Origins of the RagaMuffin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Date	Event
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).