LOOF STANDARDS Table of contents

Abyssinian & Somali Maine Coon American Bobtail Shorthair & Longhair Manx & Cymric American Curl Shorthair & Longhair Munchkin Shorthair & Longhair American Shorthair Norwegian Forest Cat American Wirehair Ocicat Asian, English Burmese & Burmilla Persian & Exotic Shorthair Bengal Peterbald Birman Pixie Bob Shorthair & Longhair Bombay & American Burmese Ragdoll British Shorthair & Longhair Russian & Nebelung Ceylon Savannah Chartreux Scottish & Highland Chausie Selkirk Shorthair & Longhair Cornish Rex & Californian Rex Siamese, Oriental, Balinese & Mandarin Devon Rex Siberian Donskoy Singapura European Shorthair Snowshoe Egyptian Mau Sokoke German Rex Sphynx Havana Brown Thai Japanese Bobtail Shorthair & Longhair Tonkinese Shorthair & Longhair Korat Toyger Kurilian Bobtail Shorthair & Longhair Turkish Angora LaPerm Shorthair & Longhair Turkish Van Lykoi York Chocolate

LOOF standards TABLE OF CONTENTS English translation of version applicable 1/1/2018 ABYSSINIAN & SOMALI

HEAD = 30 points Somali is the semi-longhair variety of Profile = 5 the Abyssinian. Both should have a Muzzle = 5 royal look. Medium in size, males are Skull = 5 proportionally larger than females. Ears = 5 Well muscled, the Abyssinian and the Eye shape = 5 Somali are supple and agile like Neck = 5 panthers and show a great interest in their environment. Their ticked coat BODY = 35 points has the quality to reflect the light. Torso = 10 Because of his hair length, the Somali Legs and feet = 10 may seem a bit heavier than he really Boning = 5 is. Tail = 5 Musculature = 5 Head: the shape is a modified wedge with rounded contours and no flat COAT AND TEXTURE = 10 points plane, viewed from the side or the front. The profile lines show gentle COLOUR AND PATTERN = 25 contours: the skull is slightly points rounded, with a slightly rounded Colour = 10 forehead, a slight indentation Ticking = 10 between forehead and nose, without Eye colour = 5 a break. The nose should not be too long. A slight bump is not a fault, if it Permissible colours: does not bring any break or important Category: traditional curving. The length of the head Divisions: tabby (ticked tabby pattern should be in proportion to the body. only), silver/smoke (ticked tabby The head is proudly flowing into an pattern only) elegant neck. Colours: all NB: brown ticked tabby is called Muzzle: viewed from the front as ruddy, cinnamon ticked tabby is from the side, the muzzle shows called sorrel) gently rounded contours, without being pointed or pinched. The chin is Permissible crosses: full and gently curved, without being Abyssinian X Abyssinian projecting or receding. Jowls are Somali X Somali allowed in adult males. The nose Abyssinian X Somali leather is outlined in harmony with coat colour. The lips should also show the same colour. Introduction The Abyssinian is a cat breed known Eyes: Brilliant and expressive, the for a very long time, and whose origin eyes are large. Almond shaped, their is mysterious and controversial. The opening is neither round nor oriental.

LOOF standards ABYSSINIAN & SOMALI – p. 1 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 Admitted colours are gold, hazel or Tail: rather thick at base, the tail is green in any shade, as long as they fairly long, but in proportion to the are even-coloured. They display a body. It is relatively tapering for the “Cleopatra” fine Mascara line, in Abyssinian and plumed for the relation with coat colour, encircled by Somali. a light coloured area. Above each Coat and texture: the Abyssinian’s eye, there is a short vertical darker coat is resilient to the touch, with a pencil stroke amidst the light area. lustrous sheen and a fine texture. It is short but should have sufficient Ears: large, alert and moderately length for each hair shaft to show at pointed, the ears have a deep cup least four alternating light and dark shape and are widely opened at base. bands, called ticking. The coat is Tilting forward, they are set as if the close-lying, longer on the spine, cat was listening. Moderately wide getting gradually shorter on the head, set, they are neither parallel nor flanks and legs. Without being woolly, vertical. The outer edge should be the undercoat is a specific feature of rather low, but not as much as in the silky and resilient coat of the Oriental-typed cats. Hair on ears Abyssinian. should be short and close-lying, preferably tipped, in conformity with The Somali’s coat is semi-long, rather the colour requirements. The Somali close-lying. It is shorter over the has good ear furnishings. A “thumb shoulders and spine, getting gradually print” marking is desirable on the longer on the flanks. Ruff and back of the ear. britches should be well furnished. No woolliness desired in undercoat. Neck: rather long and graceful, the neck is gently arched. Colour and Ticking: coat colour is an essential feature of the Abyssinian Body: foreign in type, the body is and Somali breeds. It should not be medium long, lithe and graceful with drab in any way but on the contrary a well-developed musculature. It is show the deepest possible contrast. firm to the touch and elegant, never The coat seems to be glowing, which massive. The rib cage is slightly emphasizes the colour intensity. Each rounded, with no evidence of flat hair shaft should display at least four sides. The back is slightly arched as if alternating light and dark coloured the cat was about to spring. bands, called ticking, except on underside areas, i.e. belly, chest, Legs: slim in proportion to the body, throat, inner side of legs and the legs are long, well-muscled and underside of tail which are not ticked. straight. Colour on these areas should be even. From skin to tip, ticked hair Feet: small, oval and compact. When shafts should start with a light standing, the Abyssinian and the coloured band and end up with a dark Somali give the impression to be on coloured band (distal end). The tip toe. Paw pads colour should be in Abyssinian and the Somali are tabby relationship with coat colour. cats, therefore, their whisker pads, chin and upper throat area are lighter

LOOF standards ABYSSINIAN & SOMALI – p. 2 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 coloured, off-white preferred to white. Silvers: definite rufousing areas, One should notice darker shading yellowish undercoat instead of pure along the spine which strengthens the white. wild look of those breeds. ‘Soles’, i.e. darker colour behind legs, are All colours: one to two broken welcome. necklaces, tabby markings anywhere Silver: the pattern is the same as in other than on the head. Uneven or non-silver cats but the lighter indistinct eye colour in adults. coloured bands between the ticking ground colour are replaced by a tone Ticking or pattern faults: non to be as silver as possible. The ticked spots or areas anywhere other reddish shades, called ‘rufousing’, than on the throat, belly inner side of even if not desirable, are not to be legs, and underside of tail; lack of considered a major fault, most of all if evenness in ticking. Plush or woolly it is situated along the spine. coat. Round head, with obvious break or straight profile. Whippy tail. Condition: alert and lively, neither skinny nor fat. Withhold all awards White colour beyond throat (in non- Penalize silver cats) Colour faults: White locket, unbroken necklace or Non-silvers: coldness or grey, sandy presence of more than two broken or drab tones. White extending to the necklaces, non-agouti cat. throat. Undercoat with unrelated Reversed ticking (outermost tip of colour (for instance, grey-coloured in hair shaft light instead of dark). a ruddy or sorrel cat) Colourless paw pads. General show penalties and withholdings.

LOOF standards ABYSSINIAN & SOMALI – p. 3 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 AMERICAN BOBTAIL SHORTHAIR & LONGHAIR

HEAD = 40 points Introduction Shape = 5 The American Bobtail is a naturally Ears = 5 occurring short-tailed cat native to Eyes = 5 North America. The ideal subject is a Chin = 5 medium to large-sized, well-muscled, Muzzle = 5 athletic and solid cat, giving an Profile = 5 impression of power. Along with its Nose = 5 naturally bobbed tail, it displays long Neck = 5 or short haired, double, dense, shaggy coat. BODY = 40 points Torso = 10 Head: the head is broad with strong Legs = 5 jaws and no flat plane. Viewed from Feet = 5 the side, the nose shows a slight Tail = 10 indentation between the eyes but Boning = 5 there can be a small stop. The cheeks Musculature = 5 are full, the chin firm.

COAT AND COLOUR = 15 points Muzzle: the muzzle is as long as Length = 5 wide with well-defined whisker pads. Texture = 5 Colour = 5 Eyes: large and wide, oval in shape, the eyes are set at a bias to the base CONDITION = 5 points of the ear. Eye colour should be as even as possible. Permissible colours Categories: all Ears: medium in size, the ears are Divisions: all except amber wide at base, well-opened and set Colours: all rather low. They are slightly rounded with lynx tips and good furnishings Permissible crosses inside. American Bobtail Shorthair X American Bobtail Shorthair Neck: the neck looks short in American Bobtail Longhair X proportion to the body because of the American Bobtail Longhair strong musculature and coat density. American Bobtail Shorthair X American Bobtail Longhair

LOOF standards AMERICAN BOBTAIL – p.1 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 Body: semi-cobby in type, the Seasonal variations are admitted. athletic and powerful body is slightly Dense and resilient texture all year longer than high. The flanks are round. broad, the back is straight. The chest is full and the hips are strong. Males Condition should be more strongly built, with The American Bobtail should give the broad shoulders and a muscled impression of an active, alert, athletic appearance. Females should also be cat, well- proportioned with a tail muscled, keeping a feminine neither too long nor too short, which elegance. would affect its natural balance.

