Floppycats’ Reader Recommended Ragdoll Breeders
I am often asked for recommendations of Ragdoll breeders. I learned long ago not to recommend breeders! So I let readers do it =).
If you love the breeder that you adopted your Ragdoll cat from, then please post your favorite breeder in the comments section and be sure to include:
- Cattery Name
- City, State
- Country
- Website
- When you adopted your kitty
- Adoption Story
#5 and #6 are important to show the validity of the comment/knowledge. Otherwise, I think anyone could post the rest. Thank you!
If you’re on the hunt for recommended breeders – you will also want to check out our page on Bad Ragdoll Breeders.
How to Know if a Cat Breeder is Reputable: An Interview with Bette Willette
Sharon Shulby of Magnadok Ragdolls shared the following with me:
“In looking for a Ragdoll, please advise people that, first off, Google the cattery and “complaints”. If they have a history of scamming people, keeping their money, not delivering the kitten on the agreed upon date, selling sick kittens, what in the world makes you think they’ll be any better with you? You MUST do due diligence!
Also, ascertain if the parents have been tested for FIV, FeLV and HCM. And the breeder can prove it to the prospective parents. That any breeder who wants to send your kitten home at under 12 weeks old, isn’t doing right by you or the kitten. They get 3 vaccines, at 8, 12, and 16 weeks. I prefer that my breedings are fully vaccinated before they leave here. Also, younger kittens don’t have that time with their parents and littermates to socialize. This is VERY important for the well being of your kitten.
If the parents aren’t registered with FIFe, CFA or TICA, your kitten can’t be registered either. And there’s no guarantee that the kitten is truly a purebred RD.
What I can tell your readers, again, that if they do their homework before buying a RD kitten, there shouldn’t be a problem. Good luck!”
BEWARE! Ragdoll Breeder Scams
Apart from just bad breeders, you have to watch out for scams too – people that pose as Ragdoll breeders or home raised ragdoll kittens, but really are just scam artists. Here are a few times we have encountered them:
- Jasmine Ragdoll Kitten – Ragdoll Breeder SCAM – now they are Pretty Ragdoll Kittens – https://prettyragdollkittens.com
- Adorable Ragdoll Kittens for Sale Scam Online
Discussion on Facebook about How to Figure Out if a Breeder is Good or Not
Hi, I’m Jenny Dean, creator of Floppycats! Ever since my Aunt got the first Ragdoll cat in our family, I have loved the breed. Inspired by my childhood Ragdoll cat, Rags, I created Floppycats to connect, share and inspire other Ragdoll cat lovers around the world,
Cattery Name: Blossom Ragdolls, Dana Pendergraph breeder
City, State: Dallas, TX
Country: USA
Website: http://www.blossomragdolls.com
When you adopted your kitty: July 2018
Adoption Story: We did a lot of research when we decided to get Ragdolls. Blossom Ragdolls impressed us with their beautiful, award-winning cats who are DNA tested, plus Dana’s extensive work with TICA, her long experience as a breeder and her amazing passion for Ragdolls. We liked that she had so much information on her website and extensive photos of her cattery. Even though we live 1400 miles from Dallas, we filled out a kitten application. Dana called the next morning and we knew it was a perfect fit! She kept us informed every step of the way, sent us weekly videos and photos of the kittens, and offered advice about traveling by plane with our new baby. We got a beautiful, healthy Ragdoll who is sweet and floppy 🙂 We highly recommend Blossom Ragdolls-definitely worth the trip to Dallas for us!
Hi, can anyone recommend a ragdoll breeder in Virginia or North Carolina?
Cattery Name: Moore’s Mountain Rags
Location: Mountain Home, Arkansas
Country: USA
Adopted: May 6, 2018
I got in contact with Christy and Terry Moore they were very sweet and responded quickly to me. Sent pictures of the kitten to me. They are TICA certified and have HCG/ FIV/ FeLuk negative or normal breeding cats. They met me more than half way for pick up and had enough food to tranisition my kitty to her new food. They told me about the Cattery and stories about my kittens parents, Lilly and Walter anout their personalities. She does allow people to visit the Cattery. I felt it was a nice experience with a breeder this was my first time getting a purebred animal and a Ragdoll.
