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Hello and Welcome from Steve and Mindy Ferreira, Ragdoll cat breeders and main belly scratchers here at BellaPalazzo Ragdoll Cats in Connecticut. |
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Here is the quiet home where BellaPalazzo Ragdolls began in 1995:
And the addition we built for the cats:
Here is the new home of BellaPalazzo Ragdolls 2005, watch for updated pictures, as this house is transformed into our home!!
2006....
the garage is built...
still waiting for the driveway to be paved....while the flowers bloom
and the leaves change..........
Finally - paved!!!!
Lets meet the kitties who have brought us to where we are today.........
"Bellie"
Born August 4th 1995
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Cokis Little Belle was the first Ragdoll cat I ever laid eyes on. I had asked my husband to buy me a Ragdoll for my birthday and I did not care if it was purple polka dots.... I just wanted a Ragdoll. Not only was this cat everything I had imagined she would be.... she was the backbone and foundation of BellaPalazzo Ragdolls and the reason I love the Ragdoll breed so dearly. She is the mother of BellaPalazzo Rockey (her very first kitten), BellaPalazzo Allysa, BellaPalazzo Elle, and BellaPalazzo Keya.... |
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"Nicker Dude" or
"Neenee"
Born August 11, 1996
RIP April 20, 2013 (almost 17yrs)
Cardiac Ultrasound Screening at 2 and 9 years.
Negative for HCM.
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Nick was my first male. He has the most gentle and loving personality and to this day will sit on the lap of anyone who allows him to. He is my buddy and my love and also a foundation and backbone of my breeding program. He currently weighs in at around 16 pounds and is slightly chubby. He is father to Allysa, Ariana, Keya, Rockey, and Bridger. |
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photo taken at 8 years 11 months on July 30, 2005
He was altered and lived here his entire
life, passing peacefully at 16 yrs old.... Love you my Nicker-dude.
BellaPalazzo Rockey
HCM Negative by board certified cardiologist at 6 years and at 8 years.
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Rockey was the very first Ragdoll kitten born to BellaPalazzo Ragdolls. He was painfully extracted from my arms at 8 months old in exchange for my much loved Rocksanne. When his new owner was ready to retire him from her breeding program she asked if I wanted him back. I could not believe the joy to have him come home to me. It was like he never left, he was in absolutely perfect health and condition and just as beautiful and affectionate as he was when he left here. Again, many thanks to Eileen Pickett for taking such excellent care of my most cherished first born Ragdoll, and for allowing me to have him back with me!!! He is the first to run for position when anyone sits down in the living room... and has to be ON your lap. We had a couple litters here before we neutered him, and have his daughter Hayleigh. |
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Villaroyal Rocksanne
"Rox"
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Rox was a turning point in my breeding program. She was the cat who made the transition for me from being someone who was just going to have a few litters to producing Ragdoll cats of the health, temperament, size and type that would contribute to the Ragdoll breed. With the addition of Rocksanne to my breeding program, I also acquired the friendship and guidance of her breeder, Eileen Pickett. Without the support and encouragement of Eileen, I would not be who I am today. Rox brought that incredible boning, glorious coat texture and the sensitive intelligent gentle nature to my breeding program. She is the mother of CH Ariana, QGC Destiny, Dylan and RW SGCA Bridger. Rox was spayed and placed in a pet home with one of her kittens when my lynx female began picking on her. She was just too special for me to allow that. |
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Champion BellaPalazzo Ariana 2007 TICA Outstanding Dam!!!!
