The ragdollstandard:

 

The Ragdoll's personality and development

A Ragdoll is a beautiful, affectionate and loving companion. Many people have compared their Ragdoll's personality to that of a lovel canine. Ragdolls are eager to interact and their are numerous accounts of Ragdolls fetching their favorite toy, learning how to shake hands and sitting up of command. The Ragdolls personallity is warm and friendly. Ragdolls want to be with you all the time. Ragdolls need lots of attention and are wonderful lap warmers. The males grow to be quit big, up to fifteen pounds and sometimes larger, while the females in general is much smaller. It´s a splendid familycat and it also enjoys the company of other animals. It talks a lot but isn´t as loud as for instance the siames. A Ragdoll likes to be in the center and even if it can be left alone during the days it is happiest when it´s got company. The Ragdoll will come to the door and welcome you when you get home and he loves to be the first to say hello when you´ve got guests.

 

Category II RAG Ragdoll Standard
General Appearance The Ragdoll is a firm, large cat with a medium to strongly boned muscular body. Solid in the overall appearance
  Size Large
Head Shape Medium size, broad modified wedge with the appearance of a flat plane between the ears
  Nose The nose should show a slight curve in the upper third
  Cheeks Cheeks well developed, tapering to a rounded well developed, medium long muzzle and a well-developed chin
Ears Shape Medium size, broad at the base, with rounded tips
  Placement Set wide on the skull with a slight tilt forward
Eyes Shape large and oval
outer edge of the eye aperture to be level with the base of the ears
  Colour blue, the more intensive the better, in relation to the body colour
Neck   short and strong
Body Structure Long body, medium to strong bone structure, muscular.
Chest broad and well developed.
Muscular and heavier in the hindquarters.
The mature cat is as broad at shoulders as it is at the hindquarters.
Legs   Medium in length and of medium to strong bone.
Hind legs to be slightly higher than the front, giving the line of the back a slightly forward tilt in appearance.
  Paws large, round and compact, tufted between the toes
Tail   Long, medium broad at the base, slightly tapered towards the tip and in proportion to the body well furnished, bushy
Coat Structure medium long, dense, soft and silky texture, lying with the body and breaking as the cat moves longest around the neck and framing the outer edge of the face giving the appearance of a bib short on the face increasing in length from the top of the head to the shoulders down the back medium to long on the sides, belly and hindquarters short to medium long on the front legs
  Colour for recognised colour varieties refer to table below
Remarks  
  • females noticeably smaller than males
  • male jowls should be taken into consideration
  • development is slow
    • Faults Head
  • narrow head
    •   Nose
  • stop, roman nose
    •   Ears
  • large or small ears
  • pointed ears
    •   Eyes
  • almond in shape
    •   Neck
  • too long and too thin neck
    •   Body
  • cobby body
    •   Legs
  • short legs
  • splayed toes
  • lack of tufting
    •   Tail
  • short tail
  • blunt tip
    •   Coat
  • short coat (seasonal)
    • Disqualification Eyes other than blue eyes




     

    Scale of Points
      Points
    Head general shape, nose, forehead, cheeks and muzzle, jaw and teeth, chin shape and size of the eyes 20
    Ears shape and placement 5
    Eye colour   5
    Body shape, size, bone structure 20
    Legs and Paws length of legs, shape of paws 5
    Tail shape and length 5
      colour and pattern 25
      quality and texture, length 10
    Condition   5
    Total   100




     

    Recognized Colour Varieties
    Colour EMS Code
    Seal/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac/Red/Cream colourpoint RAG n/a/b/c/d/e
    Seal/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac tortie colourpoint RAG f/g/h/j
    Seal/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac/Red/Cream tabby colourpoint RAG n/a/b/c/d/e 21
    Seal/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac tortie tabby colourpoint RAG f/g/h/j 21
    Seal/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac/Red/Cream bicolour RAG n/a/b/c/d/e 03
    Seal/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac tortie bicolour RAG f/g/h/j 03
    Seal/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac/Red/Cream tabby bicolour RAG n/a/b/c/d/e 21 03
    Seal/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac tortie tabby bicolour RAG f/g/h/j 21 03
    Seal/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac/Red/Cream mitted RAG n/a/b/c/d/e 04
    Seal/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac tortie mitted RAG f/g/h/j 04
    Seal/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac tortie tabby mitted RAG f/g/h/j 21 04




     

    *Remarks
    Coat Colourpoint colour of points: ears, mask, legs and tail to be well defined and in harmony with the body colour
      Bi-color Points: – ears, mask and tail – to be well defined. The mask to have an inverted white "V". Body colour is to be a shade lighter than the points; with or without white spots on the back. Belly white and without spots. Preference is given to white legs.
      Mitted Points (except paws, chin and the possible white stripe/markings on the bridge of the nose up to the forehead) and body colour as in the Colourpoint, well defined and in harmony with the body colour. White stripe extends from the bib and runs down the underside between the front legs to the base of the tail.
      Bi-color Nose leather: Pink
    Faults Colourpoint coat: any white spot
    ears: white on the ears tail: white on the tail



    Source: Scandinavian RagdollClub