Who could resist that face?
About the Ragdoll:
The Ragdoll cat is known for its gentle, laid back personality.   A common characteristic of the breed
is it's ability to relax its body like a child's doll. The Ragdoll is not boring though and can also be
quite playful.  Often they will stretch out on their backs trustingly, exposing their bellies with legs
spread apart to sleep.  Most Ragdolls enjoy being with people and are known for their puppy-like
behavior of following their human friends from room to room.  They are also known for getting
along with other animals and children.  Ragdolls are intelligent and curious quickly learning what
the house rules are.

Traditionally the Ragdoll is a large, pointed cat with blue eyes, a sweet expression, and semi-long,
non-matting, soft, rabbit-like, fur that needs only occasional brushing not shedding excessively.  
Born white, they get their point colors during their first few weeks of life, gradually getting darker
until about two years of age. They can continue growing until 4 years old. Ragdolls are a large cat
with males often weighing 14-18 pounds and females 8-14 pounds.   This breed tends to be healthy
and can live 15-20 years.
Ragdoll Patterns Available at Velvet Rags:
Ragdoll Colors Available at Velvet Rags:
Bicolor Ragdolls are dark on
their ears, tail and  face but
have an inverted white V on
their face.  They are born with
very little color and darken as
they age.  They have more
white in their coat than the
other patterns.
Mitted Ragdolls have a
dark face, ears, legs and tail.
 They have white on the
chin, chest, belly, and paws.  
Their blue eyes look more
intense because of the dark
face.
Colorpoint Ragdolls
have dark points on the
face, ears, feet and tail.  
They tend to be the
darkest of the patterns
with no white on them.
Seal Ragdoll
Blue Ragdoll
Tortie Ragdoll
Flame Ragdoll
Costs of a Pedigreed Kitten:

Some people may ask why a pedigreed kitten costs as much as it does?  That is a valid question
that I will attempt to answer.  First of all, kittens from Velvet Rags come already altered, with 1 set
of shots, wormed, and a vet exam.  This is about $200 worth of vet bills.  In addition we have the
expenses of buying and maintaining the parents year round.  Expenses for the parents include
quality food, vet exams (emergency is very high), genetic testing, litter, toys, cat furniture and
equipment, and show costs.  The reason we choose to show our cats is to keep ourselves
accountable to the Ragdoll standard.   We also have costs for our website, advertising, reference
books, home renovations, registrations, new breeding cats (very high) and club member fees.  Then
there is compensation for the time we have invested in the cats which is incalculable.   Some
examples are: staying up all hours of the night helping a queen birth kittens, nursing a sick cat or
kitten, tube feeding a kitten in need, researching, and cleaning up and more cleaning up after the
cats.  We do not charge for the love we give them as that is free ;o}.
The difference between boys and girls:

Ah, the age old question...  In general we have found that the girls tend to be more mellow but can
be moody in giving affection.  The boys play hard but also love hard.  Over all the boys are more
affectionate.  The boys are also bigger and fluffier.  There are always exceptions to the rule.  The
most active kitten we ever had here was a girl and the most affectionate kitten was a girl.  Bottom
line is look at the individual temperament of each kitten.  By limiting yourself to only wanting, for
example, a female because they are mellow you could be passing up a very mellow affectionate
male that could give you years of enjoyment.  Also because our male kittens are early altered
(neutered) we do not have a problem with them spraying.