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About Cheham RagaMuffins
Allen and I have been dedicated to the breeding and preservation of the Ragdoll breed for over 15 years. Allen was the Chairman and myself the Hon Secretary of the largest Ragdoll breed clubin the UK and promoted that breed at shows around the country as well as being GCCF delegates and BAC representatives for the breed. In 2008 we became more and more concerned about the misuse of the Ragdoll by undesirable breeders who were outcrossing to many different breeds and producing variant kittens without any goal or thought in what they are doing to the breed.
We had noticed that there had been adverts in cat magazines and various online classifieds claiming that RagaMuffin kittens were being produced at a low cost when if fact the kittens being produced are nothing more than Ragdoll crosses!!! We also heard of breeders putting unregistered Ragdolls to Siberians and claiming that THOSE kittens are RagaMuffins too.
The RagaMuffin is a bona fide breed in itself and although still quite rare, is recognized by most Cat Registration bodies throughout the world. In June 2009, the GCCF recognized the RagaMuffin name and breeders are now able to register their Authentic RagaMuffins for the first time in the UK.
We here at Cheham are determined to protect the Ragdoll as well as the Ragamuffin and as such are working with a group of experienced breeders so that both are protected against unscrupulous breeding practices that could adversely affect both breeds in the UK.
By importing and promoting the ‘Authentic’ RagaMuffin in the UK, producing strict registration & breeding policies along with a Standard of Points and having sought recognition of the RagaMuffin name with the GCCF, we felt that was the way forward to ensure that the two breeds, although having a common ancestry, are in fact two separate and completely different breed of cat.
For many years, because of our love of the Ragdoll and it origins, the RagaMuffin has also been a source of interest and it for this reason, having found time in our lives, we decided to fulfill our ambition to import the breed into the UK.
We are, and I am sure many others will be, captivated by the wide spectrum of the coat and eye colour that can be produced and along with that wonderful laid back Rag temperament we hope that we can produce, in our opinion, the purrrrrfect feline as well as preserving the Ragdoll as the cat which we all know and love.
Christine Powell & Allen Wells
Co Founders of the UK RagaMuffin Cat Society
Breeding Authentic RagaMuffins
Foundation cats imported from the USA & Hungary
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