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Pictures from the 4th International Ragdoll Congress (Ruesselsheim/Germany, October 22/23, 2004)
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| Parking lot in front of the show hall... |
ince 1998, the International Ragdoll Congress is held every two years during the course of a TICA-show. In 2004 this special show took place for the very first time outside the USA in Europe, more exactly in Ruesselsheim near Frankfurt/Germany. However, a Ragdoll Congress is not only a Ragdoll special with extra show rings for Ragdoll kittens, - adults and alters, it actually starts with several seminars held a couple of days before the show. The renowned guest speakers are real experts in their field: Dr Susan Little and TICA Allbreed judge Beth Hicks refereed about highly interesting and hot topics such as raising newborn kittens, genetic disorders in cats, FIP, early altering, how to choose breeding cats, the Ragdoll standard, results of the Ragdoll study, breeding and showing Ragdolls, etc.
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...and another "Ragdoll car" :-)
photo: Hanny Bosshard |
uch Ragdoll highlights are always a great opportunity to meet Raggy friends from far and near. So not only the Ragdoll exhibitors were international (from Germany, Austria, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, USA, Slowenia), but the show visitors as well. Of course the most Ragdoll fans were from Germany, others had arrived from England, Canada, Switzerland, Austria, and Sweden… so there was a big "Hello" everywhere and time was flying...
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The show hall - Walter-Koebel-Sporthalle -
photo: Maria Krés |
nfortunately I was only able to be present at the show for a couple of hours and had to leave quite a while before its official end. Although I had planned to take pictures of every single Ragdoll in the show hall, it simply wasn't possible in this short time. So I am double delighted that so many "Ragdoller" were so kind to send me their photo treasures for publication. So a BIG THANK YOU to all who allowed me to photograph them and their cats so readily, and especially to Hanny Bosshard/Switzerland, Scottie Cone/USA, Maria Kres/Sweden, Susan Leach/Canada, and all other Ragdoll owners and photographers for their great pictures! Without your support the following pages - hopefully a nice memory to this Ragdoll-event - wouldn't have been possible. I am still overwhelmed about the unbelievably great assistance - Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!
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View of the Ragdoll-Congress from above
photo: Susanne Auen |
y the way, there is still muuuuch room in this article. So please don't hesitate to submit any of your photos of the seminars, the bankett, or the show, or if you have photos from the traditional judging, of the Ragdoll visitors from the various countries, or the presentation of the special prizes to the winners. Please let me know if you noticed any errors in the article.
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Camera, catalog and pen at hand, now the photo marathon can start...
(Renate Wald, Ciara's/Germany)
photo: Susan Leach |
ust a short explanation of the used abbrevations in the cat information: B - breeder, O - owner, E - exhibitor, S - sire, D - dam. The number next to the show class shows the age of the individual cat. So for example "0.6" means 6 months old, or "1.3", one year and three months old. And last but not least, it has to be mentioned that the magnificent colors of the cat's eyes and fur is not always visible in the pictures. Especially since normal cameras using a flash had problems in the show hall, and at the last when it came to scan the pictures, the quality was gone. This was the point you remembered why you have been wishing for a proper digital camera for quite a while already...
osettes and trophies for the Best of the Best for the Ring- and Traditional Judging, and special prizes for the Ragdoll Congress
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photo: Susan Leach |
est adult Ragdoll and 3rd Best adult cat in Show
(all 12 rings together):
noopy vom Tannensteig,
seal mitted
B: Grit Jauch/ Germany
O: Silke Ludwig/ Germany |
est Ragdoll alter and 2nd Best alter in Show
(all 12 rings together):
agmagic's Magic Wand,
blue bicolor
B & O: Amy Stadter/D |
photo: Scottie Cone |
photo: Scottie Cone |
est Ragdoll kitten and 4th Best kitten in Show
(all 12 rings together):
agmagic Luna Lovegood,
blue bicolor
B & O: Amy Stadter/Germany |
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