author Lisa Rowe Heavenly Muffins
In the 1960’s Ann Baker developed the Honey Bears, Cherubim cats, Miracle Ragdolls, Doll Babies and the IRCA Ragdolls. She made these breeds using domestic longhairs, Persians, Birmans and Angoras. In 1971, Baker created her own cat registry & association known as IRCA (International Ragdoll Cat Association). In December 1975 Ann Baker had the name “Ragdoll” patented for the first time.
In 1979 a group of breeders broke off from Ann Baker and established the Ragdolls as a Championship Breed in TICA. They took only only certain selected Color Points which became the foundation for current Ragdolls. No outcrosses were allowed.
In 1994 ACFA recognized the RagaMuffins as a New Breed and Color. ACFA is considered our historic registry. In 2000 the first colorpoints were shown in NBC. In 2001 the RagaMuffin was accepted in the championship class and all colors and patterns could be shown. Allowed outcross end date for ACFA was 2001 for domestic shorthairs, 2006 for Persians, 2010 for Ragdolls and the current allowable outcross is the Siberian Cat.
In February 2003 the RagaMuffins petitioned and won to be accepted as a new breed in CFA. In 2011 the RagaMuffins were accepted in Championship status but no colorpoints are currently allowed to be shown. All colors and patterns, including colorpoints may be registered with CFA. The allowable outcrosses in CFA were the Persians which ended in 2006 and current allowable outcross is the Selkirk Rex LH straight. This outcross will end in 2030.
In 2009 the Ragamuffins were accepted in GCCF. In 2015 the RagaMuffins were accepted in Championship status but no colorpoints are currently allowed to be shown. All colors and patterns, including colorpoints may be registered with GCCF. Allowed outcross end date for GCCF was 2001 for domestic shorthairs, 2006 for Persians, 2010 for Ragdolls, 2015 for the Siberian Cats and the current allowable outcross is the British Longhair.