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Hello and Welcome from Steve and Mindy Ferreira, Ragdoll cat breeders and main belly scratchers here at BellaPalazzo Ragdoll Cats in Connecticut. |
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Here is the quiet home where BellaPalazzo Ragdolls began in 1995:
And the addition we built for the cats:
Here is the new home of BellaPalazzo Ragdolls 2005, watch for updated pictures, as this house is transformed into our home!!
2006....
the garage is built...
still waiting for the driveway to be paved....while the flowers bloom
and the leaves change..........
Finally - paved!!!!
Lets meet the kitties who have brought us to where we are today.........
"Bellie"
Born August 4th 1995
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Cokis Little Belle was the first Ragdoll cat I ever laid eyes on. I had asked my husband to buy me a Ragdoll for my birthday and I did not care if it was purple polka dots.... I just wanted a Ragdoll. Not only was this cat everything I had imagined she would be.... she was the backbone and foundation of BellaPalazzo Ragdolls and the reason I love the Ragdoll breed so dearly. She is the mother of BellaPalazzo Rockey (her very first kitten), BellaPalazzo Allysa, BellaPalazzo Elle, and BellaPalazzo Keya.... |
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"Nicker Dude" or
"Neenee"
Born August 11, 1996
RIP April 20, 2013 (almost 17yrs)
Cardiac Ultrasound Screening at 2 and 9 years.
Negative for HCM.
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Nick was my first male. He has the most gentle and loving personality and to this day will sit on the lap of anyone who allows him to. He is my buddy and my love and also a foundation and backbone of my breeding program. He currently weighs in at around 16 pounds and is slightly chubby. He is father to Allysa, Ariana, Keya, Rockey, and Bridger. |
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photo taken at 8 years 11 months on July 30, 2005
He was altered and lived here his entire
life. Love you my Nicker-dude.
BellaPalazzo Rockey
HCM Negative at 6 years and at 8 years.
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Rockey was the very first Ragdoll kitten born to BellaPalazzo Ragdolls. He was painfully extracted from my arms at 8 months old in exchange for my much loved Rocksanne. When his new owner was ready to retire him from her breeding program she asked if I wanted him back. I could not believe the joy to have him come home to me. It was like he never left, he was in absolutely perfect health and condition and just as beautiful and affectionate as he was when he left here. Again, many thanks to Eileen Pickett for taking such excellent care of my most cherished first born Ragdoll, and for allowing me to have him back with me!!! He is the first to run for position when anyone sits down in the living room... and has to be ON your lap. We had a couple litters here before we neutered him, and have his daughter Hayleigh. |
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Villaroyal Rocksanne
"Rox"
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Rox was a turning point in my breeding program. She was the cat who made the transition for me from being someone who was just going to have a few litters to producing Ragdoll cats of the health, temperament, size and type that would contribute to the Ragdoll breed. With the addition of Rocksanne to my breeding program, I also acquired the friendship and guidance of her breeder, Eileen Pickett. Without the support and encouragement of Eileen, I would not be who I am today. Rox brought that incredible boning, glorious coat texture and the sensitive intelligent gentle nature to my breeding program. She is the mother of CH Ariana, QGC Destiny, Dylan and RW SGCA Bridger. Rox was spayed and placed in a pet home with one of her kittens when my lynx female began picking on her. She was just too special for me to allow that. |
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Champion BellaPalazzo Ariana 2007 TICA Outstanding Dam!!!!
TICA
International Second Best Seal Point Mitted 1999/2000 Blood Type A, HCM Negative 1/04, 4/06 |
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Ariana is 2 weeks older than Allysa. She is the very first cat I kept for my breeding program from my own breeding. Ari is a habitual purr box, you just look at her and her motor starts. She has been blessed with her mothers wonderful coat and boning, and is the mother to some of the prettiest kittens we have ever seen including RW TGC BellaPalazzo Dorianne, TGC BellaPalazzo Ericka, RW SGC BellaPalazzo Frances, CH BellaPalazzo Dempsey, CH BellaPalazzo Devyn, TGC BellaPalazzo Harrison and GC BellaPalazzo Hudson. |
This little angel is
Champion BellaPalazzo Allysa
TICA International Best
Seal Point Mitted Ragdoll 1999/2000
TICA NE Region 2nd Best Ragdoll and Best Seal Point Mitted Ragdoll
Blood type A, HCM Negative 5/04, 4/06
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This picture was taken
at 3 months old. Allysa is a "melt in your hands" kitty. She
is my soul mate kitty, and had me picked as her human from the time she
was born. This doll kitty will hold my hand if I cry, and knead my back
if I am sad. I swear she can hear my thoughts. She has also decided she
LOVES my husband... I tell him it is just an act because she likes to
sleep on his pillow... the funny part is HE LETS HER. Allysa is a seal
mitted Ragdoll cat.
