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Norwegian Forest Cat Standard |
| Characteristic |
Detail |
Description |
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| General |
Size |
large |
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| Head |
Shape |
triangular, where all sides are equally long; with good height when seen in profile; forehead slightly rounded; long, straight profile without break in line (no stop) |
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| Chin |
firm |
| Ears |
Shape |
large, with good width at the base; pointed tips; with lynx-like tufts and long hair out of the ears |
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| 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 |
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| Expression |
alert expression |
| Colour |
all colours permitted, regardless of coat colour |
| Body |
Structure |
long, strongly built; solid bone structure |
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| Legs |
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Strong, high on legs, hind legs higher than the front legs |
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| Paws |
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large, round, in proportion to the legs |
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| Tail |
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Long and bushy, should reach at least to the shoulder blades, but preferably to the neck |
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| Coat |
Structure |
semi-long. The woolly undercoat is covered by a smooth, water repellant upper coat which consists of long, coarse and glossy hair covering the back and sides. |
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A fully coated cat has a shirtfront, a full frill and knickerbockers |
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| Colour |
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all colours are permitted, including all colours 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. |
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| Remarks |
Coat is evaluated only on texture and quality |
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| Very slow maturing of this breed should be taken into account |
| Mature males may have broader heads than females |
| Length of coat and density of undercoat vary with the seasons |
| Kittens can take up to six months of age to develop guard hairs |
| Faults |
General |
too small and finely built cats |
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| Head |
round or square head; profile with a break (stop) |
| Ears |
small ears, set too widely apart, set too close together |
| Legs |
short legs, thin legs |
| Tail |
short tail |
| Coat |
dry coat; knotted, with lumps |
| Possible points |
Criterion |
Evaluation |
| 20 |
Head |
general shape, nose, profile, jaw and teeth, chin |
| 10 |
Ears |
shape, size and placement |
| 5 |
Eyes |
shape, expression |
| 25 |
Body |
shape, size, bone structure, legs, shape of paws |
| 10 |
Tail |
length and shape |
| 25 |
Coat |
quality and texture, length |
| 5 |
Condition |
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