Welcome to Sal-Shire Ragdolls!

Updated 5/2/2013

Located on the South Carolina and Georgia border, we are a very small cattery, raising and showing beautiful bi-color Ragdolls! CFA and TICA registered! Breeding for quality, temperament and health! We are active in showing both in CFA and TICA and are home to CFA's Southern regional winner GRC Bordeaux LTD Sassafras of Sal-Shire!

There was never a time in my life that I did not have cats, or rather, cats had me. In my twenties, I established a small cattery to raise and show Himalayans. At that time, I had heard about Ragdoll cats and found them fascinating and absolutely adorable. However, I wanted to raise cats and go to the shows and back then, it was not possible to show Ragdolls and their cost was prohibitive!. After a few years of successfully showing the Himalyans, I put my hobby on the back burner to raise children and start my career. Now, 30 years later, after having lost my two pet cats at age 18 in 2011, I thought, "why not?" I researched long and hard until I learned enough about Ragdolls and the breed standard to feel confident in making this leap. My cats are first and foremost my pets and part of my household. They are not caged, and we will never have very many, so the number of kittens I have will be limited to one or two litters a year.

Ragdolls have a fabulous personality, almost dog-like,  and I am enjoying them so much! Different in so many ways from other cats we have had. My goal, as a small hobby breeder, is to breed for type, temperament, and health. I have had a great time at the shows this past year. I have to thank Elizabeth Thurman of Bordeaux LTD Ragdolls for entrusting me with her "show baby", Sassafras, who earned her CFA Grand Championship at the age of 9 months, and was the second Best of Breed Ragdoll in the CFA's Southern Region this past show season. I would also like to thank other Ragdoll breeders that I have met along the way that have made this newcomer feel welcome!

I am constantly adding to this website, so visit again as I add more photos, descriptions of Ragdolls and post information about available kittens and upcoming litters. If you are interested in making a Ragdoll part of your family, please don't hesitate to contact me. If you are interested in participating in cat shows, with a show quality neutered or spayed cat, this is a fabulous way to meet other people and make new friends that love cats and enjoy showing off their beautiful cats. From time to time I have show quality cats that go home as pets but can be shown in this division. Feel free to email me with any questions about that. Both CFA and TICA have mentor programs for people just starting out in the show scene so you can also visit their websites and read about their programs.

Sincerely,

Sallie Dubay