The Patterns of the Ragdoll!

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 The Ragdoll comes in THREE main patterns. 

Ragdolls, top to bottom: 1.) A MITTED with hourglass blaze (white mittens), a visiting Romeo 2.) a BICOLOR (with facial "V") Miss Annaliese, and 3.) a COLORPOINT (with the dark feet) Miss Gabriella.

All Ragdoll Cats are POINTED.  What "Pointed" means...: All Ragdoll cats must be pointed cats with blue eyes to be acknowledged for championship competition.  The Ragdoll is a pointed breed, which means that the body is lighter in color than the points (the face, legs, tail and ears).  The Ragdoll cat is carefully bred to produce large affectionate animals in three patterns, two with white (mitted and bicolor) and one with no white (colorpoint).  
* A secondary pattern is Lynx, it changes any of three standard patterns above into a striped cat overlying the inherent pattern.

Keep in mind if showing that TICA & CFA Ragdoll Breed Standards and rules for competition are slightly different.  ALL of the Patterns that are mentioned below are the SHOW standards that we strive to perfect.  A Ragdoll does not have to have a perfect pattern if it is not going to be in shows!  We call those love bugs, "pets!"

		Colorpoint The colorpoint has darker points than the rest of the body. The contrast between the points and body can vary a lot. Strong contrast is preferred. There is no white, though the body color may be nearly white in some Ragdolls. The nose leather and paw pads should match the point color.
	1)	Mitted Same as above, but has "mitts", i.e. white in front paws ("gloves") and halfway up in back legs ("boots"). Chin and chest are white and stomach has a white strip. Sometimes a mitted Ragdoll may also have a white "blaze" (1) on the nose, which is usually accepted in shows.
1) 2) 3)	1) 2) 3)	Bicolor Bicolor also has dark points, but the mask has an inverted "V" extending from between the eyes to the muzzle. The body color is white with a "saddle" on the back, which has a white area in the middle. The degree of white in bicolors varies. The back may have shading in a lighter shade than the points, with various markings of white and color patches.  The nose leather and paw pads are pink. Mid-high white bicolor (1) has a broader "V" on the mask. Sometimes a breakthrough spotting on the legs. The amount of white varies. Mid-high whites can be shown too if they have a good "V" and no white in tail and ears. High white bicolor/van (2) has usually no "saddle" on the back. The "V" on the mask extends almost up to the ears. This pattern can sometimes be shown as a "van" if the cat is marked like a Turkish Van cat. High mitted (3) is a mitted with two mitted genes instead of one. There is often a little breakthrough spotting on the limbs, but otherwise high mitted looks like a bicolor. If the pattern fits the bicolor standard, a high mitted can be shown as a bicolor.

 

 

Secondary Patterns: Occur within the primary pattern.

"Non-Traditional Patterns, Introduced into the Ragdoll Breed recently"

Lynx: Striping that occurs in the primary pattern within the color, resulting in a "tiger-like" pattern.  This pattern overlays any of the standard patterns and shows 'tabby' markings on the face in what appears to be the letter "W".  Usually there is a white rim around the eyes.  Our Anastasia is a lynx and this is one of her lynx kittens.

Dominic

Dominic is a blue MITTED, with white mittens and a white chin, but the lynx pattern creates stripes throughout the blue on his face.

 Blue Mitted Lynx Girl of ours

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