Copyright: Rob Shipton 2009
I
only wanted a moggy! I’d always had a cat when I was at university.
But Lynda, being Lynda, went into research mode when I casually
mentioned that perhaps it was about time to get a cat.
Within days of my pronouncement,’your Cat’ magazine appeared on the
coffee table. Flicking through the posh pedigree pictures at the back,
we both suddenly pointed at the prettiest cat we had ever seen.
Ragdolls? Never heard of them!
We contacted Hazels Dolls in Romford who told us that because we both worked she would only
sell us a minimum of two as they tend to get lonely without human company. I was impressed
with that kind of integrity. We bought the most adorable brother and sister kittens -
Raggy and Millie.
Raggy
Lyra
Millie
And that, as they say, was that. We fell in love! Lyra, the breeding queen followed two years later. We travelled to the
Happytyme cattery in Doncaster, South Yorkshire to buy her. This summer (2009) she has been to stud at Locine
Ragdolls, Bury St Edmonds (a lot closer to us) and has just given birth to four beautiful kittens on 20th November.
And the moggy? Strangely enough, she turned up on our door step about a year and half ago.
We tried to find her owner but to no avail. She was hungry, matted and miserable having
lived rough for who knows how long. She is now one of the family, has a glossy coat
and loves the Ragdolls. Her name? Moggy of course!