Detail on the Origin of The Breed
Introduction
This cat's history is fundamental to the reason for the existence of this breed of purebred cat. The history is set out in the chart below (an overview). This purebred cat is intricately bound up with the Ragdoll cat and was formed from a group of Ragdoll cat breeders as per the chart below. The history is a little confusing and hazy.
Charting the history of the Ragamuffin Cat
Detail on the Origin of this Breed of Cat
As the RagaMuffin has the same early origins as the Ragdoll cat there is a huge connection with that breed and one expects a great similarity in these two breeds of cat.
The reason, as mentioned in the chart, for the existence of this breed is the intransigence of the founder of the Ragdoll cat (Ann Baker). She was asked to retire as head of the Ragdoll breeding organisation by a group of loyal Ragdoll cat breeders due to her increasingly unreasonable behaviour. When she refused the group split from her organisation.
Due to Ann Baker patenting the name "Ragdoll", they were not allowed to breed Ragdoll cats. They called their cat a RagaMuffin instead. So began this breed of purebred cat.
Brief History in a Table
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Date
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Event
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| 1960's |
Beginning of development of the Ragdoll Cat |
| 1993 |
Group of Ragdoll breeders split from the "Ann Baker" organization and form a group of RagaMuffin Cat breeders |
| 2001 |
First acceptance for full (championship) status |
| Present |
Full Status in AACE, ACFA, and CFF. Accepted in Miscellaneous Class in CFA (2003). RagaMuffin name recognised by the GCCF March 2009 and in June 2010 were awarded Preliminary Status and can been shown in competition at GCCF shows around the UK. |
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