I (Carol) always loved cats. My first cat "Squeaky" came to me when I was 3 years old. She was abandoned at my fathers carpentry shop. A tiny black & white tuxedo kitten, she became my best friend and playmate. I dressed Squeaky in doll clothes and took her, and later her kittens, for rides in my doll carriage. She never complained.

Buz, the Irishman, married into a family of cat lovers. His first acquaintance was with Donoe, a large gray tabby with aqua eyes. By the time Buz met Donoe, we called him Old Doe. Old Doe was a wonderful,laid back guy. He was great for warming feet in bed at night and patting your legs with his paws when he wanted food, water, or attention. He took to Buz right away and begged from him the most.

Later, two daughters moved back home one with cats, one with human children. The children smuggled in a tiny white long haired kitten. We all loved the kitten, watching it play for hours on end, collapse from exhaustion, rest for an hour, and then start all over again. Then, when all the children and grandchildren moved out, we suddenly realized that we had no pets.

One night while watching TV, we saw Ragdoll cats on Company of Animals. The Ragdoll seemed to have all the qualities we wanted in a cat. They were playful, loving, tolerant, intelligent, low shedding, and non matting. The low maintenance was important to us since we both have careers and are short on time. Buz owns and operates a Barber & Beauty Shop, and I am a full time Nurse Manager along with my volunteer work as a Registered Nurse.

We brought our first ragdoll home from (Rags 2 Riches) Scottie Cone in North Carolina and a year later our first stud male from Pat Bender of Ragsrus in Florida. We became breeders of Ragdoll Kittens. Breeding offers us the best part of cat loving, Kittens! We love them, play with them, and then send them to good homes. Many new kitten owners stay in touch with us for years to come, making this an even more rewarding adventure.