Legs: well-proportioned to the body, Allowances the legs have a substantial boning The ideal tail is straight but it can be and are strongly muscled. Back legs slightly knotted or kinked, and also should be longer than front legs. curled or hooked at the end, as long as it remains flexible. Feet: large and round. White lockets are admitted.

Tail: naturally short and flexible, the Penalize tail is 2.5 to 10 cm (1 to 4”) long Tail overly long (past the hock). Or (actual bone, without hair) and may too short (less than 2.5 cm/1”). extend to the hock, but not past it. Extremely short muzzle. Stop too important on nose. Coat and texture: Fine boning. Shorthair: medium-short coat, Close lying or too-silky coat. slightly shaggy with slightly longer hair on ruff, britches, belly and tail. Withhold all awards Noticeable seasonal changes. No tail, abnormally sized or docked Longhair coat: semi-long coat, dense, tail. shaggy, with abundant undercoat. General show penalties and Longer on ruff, britches, belly and withholdings. tail. Tufted toes are desirable.

LOOF standards AMERICAN BOBTAIL – p.2 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 AMERICAN CURL SHORTHAIR & LONGHAIR

HEAD = 15 points Permissible crosses Profile = 5 American Curl shorthair X American Shape = 4 Curl shorthair Size = 2 American Curl longhair X American Muzzle = 2 Curl longhair Chin = 2 American Curl shorthair X American Curl longhair EARS = 30 points Curl degree = 10 The straight eared American Curls are Shape = 9 considered as breeding auxiliaries Size = 5 and are not eligible for championship. Ear set = 5 Furnishing = 1 Introduction EYES = 10 points The American Curl is the result of a Shape = 3 spontaneous ear mutation that Size = 3 occurred in 1981 in a domestic cat, in Eye set = 3 Southern California. Selective Colour = 1 breeding started in 1983. The specific feature of the breed is their ears that BODY = 30 points are curled out and back in a regular Neck = 2 arc. They are firm at the base with a Shape = 10 flexible tip. Tail = 5 Legs = 5 Head: the head is a medium triangle, Feet = 2 longer than wide and without flat Musculature = 6 plane. It displays rounded curves from skull to a straight nose, the COAT AND COLOUR = 15 points profile showing a slight indentation at Texture = 6 nose bridge. Minimum undercoat = 2 Length on body = 4 Muzzle: from the front, the muzzle Length on tail = 2 follows the head triangle, without Colour = 1 pinch and with rounded contours. The chin is firm. Permissible colours Categories: all Eyes: moderately large in proportion Divisions: all except amber to the head, they are walnut-shaped Colours: all (oval on top and rounded on bottom). They are about one eye-width apart.

LOOF standards AMERICAN CURL – p.1 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2019 All even colours are accepted, the Legs: medium in length, in more intense and brilliant the better. proportion to the body, the legs are straight, with medium boning. Ears: the ears are the distinctive and Feet: the feet, medium in size, are essential feature of the breed. They rounded. are curved out and back like a Tail: thick at the base, the tail is as crescent moon in a 90° to 180° arc. long as the body. It should be The tip of ear should not touch the flexible. back of the head or have an extreme curl that would close the ear and Coat and texture cause the tip to touch the back of the Shorthair: short, silky, close-lying ear. Moderately large, they are set coat, with little undercoat. Tail coat one ear width apart. Wide at base, should be as long as body coat. they have firm cartilage from base to Longhair: semi-long haired, fine- at least one-third of height of ear. textured, silky and flat lying, with The tip is flexible and rounded. Ears minimal undercoat. The tail should be should have symmetrical curl and well furnished, with full plume. inside furnishings. The American Curl’s ears specific shape should not Penalize affect their natural movements when Low ear set. Crimps or ripples inside the cat is alert and attentive. the ear. Stop on nose. Neck: rather long, the neck is Coarse or woolly coat texture, slender and graceful. abundant undercoat. Thick ruff. Oriental or cobby-typed body. Body: semi-foreign in type, the body is elegant and rectangular. Its length Withhold all awards should be 1-1/2 times the height at Extreme ear curl in adult cats where shoulders. ear tip touches back of ear or head. The American curl is a medium-sized Flattened base of ear or ear with cat, the males often being larger than calcified tips. Straight ears or ears females. Musculature should be long with non symmetrical curls in adults. and tonic. Boning is medium, neither Ear cavity not visible. heavy nor fine. General show penalties and withholdings.

LOOF standards AMERICAN CURL – p.2 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2019 AMERICAN SHORTHAIR

HEAD = 40 points Introduction Shape = 5 The American Shorthair is a medium Ears = 5 sized cat with an athletic body and a Eyes = 5 short and lustrous coat that has kept Chin = 5 the authentic character of its Muzzle = 5 ancestors, American farm cats, barn Nose = 5 keepers and mice hunters. Balance is Profile = 5 paramount concerning this rustic cat. Neck = 5 No part of the cat should look out of balance with any other part. BODY = 35 points Torso = 8 Head: medium in size compared to Legs = 4 the body, the head, viewed in front, is Feet = 4 squarish. His full cheeks give him a Tail = 4 sweet and open expression. The nose Boning = 5 is medium short with the same width Musculature = 10 all along. Viewed from the side, the skull is rounded, with a slight stop COAT AND COLOUR = 15 points preceding the nose. Texture = 5 Length = 4 Muzzle: typical of the breed, the Colour = 6 muzzle, without being extremely short, is well defined and square. The CONDITION = 10 points jaw is firm and strong. The chin is Condition = 5 strong. Balance = 5 Eyes: medium to large, the eyes are Permissible colours rounded and set at a slight angle. The Category: traditional colour, bright and luminous, should Divisions: all except amber be even. Colours: all except those based on chocolate, lilac, cinnamon and fawn. Ears: medium, the ears are not too widely open at the base. Slightly Permissible crosses rounded at tip, they are set wide American Shorthair X American apart. Shorthair American Shorthair X American Neck: important element in the Wirehair overall balance of the cat, the neck is medium in length and muscled.

LOOF standards AMERICAN SHORTHAIR – p.1 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 Body: semi-cobby in type, the body Penalize is rectangular in shape and strongly Long, pointed ears, or ears set too built. The chest is broad and the close together. slightly rounded shoulders and Thick neck. Tail too thin, too short or hindquarters have the same width. whip-like. The back is level and broad. Strong Long or plushy coat. boning. Any lack of balance between the different parts of the body. Legs: the legs have a sturdy boning and powerful musculature. They are Withhold all awards straight and medium long. White spots in non particolor cats. Appearance too close to the Exotic Feet: the feet are round, with good (for instance: long or fluffy coat, stop paw pads. too definite, eyes too protruding, etc.) Tail: medium long, the tail is thicker Pinched nostrils. at base and slightly tapering to a Straight profile. rounded tip. Cat too elegant. General show penalties and Coat and texture: short and even, withholdings. the coat is dense and lustrous.

LOOF standards AMERICAN SHORTHAIR – p.2 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 AMERICAN WIREHAIR

HEAD = 30 points Introduction Ears = 5 The coat of the American Wirehair Eyes = 5 has a specific texture, made of Chin = 5 crimped and hooked hairs. It is the Muzzle = 5 result of a spontaneous dominant Nose = 5 mutation that was found on a cat Neck = 5 born in New York State in 1967. This breed is now a variety of the BODY = 30 points American Shorthair with which it is Torso = 8 bred since its discovery. Legs = 4 The American Wirehair is a medium Feet = 4 sized cat with an athletic body that Tail = 4 kept the authentic character of its Boning = 5 ancestors, American farm cats, barn Musculature = 5 keepers and mice hunters. Balance is paramount concerning this rustic cat. No part of the cat should look out of COAT AND COLOUR = 30 points balance with any other part. Texture = 20 Length = 4 Head: medium in size compared to Colour = 6 the body, the head, viewed in front, is squarish. His full cheeks give him a CONDITION = 10 points sweet and open expression. The nose Condition = 5 is medium short with the same width Balance = 5 all along. Viewed from the side, the skull is rounded, with a slight stop preceding the nose. Permissible colours Category: traditional Muzzle: typical of the breed, the Divisions: all except amber muzzle, without being extremely Colours: all except those based on short, is well defined and square. The chocolate, lilac, cinnamon and fawn. jaw is firm and strong. The chin is strong. Permissible crosses American Wirehair X American Eyes: medium to large, the eyes are Wirehair rounded and set at a slight angle. The American Wirehair X American colour, bright and luminous, should Shorthair be even.

Ears: medium, the ears are not too widely open at the base. Slightly rounded at tip, they are set wide apart.

