Standard TICA — Ragdoll / Cherubim

RAGDOLL BREED GROUP (RD/CB)

The Ragdoll (RD) is a large semi-longhair, blue eyed pointed cat of moderate type.

The Cherubim (CB) is a large semi-longhair, mink, sepia, or traditional colored cat of moderate type.

HEAD........................................................................................... 40 points

Shape.......................................................................................... 9

Ears............................................................................................. 5

Eyes ............................................................................................ 7

Chin............................................................................................. 5

Muzzle......................................................................................... 4

Profile.......................................................................................... 9

Neck............................................................................................ 1

BODY........................................................................................... 35 points

Torso........................................................................................... 8

Legs/Feet..................................................................................... 5

Tail .............................................................................................. 4

Boning.......................................................................................10

Musculature ................................................................................. 8

COAT/COLOR/PATTERN ............................................................ 25 points

Length ......................................................................................... 4

Texture........................................................................................ 8

Pattern......................................................................................... 6

Color ........................................................................................... 7

CATEGORY: RD – Pointed; CB – Mink, Sepia & Traditional

DIVISIONS: RD Solid Point Division; Tortie Point Division; Tabby Point

Division; Solid Point/white, Tortie Point/white, Tabby Point/white Divisions

(mitted and bicolor patterns ONLY).

CB – Solid Division; Tortie Division; Tabby Division; Solid & White, Tortie &

White, Tabby & White Divisions (mitted and bicolor patterns ONLY).

COLORS:

RD - All pointed colors.

CB – All mink, Sepia & Traditional colors, except solid white

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: Large oval. Level set; moderately wide apart. Emphasis should

be on correct shape, size and placement.

Preference given to deeper tones in all colors.

RD – Blue, CB – Mink: Blue-Green to Green-Blue (Aqua); Sepia: Gold,

Gold-Green (Chartreuse) or Green Traditional: Bronze, Copper, Gold,

Yellow Green, or Hazel

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/PATTERN:

SOLID POINT/SOLID DIVISION:

(RD) Pointed: Ears, mask, legs, feet and tail to be darker, well-defined

color. Chest bib and chin areas may be somewhat lighter in color. Even,

lighter color on the body with minimal shading. Soft shadings

of color are allowed. Definite contrast between body and point color.

Allow for darker body color in older cats. Allow for undeveloped color in young

cats.

(CB) Mink: Even, medium shade of body color, showing contrast to

points. Allow for darker body color in older cats. Allow for undeveloped color in

kittens and young cats.

(CB) Sepia: Body color closer to that of extremities, showing slighter

contrast to points. Allow for darker body color in older cats. Allow for

undeveloped color in kittens and young cats.

(CB) traditional: Even solid color for solid-colored coats

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 ideal cat of this breed group is large semi longhaired cat with a sweet

personality. They are a well-balanced cat of moderate type, with no

extremes, and no one feature overpowering another. The breed 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. They are a muscular

cat 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: Doming. RD – Any eye color other than blue. CB; Mink – Any

eye color other than blue-green to green-blue (aqua), Sepia; Any eye color

other than: Gold, Gold-Green (chartreuse) or green, Traditional; Any eye

color other than Bronze, Copper, Gold Yellow, Green, or Hazel

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.

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Temperament must be unchallenging; any sign of definite challenge shall

disqualify. The cat may exhibit fear, seek to flee, or generally complain aloud but

may not threaten to harm. In accordance with Show Rules, ARTICLE

SIXTEEN, the following shall be considered mandatory disqualifications: a

cat that bites (216.9), a cat showing evidence of intent to deceive (216.10), adult

whole male cats not having two descended testicles (216.11), cats with all or part

of the tail missing, except as authorized by a board approved standard

(216.12.1), cats with more than five toes on each front foot and four toes on each

back foot, unless proved the result of an injury or as authorized by a board

approved standard (216.12.2), visible or invisible tail faults if Board approved

standard requires disqualification (216.12.4), crossed eyes if Board

approved standard requires disqualification (216.12.5), total blindness

(216.12.6), markedly smaller size, not in keeping with the breed (216.12.9), and

depression of the sternum or unusually small diameter of the rib cage itself

(216.12.11.1). See Show Rules, ARTICLE SIXTEEN for more comprehensive

rules governing penalties and disqualifications