll (except for his sockless feet). It is interesting because the Birman breeders I have talked to seem to poo poo the Ragdoll as not being "pure". I realize Ragdolls were the result of mixing different breeds, but even Birmans have been mixed in order to expand the genepool after WW2 (though this seemed to offend the breeders when I brought it up lol). The Birman breeder told us she thought one of his grandparents must have been Birman and he inherited their looks. I don't really care about him being pure, but I am interested if other people think he looks more like a Birman than a Ragdoll? I also think the politics of genetics in the pure breed world are fascinating and weird.
Oh and in case anyone wants to flame me for having pure breeds, there is a very good reason behind it. We did have a rescue cat and were lied to by the shelter as the kitten was both feral and very sick. We spent thousands on the kitten and it was a terrible and tragic experience. That is why we go through breeders now so we can get a health guarantee and know for sure the cats were properly socialized and not taken away from their mother too soon. Actually Frank did have a URI when he was a kitten and all of the costs of treatment were covered by the breeder and he has not been sick since. I have recently found out that some foster organizations also do health guarantee as well so I may do that if I get another cat. I also only use registered breeders who make clients sign a contract not to declaw or take cat to a shelter and get all kittens fixed.
I have a four year old registered ragdoll, who comes from a champion line and a reputable breeder. He is gorgeous but is a lot smaller than most Ragdoll males, only 10 pounds. This is actually what I wanted because in my line of work I may have to go abroad and I would have to take him under the seat with me on the plane, so that is why I decided on the runt. I have never really thought about him not looking like a Ragdoll, but my mother has made some comments about it over the years as he was very very expensive so she likes to tease me about it. Anyway I am getting a new Birman kitten and when I showed his picture to the breeder she said he looked more like a Briman than a Ragdoll (except for his sockless feet). It is interesting because the Birman breeders I have talked to seem to poo poo the Ragdoll as not being "pure". I realize Ragdolls were the result of mixing different breeds, but even Birmans have been mixed in order to expand the genepool after WW2 (though this seemed to offend the breeders when I brought it up lol). The Birman breeder told us she thought one of his grandparents must have been Birman and he inherited their looks. I don't really care about him being pure, but I am interested if other people think he looks more like a Birman than a Ragdoll? I also think the politics of genetics in the pure breed world are fascinating and weird.
Oh and in case anyone wants to flame me for having pure breeds, there is a very good reason behind it. We did have a rescue cat and were lied to by the shelter as the kitten was both feral and very sick. We spent thousands on the kitten and it was a terrible and tragic experience. That is why we go through breeders now so we can get a health guarantee and know for sure the cats were properly socialized and not taken away from their mother too soon. Actually Frank did have a URI when he was a kitten and all of the costs of treatment were covered by the breeder and he has not been sick since. I have recently found out that some foster organizations also do health guarantee as well so I may do that if I get another cat. I also only use registered breeders who make clients sign a contract not to declaw or take cat to a shelter and get all kittens fixed.