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Melody (Ch. RomanticRags Melody of FossMtn)
Melody was our first lynxpoint! She is a seal lynx colorpoint who shows the tabby striping on her points, and faintly on her bodycoat. She was our first departure from the traditional lines of Ragdolls. After having tabby cats for many years, I missed the striped faces! Melody is a sweet, loving girl, who gave us a number of wonderful kittens. She has some health problems so has retired to be a pet. Medicine and a prescription diet are helping a lot. Melody still likes to bring me mice that she catches in the cat pen. Now, at least, I don't have to worry about her giving the critters to her kittens!
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Maxie (Alter Ch Kasseldolls Maxwell's Silver Hammer)
Maxie is a beautiful blue colorpoint male who was originally meant to replace JimmyMack as our colorpoint stud cat. Max is a pure purr-box who loves to cuddle, sleep with us and spend time on the lap. Because he has such a wonderful cuddly personality, we couldn't bear to restrict his life as it would have to be as a stud cat. We also realized we only had three queens, who Rusty could easily (and very willingly) 'take care of'. So when Maxie started to mark territory to attract females, as studs will do, we made the decision to alter him and keep him as a show cat and pet. He would have made an awesome contribution to our breeding program, but we believe he is happier with his life the way he is now. Maxie did well at his first CFF show as a kitten, getting ribbons in every ring, ranging from second best to 8th best. At just over eight month's old, Maxie went to his first show as an adult and participated in the Alter Champion class. He ribboned there as well and earned his Champion status. He got nice comments from the judges, which pleased both me and his breeder Ken Staples. Thanks, Ken, for this wonderful lover boy.
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Moonshadow (Ch. Mainelyrags Moonshadow of Foss Mtn)
Moonshadow was our first breeding female and was retired to become one of our pets. Moonshadow is a blue mitted Ragdoll, with nice blue eye-color. After producing five litters for us, it was time for her to relax, get fat and be lazy. However, no sooner was she spayed, then she took over Carrie-Anne's litter, even producing milk to feed them. Once a Mama-cat, always a Mama-cat... Moonie is truly my shadow when not raising other people's kittens, and we're sure she'll fall into the pet mode once the kittens are grown. In the meantime, Carrie-Anne has a built in baby-sitter! |
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Beau Jangles (ChA. Whiskernook Beau Jangles,aka Master Grand Companion Beau Jangles Danced)
Beau Jangles was our second Ragdoll and our first show cat! Beau is also an altered male and is a beautiful example of what a Ragdoll personality should be. He is extremely loving and cuddly, is never shy and likes everyone. He is a seal bi-color, with dark-blue eyes and an extremely silky coat. Beau made Champion status in both T.I.C.A. and C.F.F. alter classes, but as he got older, one of his eyes started turning in. Neither organization actually disqualified him for the eye, but we chose to move him to the ‘Household Pet' (HHP) class in C.F.F. HHP classes are for both non-pedigreed cats and pedigreed cats who are not show-marked. HHPs are judged on beauty (Ragdolls have that!), personality (Ragdolls have that!), ease of handling, (Ragdolls should have that!) and grooming (which is easy with ‘dolls.) Beau Jangles did extremely well in the HHP class, quickly gaining the top title of Master Grand Companion. Breeders often show their cats in the Champion classes in order to validate that their breeding program is producing Ragdolls that conform to the physical standard for the breed. But we also think that Ragdolls doing well in Household Pet classes says something about a breeding program. Ragdolls are supposed to have placid, loving, docile personalities that love people. Our breeding goal is to produce Ragdoll kittens with personalities like Beau! With his eye, he wouldn't have been a good candidate as a breeder, so instead we looked for a female with similar ancestry to his.
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Daphne (Foss Mtn Daphne)
Daphne is also a blue mitted girl and the daughter of MoonShadow and Joseph. Daph was the smallest of the litter and had some health problems when she was tiny, so we opted to keep her as our pet. She is doing fine now and has gorgeous deep blue eyes and a large fluffy tail. Daphne is a very serious-looking girl who loves to play with pens. We think she is literary and would be a writer if she were a person
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'Beyonce
Beyonce (pronounced Bee-yon-say) is a rescue Ragdoll with quite a story. She was bred by someone who sells to pet stores nationwide and was bought at a young age by someone in New Jersey. (No reputable cat or dog breeder sells to pet stores.) A year and a half later, she was given to a another woman, whose lifestyle included traveling a lot, so she asked us to take Beyonce in and find a home for her. Beyonce wasn't registered by her original owner. She wasn't neutered and there were no health records until her second owner got her. Thankfully she did get good care then; was altered, given vaccinations and a nice home. But due to her experiences, she has 'issues'. She has not the docile personality of most Ragdolls, but is very beautiful and can't help it that she gets 'overstimulated' and acts out. We have put placing her in a new home on hold and she will stay with us. Hopefully she will learn what it is to be a true Ragdoll from our other cats. Please never consider buying a kitten or puppy from a pet store. Buy from a reputable breeder who will socialize and love your baby before it goes to you. Reputable breeders want to KNOW the people who adopt their babies!
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JimmyMack 11/21/2001 - 3/11/2010
Jimmy was our first stud boy and then retired to be our sweet pet. He was the epitomy of a Ragdoll - he was a lovebug, a flopper and had blue eyes that all Ragdolls envy. He had kidney failure at too young an age, but left behind many kittens, grand-kittens and great-grand kittens - two of which live here, Marissa and Delilah. I miss seeing him in the bathroom closet where he loved to sleep. Now he is hanging with the rest of the crew, waiting at the rainbow bridge.
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Princess the Pyr 1997? - April 2009
Our sweet Prinny left us to guard the farms in Heaven. She was such a great, sweet dog who was our pet, Rory's 'Mom' and a farm guard who barked at any intruders, helping Biff during the day while he took his rest. Now she is free of pain and back to her old self, waiting for us at the Bridge, and watching over all the lambs, goat kids and crias there. |
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Blue Moon 3/17/1999 - 10/14/2008
Blue Moon was our first Ragdoll and is very sorely missed. He became ill very suddenly with a red blood cell disease and we couldn't get him well. He didn't suffer and is now at the Rainbow Bridge with Reba and Thumbalina. He will never be forgotten as he started the whole Ragdoll adventure.
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Thumbalina March 1988 - November 7, 2005
Thumby was the only non-Ragdoll cat in the house. She was a beautiful
white, long-haired domestic cat who was quite the tartar in her younger
years. But she mellowed with age, and the Ragdolls who came to live with
her seemed to help her do that. She had a long, very healthy life until
the very end. Because she never really liked people all that much, I
figure that she will meet up with her littermates at the Rainbow Bridge
and play like a kitten for eternity.
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Foss Mtn Reba McEntire March 20, 2003 - December 10, 2004
Reba was a sweet, seal mitted girl, born to our Mandolin Rain (Mandy -
since gone to a pet home) and JimmyMack. Reba was born with a severely
underdeveloped right ventricle in her heart, so we kept her as our pet.
Because of her heart, she was very retiring and spent a lot of her time
safely curled up under our bed. But she had a great appetite and loved to
be petted, and would venture out a couple of times a day. She had a calm,
pain-free life until the heart couldn't function anymore. Now she is
purring with the angels and has all the energy of a healthy cat!
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Elwood 2002-2008
Sweet little Elwood crossed over the Bridge. He developed a common problem that wethered goats get, a urinary tract blockage, and unlike cats, in goats the problem is difficult to cure. Elwood was the best goat, with large horns that he never used, except to play with Jake. He'll be missed for sure.
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