Cinders N Ashes - Raggdoll & Sibella Cats

Please note the new changes to my cattery's name, as of November 2010 I have decided to shorten my breeders prefrix of Cinders N Ashes to a suffix which I will be now knowen as Cinders.

All this means to my cats is that my new cats and kittens will have a different name for example all names will now end with "of cinders" instead of having Cinders N Ashes at the beginning of their name on their papers.

AIM
My Aim is to breed true natured loveable Ragdolls & Burmillas to become a
Member of the family home.

I am also interested in the Solid Ragdolls, which are often referred to as Non-Traditional Ragdolls. Australian National Cat Alliance will be recognizing them as Sibella’s in the Cat Fancy World. I believe they are just as adorable and loveable as the traditional Ragdoll.

As of November 2010 I have decided to shorten my breeders prefrix of Cinders N Ashes to a suffix which I will be now knowen as Cinders.

Vision
Cinders vision is to warm many Hearts, Minds and Homes with the wonderful companion pet, the ever so loveable Ragdoll & Burmilla.

History Of the Ragdoll
Most of us understand the history of the Ragdoll breed, it’s mysteries, and it’s controversies however it is only by letters, articles and pedigrees that were found in the home of the Founder of the breed Ann Baker of Riverside California and by information supplied by a few of those early breeders that knew Ann, do we know what we do today.
The Ragdoll cat of today was developed from three feral cats in Riverside, California. These in turn were bred to many different cats, which were used to establish the Ragdoll breed.

What we do know is that through Ann’s breeding to different cats she formed basically two breeding lines; the light side and the dark side. It seems the light side of Ragdolls were taken over by “Blossomtime” cattery and these were the ones that were sent to the UK. The dark side Ann kept and from these the American lines of “Villaroyal” and “Catastrophe” were developed. With this understanding it is easier to see why we have two defined looks to the Ragdoll cat today.

History Of the Burmilla

The Burmilla came about as the result of an accidental mating between a Lilac Burmese female (Bambino Lilac Faberge) & a Silver Chinchilla male (Jemari Sanquist). In 1981 Miranda Bickford-Smith (Astahazy Cattery) had purchased a Silver Chinchilla (Sanquist) as a pet for her husband. Faberge came into season & was isolated but a cleaner accidentally left Faberge's door open & she was able to escape & pay a visit to Sanquist. The result of this mating produced 4 female kittens, all short haired & Black Shaded Silver in colour.

These stunning kittens had a spectacular temperament & there was much interest in the cat world in them. It wad decided to begin a controlled breeding programme.

In 1984 a Burmilla standard was agreed & the breed received official recognition in 1997.