LOOF standards AMERICAN WIREHAIR – p.1 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 springy, dense and coarse. The Neck: important element in the overall springy appearance is of more overall balance of the cat, the neck is importance than the crimping of each medium in length and muscled. hair. The quality of an American Wirehair’s coat can be properly Body: semi-cobby in type, the body judged when stroked and not by is rectangular in shape and strongly examining each hair. The ears hair built. The chest is broad and the and whiskers are curly. The fur should slightly rounded shoulders and not show any crimping that would hindquarters have the same width. look like a Rex cat coat. The back is level and broad. Strong boning. Penalize Long, pointed ears, or ears set too Legs: the legs have a sturdy boning close together. and powerful musculature. They are Thick neck. Tail too thin, too short or straight and medium long. whip-like. Long or plushy coat. Feet: the feet are round, with good Coat badly or not evenly crimped. paw pads. Any lack of balance between the different parts of the body. Tail: medium long, the tail is thicker at base and slightly tapering to a Withhold all awards rounded tip. White spots in non particolor cats. Appearance too close to the Exotic Coat and texture: (for instance: long or fluffy coat, stop The American Wirehair was named too definite, eyes too protruding, after its very specific coat, which is etc.) like steel wool. Its fur is made of Pinched nostrils. crimped, spiked, bent and hooked Straight profile. hairs. Cat too elegant. The combination of all those hairs General show penalties and gives a unique touch to the coat, withholdings.

LOOF standards AMERICAN WIREHAIR – p.2 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 ASIAN, ENGLISH BURMESE & BURMILLA

HEAD AND EARS = 30 points English Burmese X English Burmese Shape = 10 English Burmese X Burmilla Profile = 10 Ears = 5 Burmilla X Burmilla Chin = 5 NB: from 1/1/2013 onwards, only EYES = 20 points those cats born directly from an Set and shape = 10 English Burmese x English Burmese Colour = 10 mating may be called English Burmese. BODY = 30 points Body = 20 Tail = 5 Introduction Legs = 5 The English Burmese, formerly called European Burmese, is a very ancient COAT = 20 points breed from South-East Asia. Its Texture = 10 distinctive feature is its unique colour, Length = 10 the sepia pattern (cb cb) that modifies the ground colour by slightly Permissible colours lightening the body compared to the Asian shorthair: points. Category: traditional, sepia The Asian shorthair is a variety of the Divisions: solid, tabby, silver/smoke English Burmese whose body is fully Colours: all except white coloured. English Burmese: The Burmilla is a tipped variety of the Category: sepia Asian shorthair and English Burmese. Divisions: solid The Asian longhair is a semi-longhair Colours: all variety of the Asian shorthair, English Burmilla: Burmese and Burmilla. It is also Category: traditional and sepia referred to as Tiffany. Division: tabby (golden shaded pattern and golden shell only), Head: the head is medium, forming a silver/smoke (silver shaded pattern short triangle, with broad cheek and chinchilla only) bones when viewed in front, and a Colours: all blunt muzzle. The broad skull is Asian longhair: slightly rounded, like the forehead. All colours above. The nose is straight with a well- defined stop. Permissible crosses: Asian X Asian Muzzle: the end of the nose and chin Asian X English Burmese are on the same vertical line. Chin Asian X Burmilla and lower jaw are firm. A slight pinch is allowed in kittens.

LOOF standards ASIAN, ENGLISH BURMESE,… – p.1 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 Eyes: the eyes are large and set wide Tail: medium thick at base, the tail is apart. The upper line is curved and tapering to a rounded tip. Medium in slightly slanted to the nose. The lower length, it reaches the shoulders when line is rounded. Colour is particularly along the body. intense and luminous. The English Burmese can display all tones from Coat: gold to amber, with gold preferred. Asian shorthair, English Burmese For the Asian shorthair and the and Burmilla: almost without Burmilla, all shades of gold to green undercoat, the coat is short, fine as are accepted, gold preferred in solid silk to the touch and close lying. cats and green in silvers. Concerning Asian longhair: semi long, the coat the Asian longhair, eye colour is in is silky and fine with little undercoat. relationship with coat colour. It is glossy and longer at ruff, Eyes shape and set are more britches, underside and tail. important than colour. Eye colour is very sensitive to the Colour: variations of light intensity and tones. In sepia cats, coat colour gets more If possible, judgment should be done intense at legs points, tail, mask and under natural light. ears which are darker. Allowances are Remark: allowances should be given accepted concerning coat colour and to eye colour in kittens. texture in kittens and youngsters.

Ears: medium sized, the ears are set Allowances wide apart on a slightly rounded skull Ghost tabby markings in non agouti and ideally following the triangle of kittens and young adults. Tabby the head. Wide at base, they are markings on the head, legs and tail in rounded at tip. From the side, they non agouti cats from the red series. are slightly tilting forward. Ears may appear proportionally larger in kittens Penalize than in adults and smaller in adult Flat skull. males with well-developed jowls. Pinch in adult cats. Bumped nose. Neck: medium, the neck is muscled. Nose leather falling downwards. Round or oriental-shaped eyes or Body: semi-foreign in type, the body eyes set too close. is medium in length and size, firm Protruding eyes or chin. and muscled to the touch, and Ghost tabby markings in non agouti heavier than it looks. The chest is adult cats (except those from the red strong and rounded when viewed series). from the side. The back is level. Withhold all awards Legs: rather slender, the legs are in White lockets or buttons. proportion to the body. Hind legs are Oriental or cobby type. slightly higher than forelegs. Green eyes in English Burmese. Small-sized, skinny or fine-boned Feet: oval and well defined. adults. General show penalties and withholdings.

LOOF standards ASIAN, ENGLISH BURMESE,… – p.2 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 BENGAL

HEAD = 35 points Introduction Shape = 6 The Bengal’s breeding program was Ears = 6 initiated by Californian breeder Jean Eyes = 5 Mill in the 1960’s. The goal is to Chin = 3 obtain a cat which has physical Muzzle = 4 features distinctive of Felis Nose = 2 Bengalensis, a small forest-dwelling Profile = 6 wild cat, together with the domestic Neck = 3 cat’s social ability and temperament. Judges shall always keep this goal in BODY = 30 points mind and give special merit to those Torso = 5 characteristics in the appearance of Legs = 4 the Bengal which are distinct from Feet = 4 those found in other domestic cat Tail = 5 breeds. Boning = 6 Its coat and its small wild cat head Musculature = 6 are its major features and characteristics. COAT AND COLOUR = 35 points Bengal’s temperament must be Texture = 10 neither challenging nor aggressive. Pattern = 15 The cat may exhibit fear, seek to flee Colour = 10 or generally complain aloud but may not threaten to harm. Permissible colours Category: all Head: broad modified wedge with Divisions: solid, tabby rounded contours, the head is longer (spotted/rosettes, marble patterns), than wide. It is rather small silver/smoke (spotted/rosettes, compared to the body but not to be marble patterns) taken to extreme. Overall look of the Colours: black, blue head should be as distinct from the domestic cat as possible. The curve of Permissible crosses the forehead is slightly rounded, Bengal X Bengal flowing into the bridge of the nose with no break. Then, the nose shows Only the 5th generation subjects (F5) a very slight concave to straight line and later generations are eligible for to the tip. Cheek bones are high and championship. pronounced. The nose is wide with Wild cats and hybrids from F1 to F4 typical puffed leather. Jowls are included are forbidden in cat shows allowed in males. and LOOF exhibitions. Solid (non-agouti) Bengals are Muzzle: it is formed by large considered as breeding auxiliaries prominent whisker pads giving a and are not eligible for show. slight pinch. From the side, the chin is in line with nose tip.

LOOF standards BENGAL - p.1 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2018 Eyes: large, set wide apart, the eyes Patterns are oval, almost round but never Spotted and rosettes: bulging. Eye colour is green, gold, Two types of spots are accepted, blue or aqua, according to coat rosettes and spots, which shall be colour. The more richness and depth random or aligned horizontally. of colour the better. Rosettes are made of at least two different colours and can have the Ears: medium to small, the ears are shape of a paw print, an arrowhead, relatively short with a wide base and or a doughnut. They are preferred to rounded at tip. They are set one ear single spots but not required. width apart. From the side, they are Contrast with ground colour must be tilting forward. Lynx tips are not extreme, giving distinct pattern and desirable. sharp edges. Shoulders are covered with blotched markings while the legs Neck: the neck is long, muscled and and tail are spotted or rosetted. The substantial. belly must be spotted. On the head, the typical tabby make-up is strong Body: the body is long, with a clearly and bold. Whisker pads, throat, belly visible, powerful musculature and ground colour and inner part of the solid boning, giving the Bengal an legs are off white, the lighter the athletic yet graceful appearance. better. Spotted and rosetted patterns are judged together in the same Legs: medium and well-muscled, the class. legs are straight with sturdy boning. Marble: Feet: large, round, Bengals’ feet Marble pattern is different from the have prominent knuckles. blotched tabby pattern. Here, the classical markings (oyster shell or Tail: medium to short, the tail is butterfly wing) are horizontally thick at base, slightly tapered with elongated, looking like veined marble rounded tip. or clouded leopard markings. The ground colour bands should be as Coat and texture: short, dense, wide as the marbled bands, the latter close-lying and unusually soft and being closer in the middle. Preference silky to the touch. The coat may be should be given to the coats sprinkled with gold, which is called displaying at least three tones: the “glitter”. The coat of the Bengal may ground colour, pattern colour and the be glittered or not glittered, with intense colour outlining these neither type to be given preference. markings. Contrast should be extreme. The belly must have markings. On the head, the typical tabby make-up is strong and bold. Whisker pads, throat, belly ground colour and inner part of the legs are off white, the lighter the better.

