About Us
Ragdoll Cats & Kittens in Santa Monica CA & Houston TX
2021 We have officially RETIRED! Snugglerags Ragdolls is no longer Breeding or Showing Ragdolls.
2020 Update: Well as we all know 2020 has been quite the year! We have purchased a house in Houston, TX. Our plan is to spend time in each location of Santa Monica CA and Houston, TX. There are multiple reasons to list but an important factor was the opportunity to spend more time with our grand-children in the Houston, TX area while still meeting the needs of our CA clients. Our daughter in Houston is a Veterinarian so having her a block down the street is also a great asset.
I’ve loved cats for as long as I can remember. Content to have a few wonderful felines as pets, the thought of becoming an exhibitor and breeder never crossed my mind until I attended that first cat show in Sacramento in 2006. After our beloved 18 yr old Himilayan, Maude, passed I purchased a ragdoll kitten named Opal. I decided to enter Opal in kitten class at one of the Arcadia cat shows. She won a few ribbons that weekend and the rest is history.
In 2009, Snugglerags produced our very first Supreme Grand Champion! You can see a picture of SGC Snugglerags Sebring on our Home Page. Since then, we’ve produced other exceptional Ragdolls that have also gone on to become Supreme Grand Champions and International Winners. Our beloved cat “Atticus” not only became a Supreme Grand Champion at the ripe old age of 8 months but is the MOST TITLED CAT IN RAGDOLL HISTORY and he resides with us and his lady friends. He has multiple Regional Winner awards (for the Southwest Region), and, I can say now, multiple International Winner awards that few cats can achieve even once. In May, 2014 he became a Lifetime Achievement Award Cat- the FIRST RAGDOLL with back to back International Winner awards to do so. His daughter ” Breakfast at Tiffanys” also earned her Supreme Grand Champion award at 8 months and in August, 2015 will be awarded (2) International Winner awards in Salzburg, Austria. One IW award for kitten in the Top 25 kittens in the world, and the second for Cat in the Top 25 Longhair Cats internationally. Indeed, 2014-15 was a very busy year for this remarkable girl. TIFFANY IS THE FIRST FEMALE RAGDOLL IN HISTORY TO WIN (2) INTERNATIONAL AWARDS IN ONE SHOW SEASON.
The following year was Snugglerags Midnight Cowboy’s turn to compete in the showhalls. Like Tiffany and Atticus, he showed as both a kitten and as Championship cat. He was not only an International winner for both kitten and Cat but was the Best Ragdoll Internationally in kitten and adult championship categories. Like Tiffany and Atticus, he was also awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award. ****There are only a handful of Ragdolls in history that have earned a Lifetime Achievement Award so I am very Blessed to have produced such beautiful cats that are now parents of our kittens**** Not only must the cat be outstanding but the cat must have a superb temperament to tolerate at least (3) years of showing—not an easy feat!!
Fast fast forward to 2019-2020 show season- Snugglerags Huckleberry Finn graced the showhalls across the US and Canada and is now also an international winner and hopefully will follow in his relatives’ footsteps to become my 4th Lifetimr Achievement
Snugglerags is a small hobby cattery dedicated to showing and breeding Ragdolls. At this point, we do far more showing of our cats and kittens than breeding. Generally speaking, we produce roughly three litters per year. This is definitely a family hobby. Our oldest daughter is is a Veterinarian specializing in the care of Primates. As you can imagine, she is a huge help with the cats & kittens.
I am a nurse practitioner and my husband, Harry, is a retired pharmacist. Together, we have extensive health care experience that, to a large extent, transfers to the care of our cats and kittens.
We are dedicated to the preservation of the breed standard and producing healthy kittens by assuring broad genetic diversity. While this means acquiring cats from a variety of champion lines, we know that a wide gene pool will result in healthier cats. Every breeder has a fundamental goal of producing healthy kittens. Beyond this, our primary objective is large size and purr-fect temperament. We believe that, in the end, what people desire is a sweet tempered ragdoll that is the gentle giant it is supposed to be according to the breed standard.
Ragdoll Cats are big, fluffy, affectionate pets. They are wonderful companions, sweet-natured and intelligent. Unlike many other breeds, they stay sweet as adults. Although large in size, these cats do not have aggressive tendencies and, as such, can only be indoor cats. Time outdoors is certainly encouraged and good for their health, however, any time outdoors needs to be strictly supervised to keep them safe from predators.
Reputable ragdoll breeders do not release their babies until approximately 12 weeks (or later). Please check out WHY kittens should not leave their momma until this age. http://www.breedlist.com/faq/young.html
We appreciate your interest in visiting our website and checking out our ragdolls!!! Feel free to call us with any questions. – Heather