TICA
International Second Best Seal Point Mitted 1999/2000 Blood Type A, Ultrasound HCM Negative 1/04, 4/06 |
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Ariana is 2 weeks older than Allysa. She is the very first cat I kept for my breeding program from my own breeding. Ari is a habitual purr box, you just look at her and her motor starts. She has been blessed with her mothers wonderful coat and boning, and is the mother to some of the prettiest kittens we have ever seen including RW TGC BellaPalazzo Dorianne, TGC BellaPalazzo Ericka, RW SGC BellaPalazzo Frances, CH BellaPalazzo Dempsey, CH BellaPalazzo Devyn, TGC BellaPalazzo Harrison and GC BellaPalazzo Hudson. |
This little angel is
Champion BellaPalazzo Allysa
TICA International Best
Seal Point Mitted Ragdoll 1999/2000
TICA NE Region 2nd Best Ragdoll and Best Seal Point Mitted Ragdoll
Blood type A, Ultrasound HCM Negative 5/04, 4/06
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This picture was taken
at 3 months old. Allysa is a "melt in your hands" kitty. She
is my soul mate kitty, and had me picked as her human from the time she
was born. This doll kitty will hold my hand if I cry, and knead my back
if I am sad. I swear she can hear my thoughts. She has also decided she
LOVES my husband... I tell him it is just an act because she likes to
sleep on his pillow... the funny part is HE LETS HER. Allysa is a seal
mitted Ragdoll cat.
Allysa is a full sister to BellaPalazzo Rockey, and mother to CFA GC, TICA RW Supreme Grand Champion BellaPalazzo Eyan, GC BellaPalazzo Rembrandt, and Champion BellaPalazzo Faylinn. |
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You may recognize
Allysa from her modeling debut: Photo by Jim Child |
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RW SGCA BellaPalazzo Bridger
"BridgaBoy"
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This is Nick's son Bridger. Bridger was the first Supreme Grand Champion produced at BellaPalazzo. Bridger is altered and living with me. What a HUNK.... he weighs around 17 pounds and WORSHIPS my husband. Bridger likes to chase tennis balls around the house and then roll around the floor with them when he catches one. |
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Chatandolls Cameron of BellaPalazzo
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CamCam DOB 3/38/00 Blue Point Bicolor Watch out for this boy... he is fearless. He loves everyone and everything and spends his days seeing how many thing he can tip, spill, clear and scale.... He loves to give kisses, and will put a paw on each side of my face to make sure I am paying attention when he does. He stands on his hind legs and pads me if he wants some loving. What a joy he is!!! He is the father of Ericka, Destiny, and Gwen. |
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BellaPalazzo
Dylan
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TICA Regional Winner
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Regional Winner Supreme Grand Champion |
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"Squeak"
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TICA
Quadruple
Grand Champion |
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Blue Point Mitted scanned
HCM Negative 11/12/05 TICA International Second Best Blue Point Mitted 2001/2002 TICA NE Region 3rd Best Ragdoll cat |
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Destiny is a very large female Ragdoll cat, with an extremely sweet disposition. She loves to sit on my lap and purr. She has her mothers exquisite coat texture WHICH NEVER SHADED OUT WITH AGE!!!, with great boning and length of body. She loves to play and knows no stranger. She was over 10 pounds at 7 months old. Destiny took a break from showing to have her first litter which included RW BellaPalazzo Ethanial and CH BellaPalazzo Elisandra, and then came back out to finish her grand champion titles. Almost all of the Judges had to check to see if she was a male because she is so extraordinary. I love this girl, she is amazing... and I am so sad to have to retire her from breeding... but am going to love having her as a pet again :-) |
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TICA
Regional
Winner Blue Point Bicolor DOB 5/16/02 Emalie is a very sweet girl with wonderful facial expression. She is large for a female and competed against the top cats in the country to achieve her Supreme title. She has an adorable attitude and loves to play with the Judges and entertain the spectators. At home we call her "Yum-Yum". Her kittens are now making their way into the show halls, and Handsome has completed his CFA Grand Champion title as well as receiving a Regional win and Double Grand Champion in TICA |
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TICA Champion
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DOB 8/28/02 TICA NE Region 2005-2006 Ericka is the sweetest most easy going kitty that you would ever want to handle. She was shown to her Triple Grand Champion title by my daughter who was 8 years old at that time. Ericka has gone to her forever home in 2010, we hope she will bring her new family as much happiness as she has brought us!!