LOOF standards BENGAL - p.2 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2018 Allowances Spots pattern not consistent with Coat may be slightly longer in kittens pattern description. than adults. Paw pads and nose leather may be consistent with coat Withhold all awards colour or partly or totally pink. Belly not patterned. Lack of Mascara outline on nose. Penalize Nose break. Strongly concave profile. White lockets and white spots in Vertical bands (mackerel tabby general. pattern) General show penalties and withholdings.

LOOF standards BENGAL - p.3 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2018 BIRMAN

HEAD = 30 points This medium to large sized semi-long Shape = 10 hair colourpoint cat has a powerful Profile = 5 look, with a heavy boning for his size. Ears = 5 Head: medium in size, the head is Eyes = 5 broad with rounded contours. The Eye colour = 5 cheeks are full. The forehead is slightly rounded. There is a change of BODY = 30 points direction with a slight curve between Body = 15 the eyes. Roman nose, meaning hill Tail = 5 shaped, without stop. Legs = 5 Feet = 5 Muzzle: of medium length, the muzzle is strong, without pinch. COAT = 10 points Strong chin.

COLOUR = 30 points Eyes: Large, almost round, set well Body = 5 apart and blue in colour, the deeper Points = 10 the better. Gloves = 10 Laces = 5 Ears: medium in size, almost as wide at the base as tall. Set apart by the Permissible colours width of an ear, they have rounded Category: pointed tip and furnishings. Divisions: solid and white, tabby and white, silver/smoke and white (all Neck: medium in size, strongly with mitted pattern only) muscled. Colours: all Body: the Birman has a long sized Permissible crosses and powerful body, massive with a Birman X Birman level back.

Legs: they are medium in length, Introduction strongly boned and well muscled. The Sacred cat of Burma, also called Birman, was created in France at the Feet: large, round and firm. beginning of the XXth century from the crossing of a Persian and a white Tail: medium in length, in proportion mitted Siamese. However, his to the body. bewitching sapphire-blue eyes, 4 white feet and soft and long fur have Coat and colour: semi-long, the fur created numerous legends about him. is very silky. Short on the face, it gets gradually longer from the cheeks to the desirable ruff, especially in males.

LOOF standards BIRMAN – p.1 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 The fur is long on the back and the flanks. Little and light undercoat. Can be slightly curly on belly. Penalize Areas of white extending above the Remarks: seasonal changes should be required level of the gloves and laces considered when judging coat length. or gloves that are too short. White markings on the throat or on Gloves and laces: The front legs the belly. have white gloves ending in an even line across the paw, ideally at joint, Withhold all awards where toes meet paws. The back legs Siamese, British or Persian type head. have white gloves covering the front Straight nose. of the paws, extending up the back of Lack of structure, delicate boning. the legs ending in a point between ½ Coloured spots in gloves or laces. to ¾ of the way up the hock (laces). Lack of white (one toe or more) in Symmetry between front and back parts that should be mitted. gloves is desirable. White markings in points. General show penalties and Paw pads: pink colour and/or colour withholdings. matching body point colour.

LOOF standards BIRMAN – p.2 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 BOMBAY & AMERICAN BURMESE

HEAD AND EARS = 30 points Introduction Roundness of head = 10 Bombay: The dream of an American Profile = 10 breeder gave birth to the Bombay. Ears = 5 Nikki Horner wanted to create a cat Chin = 5 resembling a mini black panther. To reach her goal, she bred an American EYES = 20 points Burmese to an American Shorthair. Set and shape = 10 American Burmese: it is a very old Colour = 10 breed originated from South East Asia, and discovered by Westerners BODY = 30 points when Major Thomson brought home a Body = 20 small girl called Wong-Mau. In the Tail = 5 1970s, a few cats like Day-Hobo of Legs = 5 Saganzure or Good Fortunata’s were used to strengthen the American COAT = 20 points Burmese type. Nowadays, there are Texture = 10 so many differences between the Colour = 10 American Burmese and the English Burmese (formerly called European Permissible colours Burmese) that they are considered Bombay: two distinctive breeds. Black [Category: traditional Head: medium, the head is rounded, Division: solid with no flat plane whichever way you Colour: black] look at it. The profile is all curves with American Burmese: a rounded forehead and a visible Seal sepia (sable), blue sepia, stop. The nose is slightly rounded chocolate sepia, lilac sepia down. [Category: sepia Division: solid Muzzle: round and short, the muzzle Colours: black, blue, chocolate, lilac] is broad. The chin is firm and round, without off bite. Permissible crosses Bombay X Bombay Eyes: large and set wide apart, the Bombay X seal sepia (sable) eyes are round. Eye colour ranges American Burmese only from copper to gold for the Bombay American Burmese X American with copper preferred. From gold to Burmese yellow for the American Burmese, gold preferred.

LOOF standards BOMBAY & AM. BURMESE – p.1 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 Ears: medium sized, wide at base Coat: short, fine, the coat is close- and slightly rounded at tip, the ears lying and satin-like. are set wide apart and slightly tilting forward. A slight bald area between Colour: the Bombay has a jet black the upper eye lid and the inside of ear coat to the root. In the adult is accepted. American Burmese, coat colour gets more intense at the extremities of Neck: medium to short, the neck is legs, tail, mask and ears, which are well-developed. darker. Allowances should be made for kittens and younger cats Body: cobby in type, the body is concerning coat colour and texture. compact with a broad rib cage and surprisingly heavy for its size. Penalize Shoulders and hips are slightly Flat forehead. rounded. Boning and musculature are Fine boning. sturdy. Whip-like tail. Coarse coat texture or open-lying Legs: medium, the legs are coat. proportioned to the body. Withhold all awards Feet: rounded, the feet are medium White lockets. in size. Green eyes. Type too close to the Exotic Tail: medium, never short or Shorthair’s. whipped, the tail is tapering to a blunt Protruding eyes or chin. tip. General show penalties and withholdings.

LOOF standards BOMBAY & AM. BURMESE – p.2 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 BRITISH SHORTHAIR & LONGHAIR

HEAD = 35 points Introduction Profile = 5 The British is a medium to large sized Muzzle = 5 cat, sturdy and powerful, round in Nose = 5 every aspect. His round head, apple Chin = 5 shaped, shows a sweet and open Ears = 5 expression strengthened by his big Eye shape = 5 eyes. His short and round muzzle, his Eye colour = 5 strong neck, his powerful body with very wide shoulders and hips make BODY = 35 points him an impressive cat. It delivers a Neck = 5 general impression of power and Torso = 10 sweetness. There are two varieties of Legs and feet = 5 British: shorthair and longhair. Tail = 5 Musculature = 5 Head: the head is broad with well- Boning = 5 rounded contours when viewed from any angle. The cheeks are full. The COAT = 25 points top of the head is rounded, followed Length = 7 by a slightly concave curve. The nose Texture = 8 is short and broad. A slight stop is Colour = 10 allowed. Adult males have definite jowls. CONDITION = 5 points Muzzle: when viewed from the front Permissible colours or from the side, the muzzle is set in Categories: all a well-defined circle with firm and full Divisions: all except amber whisker pads. The nose and edge of Colours: all nose are straight. The end of the nose is in line with the very firm chin. Permissible crosses British Shorthair X British Shorthair Eyes: round, big and well opened, British Shorthair X British Longhair the eyes are set well apart which British Longhair X British Longhair strengthens the breadth of nose. The eye colour should be even and in relation to coat colour. The more intense and brilliant tones are preferred.

LOOF standards BRITISH – p.1 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 Ears: wide at the base, the ears are British longhair: semi long, silky medium to small, with rounded tip. fur, with a thick undercoat. Ruff and They are set wide apart and should fit britches are well furnished. into the rounded contour of the head.

Neck: stocky and muscled, the neck is very short, almost non-existent. Allowances Seasonal changes in hair texture are Body: semi-cobby in type, the body allowed. is big, thick, muscled and round. It British shorthair: texture can be shows strong boning and powerful somewhat different in cats of non- musculature. It is medium to large in dilute colours. size. British longhair: quality of texture can be different according to colours, Legs: medium, the legs are slightly but density must be the same. shorter than the body length. Their boning is substantial and they are Penalize strongly muscled. Coat too long in texture or lying down on the body in British Shorthair. Feet: round and firm. Lack of undercoat or density in general. Tail: wide at base, the tail’s length is Flat forehead, stop too strong, nose about two thirds of body length. It is too long. almost as wide from the base to the Cow hocks. end, which is round. Ghost tabby markings in solid British Longhair: the tail is furnished coloured cats, except in red-coloured and like a plume. cats.

