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~*SooZy*~ wrote:
A cat that is so laid back, it goes limp when you stroke it. Mine does this often. She will also roll over on her back. A cat you can teach to fetch things. I play fetch with mine all the time. Her favorite fetch game is when I throw bits of kibble which she promptly consumes. If I throw an rolled up ball of paper she will return it and drop it in front of me for another round. If I don't throw it she will protest with a few meows. A cat you can walk on a leash. I've never tried this. A cat you will never find on top of the fridge because it can't be bothered to jump up. Exactly. Mine also leaves the Christmas tree alone. A cat that weighs upwards of 20 pounds. My female is now very close to 18 pounds. A Ragdoll is a breed of cat that began about 30 years ago in Riverside, California, with the help of a woman named Ann Baker. Ann recognized something very special about her neighbors' cats, and decided to further them and 'create' her own breed, the IRCA Ragdoll. It seems Ms. Baker used to market her ragdolls by tossing them in the air to show how they would go limp as they waited to be caught rather than lashing out with their claws. -- "Its the bugs that keep it running." -Joe Canuck |
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"~*SooZy*~" wrote in message news:bqnvu1 No honestly! :-) its believed Ragdolls are more relaxed and floppy, you read it on so many Ragdoll sites. I'm agreeing with you! Just saying that just because they have the same sort of nervous system as other cats (as "L" stated) does not mean they are not floppy and laid back! well they are heavy, dead weight and just hang there, no springy if you know whatI mean like Moggies :-) That's what she is like! awwwwww poor baby :-( have you taken a picture yet? looking forward to seeing her Wish I had a digital camera. Maybe my neighbor does. I'll try! |
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"~*SooZy*~" wrote in message news:bqnvu1 No honestly! :-) its believed Ragdolls are more relaxed and floppy, you read it on so many Ragdoll sites. I'm agreeing with you! Just saying that just because they have the same sort of nervous system as other cats (as "L" stated) does not mean they are not floppy and laid back! well they are heavy, dead weight and just hang there, no springy if you know whatI mean like Moggies :-) That's what she is like! awwwwww poor baby :-( have you taken a picture yet? looking forward to seeing her Wish I had a digital camera. Maybe my neighbor does. I'll try! |
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"Yngver" wrote in message ... ~*SooZy*~" wrote: I guess that might appeal to some people. I mean, Ragdolls are beautiful cats but the number of silly myths that float around about them has always been kind of a turn-off for me. Breeding cats for their capacity to go limp just seems a little strange to me--but that's just me. You have never had one, yet you refuse to believe what those who have them say about them. I find that a little strange. |
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"Yngver" wrote in message ... ~*SooZy*~" wrote: I guess that might appeal to some people. I mean, Ragdolls are beautiful cats but the number of silly myths that float around about them has always been kind of a turn-off for me. Breeding cats for their capacity to go limp just seems a little strange to me--but that's just me. You have never had one, yet you refuse to believe what those who have them say about them. I find that a little strange. |
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From: ospam (Yngver)
(PawsForThought) wrote: My cat Mickey goes limp when I pick him up, just like a sack of potatoes. He's a DSH and gray with tuxedo markings. If he's gray and white but has the tuxedo markings, is he still a tuxedo because he's gray and white and not black and white? Well, grey (often called blue) is genetically a dilute black. So in that respect, he's a tuxedo cat, but I think most people think of tuxedo cats as black with the white markings. Thanks, Yngver. I didn't know grey was a dilute black. Yeah Mickey has all the markings of a black and white tuxedo but grey. He had a brother who was a black and white tuxedo. Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm |
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ospam (Yngver) wrote in message ...
~*SooZy*~" wrote: A cat that is so laid back, it goes limp when you stroke it. Lots of cats do that. My sister's Persian cat did that. A cat you can teach to fetch things. LOL. Lots of cats can be taught to fetch. We have one that just started doing it on her own. That's not specific to Ragdolls. A cat you can walk on a leash. IMO you can teach almost any cat to walk on a leash. All of our cats are leash trained. A cat you will never find on top of the fridge because it can't be bothered to jump up. Two of our three are like this, and none of them are Ragdolls. A cat that weighs upwards of 20 pounds. Like Maine Coons? A Ragdoll is a breed of cat that began about 30 years ago in Riverside, California, with the help of a woman named Ann Baker. Ann recognized something very special about her neighbors' cats, and decided to further them and 'create' her own breed, the IRCA Ragdoll. There are a lot of "stories" and controversy surrounding Ann Baker and the origin of the Ragdoll. Seems like she wanted to make the origin seem mysterious. It seems Ms. Baker used to market her ragdolls by tossing them in the air to show how they would go limp as they waited to be caught rather than lashing out with their claws. I guess that might appeal to some people. I mean, Ragdolls are beautiful cats but the number of silly myths that float around about them has always been kind of a turn-off for me. Breeding cats for their capacity to go limp just seems a little strange to me--but that's just me. I agree. IME, the ones I have known are dumber than rocks. -L. |
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