| Standard
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| Category
II |
SIB |
Siberian
Cat Standard |
| General |
Size |
medium
to large, females mostly smaller than males |
| Head |
Shape |
a
little bit longer than broad, softly rounded, massive |
| Forehead |
broad,
just slightly rounded |
| Cheeks |
cheekbones
well developed, high set |
| Nose |
medium
length, broad, in profile shows a slight indentation, but without
stop |
| Chin |
slightly
slanting back, in profile creating a curve from the upper line
of the nose |
| Ears |
Shape |
medium
size, well open at the base, tips are rounded with well-developed
hairs inside and tufts |
| Placement |
with
good width between, tilting slightly forward |
| Eyes |
Shape |
large,
slightly oval shaped. A bit oblique, set widely apart |
| Colour |
uniform,
any colour is permitted, but preference is given to green |
| Body |
Structure |
well
boned and muscled, powerful neck, broad chest, body in proportion
to create a rectangular appearance |
| Legs |
|
medium
high, to form a rectangle with the body, strong |
| Paws |
large,
round, well tufted between toes |
| Tail |
|
long,
thick, rounded tip
covered on all sides by dense hair with no hairs trailing down |
| Coat |
Structure |
semi-long,
well developed, very dense, undercoat not lying flat, overcoat
water repellent, slightly hard to touch
summer coat is distinctly shorter than the winter coat
the winter coat shows a well-developed shirtfront, full frill
and knickerbockers |
| Colour |
all
colour varieties are permitted, including all colour varieties
with white; except pointed patterns and chocolate and 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. |
| Faults |
General |
too
small or too finely built |
| Head |
long
and narrow, straight profile, too round head (Persian type) |
| Ears |
too
large or too high set |
| Eyes |
round
eyes |
| Legs |
too
long or too thin |
| Tail |
too
short tail |
| Coat |
too
fine or silky, lying flat, lack of coat (except in summer) |
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