Allysa is a full sister to BellaPalazzo Rockey, and mother to CFA GC, TICA RW Supreme Grand Champion BellaPalazzo Eyan, GC BellaPalazzo Rembrandt, and Champion BellaPalazzo Faylinn. |
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You may recognize
Allysa from her modeling debut: Photo by Jim Child |
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RW SGCA BellaPalazzo Bridger
"BridgaBoy"
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This is Nick's son Bridger. Bridger was the first Supreme Grand Champion produced at BellaPalazzo. Bridger is altered and living with me. What a HUNK.... he weighs around 17 pounds and WORSHIPS my husband. Bridger likes to chase tennis balls around the house and then roll around the floor with them when he catches one. |
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Chatandolls Cameron of BellaPalazzo
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CamCam DOB 3/38/00 Blue Point Bicolor Watch out for this boy... he is fearless. He loves everyone and everything and spends his days seeing how many thing he can tip, spill, clear and scale.... He loves to give kisses, and will put a paw on each side of my face to make sure I am paying attention when he does. He stands on his hind legs and pads me if he wants some loving. What a joy he is!!! He is the father of Ericka, Destiny, and Gwen. |
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BellaPalazzo
Dylan
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TICA Regional Winner
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Regional Winner Supreme Grand Champion |
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"Squeak"
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TICA
Quadruple
Grand Champion |
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Blue Point Mitted scanned
HCM Negative 11/12/05 TICA International Second Best Blue Point Mitted 2001/2002 TICA NE Region 3rd Best Ragdoll cat |
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Destiny is a very large female Ragdoll cat, with an extremely sweet disposition. She loves to sit on my lap and purr. She has her mothers exquisite coat texture WHICH NEVER SHADED OUT WITH AGE!!!, with great boning and length of body. She loves to play and knows no stranger. She was over 10 pounds at 7 months old. Destiny took a break from showing to have her first litter which included RW BellaPalazzo Ethanial and CH BellaPalazzo Elisandra, and then came back out to finish her grand champion titles. Almost all of the Judges had to check to see if she was a male because she is so extraordinary. I love this girl, she is amazing... and I am so sad to have to retire her from breeding... but am going to love having her as a pet again :-) |
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TICA
Regional
Winner Blue Point Bicolor DOB 5/16/02 Emalie is a very sweet girl with wonderful facial expression. She is large for a female and competed against the top cats in the country to achieve her Supreme title. She has an adorable attitude and loves to play with the Judges and entertain the spectators. At home we call her "Yum-Yum". Her kittens are now making their way into the show halls, and Handsome has completed his CFA Grand Champion title as well as receiving a Regional win and Double Grand Champion in TICA |
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TICA Champion
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DOB 8/28/02 TICA NE Region 2005-2006 Ericka is the sweetest most easy going kitty that you would ever want to handle. She was shown to her Triple Grand Champion title by my daughter who was 8 years old at that time. Ericka has gone to her forever home in 2010, we hope she will bring her new family as much happiness as she has brought us!!
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TICA Triple Grand
Champion
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CFA Champion TICA NE Region 2005-2006 HCM negative 5/20/07 Hope is another stunning girl that is sweet sweet sweet. She has the silkiest coat, full flowing tail and lovely eye color. She was shown to her titles with the help of my daughter, Taylor, and is now the love of her own family. |
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SF Exclusive Humphrey Bogart of BellaPalazzo |
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"Humphrey" DOB 6/10/05 Humphrey is a seal point mitted male with stunning eye color and wonderful coat quality. His point color is jet black and his body coat is clear and light, even as a mature breeding male. He has beautiful ear shape and placement, and a wonderful sweet expression. He is a sweet sweet boy, and loves to give head butts and kisses. He came to us from my dear friend Francesca Metz in California to provide an unrelated male for my breeding program. We look forward to raising and showing his babies... the first litters are absolutely stunning, including RW CHA BellaPalazzo Juliette and GC BellaPalazzo Just my Luck, RW TGC BellaPalazzo Kira, CH BellaPalazzo Krysta, CH BellaPalazzo Katerina, RW SGC BellaPalazzo Kristjan.... |
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"Julie"
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2007-2008 Best Seal Point Ragdoll NE Region JLo is a daughter of Hollywood. She has his incredible eye color, coat and point color. Her ear size and shape and her boning are coming from her grandpa Rockey. She is a people cat, and does not really enjoy a multi cat household, although she gets along well with other cats and would probably like one or two friends. Jlo is spayed and has gone to her forever home. |
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CFA Champion
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TICA Champion Blue Lynx Point Bicolor DNA PKD, HCM MC and HCM RD negative Tiffany is a very silly girl who loves to jump on my back for a ride every time I bend over to scoop a box or fill a food bowl. Her first litter produced Regional Winner SGC Floppicat Jamie of BellaPalazzo, second litter produced RW SGCA Bellapalazzo Kyto, CH BellaPalazzo Korinne and CHA BellaPalazzo Kasper. She came to me as an adult, but has been a wonderful addition here. Her father is Mourningdove Neiman Marcus and mother is RW TGC BellaPalazzo Dorianne. |
More of the BellaPalazzo story to come!!
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Mindy Ferreira
2003-2006 TICA Ragdoll Breed Committee Member
2003-2013 Ragdoll Fanciers Worldwide Club Board Member
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