The Ragdoll got its name because it relaxes like a ragdoll when picked up (hence the name "Ragdoll").
From experience I can tell you that this is a myth.
You can regularly read that a Ragdoll would experience little to no pain, but I can tell you that this, too, is a myth.

The ancestors of the Ragdoll supposedly came from Persian Longhairs. They also have the blood of Sacred Birmans, Persians, Burmese and domestic cats flowing through their veins. Typical is the calm and gentle character and its enormous trust in people. Take notion that they will be easily taken by a stranger that is nice to them. Ofcourse, there are exceptions to this rule, just like with humans there are Ragdolls that like to play the waiting game before they make contact.

They're social, balanced and have a huge adaptive capacity, love company and they like to be cuddled and cared for. They're extremely curious and cheerful.



Their fur is halflong-haired and silky smooth. It needs relatively little care. A weekly brush will do. Around summertime partial moult. A Ragdoll's fur won't stick easily.

There is a variety of colour varieties: the colours are; *seal, *blue, *chocolate, *lilac and *red.

These varieties come in: *Colorpoint (crème body with coloured face, ears, legs, tail),

*Mitted (crème body with a coloured face, ears, legs, tail and with white feet at the front legs and white "boots" meeting the heel at the hind legs),

*Bicolor (crème body with a coloured face, ears, legs, tail, white chin, chest, belly and paws and a white mask on the face shaped like a reversed V)

*Lynx (crème body with striped, coloured face, legs and tail and coloured ears).

There are, however, combinations of these varieties. For example, Blue Lynx Mitted.