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TICA Triple Grand
Champion
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CFA Champion TICA NE Region 2005-2006 HCM negative 5/20/07 Hope is another stunning girl that is sweet sweet sweet. She has the silkiest coat, full flowing tail and lovely eye color. She was shown to her titles with the help of my daughter, Taylor, and is now the love of her own family. |
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SF Exclusive Humphrey Bogart of BellaPalazzo |
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"Humphrey" DOB 6/10/05 Humphrey is a seal point mitted male with stunning eye color and wonderful coat quality. His point color is jet black and his body coat is clear and light, even as a mature breeding male. He has beautiful ear shape and placement, and a wonderful sweet expression. He is a sweet sweet boy, and loves to give head butts and kisses. He came to us from my dear friend Francesca Metz in California to provide an unrelated male for my breeding program. We look forward to raising and showing his babies... the first litters are absolutely stunning, including RW CHA BellaPalazzo Juliette and GC BellaPalazzo Just my Luck, RW TGC BellaPalazzo Kira, CH BellaPalazzo Krysta, CH BellaPalazzo Katerina, RW SGC BellaPalazzo Kristjan.... |
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"Julie"
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2007-2008 Best Seal Point Ragdoll NE Region JLo is a daughter of Hollywood. She has his incredible eye color, coat and point color. Her ear size and shape and her boning are coming from her grandpa Rockey. She is a people cat, and does not really enjoy a multi cat household, although she gets along well with other cats and would probably like one or two friends. Jlo is spayed and has gone to her forever home. |
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CFA Champion
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TICA Champion Blue Lynx Point Bicolor DNA PKD, HCM MC and HCM RD negative Tiffany is a very silly girl who loves to jump on my back for a ride every time I bend over to scoop a box or fill a food bowl. Her first litter produced Regional Winner SGC Floppicat Jamie of BellaPalazzo, second litter produced RW SGCA Bellapalazzo Kyto, CH BellaPalazzo Korinne and CHA BellaPalazzo Kasper. She came to me as an adult, but has been a wonderful addition here. Her father is Mourningdove Neiman Marcus and mother is RW TGC BellaPalazzo Dorianne. |
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Champion
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RW SGC BellaPalazzo
Nicholette
blue point bicolor female
Sire: RW DGC Furreal Mavryck of BellaPalazzo
Dam: RW CH BellaPalazzo Juliette
DNA PKD, HCM MC and HCM RD negative lines
2012 BEST RAGDOLL KITTEN OF
THE YEAR NE REGION
(In only ONE SHOW!!!)
2013 NINTH BEST LONGHAIR CAT OF THE
YEAR NE REGION
2013 BEST RAGDOLL OF THE YEAR NE REGION
2013 BEST BLUE POINT/BICOLOR RAGDOLL OF THE YEAR
NE REGION
Nicholette went to her first show at 6
months old.
She took home 17 finals (out of 20 rings) including three BEST KITTENS!!
and ended the weekend as BEST ALLBREED KITTEN IN SHOW!!!
We call her "Pretty" or "Fancy" at home... she is absolutely adorable in type
and temperament!!
Sadly, after trying to get Nicki bred for over a year we have had to admit defeat. Love you Nicki.
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BellaPalazzo Marissa
Seal colorpoint
Sire: SF Exclusive Humphrey Bogart of BellaPalazzo
Dam: BellaPalazzo Isabella
DNA PKD, HCM MC and HCM RD negative lines
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Like a little bear, I just love the colorpoints!!! Marissa loves everyone, has great coat, boning, profile and eye color, and is a very easy kitty to own. She is between my feet and in front of my hand with every step I take and every move I make... hoping to get some more petting. Although I had chosen her as my "keeper" from this litter before she had developed much of a personality, this "in your face" temperament is soooo what I love these cats for. Marissa was retired and now has her own family. |
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BellaPalazzo Krysta Seal point bicolor Sire: SFExclusives
Humphrey Bogart of BellaPalazzo DNA PKD, HCM MC and HCM RD negative parents Krysta is a stocky built girl,
with dense solid body weight. Her coat is lovely and requires no
care.