Coat and texture: Withhold all awards British shorthair: short, dense and White lockets in non particolor cats. thick fur, straight to the point that it Appearance too close to the Exotic or stands away from the neck when the Persian. cat moves its head. It looks like a Pinched nostrils. woollen carpet. The coat has a thick Fine boning. Lack of muscle tone. undercoat and gives the impression of General show penalties and a good natural protection. withholdings.

LOOF standards BRITISH – p.2 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 CEYLON

HEAD = 45 points Introduction Shape = 10 In 1984, Dr Paolo Pellegatta Eyes = 10 discovered half wild ticked tabby cats Ears = 10 on Sri Lanka island– former Ceylon. Muzzle = 5 He fell in love with them and thanks Neck = 5 to Dr Mehemaduma, director of Profile = 5 Colombo’s zoo, he succeeded in importing a few subjects to Italy. In BODY = 25 points 1988, he was able to gather 5 Torso = 10 successive generations of Ceylon Legs and feet = 10 cats, which he showed at the Annual Tail = 5 Fifé meeting, as well as documents showing Ceylon cats in their natural COAT AND TEXTURE = 25 points surroundings. The breed was Length and texture = 10 recognized in 1993. Colour and pattern = 15 Head: medium in size, the head is a CONDITION = 5 points modified wedge. Viewed in front, the skull is slightly rounded and the Permissible colours cheek bones are well defined. From Category: traditional the side, the forehead is flat and Divisions: tabby (ticked tabby, followed by a concave line at the base mackerel tabby, blotched tabby or of the nose, not a stop. The nose is spotted tabby patterns only) short. Colours: all except those based on chocolate, lilac, cinnamon and fawn. Muzzle: slightly rounded, the muzzle gently finishes the triangle of head. NB: for the ticked tabby cats, the The chin is not very firm. “chaus” pattern (without tabby marking), and the “bentota” pattern Eyes: the upper line of the eyes is (with tabby markings on head, legs straight and slightly getting down and tail) are distinct. Each of those toward the nose. The bottom line is patterns is judged individually. rounded. Rather large, the eye colour ranges from green to gold. Permissible crosses Ceylon X Ceylon Ears: Medium to large, the ears are wide at base with rounded tips. They are set high on the skull, and rather close. Lynx tips and a lighter coloured thumb print marking at the back of the ear are desirable.

LOOF standards CEYLON – p.1 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 Neck: the neck is rather long and Coat and texture: short, fine and graceful, with the head coming well silky, the coat has almost no off the shoulders. undercoat. Ticking (light and dark bands alternating on each hair shaft) Body: semi cobby in type and is more obvious on chest, back and medium long, the body is compact. flanks. The abdomen is rounded. The body Penalize displays a powerful musculature and Round eyes. Heavy body. Lack of a rather fine boning. evenness in eye colour.

Legs: medium long, the legs have a Withhold all awards rather fine boning. Hind legs are Oriental type. higher than forelegs. White lockets or buttons. General show penalties and Feet: round. withholdings.

LOOF standards CEYLON – p.2 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 CHARTREUX

HEAD = 20 points Introduction Shape = 4 The Chartreux is a sturdy shorthair Size = 3 cat, known in France for centuries, Profile = 3 that has been able to get through the Muzzle = 3 centuries thanks to its hunting ability Nose = 3 and unrivalled intelligence. Used by Neck = 4 furriers for its thick and slightly woolly fur, it was precisely described EARS = 10 points in the 18th century by Buffon. Shape = 3 Size = 2 The Chartreux is a robust yet supple Ear set = 5 and agile cat displaying the behavioural qualities that enabled him EYES = 10 points to survive in harsh conditions. Shape = 3 Size = 2 Head: trapezoidal, with the larger Colour = 5 part at the bottom and the narrower at the top, the head is broad with BODY = 30 points rounded contours. The cheeks are full Torso = 5 and well-developed, especially in Size = 5 males over 2 years of age. The profile Boning = 5 shows a gentle concave curve at eye Musculature = 5 level with a high forehead and a flat Tail = 3 plane between the ears. The nose is Legs = 5 straight, wide and moderately long. Feet = 2 Muzzle: without being pointed, the COAT AND COLOUR = 30 points muzzle is rather narrow in Length = 4 comparison with the overall head, Texture = 10 with full whisker pads. The chin is Uniformity = 8 firm. Sheen = 8 Eyes: large and expressive, the eyes Permissible colour are well-open with outer corner of Blue eye slightly curving upward. They are [Category: traditional moderately wide set. Eye colour from Division: solid yellow to orange. Colour: blue] Ears: narrow at base, slightly Permissible cross: rounded and medium, the ears are Chartreux X Chartreux set high on top of the head.

LOOF standards CHARTREUX – p.1 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 Neck: strong, thick and short, the open, looking almost water repellent. neck is well-muscled. Abundant undercoat. Body: semi-cobby in type, the body Colour: all greyish blue shades from is sturdy with wide shoulders and pale blue-grey to deep blue-grey are deep chest. Medium long, the body accepted, displays strong boning, dense and Nose leather is slate grey, lips and powerful musculature. Females are paw pads are blue. Ghost barring is notably lighter but keep a heavy allowed in kittens under one year of appearance. age.

Legs: medium long, the legs have Penalize strong boning and are powerfully Stop. Snub, humped or upturned muscled, particularly developed in nose. Long or heavy nose. Almond- males. shaped eyes.

Feet: large, the feet are slightly oval. Withhold all awards Green eyes or green circle in eye Tail: medium in length, the tail is colour. thick at base and tapering. It is White lockets. flexible. General show penalties and withholdings. Coat and texture: medium short, the coat is dense, slightly woolly and

LOOF standards CHARTREUX – p.2 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 CHAUSIE

HEAD = 40 points New Breed: NB: until January, 1st, Shape = 7 2020: the new breeds are eligible to Ears = 7 be shown in LOOF sanctioned shows Eyes = 5 but do not earn title certificates nor Chin = 4 take part in the Best in Show. They Muzzle = 4 are judged and can earn an excellent Nose = 5 if the subject presented is of Profile = 6 sufficient merit. Neck = 2 Wild cats and hybrids from F1 to F4 included are forbidden in cat shows BODY = 40 points and LOOF exhibitions. Torso = 10 Legs = 8 Feet = 4 Introduction Tail = 4 The Chausie is a breed originated Boning = 7 from crosses between Felis Chaus, a Musculature = 7 small wild cat whose living area goes from Egypt to Southeast Asia, and COAT AND TEXTURE = 20 points domestic cats. The final goal was to Texture = 5 produce a subject that would Pattern = 8 resemble the Felis Chaus as much as Colour = 7 possible, with the sweet and familiar temperament of a domestic cat. The Permissible colours first hybrids occurred in the 1970s in Black, Brown ticked tabby the U.S. Abyssinians, Orientals, [Category: traditional Bengals and non-pedigreed domestic Divisions: solid, tabby (ticked tabby cats with a wild look were used to pattern only) achieve that goal. The Chausie is a Colours: black] large cat moving with feline grace.

Permissible crosses Head: large modified wedge from the Chausie X Chausie front, the head is medium. The Chausie X Abyssinian cheekbones are broad and angular. Chausie X domestic cat not belonging The forehead is slightly sloped. to any breed Viewed in profile, this gentle slope Chausie X Chaus cat (under fulfilment slightly changes in direction at rise of of the legal requirements concerning the nose, forming a gentle concave wild felines possession and breeding) curve. The nose is broad and slightly bumped with puffed nose leather.

LOOF standards CHAUSIE – p.1 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 Muzzle: the muzzle is in harmony Tail: rather thick, the tail is ideally ¾ with the rest of the head with of a normal tail’s length, with fewer rounded whisker pads. The chin is vertebrae. A full-length tail is firm. accepted. Both tail lengths should be fully articulated. Eyes: medium, the eyes form a Coat and texture: short to medium slightly flattened oval and are set at a and close-lying, the coat should be of small angle. Eye colour from gold to enough length to accommodate at yellow is preferred, hazel or green least four alternate light and dark accepted. coloured bands, called ticking. Tabby markings shall be clearly visible on Ears: tall and large, the ears are set the inside of the front legs, the fairly close on top of the head. Large outside of hock on the back legs and at the base, they have a rounded tip. on the tail. The neck may or may not Lynx tips are desirable but lack of have necklaces. Undercoat is an tufts should not be penalized. There element of the specific coat, silky and may be a light coloured thumb print resilient at the same time. marking at the back of the ear. Allowances Neck: well-muscled, the neck is Normal length tail. Ghost tabby medium in length and width. markings on black kittens. Light green eyes. Body: long and athletic, the body is rectangular. The musculature is Penalize powerful but flat and if the chest is Vivid green eyes. Delicate or on the large with good depth, the ribcage contrary heavy boning. A cat void of should not be rounded. tabby markings on the legs or tail. White locket. Legs: moderately long, the legs are strongly muscled with medium Withhold all awards boning. The hind legs are particularly Tail too short resulting from Manx or powerful as the cat is built for running Pixie Bob mutated genes. Tail kinked and leaping. or lacking flexibility. Mackerel or classic tabby patterned cats. Any Feet: round, the feet are small other colour than those described in compared to the overall size of the the standard. General show penalties cat. and withholdings.