Cattery Name: Keepurrs Ragdolls, Christie Lyons breeder
Country: USA (Northern Kentucky)
Website: http://www.keepurrs.com/
When you adopted your kitty: March 27, 2018
Adoption Story: Our other cat was entering the final stages of kidney disease, so we started researching ragdoll breeders, hoping to get on someone’s list for a future litter. Based on recommendations from this website, we found Keepurrs Ragdolls. Just looking at Christie’s cats on her website you can see how beautiful they are, plus she checked all the boxes (tested HCM, FIV, FELV negative, 1-year genetic guarantee, raised/socialized underfoot, actively showing her cats to insure breed standard, championship lines, etc.) We filled out a kitten application and much to our surprise, Christie responded right away that she had a male seal bicolor available! We said yes and in three days, brought our new boy home. He is absolutely gorgeous and everything the ragdoll breed is advertised to be. Christie is very professional. Her website clearly explains everything and she provided us with some food, toys and a packet with health records, testing results, pedigree, TICA registration papers and other helpful information. We love our sweet Kalani and highly recommend Christie and Keepurrs Ragdolls!
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Cattery Name: Kikiragdolls, Tracey L Thebout, breeder
City, State: Batavia, Ohio
Country: USA
Website: http://www.kikiragdolls.com/
When you adopted your kitty: Raggs in August 2016 and his half-sister Kiki in June 2017.
Adoption Story:
Raggs: https://www.floppycats.com/raggs-ragdoll-of-the-week.html
Kiki: https://www.floppycats.com/kiki-ragdoll-of-the-week.html
Love Kikiragdolls Cattery, breeder Tracey L Thebout! Both my Ragdolls, Raggs and Kiki, came from Kikiragdolls. They are healthy, funny, athletic, and full of personality. I highly recommend Tracey!
Cattery Name: Cats by Francy
City, State: Lafayette, LA
Country: US
Website: catsbyfrancy.com
When you adopted your kitty: 1/15/2018
Adoption Story: Francy had an open house where you could come in and look at the living quarters, meet the sires and dames, and interact with the kittens. Unfortunately, I couldn’t go because I had the flu, but she allowed my husband to turn on Facetime, so I got the virtual tour. These cats and kittens are not only well cared for, but are pampered beyond belief! It looks as though she has completely tailored the house and grounds to suit the cats rather than the humans. The place was immaculate and at one point I remarked that it looked like the happiest place on earth. Francy was very thorough in explaining what vaccinations had been given and when the kitten should see the vet and what shots she needs, etc. She gave us a packet of new kitten information (feeding, bathing, houseplants, etc.). She was kind enough to follow up a few days after the adoption to see how our kitten was getting on. She’s a lovely lady and it is obvious that she cares about every cat in her care. Also, while the website is a little “loud” I loved looking at the pictures of families with their new kittens. We’ve had “Kensie” a little over a month now and she has passed all her vet visits with flying colors and is a healthy, happy baby girl.
Hello. I highly recommend American Ragdolls in Missouri. The website is americanragdolls.net. We adopted/purchased our new kitten named Grace (blue pointed mitted female) from them a few weeks ago. The owner, Stacy, has been wonderful. Grace is the third ragdoll kitten we have purchased. Previously, we had a very unfortunate, sad experience when we purchased our first ragdoll kitten from a Massachusetts breeder. Being a TICA member alone does not necessarily indicate the breeder is ethical. Anyway, back to our wonderful experience…… we decided to open up our search to other parts of the country and we are so glad we did as this is how we found Stacy at American Ragdolls in Missouri! The breeder is inspected by the USDA regularly and is licensed to ship kittens by air. They have a pair of seal mitted siblings- male and female- available now- and I would absolutely adopt them if I could convince my spouse that we should have 4 cats! It is such a leap of faith deciding on a breeder so I really wanted to share my experience. Best wishes to you all.