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Regional Winner
Supreme Grand Champion
BellaPalazzo Kristjan
Dayanne x Humphrey
2009-2010 NE REGION BEST BLUE POINT BICOLOR
RAGDOLL OF THE YEAR
2009-2010 NE REGION SECOND BEST RAGDOLL OF THE YEAR
2009-2010 NE REGION SIXTH BEST LONGHAIR CAT OF THE YEAR
2009-2010 NE REGION FOURTEENTH BEST CAT OF THE YEAR
A wonderful boy who never sprayed, was a very easy keeper, but lived with Jereme and I think they both never figured out what to do with girls because they were such good friends.
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BellaPalazzo Larissa Sire: RW OS SGC Floppicat
Briaton of BellaPalazzo DNA PKD, HCM MC and HCM RD negative Just a kitten in these pictures, Larissa was one of our mommies. She has the sweetest personality, kinda silly like her mom, but so affectionate you just have to smile to watch her wiggle around trying to get someone to pet her more. She is as perfect as you could ask for in a cat of any breed... but especially for a Ragdoll. Amazing. From the cool slick feel of her coat to the shape and placement of her eyes and ears... and the dense weight of her body... she is just a joy to own. |
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Jerry has that soft plush bunny coat that never requires any care at all. He was the 10th Grand Champion offspring of Floppicat Briaton that made Briaton an outstanding sire. He is a very clean boy, never sprayed... but also never bred :-( so he has been neutered and has found a pillow to share. |
TICA
Regional Winner BellaPalazzo Jereme Blue Point Bicolor
DNA PKD,
HCM MC and HCM RD 2007 International Ragdoll
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BellaPalazzo Liyah
Seal Colorpoint
Sire: Floppicat Hollywood of
BellaPalazzo
Dam: SGCA BellaPalazzo Destiny
DNA PKD, HCM MC and HCM RD negative parents
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 | TICA Grand Champion BellaPalazzo KariAnne Seal point mitted Sire: RW SGC BellaPalazzo Eyan DNA PKD, HCM MC and HCM RD negative A kitten we just had to see grow up. Kari is an Eyan baby! She has incredible eye color, boning and wonderful expression... Both her parents are getting ready to retire, and we wanted to be sure we kept enough of the bloodlines to carry on. We took her to her first show at 4 months old and she made three finals. Her babies are now turning out as awesome as her! I have kept her son Pierce Bronson (Chunky)
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| BellaPalazzo Lisette Sire: RW SGC Bellapalazzo Frances of Orchid DNA PKD, HCM MC and HCM RD negative lines Just a kitten in this picture, I was not planning to keep her but her whole litter was so nice that I hated to let her go. She has perfect coat, which seems to be getting lost from the breed... and overall lovely moderate type. She is from a line that develops slowly, and looks more and more like her daddy every day. Her first litter was absolutely beautiful... and I am so happy to have her. Lissy is now retired from breeding and has found her forever home. |
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BellaPalazzo Olivia Blue Lynx point bicolor 5/20/12 Sire: RW SGC Bellapalazzo
Montego
DNA PKD, HCM MC and HCM RD negative lines, Olivia is a smaller girl who is very sweet and loving. She is a princess, and will make her new mommy very happy! |
BellaPalazzo Madyline
Blue colorpoint
Sire: SF Exclusive Humphrey Bogart of BellaPalazzo
Dam: BellaPalazzo Gillian
DNA PKD, HCM MC and HCM RD negative lines
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Oh My. I was never a fan of colorpoints... but the more I learn about Ragdolls, the more I realize that a perfect point is so much more cat than a bicolor... cause you see every flaw with no pattern to distract you. This girl is flawless. From her perfect coat texture and clear body color to her eye shape, ear size and set, boning and profile... and all that on top of the sweetest personality. Oh My.... oh sigh... love!! |
| CH BellaPalazzo Ryleigh Sire: RW DGC Furreal Mavryck of BellaPalazzo Love her. Just. Love. Her. Ryleigh was not interested in being a mommy. Kittens were just not her thing. I hate to lose her to my breeding program but have to consider her feelings too. She is a diva and wanted nothing to do with dirty bottoms... but she love love loves people!!! I would have loved to have kept her for myself, but she did not like living with boys... breaks my heart to have let this one go!!! |
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Darlinlildolls Mika of BellaPalazzo
Seal point mitted male
Mikey was a great addition to my cattery.
