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Updated Saturday August 21, 2010

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New Home Adjustment
Mouse Games
Bedtime Stories
Ongoing Love Affair

 

I've meant to write you sooner but we've been busy with Thanksgiving, work, Peter's birthday coming, Christmas decoration, but mostly with our new kitty!

He is great fun and very loving.  He is sitting in my lap right now,
purring.  He has a particular fondness for me, likes Tommy, and has adjusted to Peter's high voice and active body.  

We are working very hard to preserve his natural good nature and loving attitude.  The second night we had him, he pulled a ragdoll trick on me.

He crawled under the covers by my feet during the night.  I fell back asleep and awoke several hours later to find him still there.  I panicked thinking he surely must have suffocated!  I drug his body out from under the covers.  He was limp in my hand.  Oh no!!  Wait, what's that?  He's purring.... Sigh, relief.  I don't worry about him now each night as he crawls between the sheets.

He is surprisingly very vocal and demanding!  But we have fallen for his sweet ways and given into his demand.

The cat box with the new litter in it was a great toy in the beginning.  It made such a neat sound when he jumped in it, scratched in it, and threw it out of the box.  But now it's just a cat box and is used for it's designated purpose. The glamour wore off.

I wanted to let you know that we are enjoying him so and yes, we love the little guy.  

I'll write more later!  Laura and Marshmellow

The boys are doing beautifully and I am 150% satisfied with them! They took a couple of days to warm up to me (as expected,) but now they follow me around from room to room and are pretty affectionate kitties. 

My boyfriend and I recently purchased a purebred lab puppy. Well, at first I was bit concerned that the puppy might hurt or frighten the kitties so I was "on guard." But much to my delight, the puppy LOVES the kittens and vice versa.  They play literally for hours on end and the Lynx baby in particular, has
formed a special relationship with Sheriff, (the puppy.) 

Sheriff carries him around gently in his mouth (by the scruff of the neck like the mama cat would have done.) The first time I saw him do it, I panicked and thought that the kitten was probably in pain or scared to death. But as soon as Sheriff sets him down, the Lynx runs at him immediately begging for more attention! It is
just too funny!

The ColorPoint (I still am cogitating on names, though I have
actually narrowed it down to under 10!) doesn't inspire the puppy to pick him up though, only the lynx, so it is somewhat of a mystery! The kittens sometimes curl up on the sofa with Sheriff and take naps, but at night, the kittens sleep in the bed with us........pouncing on our toes every time we move our feet!  

The ColorPoint is truly already exhibiting that signature Ragdoll "limp posture" when I pick him up and cuddle him. He gets so relaxed he almost feels boneless!
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I just love these guys & I praise your name constantly as the best breeder in the world!  Even as I recently deconstructed the carefully constructed carrier which you sent Gilbert & Sulli to me...I thought...Barbara really loves her kitties & is so careful with them.

Thanks again & Love from...
Maggie
 

Bonnie is doing very well.  She has integrated herself completely into the family.  She now uses the litter box that big kitty uses, and has full run of the house.  She really enjoys playing doll house with Savannah.  Savannah has a large doll house and when she is setting up the toys in it, Bonnie will lay inside it and look through the front door.  I've taken several pictures of course!  I'm really surprised that Bonnie likes being around the little girl, most cats don't care much for children.  She's such a sweetheart.

She has shown no signs of stress or fear.  She is investigating everything and running to my feet when I walk into the room.  I left her alone in my bedroom for about a half hour, when I went in to check on her, I called her several times and I kept hearing this strange chirping sound.  I realized it had to be her, and I was afraid she was hurt.  She wasn't of course, she was laying by my sewing table calling back to me with a very high pitched chirping sound.

I always wondered if a Ragdoll could truly be "different" from other cats, I now know they are very different.  She exudes love and trust, it's hard to explain to someone who has never had the privilege of loving one.  I honestly tell you she is everything and more than I ever expected.  I love her to pieces already!!

Thanks so much for raising her so well, she is a picture of health, and obviously a very stable and well adjusted kitten.  I couldn't be happier!
Darlene
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I cannot begin to tell you how HAPPY I am with this sweet little girl!!!  She is such a doll!!  I am trying to figure out how I lived without her, after only one day!  

We played a lot yesterday, she is so curious about all the things in her room!  She loves to sit on the kitty tree and look out the front window.  I have a lot of birds around and she thinks they are neat!  

Last night I was going to bed, and she hopped up on the bed and walked up my body and came right up to my face and licked my nose!  She curled up next to my neck and went to sleep!  If she wasn't on my neck, she laid right on the pillow by my head all night, except for the occasional trip down to grab some food and water!
Lori
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Mouse Games:

Biscuit Boy loves those little furry colored mice.  In fact, they are his favorite fetch toy.  When he's not playing with them, he places them in his food dish (and eats around them).  In fact, he won't eat his food unless there is a mouse present in the bowl.  Sometimes he has as many as four or five in there.

