| General |
Size |
Large |
|
Head |
Shape |
triangular, where all sides are
equally long; with good height when seen in profile;
forehead slightly rounded; with long, straight profile
without break in line (no stop) |
| Chin |
firm |
|
Ears |
Shape |
large, with good width at the
base; pointed tips; with lynx-like tufts and long hair out
of the ears |
| Placement |
high and open, so that the
outer lines of the ears follow the line of the head down to
the chin |
|
Eyes |
Shape |
large and oval, well opened,
set slightly oblique |
| Expression |
alert expression |
| Colour |
all colours permitted,
regardless of coat colour |
| Body |
Structure |
long, strongly built; solid
bone structure |
|
Legs |
|
strong, high on legs; hind legs
higher than the front legs |
| Paws |
large, round, in proportion to
the legs |
| Tail |
|
long and bushy; should reach at
least to the shoulder blades, but preferably to the neck |
|
Coat |
Structure |
semi-long. The woolly undercoat
is covered by a water repellent uppercoat which consists of
long, coarse and glossy guardhairs covering the back and the
sides
a fully coated cat has a shirtfront, a full frill and
knickerbockers |
| Colour |
all colours are permitted,
including all colours with white; except pointed patterns
and chocolate, lilac, cinnamon and fawn
any amount of white is allowed, i.e. a white blaze, white
locket, white chest, white on the belly, white on the paws,
etc. |
| Remarks |
General |
- very slow maturing of this
breed should be taken into account
|
| |
Head |
- mature males may have
broader heads than females
|
| |
Coat |
- coat is evaluated only on
texture and quality
- length of coat and density
of undercoat vary with the seasons
- kittens can take up to 6
months of age to develop guard hairs
|
|
Faults |
General |
- too small and finely built
cats
|
| Head |
- round or square head
- profile with a break (stop)
|
| Ears |
- small ears
- set too widely apart
- set too close together
|
| Legs |
|
| Tail |
|
| Coat |
- dry coat
- knotted with lumps
- too silky
|