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OD BellaPalazzo Noelle DNA PKD, HCM MC and HCM RD negative parents |
| "NoNee" Poor NoNee. She is just too cute and all the other girls are jealous. She is a calendar model for Ragdolls Illustrated 2012 Calendar - Miss February. The last litter from Destiny, she is Destinys child for sure!! Large and lovely, she is everything a Ragdoll should be. Her first litter produced Ocean Mist and Oliver.... who both became Regional Winners and Supreme Grand Champions!! Oliver is now an LA after getting his third Regional Win and an International win in 2014!!! RW DGC BellaPalazzo Ryan is also Noelles son. Retired in 2019.
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DOB 7/27/10 Sire: 2010 Best Ragdoll Cat, IW SGC Furreal Cliffs Pride N Joy DNA PKD, HCM MC and HCM RD Best Ragdoll KITTEN MP Region 2010-2011 MAv waS the COVER CAT for Ragdolls Illustrated 2011 Calendar!!!!!!!!!! |
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All I can say is OH MY GOODNESS.... Thank You Mary and Cliff for this most precious boy... he is amazing. His eye color is so intense that you just cant help but stare at him.. his sweet sweet expression is amazing.. his coat is bunny soft and requires no care at all... he feels like a sack of flour when you pick him up... but more than all that, he is the most affectionate and outgoing kitty with a personality just like his breeder- overflowing with a love of life. |
I am so proud of these kitties! At just 6 yrs old Mav completed his Outstanding Sire title. |
| BellaPalazzo Nadja DNA PKD, HCM MC and HCM RD negative lines
Affectionately called "Mousey" by my husband... who is her favorite... Nadja had such lovely type, coat, eye color, ears, boning, point color... I just had to see how she would mature. She is a sweet girl, and has produced some lovely kittens for me, her reward is a life of leisure. |
| Regional Winner Sire: SiempreAmar Abraham of Furreal Promise is a girlfriend for Montego.... she is absolutely adorable, sweeter than sweet and exactly what I had hoped for!! Thank you again to Cliff and Mary for this lovey young girl... I cant wait to see her grow up 2014 SEVENTEENTH BEST KITTEN OF THE YEAR NE REGION
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Champion seal Point
Mitted DNA Negative lines
Osannah is a smaller female, she is now a wonderful companion, she loves people! I have kept several of her offspring and it is her time to relax as a pampered pet. |
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BellaPalazzo Raivyn seal point
mitted DNA PKD, HCM MC and HCM RD negative lines
Retired from breeding. Sweet and beautiful girl now in her forever home. |
| International Winner DOB 12/31/2012 Sire: SiempreAmar Abraham of Furreal DNA PKD, HCM MC and HCM RD negative |
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Omi is my new boy from Cliff and Mary, Furreal Ragdolls... I flew to Las Vegas to pick him up at the 1st Ragdolls Around the World (RAW) Congress. At 9 months old, Omi was BEST RAGDOLL in the congress, being awarded Best, Best and 2nd Best in the Congress rings. Winning isnt everything... it is only icing on this cake... as I chose Omi when I first saw his baby picture at only 10 weeks old!! Omi is sweet as can be, silly and affectionate. He has awesome eye color, perfect bunny coat, adorable expression, great boning and size... I cant wait to see what he will produce for us in the future! Deepest Thanks to Cliff and Mary for raising such a lovely boy, and for giving him up to me at 9 months old! I love love love him!!! Omi finished his Supreme Grand Champion title here at a mere 9 months of age.. with just three shows as an adult, those three shows being the TICA Annual, JazzyCats Vegas (RAW Congress Show) and Boscats Hartford!!! RW SGCA BellaPalazzo Spencer is his first offspring to show, Spencer was 2nd Best Ragdoll Alter Internationally in very limited showing!!! 2014 19th BEST LONGHAIR CAT OF THE YEAR INTERNATIONALLY Omi is the most fabulous
cat. I have kept several of his daughters and ran out of girls to breed
him to... He is a huge talker, and as a whole male he was a hoser. He
loves people and I just couldnt keep him confined all his life to
accomodate his stinky ways. I dont know if I will be able to place him
now that he is neutered. It will depend on if I can integrate him with
the other cats once his hormones settle down. This is one of those cats
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Champion Blue Point Bicolor DNA HCM negative lines
Shabby came from The Netherlands from my
very dear friends, Okkie and Ar.
Regional Winner |
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Broad head with medium size rounded ears set as much on top as to the side
and tipped slightly forward.
Large oval shaped eyes. Beautiful
continuing line from the slightly rounded muzzle to the base of the ears
with no "whisker pinch" (where the muzzle seems to flare out in the whisker
pads and then pinch back in before continuing back to the ears). Substantial
boning, full ruff, with slick COOL coat that drapes his heavy body... with a
personality that just cant be beat. He tolerates fluffing and primping like
a pro and puts on a show for the spectators at the shows... rolling around
on his back and playing with the air like a kitten.
BellaPalazzo Valoree
seal point bicolor
dob 9/25/17
Sire:RW QGC BellaPalazzo
Pierce Bronson
Dam: BellaPalazzo Nadja
DNA PKD, HCM MC and HCM RD negative lines
TICA Northeast Region's 2018
THIRD BEST RAGDOLL KITTEN OF THE YEAR
I just had to keep this girl,
she was the first litter I was able to get from Chunky... and I
wasnt risking there being no more!
She has AMAZING eye color,
coat texture like cold silk, and a personality that melts my heart.
She is everyones favorite in minutes because she is soooo adorable
in her antics trying to get your attention.
My husband just says
"Where is my little girl?" and Valoree will zoom out from anywhere
to jump on his lap and pet herself on him any way she can.
I have finally been blessed with a little girl from Valoree to keep...
allowing Valoree to retire.
Double Grand Champion
BellaPalazzo Twilight Mist
seal Point Bicolor
Sire:
OS RW DGC Furreal Mavryck of BellaPalazzo
Dam: OD BellaPalazzo Noelle
Wisdom Panel DNA Results : N/N
for all tested mutations that cause disease in
cats.
Double Grand Champion
Countrysiderags Walker of
BellaPalazzo
Seal
Point Male
Sire: Catbird Tex of Countrysiderags
Dam: Countrysiderags
Lady Marmalade
Wisdom Panel DNA Results : N/N
for all tested mutations that cause disease in
cats.
TICA Northeast Region's 2019 BEST SEAL POINT RAGDOLL OF THE YEAR
Thank you so much Bryan and Kristy Goodloe of Countrysiderags!!!
Walker at 10 months
old.
He is now a Double Grand Champion!!
More of the BellaPalazzo story to come!!
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Mindy Ferreira
2003-2006 TICA Ragdoll Breed Committee Member
2003-2015 Ragdoll Fanciers Worldwide Club Board Member
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