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 ADHIRLO
SONNY FACIO
30.6.1990 – 31.12.2002
Blossom Time Romeo x Pandapaws Dana
Photo courtesy and copyright Tracy Morgan Animal
Photography
Sonny was our first Ragdoll in 1990 and
quite the most exquisite cat we have ever
seen! Sired by one of the very first 12
Ragdolls to enter the UK - Blossom Time
Romeo, his gentle loving and rather
childlike temperament coupled with his
striking looks, made him the epitome of the
Ragdoll Cat, thus often referred to as ‘the
face’, he was indeed, hauntingly beautiful…..
From the breed point of view, he represented
the Bicolour Ragdoll when the British
Ragdoll Cat Club (TBRCC) strived to achieve
recognition of the Ragdoll under the
Governing Council of the Cat Fancy (GCCF) in
the UK and when shown at the age of 6, he
achieved the highest accolade of Top Overall
Ragdoll 1996/97 having only been shown a few
times, but to us he was always our beloved
Sonnybunny and that is how he remains
eternally in our minds .Today, we are proud he
has been chosen to depict the Seal Bicolour
Ragdoll for the Traditional Ragdoll Cat
Society. We were also thrilled when
talented artist Simona Bucan, won the
commission for the ‘Cats’ stamp series with
her beautiful paintings of six different
breeds of cat,which included Sonny’s
portrait to represent the ‘Ragdoll’ in a
delightfully attractive series issued by
Romfilatelia for Romania 2006. So in
different ways, Sonny lives on – but mostly
and forever within our hearts…..
Photo courtesy and copywright Tracy Morgan
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Newmews Mustapha Biscuit of Sonnifacio
Pandapaws Darrel x Newmews Ragmattaz Rololla
15.7.1994 – 3.1.2007
(Photo – courtesy and copyright of Tracy Morgan – Animal
Photography)
MUSTA
Musta,was our King – our cherished beautiful
first stud boy – who shared and enriched our
lives for so long. Born in 1994 Musta enjoyed
his retirement years, settling in well with the
rest of our Ragdoll family, sleeping on our bed
as he had done so when he first came to us and
still kept his sweet way of headbutting anything
and everything including a bowl of bananas!, In
his younger years, he was shown circa mid 90s
and achieved much success including TBRCC Top
Overall Adult Ragdoll 1996 in at the same time
his counterpart – our other King – Sonny,
achieved Top Overall Neuter and Top Overall
Ragdoll – we have been immensely proud of both
beloved boys! Musta sired generations of
champions and premiers which included
his daughter Ch. Sonnifacio Cherri Cerruti, the
first GCCF Mitted Ragdoll champion and his son -
UK Grand Champion Sonnifacio Masterpiece, the
first adult male Ragdoll to have achieved this
title. Famed for his outstandingly gentle and
relaxed temperament, this came through
consequtively in his kittens together with his
soulful deep blue eyes (for which he once won an
award!), wide ear
set and strong bone. Born from pure Old English
pedigree lines, he leaves behind him the legacy
of his beauty, temperament and
excellent
type in the progeny he has sired over the years
and a deep void within our lives. Sleep well
our precious boy… for us, you and Sonny were
Kings of Kings.
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Miamorio Mr Bigstuff of Sonnifacio
Newmews Mustapha Biscuit x Sweetbeastie Giddykipper
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Bigsy
Musta’s exquisite beautiful son, who came, conquered and
ended up breaking my heart…
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Doromas Jimmy Mac of Sonnifacio
Ragamour Cinzano x Doromas Lucienne
Mackie
Mackie, our gorgeous boy with a soft gentle temperament and a very loud
merry and hearty voice – a wonderful husband to Musta’s daughters siring the
most wonderful kittens, two of whom stayed with us Mimi (Sonnifacio My Girl)
and Premier Sonnifacio Gentleman Ruffin and another wonderful boy
International Champion Mister Blue Sky, lovingly owned and beautifully shown
by
our good friends Kiki and Micha of Gulbeanies’ Ragdolls in Germany.
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Our
deepest thanks to Janet and Robert of Doromas for entrusting this wonderful
boy to us…
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Adqualo Chase Manhatton of Sonnifacio
Dreamcats Moonbeam x Pawlabout Garbo
28.6.96 – 15.4.02
Chase
Chase, our beautiful second stud boy, with the most
beautiful cornflower eyes. Born in 1996 he was
successfully shown winning many awards and went on
to produce some exquisite babies. He had quite the
most perfect profile showing the gentle curve of the
retrousee nose and the ‘Ragdoll Smile’!
Taken suddenly and much too soon one April evening
in 2002…
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Premier
Sonnifacio Frankly Rhett
13.5.1997 – 8.10.2003
Newmews Mustapha Biscuit x Dreamcats Angelique
Rhett
Newmews Mustapha Biscuit x Dreamcats Angelique
Our beautiful soft and gentle Rhett
born 1997,so undeniedly handsome, he
lived up to his namesake,Rhett Butler!
Dreamy and incredibly ‘floppy’, Rhett
enjoyed being shown as a kitten and
neuter where he achieved TBRCC Top
Bicolour kitten 1997/98 going on to
achieve Top Overall Bicolour Ragdoll the
following year and was one of the first
Premiers of the breed when the Ragdoll
was fully recognised in the GCCF in
2001. Rhett, our beloved boy, was our
top show boy and a great ambassador for
the breed and darling of the judges as
he was so relaxed and docile.
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Azzedine
Geneveve of Sonnifacio
(Azzedine Domino x Azzedine Bugatti)
Genny
Genny was, along with Angel, the
matriarch of Sonnifacio Ragdolls. Born
of 100% Old English (Blossom Time)
lineage, she came to us in 1997. A
celebration of beauty both inside and
out – quite exquisite. This photo is of
her in retirement, where along with
perfect original type, showing the sweet
expression, exquisite eye set and ear
placement along with the palest of coats
which she kept all her life, Genny
produced probably our best kittens
especially so when mated to Musta and
their offspring through future
generations holds the dream of
Sonnifacio….A sweet gentle happygolucky
girl who won many awards in her early
show career.
We are indebted to
Lorna and Gillian Wallace for entrusting
her to us.
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Dreamcats Angelique of Sonnifacio
(Villaroyal Yankee Doodle Dandee x Catastrophe Lilac
Princess)
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Angel
Angel a very pretty chubby faced girl,
came to us in 1996 and she was always
mated to Musta – three of their
offspring did exceptionally well on the
show bench and they are Sonnifacio Sassy
Scarlett (the first GCCF Mitted or
Colourpointed Ragdoll to gain the
Intermediate certificate in the run up
to the breed being recognised) and
Premier Sonnifacio Frankly Rhett, one of
the very first Premiers of the breed
once recognition achieved and their
younger full sister Champion Sonnifacio
Cherri Cerruti, the first GCCF Mitted
Champion. Angel enjoyed her retirement
until she passed away aged 14.
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Lonerock Tequila
Tequila
Tequila came to the UK from America in the
mid 90s and one of the most exquisite girls
we have ever seen – she had huge eyes and a
beautiful facial bone structure – she was
also a total prima donna as befitting her
great physical beauty, but we loved her very
much.
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Doromas Helluva Honey of Sonnifacio
(Ragamour Cinzano x Rathorags Abracadabra)
:Honey
was a beautiful large seal colourpointed girl born from
100% Old English pedigree lines
and one of our largest and heaviest girls with her long
elegant body, long legs and strong muscular
frame,perhaps dispelling the myths that Old English
Ragdolls are often on the smaller side! With her
exceptionally wide earset and expression,we have been
proud of the wonderful kittens she had borne from Musta
where she was a calm and gentle mother.
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Newmews Lapis Lazuli
Pandapaws Darrel x Newmews Ragmattaz Rololla
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Lazzi
Lazzi was our very first breeding girl, younger full
sister to Musta and both brother and sister had the
deepest blue
eye colour,
wonderful type and amazing gentle temperaments.
Born from 100% Old English (Blossom Time) lines in
1995
and
sadly
although mated to two different husbands, she lost
her first litter one week early – a big litter of 6
and the second time she absorbed, so we were nervous
for her health and spayed her and
so she lived out her years as a very happy and
cherished neuter girl. As a kitten she had good
success on the showbench. Another little sweetheart
who was beautiful
both inside and outside.
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