Two nights ago I got home to find muffin looking at their water fountain.  I have the Hammacher Schlemmer cat watering fountain with filter and all. He had placed one of the purple mice in there and the entire mechanism and water was dark purple - with the colorless, sad looking,  soggy mouse floating at the top.  Biscuit Boy ran up to me and his little face was purple (obviously occurring when he drank the water).  Such a character.
Lisa
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Bedtime Stories:

He is the absolute sweetest little lover, particularly in the mornings.  His latest is EXACTLY at 6:15 (five minutes before my alarm rattles), he runs as fast as he can from the foot of the bed and head butts my forehead with his,  at which time he collapses like a Ragdoll, purring so loud.  It's another one of those things you just have to crack up at (even though you probably shouldn't laugh and encourage).  

It was so sweet a couple evenings ago -- his little red mouse that mommy #1 sent with him -- was sitting on the bed when I was turning in for the night.  I tossed it on the floor and he quickly pounced on it and brought it right back to me.  If we did it once, we did it fifty times.  It was 11:30 pm and I could tell he wasn't wearing out at all after about 15 minutes of this, so I said "No more Biscuit Boy."  turned out the light and laid back.  A minute or so later, he had dropped the mouse on my face, not wanting to give up.  It was all I could do not to crack up laughing. 
Lisa

Here's a picture of Hannah and Kalapana.  They've bonded and are great together.  At night she snuggles up with Hannah and shares her pillow or may even gently ease Hannah off.  I've seen Hannah w/o her pillow on many an occasions.

Kalapana just had a check up.  She's doing very well and weighed in at 17.5 pounds at 1 year of age.

Thank you Barb!
Sue and Hannah 


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Ongoing Love Affair:

Dear Barbara,
 
We thought you might enjoy this latest picture of  Gary and Shasta watching early morning TV together! 
 
What a constant delight she is--and so very bright.
 
She loves to play "chase" and "peek."  She'll run up to us and actually demand to play!  Frequently she'll grab the back of our legs to get our attention--no claws though--she's very gentle.  The other day when Gary and I were cooking dinner together she made the most gosh-awful squawk and I thought one of us had accidentally stepped on her.  I turned around and there she was:  back arched, eyes wild, ears back, tail poofed up, and ready to take off running through the house as soon as we looked at her!  "Good grief mom and dad!  Why are you cooking dinner when you should be playing with the wonderful me!"
 
She's really a talker--answers every time we speak to her.  For example, we'll say, "Good morning Shasta, how are you this morning?"  And she'll trill in response.
 
She's sooooooo loving--snuggles up and loves to be petted.  She grabs at our hands with both her little paws if we dare to stop petting her!  We've never before had a cat that liked to make a lot of eye contact--of course we've never had a Ragdoll before.  She gazes lovingly into our eyes and purrs happily.
 
Shasta has only one bad habit.  She loves to eat the blooms off my African Violets!  Until Shasta I had absolutely gorgeous violets--about 10 of them.  Now I have 6 miserable plants left and where there should be flowers there are just pitiful little stems sticking up!  And she knows that she's not supposed to eat them.  She stands right there with her little nose in the leaves, making eye contact with me the whole time as she daintily picks a flower off and munches away.  Then she jumps down and dashes happily through the house!  Truth be told, I'd much rather have her than the violets anyway, and she knows it!
 
We're so thankful for her and so glad that you breed such grand and wonderful kittens! 
Cheri and Gary Wiss

 

Hi Barbara, 

I just wanted to update you on how Sweetums and I are getting along.  Simply put… I can’t imagine life without her.  She is a great big shining light in my life. She is affectionate, playful, and cheerful.  Every day she does something to make me laugh, whether it is playing at ambushing me, playing fetch, dancing with her back arched, or just being the curious kitty that she is.  She has been very good about using her scratching post, and when she plays, she doesn’t use her claws.  She is the most wonderful companion animal I’ve ever had, and I look forward to many long years with her.   

I hope you will still be breeding cats when the inevitable crossing occurs for Sweetums.  I think part of her wonderful personality is due to the love you showed her when she was a tiny kitten.  Her guileless nature and ease with people show that she was always treaded with love and gentleness.  

Anyway… thank you again for such a wonderful addition to my life. 

Kind Regards,
Michael 

 

 

Thank you for helping us find Baxter.  He has been one of the best parts of our lives and brings us joy every day.  

We get compliments on him from friends, family and strangers.  He is a delight and reflects the high
quality breeding and care you provide.  

I would recommend you to ANYONE wanting to start or expand their Ragdoll family.  

Sincerely,  Dale Sizemore

Can you believe that Andy is almost a year old?!  Wow, this year has flown by. 

We have had soooo very much fun together.  I truly don't know what I'd do without him.  He's such a funny little guy. Sometimes I wonder if he's really a dog...he fetches and growls!  He refuses cat treats, but loves to chew on rawhide puppy chews, and once in a while when we're at my mom's house he sneaks some puppy food. 

He really loves his toys.  He packs them around with him wherever he goes.  Every morning I wake up to a bed full of toy mice and his favorite stuffed snowman (he has a "more the merrier" attitude when it comes to bedtime). 

I gave him that snowman the night we brought him home.   It's minus an arm right now, and has had a couple major surgeries and sew-ups but I can't bear to throw it out.

We hope all is well in your neck of the woods.  Give everyone loves!

Meows and kisses;
Jessica & Andy

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