Hi I just found this site and am seeking New England area breeders. Could you share the name of the breeder from MA with whom you had a bad experience? I’m trying to figure out which breeder to work with and suss out ones that experienced RD owners would or would not recommend. Ty!
Hi, anyone familiar with Rags2Riches in Biloxi MS?
I know this is old, but yes. Very familiar. She used to be in NC. Scottie Cone and Rags2Riches was the cattery we got our Mikasa from in 2016. She had just retired to Ms and flew back to NC with a few kittens to deliver to their new families. She was wonderful and has remained in contact since.
Just looked at her website and it says she’s in Biloxi, Mississippi., not Wisconsin.
Can someone recommend a canadian breeder? I’ve been looking everywhere for the perfect kitten for my daughter as a christmas present and 3 weeks later, i’m still nowhere
Can anyone recommend a breeder in Nevada? I’m looking to put a deposit on a december-january kitten. A baby that will be ready to come home march or April.
Cattery name: Kelowna Ragdolls
Cattery name: Kelowna Ragdolls
City: Peachland, B.C.
Country: Canada
Email address: Kelownaragdolls@gmail.com
Breeder: Pam
Adopted: June 2017
Terrific breeder, loves all her cats. Well taken care of, socialization skills are excellent.
Parents of her Ragdolls are genetically good. Pam has always responded both before,
and after the adoption of our kitten, she is always there for you. Believe me, I have bombarded her with emails, and she always replies. She has been super. We are
fortunate to have found her, and our newest family member from her!
BRIAR GLEN FARMS/RAGALONG RAGDOLLS BREEDER WARNING!!! (Marilyn McCorkindale)
I got a kitten from Marilyn (Ragalong Ragdolls), which I was in complete and utter love with. I had asked to see photos of her mom and dad (numerous times) as they were not updated on her website. Marilyn kept giving excuses and only ever provided one of her dad (which took a while) I still don’t have one of her mom. Just before my kitten turned 6 MONTHS of age she died a very very sudden and tragic death from a heart attack. We tried to help her and were on our way to emergency but she passed away in the car as her heart was just not strong enough. I told Marilyn what had happened, she said this NEVER happens, that all her adult cats are very healthy and get checked routinely/get ultrasounds to ensure they don’t have any defects. I was never provided with these records nor the names of the vet hospitals she takes them to. She said shes only ever lost one cat to a heart attack.
She said she would get me a replacement kitten ASAP. I waited for months and months. My kitten died mid Oct 2016 and I finally called Marilyn and asked her how much longer I would have to wait in January 2017 as I was seeing her posts on her page of people thanking her for their kittens.
My friend who also ordered a kitten from her AFTER mine died was offered a kitten before me. She said I was at the bottom of the list. My husband called and she finally offered us one. I absolutely adore our new kitten (we also don’t have a photo of his mom either) BUT I found out that he has a grade 2 heart murmur. Something she should have disclosed to me as she had him neutered and vets normally do a quick check/listen of the heart before putting an animal under general anesthetic. Now I worry everyday that something could happen to him as well. Today I met a woman whos parents got two radgolls from Marilyn and both kittens DIED before the age of 1. She did not go into detail as this was still obviously a very delicate subject.
DO NOT TRUST THIS BREEDER. I believe she’s only init for the money and not for the love of the cats.
Hi,
I’m in Massachusetts and would like to adopt a Ragdoll Kitten from a very reputable breeder in New England. Any current recommendations would be really appreciated! Thanks!