LOOF standards CHAUSIE – p.2 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 CORNISH REX & CALIFORNIAN REX

HEAD = 30 points nowadays’ Cornish Rexes. With its Shape = 6 arched back, fine musculature and Profile = 5 graceful boning, the Cornish Rex Eyes = 5 looks like a greyhound. This breed Ears = 10 has the most delicate boning of all cat Muzzle = 4 breeds, yet without being fragile. His wavy coat is extremely soft. Body BODY = 25 points type and fur quality are of equal Neck = 5 importance, when judging. Torso = 10 The Californian Rex is the longhair Legs and feet = 5 variety of the Cornish Rex. Because of Tail = 5 its hair length, the Californian Rex may appear heavier than it truly is. COAT = 35 points Texture = 7 Head: longer than wide, the head is Density = 8 medium in size. From the side, one Waves = 20 clearly sees two distinct curved lines. The first one goes from top of head to COLOUR = 5 points nose bridge. The second one goes from that point to the end of the CONDITION AND BALANCE = 5 nose. These lines form two points characteristic concave arches called “Roman nose”. The skull is egg- Permissible colours shaped, which is emphasized by the Categories: all prominent occiput. The nose is broad Divisions: all except amber and rounded. Colours: all Muzzle: the whisker pads are full and Permissible crosses well-defined, forming a slight pinch. Cornish Rex X Cornish Rex The chin follows the oval of the head. Cornish Rex X Californian Rex Californian Rex X Californian Rex Eyes: oval and wide open, the eyes are medium, slanted and set about one eye’s width apart. Eye colour Introduction should be related to coat colour. The Cornish Rex is a wavy-coated breed that originated in Cornwall, Ears: large, set high on the head, the England, at the beginning of the ears are cone-shaped. 1950s where a cat called Kallibunker was found: he had an astrakhan-like fur and is the ancestor of all

LOOF standards CORNISH REX & CALIF. REX – p.1 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2019 Neck: long, slender and muscled, the The coat of the Cornish Rex and neck has a characteristic arched Californian Rex is made of guard hair, shape. modified so that it looks like down, and undercoat. There is no coarse Body: oriental in type, the body is hair between guard hair and long with a full and deep rib cage and undercoat. The fur is shorter and an arched back resembling a denser on legs and head. greyhound. The hind quarters are slightly rounded and well-muscled. Condition and balance: the Cornish The boning is delicate. Rex and the Californian Rex combine natural elegance and athletic Legs: high and fine, the legs are firm musculature. and muscled. Allowances Feet: oval, the feet are small. The A bald base of tail should not be Cornish Rex and the Californian Rex penalized too strictly, particularly in seem to be standing on their toes like males. dancers. Penalize Tail: long and whipped, the tail is Head that is too triangular or too covered by a fine and, if possible, round. wavy fur. Large hairless areas. Heaviness or on the contrary, lack of Coat and texture: muscle tone. Cornish Rex: short and very soft to the touch, the coat is wavy, forming Withhold all awards successive astrakhan-like waves. Presence of coarse hair. Straight coat. There should be whiskers, although Coarse fur. short and often broken. General show penalties and Californian Rex: semi-long and very withholdings. soft to the touch, the coat is curly with wavy hair tufts. The whiskers are long and flexible.

LOOF standards CORNISH REX & CALIF. REX – p.2 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2019 DEVON REX

HEAD = 30 points Head: rather small in comparison to Shape and size = 5 the body, the head, when facing, Profile = 5 displays a series of three convex Eyes = 5 curves formed by the ear lobes, the Chin, muzzle = 5 prominent cheek bones and the Ears = 10 muzzle. Viewed from the side, the flat skull is followed by a rounded BODY = 30 points forehead, then a well-defined stop at Torso = 10 nose bridge, between the eyes. Legs = 5 Feet = 5 Muzzle: short and well-developed, Tail = 5 the muzzle is defined by a strong Neck = 5 pinch. The whisker pads are prominent, the chin, strong and well- COAT = 35 points developed. A well-aligned bite should Texture = 5 be carefully watched. Length = 5 Density = 10 Eyes: large and wide open, the eyes Curls = 15 are oval in shape. All colours are accepted, in relationship to coat COLOUR = 5 points colour.

Permissible colours Ears: remarkably large and low set, Categories: all the ears are very wide at base so that Divisions: solid, tabby, silver/smoke, the ear lobe is detached. Rounded at solid and white, tabby and white, tip, with or without lynx tips, they are silver/smoke and white covered with fine fur. Temples are Colours: all often bald.

Permissible crosses Neck: slender and muscled, the head Devon Rex X Devon Rex coming well off the shoulders.

Body: semi cobby in type, the body Introduction is firm and muscular. The chest is The Devon Rex is a wavy haired cat, broad and well-opened. with a unique expression. It appeared spontaneously in 1960 in Devonshire, Legs: long and high, the legs have a where Mrs Cox found a curly kitten medium boning compared to the that she named Kirlee, ancestor of body, yet powerfully muscled. the breed. Feet: oval and small.

LOOF standards DEVON REX – p.1 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2019 Tail: long and thin, the tail is covered should not be penalized, if it covers with a short and wavy hair. all body, without hairless areas.

Coat and texture: fine and soft, the Penalize coat is short with dense and untidy Narrow, long or round head, or head waves. Coat density varies according without enough angles. to the different areas of the body, the Extremely short nose. upper areas (face, ears, back, flanks, Small or high set ears. upper legs and tail) being more Narrow chest. furnished than lower parts (throat, Short, bald or bushy tail. chest, abdomen and underside of Straight, coarse or shaggy coat. legs). The fur covering skull and neck Limited hairless patches. is often so short that it cannot be wavy. Totally bald areas are Withhold all awards considered a fault in kittens and a Large hairless areas. serious fault in adult cats. Whiskers, Common domestic looking head. rather rare, are short and curly. Straight profile. General show penalties and Allowances withholdings. Kittens may have a very short coat sometimes resembling down. It

LOOF standards DEVON REX – p.2 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2019 DONSKOY

HEAD = 20 points The curly whiskers are distinctive Shape = 5 features in Don Sphynx newborns Eyes = 5 which can be hairy at birth. The Ears = 5 “brush” variety has curly, and often Chin = 5 coarse, hair all over the body, with possible naked areas. These cats can BODY = 20 points be used for breeding but can’t be shown in cat exhibitions. LEGS, FEET AND TAIL = 10 points Head: wedge shaped with high cheek NUDITY = 40 points bones, the head has wrinkles on the forehead, a little less above the eyes. CONDITION = 10 points The profile is almost straight, with a medium long nose. Permissible colours Categories: traditional, point Muzzle: short and rounded, the Divisions: all except amber muzzle is slightly pinched. The curly Colours: all whiskers may be absent. Jaws and chin are shallow. Permissible crosses Donskoy X Donskoy Eyes: slightly almond shaped, the eyes are slanted. The eye colour Cats of the “brush” variety are should be related to coat colour. considered as breeding auxiliaries and are not eligible for championship. Ears: large, set high on the head, the ears are slightly tilting forward. The end of the ear is rounded, continuing Introduction the vertical line of the sides of the The Donskoy is a naked cat head. discovered in 1987, when Elena Kovalena found Varvana, a small Body: semi-foreign in type, the body hairless girl, in the streets of Rostov, is sturdy, well built, muscled yet Russia, over the Don river. The gene elegant. The chest is broad and the responsible for the Donskoy’s abdomen rounded with extra skin at hairlessness being dominant, it was groin. Broad croup. easy to settle the breed by crossing Varvana’s kittens with European and Legs: long and muscled, the legs are Siberian cats. well-proportioned to the body.

Feet: oval, the feet have well defined toes.

LOOF standards DONSKOY – p.1 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 Tail: long and whippy. Allowances Short fur on tail. Skin: the skin is elastic, with wrinkles Slight short fur on the body in winter. on the head and neck, underside, Fur on the body in kittens. groin and belly. Penalize There can be short sparse fur on the Short or narrow head. muzzle, ears, feet, tip of tail and Small ears or ears set too low. genitals. Round eyes. Heavy or light body. Colour: all colours are admitted. Hair on the body in adults. Tabby cats, whether they are mackerel, spotted or blotched, are Withhold all awards judged together since the pattern is Head similar to the Sphynx’s. not always visible on the skin. General show penalties and withholdings.

