I have a ragdoll, and two tabbies. Ragdoll is probably one of the smartest animals I've ever had. She follows me around too. Not a lap cat, but will be in the same room as me, only person in the house who can safely give her a bath with their forearms intact afterward.
Tabbies are dumb as hell. I had an old tabby that was as smart if not smarter than my ragdoll,and despite his age, ruled my old neighborhood. Pieces of ear missing, bad cuts beebee near the head, raccoon fight, he survived it all. Winter night and a car he could not though //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif