DEVON REX (DR) Density: The cat is well-covered PENALIZE: Narrow, long or with fur, with the greatest density domestic head. Ears that are small HEAD ...... 40 points Ears: Large, low-set, wide at the occurring on the back, sides, tail, or set too high. Misaligned bite. Shape ...... 10 base, tapering to rounded tips. Well legs, face, and ears. Slightly less Short, bare or bushy tail. Straight or Ears ...... 10 covered with fine fur, sparse density is permitted on the top of shaggy coat; bare patches. Eyes...... 5 furnishings, with or without ear muffs head, neck, chest, and abdomen. WITHHOLD ALL AWARDS (WW) Muzzle and Chin ...... 5 and tufts. Sparse hair on temples not Bare patches are a fault in kittens : Profile...... 5 a fault. and a serious fault in adults; Extensive baldness. Neck...... 5 Eyes: Large, wide set. Oval in however, the existence of down on shape, sloping toward the outer edge the underparts of the body should not DISQUALIFY (DQ): Weak hind legs. BODY ...... 25 points of the ear. Any eye color acceptable, be misinterpreted as bareness. Torso ...... 10 generally conforms to coat color. Sparse hair on the temples (area in Legs and Feet...... 10 Neck: Medium long and slender. front of the ears) is not a fault. Tail...... 5 Waviness: A rippled wave effect BODY: should be apparent when the coat is COAT/COLOR ...... 35 points Musculature: Hard, muscular. smoothed with one's hand. The Texture...... 25 Torso: Slender shape, medium wave is most evident where the coat Length ...... 5 length but broad chested. Carried is the longest, on the body and tail. Color...... 5 high on legs. Tail: Long, tapering, medium fine GENERAL DESCRIPTION: The CATEGORIES: All. boned, well covered with short fur. Devon is a breed of unique Legs: Long, medium fine in appearance. Its large eyes, short muzzle, prominent cheek-bones and DIVISIONS: All. boning with length of hind legs  huge low-set ears create a emphasized. Temperament must be unchallenging; any COLORS: All. Feet: Small and oval. characteristic elfin look. A cat of sign of definite challenge shall disqualify. The medium frame, the Devon is well- cat may exhibit fear, seek to flee, or generally complain aloud but may not threaten to harm. PERMISSIBLE OUTCROSSES: COAT/COLOR: covered with short, full-bodied, wavy fur; the fur is of a distinctive texture, In accordance with Show Rules, ARTICLE American Shorthair, British Shorthair, Texture: Fine, dense, wavy. SIXTEEN, the following shall be considered European Shorthair, Burmese, (Full-bodied, rexed appearing to be as the mutation causing its wavy coat mandatory disqualifications: a cat that bites Bombay, Sphynx, Siamese. without guard hairs). is found in no other breed. Devons (216.9), a cat showing evidence of intent to Length: Coat is short on the may have down on underparts of the deceive (216.10), adult whole male cats not body; this is not bareness. having two descended testicles (216.11), cats HEAD: back, sides, upper legs, and tail. It is with all or part of the tail missing , except as Shape: Modified wedge, with very short on the head, ears, neck, Allowances may be made for lack of authorized by a board approved standard very full cheeks. In the front view, paws, chest, and abdomen. Kittens full coat development on kittens with (216.12.1), cats with more than five toes on each front foot and four toes on each back the wedge is delineated by a may have very short fur all over; very good type, over fully coated lesser type. Devon males may be up foot, unless proved the result of an injury or as narrowing series of three (3) distinct even if not long enough to wave, it authorized by a Board approved standard convex curves: outer edge of ear must cover the kitten evenly, so that to 25 percent larger than females. (216.12.2), visible or invisible tail faults if lobes, cheekbones, and whisker no bare patches are evident. This is not a fault so long as proper Board approved standard requires disqualification (216.12.4), crossed eyes if pads Forehead curving from stop to proportion is maintained. The Devon is alert and active and shows a lively Board approved standard requires flat skull. Head comparatively small disqualification (216.12.5), total blindness in size. interest in its surroundings. (216.12.6), markedly smaller size, not in Profile: Strongly marked stop. keeping with the breed (216.12.9), and ALLOWANCES: Lockets. depression of the sternum or unusually small Muzzle: Short, well-developed, diameter of the rib cage itself (216.12.11.1). with a strong muzzle break with See Show Rules, ARTICLE SIXTEEN for prominent whisker pads. more comprehensive rules governing Chin: Strong, well-developed. penalties and disqualifications.

Revised 006/18/08 Devon Rex Breed Standard, 05/01/2008 Revised 006/18/08 Devon Rex Breed Standard, 05/01/2008