LOOF standards DONSKOY – p.2 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 EGYPTIAN MAU

HEAD = 30 points Introduction Shape = 5 The Egyptian Mau is a natural spotted Muzzle = 5 domestic breed. This medium sized Eyes (shape and colour) = 15 cat combining power and elegance Ears = 5 strikes by the contrast between its short and lustrous coat and the BODY = 30 points expression of its shiny green eyes. Torso = 15 Legs = 5 Head: medium, the head is a Feet = 5 modified wedge with soft contours Tail = 5 without any flat plane. From the front, the cheeks are not full, except COAT AND TEXTURE = 40 points in males who often have jowls. The Length and texture = 5 nose is even in width throughout Pattern = 20 length. Colour = 15 From the side, the forehead is slightly rounded and followed by a gentle Permissible colours concave curve at eye level. The nose Black silver spotted tabby, brown is straight. spotted tabby (bronze), black smoke, black. Muzzle: Neither short nor long, the [Category: traditional softly rounded muzzle blends with Divisions: solid, tabby (spotted tabby overall head shape. The chin is firm, pattern only), and silver/smoke neither protruding nor receding. (smoke and spotted tabby pattern only) Eyes: almond-shaped, the eyes are Colours: black] large and well-open and set at a bias without being oriental. The ideal Since January 2006, the black Mau is colour is light green, known as allowed in new colour (NC). gooseberry green. NC: new colours can be shown in cat shows but are not eligible to Ears: medium to large, the ears are certificates nor take part in Best in wide at base, rounded at tip and set Shows. They are judged and can rather apart following the lines of the obtain an excellent if the subject head. Viewed in profile, they are set presented is of sufficient merit. rather at the back of the head. The ears are covered with very short hair Permissible crosses: at the back and the inside is almost Egyptian Mau X Egyptian Mau transparent. Lynx tips are accepted.

LOOF standards EGYPTIAN MAU – p.1 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2019 Neck: well-defined, the neck is Colours: arched. Silver: Silver, brilliant, ground colour contrasting with black spots. The back Body: semi-foreign in type, the body of the ears is greyish-pink and tipped is medium, with well-balanced in black. Nose, lips and eyes are combination of power and elegance. outlined in black. Throat, chin and Shoulders are prominent and nostrils are silver, appearing white. angulated. Musculature is well Nose leather is brick red. Paw pads developed, especially in adult males are black with black around the toes which may be heavier built than and on back feet. females. A characteristic belly pouch, called “belly flap“, is required Bronze: bronze, luminous ground between hind legs. colour, fading from tawny buff to ivory on underside, darker on rump Legs: medium long, the legs have and contrasting with black or dark moderate boning and strong brown spots. musculature. When standing, the Mau Grey undercoat is accepted. Back of has a characteristic “tiptoe” stance, ear is tawny pink tipped in dark with hind legs longer than the front. brown to black. Throat, chin and nostrils range from off-white to beige. Feet: small and delicate, the feet are Nose leather is brick red. Paw pads slightly oval, almost round. are dark brown to black with same colour between toes and at the back Tail: medium, the tail is quite thick at of hind legs. base and slightly tapering to the tip. Black smoke: although non agouti, Coat and texture: short, the coat black smoke colour on the Egyptian should be long enough for each hair Mau should have enough contrast to (in ticked areas) to carry four make a well-defined spotted tabby alternate light and dark bands, called pattern plainly visible (ghost ticking. It is close-lying. In silver and markings). The undercolour is bronze Mau, it is soft and resilient to luminous silver on ¼ of hair length, the touch whereas the black smoke the remaining ¾ being charcoal grey. has finer and silky fur. The markings on three quarters of the coat are black, in contrast with the Patterns: spotted tabby is the only rest of the coat. Throat, chin and pattern allowed. There should be a nostrils are lighter in colour. Nose, clear contrast between pale ground lips and eyes are outlined in black. colour and deeper coloured markings. Nose leather and paw pads are black The forehead has the characteristic with black around the toes and at the “M” of the tabby pattern, and the eye back of hind legs. the typical Egyptian Mascara line. Black: Although non agouti, black colour on the Egyptian Mau should have enough contrast to make the spotted tabby pattern (ghost markings) visible. The coat is shiny all over.

LOOF standards EGYPTIAN MAU – p.2 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2019 Allowances Withhold all awards Amber coloured eyes under 2 years of Lack of spots. age. Wrong eye colour. White locket or spots. Penalize Pattern other than spotted. Round or short head. Rosettes. Pointed muzzle. Lack of ticking in silver or bronze. Small ears. Glitter. Round, small or oriental eyes. Red colouring in bronze, overall Cobby or oriental body. tarnish in silver. Short tail. General show penalties and Spots touching each other on the withholdings. body. Several tarnish traces in silver. Lack of broken necklace.

LOOF standards EGYPTIAN MAU – p.3 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2019 EUROPEAN SHORTHAIR

HEAD = 40 points Introduction Shape = 5 The European is a true breed that Ears = 5 developed naturally, i.e. without Eyes = 5 being submitted to breeding rules. It Chin = 5 is a sturdy, agile and rustic cat. Muzzle = 5 To select the best subjects in order to Nose = 5 breed, one should keep those criteria Profile = 5 in mind without trying to modify Neck = 5 them. The natural origin of the breed and the impossibility to recognize any BODY = 35 points cat descended from crossbreeding are Torso = 8 important notions to understand the Legs = 4 European Shorthair’s standard. Feet = 4 European Shorthair breeding is based Tail = 4 on the fact that it is a cat that is not Boning = 5 different, from an anatomic point of Musculature = 10 view, from the domestic shorthair cat. It should not resemble any existing breed. COAT AND COLOUR = 15 points Texture = 5 Head: longer than wide, the head is Length = 5 rather round with well-developed Colour = 5 cheeks. Forehead and skull are slightly rounded. The base of the nose CONDITION = 10 points is well defined, without stop but with Condition = 5 a slight change of direction. The nose Balance = 5 is straight, medium in length and uniformly broad throughout its Permissible colours length. Category: traditional Divisions: all except amber Muzzle: well-defined, the muzzle is Colours: all except those based on strong without pinch. Firm chin. chocolate, lilac, cinnamon and fawn. Eyes: medium to large, the eyes are Permissible crosses rounded and set at a slight angle. The European Shorthair X European colour, from orange to gold or green, Shorthair should be as shiny, clear and even as possible.

Ears: medium in size, the ears are as high as they are wide at the base. Set rather apart, they have a slightly rounded tip.

LOOF standards EUROPEAN SHORTHAIR – p.1 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 Tail: thick at the base and slightly Neck: muscular and supple, the neck tapering to the rounded tip, the tail is is medium long. medium-long. Coat and texture: short, dense and Body: semi-foreign in type, the body glossy, the coat is close-lying without is medium to large, rectangular in too much undercoat. shape. The chest is broad and well- developed. The boning is strong, the Penalize musculature powerful, with an Any element that would bring lack of important difference of size between balance and harmony of the cat. males and females. Withhold all awards Legs: strong and sturdy, the legs are White spots in non particolor cats. medium in length. Similarity with another existing breed. General show penalties and Feet: round. withholdings.

LOOF standards EUROPEAN SHORTHAIR – p.2 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 GERMAN REX

HEAD = 30 points Introduction Shape = 10 The German Rex breed’s origin is a Eyes = 10 small black and white female with Muzzle = 5 velvety coat found by Dr Rose Ears = 5 Scheuer-Karpin in the gardens of the German Hospital where she was BODY = 25 points working. Called Laemmchen, this cat Torso = 10 was bred to one of her sons and gave Legs and feet = 10 birth to kittens with a coat similar to Tail = 5 that of the Cornish Rex’s but thicker and denser. This new breed got COAT AND TEXTURE = 40 points recognition in 1982 and was named Length = 10 German Rex. Texture = 10 The German Rex is close to the Waves = 15 European Shorthair in type and his Colour = 5 coat is wavy and very pleasant to stroke. It is a very rare breed. CONDITION = 5 points Head: longer than wide, the head is Permissible colours rather round with well-developed Category: traditional cheeks. Skull and forehead are Divisions: solid, tabby, silver/smoke, slightly rounded. The nose base is solid and white, tabby and white, well-defined, without stop, but with a silver/smoke and white slight change of direction. The nose is Colours: all except those based on straight, medium in length and has chocolate, lilac, cinnamon and fawn. the same width from base to end.

Permissible crosses Muzzle: well-defined, the muzzle is German Rex X German Rex strong, without pinch. The chin is German Rex X European Shorthair firm.

LOOF standards GERMAN REX – p.1 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 Eyes: medium to large, the eyes are rounded and slightly set oblique. The Tail: the tail is medium in length, colour, ranging from copper to gold or thick at base and tapering to a green, should be as brilliant, bright rounded tip, with abundant coat. and even as possible. Coat and texture: short, plush and Ears: medium, large at the base, the velvety, the German Rex’s coat ears have rounded tips. The back of displays waves like the Cornish Rex’s, ear should be covered with fine yet except that the lack of guard hair, dense hair, the inside slightly and not dawn hair like in the Cornish, furnished. gives a thicker coat structure than the latter’s. However, thickness can vary Neck: muscular and supple, the neck according to subjects. The whiskers is medium-sized. are short and crinkled.

Body: semi-foreign in type, the body Penalize is medium to large and rectangular. Head too round or too long. The chest is broad and well- Small ears. Lack of muscle tone. developed. The body has strong Short tail. boning and powerful musculature. Shaggy coat, lack of waves or naked Difference of size between males and areas. females is important. Withhold all awards Legs: strong and firm, the legs are White lockets in non particolor cats. medium in length. General show penalties and withholdings. Feet: round.

