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

 

Head is set on a short , very strong and well-developed neck

Body

Structure

Muscular,cobby.
Broad chest, shoulders and back strong and solid

Legs

 

Short and strong

 

paws

Round and firm

Tail

 

Short and thick, slightly rounded at the tip

Coat

Structure

Short and dense, not lying flat and with a good undercoat
Fine Texture
Texture should be crisp to the touch

 

Colour

Every hair should be uniform in colour down to the roots, except in tabby and silver varieties.

 

Scale of points


Total

 

points

Head

General shape,nose, jaws an teeth,forehead and chin. Placement and shape of the ears. Shape, size and placement of the eyes

 

30

Eye colour

 

 

 

 

10

Body

Shape, size, bone structure
Shape of legs and paws
Tail and its length

 

20

Coat

Colour and markings and pattern, tipping, patching

 

20

 

Quality and texture, lenght

 

15

Condition

 

 

 

 

5

 

Recognized Colours

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