British Shorthair Standard
General |
Size |
Large to Medium |
Head |
Shape |
Round and massive with a broad Skull |
|
Nose |
Short, broad and straight, with a slight indentation, but not a stop as in the “exotic” |
|
Chin |
Strong |
Ears |
Shape |
Small and Slightly rounded at the tips |
|
Placement |
Set wide apart |
Eyes |
Shape |
Large, round , wide opened and set wide apart |
|
Colour |
Copper or deep Orange,blue,odd eyed,green or blue green, green is preferred |
Neck |
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Head is set on a short , very strong and well-developed neck |
Body |
Structure |
Muscular,cobby. |
Legs |
|
Short and strong |
|
paws |
Round and firm |
Tail |
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Short and thick, slightly rounded at the tip |
Coat |
Structure |
Short and dense, not lying flat and with a good undercoat |
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Colour |
Every hair should be uniform in colour down to the roots, except in tabby and silver varieties. |
Scale of points
Total |
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points |
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Head |
General shape,nose, jaws an teeth,forehead and chin. Placement and shape of the ears. Shape, size and placement of the eyes |
|
30 |
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Eye colour |
|
|
|
|
10 |
Body |
Shape, size, bone structure |
|
20 |
||
Coat |
Colour and markings and pattern, tipping, patching |
|
20 |
||
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Quality and texture, lenght |
|
15 |
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Condition |
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5 |