Cattery Name: Springvale Dolls
City, State: Brandon, Wisconsin
Country: USA
Website: http://springvaledolls.com
When you adopted your kitty: December 2016
Adoption Story: I adopted my girl to be an emotional support animal, and I love her. When I went to pick her up there were a bunch of little kittens running around and the breeder, Cindy, was absolutely lovely! My poor kitty was teething when I picked her up and Cindy was quick to help me, sending me home with medicine to help stop her digestive issues and with homemade food. It was clear to me immediately that she loved these cats and that they were well cared for, and she was clearly knowledgeable about what she was doing. She took the time to walk me through the papers I was signing and educated me about vaccines, and answered every one of my questions. Abby has had kitten-related health issues, but is a loving and playful and energetic little kitten, and everyone who meets her falls in love with her immediately. Couldn’t recommend her more!
Has anyone heard or adopted a ragdoll from here? http://www.beecaveragdolls.com
It’s located in Texas, and I couldn’t find any reviews about it.
Thanks
Did you ever get a response back?
This is my cattery. I have been operating since 2015 and have had 6 litters during that time. I likely don’t have any reviews because I’m new. I’m happy to provide references if you are interested in a kitten. I also have a Facebook page for the cattery where you can see pictures and hear from other owners.
Better late than never, but I saw this and had to reply to your question. We picked up our second Ragdoll, Gus, from Dawn @ Bee Cave Ragdolls on March 23rd. Dawn is second to none! Our first boy, Pi, was a ‘retired’ breeder, we got him Oct 2017. He was two years old. Dawn had also shown Pi. She does not keep these cats and breed them for years. All that I know of (our daughter got a 2 yr old female breeder) are young enough to go to a home and be a good pet. Gus is our first kitten, he was born on Christmas day, 2018. I followed him and his five litter-mates on the Bee Cave FB page, from birth!!! They are extremely socialized. They start ‘lap kitten training’ at four weeks. There are pictures posted of the kittens once a week, sometimes there will be additional cute pictures. After a certain age, the kittens sleep in the bed with them or one of the children. Gus has slept with us from day one. Pi and Gus are very friendly and loving. With a Bee Cave kitten, you’ll get: TICA and CFA Registrations , a health certificate from a veterinarian. Your kitten will be neutered or spayed, and micro chipped. The kitten will have had FVRCP Vaccinations (2 sets of shots), wormed twice. Your baby will have a 2-yr genetic health guarantee. These babies were clearly loved, and handled. I have no reservations about recommending Bee Cave Ragdolls. Oh, and she ONLY breeds traditional blue eyed Ragdolls, which was important to me.
1. Cattery Name Blue Eyed QTPies
City, State Roseville, MN
Country USA
Website http://www.blueeyedqtpies.com/
When you adopted your kitty January, 2017
Adoption Story I adopted Teddy from Blueeyedqtpies in January of this year. I have been very happy with the experience. Amy was wonderful and I was impressed with her experience and the way that she raised her kittens. I would recommend her cattery to anyone looking for a ragdoll cat.
Hi! Do you have Amy’s contact information? I tried to submit the contact form on her website but it doesn’t seem to be working. Thanks!
Looking for a reputable breeder in the Rhode Island/New England area.
Thanks in Advance!
If you haven’t already gotten your Ragdoll, you should definitely check out Willetteragdol.com. They have a great breeding program and are highly reputable. Healthy, uncaged and well socialized Raggies. Good Luck!!
I forgot to mention that they are in Southeast Massachusetts.
Pinkerton Ragdolls (Stephanie Ingram)
Monroe, Georgia
United States of America
http://www.pinkerton-ragdolls.com
Date of Adoption: 10/22/2016
My boyfriend got me my first Ragdoll kitten, Kaki, for my birthday. He included me in the process to make sure I got a kitten that “chose” me and would have a great bond to. After doing some research, I immediately knew Pinkerton Radgolls was the place I would be receiving my new baby from shortly after entering her website. I cannot say enough good things about Stephanie Ingram and Pinkerton Ragdolls. Kaki is the sweetest, most loving cat I have ever been around. She came home and immediately was acclimated to our home- she slept in my arms her whole first night. That was a shock to me because I was expecting her to be timid for a couple of days. Kaki was extremely healthy and happy when she arrived home. She had proper care, was healthy, had no fleas, and was extremely friendly. I know cats are born with their own personality, but I give some credit to Stephanie for taking such great care of my baby. I can truly say I don’t know if Kaki would be the same if she was born with a different breeder. I received my cat soulmate from Pinkerton Ragdolls, and for that, I will always be grateful to Stephanie.
I have a review posted on her Google account, but will post it below to emphasize my fondness of Pinkerton Ragdolls.
“Anyone in search of a cattery to purchase a Ragdoll kitten/cat from- look no further than Pinkertons! Stephanie Igram and her husband produce nothing but beautiful, true-to-breed, well tempered angels. Making this her career, I believe, Stephanie gives as much love as her heart could possible hold into her cats, her cattery, and her future kittens. She researches and executes only the best care methods in her cattery- creating the healthiest of healthy kittens. She treats each of her kittens, kings, and queens with love as she wants nothing but the best for her and your babies. Don’t take my word for it, see for yourself! If you ever visit Pinkertons, you will know exactly what I am talking about because it is not hard to see how much she cares about what she does and her precious cats. I came out with my dream kitten- coat pattern and temperament. I have visited Pinkertons twice- once to pick out my kitten and then again to bring her home. The house is very clean and tidy. And, boy are her cats well tempered! Any one of them will come straight up to you for love and attention. None of them run and hide, they are all very loving and sociable cats- creating great temperaments for future litters. Stephanie herself is a kind soul. She is a great person, even through all that she’s been through. That is why I wanted to give her this review- not only because her cattery has far exceeded my expectations, but because a person like Stephanie deserves it. I strongly recommend Pinkerton Ragdolls as I will for sure be purchasing my Ragdolls only from Pinkerton Ragdolls. Also, If you are concerned about fleas due to other reviews, don’t be- after searching for a while, I never found a single flea on my kitten or on any of the cats in the cattery. The kitten came home in condition that exceeded my expectations. Kittens will come home very healthy, very happy, and very clean!”
CATTERY NAME: Emblemystic
CITY, STATE: Central Texas, Austin, Waco, Killeen, Harker Heights
COUNTRY: USA
WEBSITE: http://www.emblemystic.com
WHEN KITTY WAS ADOPTED: June 2016, Received Sept 2016
ADOPTION STORY:
Danielle Eastman, and family, of Emblemystic Ragdolls in Harker Heights, Texas is amazing! After having spent several months researching Ragdolls, I began the famous breeder search and came across Danielle and Emblemystic. Right away her small home cattery caught my attention for the services/contract it provides with the purchase of a kitten. They travel and will deliver your cat to you!! I am with disability and thus, this service was paramount to me. She also places greater emphasis on matching cats to the right people than just going down the list and matching color/sex to the next person.
I love this about Emblemysitc. From the day I contacted her first to the day my baby came home, she let me be a part of every milestone of the litter’s life. I texted frequently, weekly or bi-weekly, to check on their progress and this was no thorn in Danielle’s side. I knew the first time I saw Gus he was the kitten I needed but Danielle was cautious in assignment, wanting to make sure his temperament suited my home. I respect that outlook on breeding so very much.
If you are looking for more than a home pet, Emblemystic also has great bloodlines of gorgeous Blue and Seal color/pattern combinations. I was provided extensive pedigree info, a 5 year contract and complete DNA health. Also a lifetime microchip! Danielle has a family team who helps her with her litters and her kittens are full of life and beauty. I was fortunate to meet three of her kittens, including my Gus, and I wanted to keep them all. She also has teenage kittens to provide and this was almost the option I took.
Pictures, updates, fantastic price/contract, and true interest in the cat’s and owner’s well being makes for an amazing combination. She also loves updates on the cats/kittens she has placed. With Danielle, she is not only a cat breeder, but can become a great friend to you and your cat and a box of answers to questions.