LOOF standards GERMAN REX – p.2 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 HAVANA BROWN

HEAD = 40 points Head: longer than wide, the head is Shape = 10 well proportioned to the body. From Profile = 10 the side, the forehead is flat and Ears = 5 followed by a definite stop at eye Eyes = 5 level. Jowls are allowed in males. Muzzle = 10 Muzzle: typical of the breed, the BODY = 35 points muzzle is so square that is seems to Torso = 10 be an added element. The whisker Legs and feet = 10 pads are well defined, and the chin is Boning = 10 firm and strong. Tail = 5 Eyes: oval, the eyes are large, wide COAT AND COLOUR = 25 points opened but not protruding. The only Coat = 10 permitted colour is any vivid and level Colour = 15 shade of green.

Permissible colours Ears: large and round tipped, the Chocolate, lilac ears are set wide apart. From the [Category: traditional side, they are slightly tilting forward, Division: solid which gives the cat a very alert look. Colours: chocolate, lilac] They are very slightly furnished.

Permissible crosses Neck: medium long, the neck is well Havana Brown X Havana Brown muscled.

Body: semi-foreign in type, the Introduction rectangular body is firmly muscled. The Havana Brown is an American shorthair breed that was recognized Legs: long compared to the size of in 1964. In the chocolate variety, it is cat, the legs are elegant with strong Mahogany brown. His typical strong boning. and square muzzle is a characteristic feature of the breed, distinguishing Feet: oval. him from its oriental ancestors. Also recognized in lilac, the Havana Brown Tail: medium in length, the tail is is a rare breed, even in the United slender, narrow at base and tapering States. to a fine tip.

LOOF standards HAVANA BROWN – p.1 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 Coat and texture: short, soft and Penalize silky, the coat is sometimes slightly Absence of pinch or stop. thicker on flanks. The deeper colour Weak chin. the better, as even as possible, Uneven colour or ghost tabby without white hairs or tabby markings in adults. markings. Withhold all awards Allowances Oriental type. Ghost tabby markings are allowed in Roman profile. kittens. Lilac cats can display a Narrow or pointed muzzle. slightly plush texture. White lockets or buttons. Incorrect eye colour. General show penalties and withholdings.

LOOF standards HAVANA BROWN – p.2 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 JAPANESE BOBTAIL SHORTHAIR & LONGHAIR

HEAD = 30 points Introduction Shape = 10 Japanese art documents the ancestral Profile = 5 existence of elegant cats with pom- Eyes = 5 pom like tails. World War II was the Ears = 5 occasion for Western people to Muzzle = 5 discover the Japanese Bobtail, but the first imports to the USA only started BODY = 45 points at the end of the 1960s. In 1968, Torso = 10 Elizabeth Freret imported the first Legs = 5 three Japanese Bobtails, soon Feet = 5 followed by other subjects with the Boning = 5 same oriental expression in their eyes Musculature = 5 and the same small funny curved tail. Tail = 15 The breed got its recognition in 1976. The Japanese Bobtail is a remarkable COAT, TEXTURE AND PATTERN = cat with its small pom-pom tail 25 points looking like a rabbit’s. Length = 5 There are two varieties, shorthair and Texture = 5 longhair. Colour and pattern = 15 Head: viewed in front, the head is an Permissible colours almost equilateral triangle, with Category: traditional gentle curves and high cheek bones. Divisions: all except amber The nose is rather long and well- Colours: all except those based on defined by two parallel lines. From chocolate, lilac, cinnamon and fawn. the side, the forehead is slightly rounded followed by a gentle dip Permissible crosses where the nose starts. Japanese Bobtail shorthair X Japanese Bobtail shorthair Muzzle: relatively broad and rounded Japanese Bobtail shorthair X with well-defined whisker pads. It is Japanese Bobtail longhair neither pointed nor blunt. The chin is Japanese Bobtail longhair X Japanese strong. Bobtail longhair

LOOF standards JAPANESE BOBTAIL – p.1 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 Eyes: large, more oval than round, be flexible or rigid. The hair on the they are wide and expressive. From tail is long enough to completely hide the side, they are set at a rather boning structure. pronounced slant. The eyeball shows a shallow curvature. All colours are Coat and texture: accepted in relationship with coat Japanese Bobtail shorthair: the colour. Blue or odd eyes are common coat is soft and silky, short to in bicolour or white cats. medium in length with very little undercoat. Ears: they are large, upright and Japanese Bobtail longhair: the expressive. When the cat is facing, coat is soft and silky, medium to long they are at right angle to the head. with very little undercoat. It may Never flaring outward, they seem to have a ruff. The coat falls naturally on be tilting forward when the cat rests. the flanks and flows, forming britches Neck: neither too long nor too short, behind the back legs. the neck is in harmony with the body. Colour and pattern: solid coloured Body: semi-foreign in type, the body cats should have an even and deep is long, slender and elegant without coat, from the hair root to end. being tubular. The lines are clear and Concerning bicolour and tricolour well-designed. The back is level. cats, called “Mi-Ke”, markings should be bold and clearly visible with good Legs: in harmony with the body, the contrast to give a dramatic effect. legs are high and fine, without being fragile or delicate. The hind legs are Penalize higher than the forelegs and deeply Short or round head. Cobby body. angulated. Front and back stands are Lack of curving in tail or pom-pom parallel. too far beyond body.

Feet: small and oval. Withhold all awards No tail or normal tail. Tail: the tail is naturally curved in General show penalties and pom-pom shape. Carried upright withholdings. when the cat is relaxed, the tail can

LOOF standards JAPANESE BOBTAIL – p.2 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 KORAT

HEAD = 40 points Head: the head is heart-shaped, with Shape and size = 10 curved lines. Viewed in front, the Eyes (shape and colour) = 5 prominent brow ridges form the Ears = 5 upper curve of the heart, whereas the Profile = 5 muzzle is the bottom part of it. From Muzzle and chin = 5 the side, the forehead is large and flat, followed by a slight stop at nose BODY = 30 points level. The end of the nose is curved Torso = 10 downward like a lion’s. Boning = 5 Musculature = 5 Muzzle: neither square nor pointed, Legs = 5 the muzzle completes the triangular Tail = 5 shape of the heart. The jaws are strong and the chin is firm. COAT AND TEXTURE = 30 points Length and texture = 10 Eyes: oversized compared to the Colour = 20 face, the eyes are rounded when open but keep an oriental slant when Permissible colours half-closed. Set wide apart, there are Blue luminous green. Kittens under 2 years [Category: traditional can have yellow amber eyes. Divisions: solid Colour: blue] Ears: large, with rounded tips, the ears are set high on the head with a Permissible crosses well opened base. The outside is Korat X Korat covered with a fine textured fur and the inside is sparsely furnished. Introduction The Korat is a rare naturally occurring Neck: medium in size, the neck is breed imported from Thailand, where strong and muscled. it was already known in the 14th century and cherished as a “good Body: semi-cobby in type, the body luck” cat. This shorthair cat has large shows smooth curved lines with a green eyes and a blue coat with a broad chest and rounded hips. The silver halo. His heart-shaped head is rump is round. The Korat is powerful typical. and extremely muscled, yet never Medium in size, the Korat is a heavy. powerful and muscled cat reaching full maturity around 3 years of age.

LOOF standards KORAT – p.1 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 Legs: medium sized, the legs are more intense where the coat is proportioned to the body so that shorter. The coat over the spine is height at shoulders is identical to the inclined to break as the cat moves. distance from base of neck to base of tail. Boning is medium but with strong musculature. Penalize Small eyes or eyes set too close. Feet: oval. Narrow head. Ghost tabby markings in adult cats. Tail: medium long, the tail is thick at Lack of silver halo. base and tapering to a blunt tip. Withhold all awards Coat: medium short, the coat is White lockets. single and close lying, glossy and General show penalties and satiny. The coat is blue, each hair withholdings. being silver tipped, enlightening the fur with a silver sheen effect, even

LOOF standards KORAT – p.2 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 KURILIAN BOBTAIL SHORTHAIR & LONGHAIR

HEAD = 25 points Introduction Shape = 10 The Kurilian Bobtail is a naturally Eyes = 5 occurring bobtailed cat from Kuril Ears = 5 Islands, an archipelago situated Chin = 5 between the Russian peninsula of Kamchatka and the north of the BODY = 30 points Japanese island Hokkaido. Torso = 10 This cat, characterised by its short Legs and feet = 5 pom-pom shaped tail, is compact and Tail = 15 very sturdy. Shorthair or longhair, it comes in a wide array of colours. COAT AND TEXTURE = 30 points Texture = 15 Head: viewed in front, the head is Length = 15 trapezoidal, wide at cheekbones, which are high and prominent. From COLOUR = 5 points the side, the forehead line is followed by a slight concave indentation CONDITION = 10 points leading to a broad and straight nose.

Permissible colours Muzzle: powerful and well defined, Categories: traditional the muzzle is strong. The chin is firm. Divisions: all except amber Colours: all except those based on Eyes: almost round, the eyes are chocolate, lilac, cinnamon and fawn large and set at a slight angle. All colours are accepted without Permissible crosses relationship with coat colour. Kurilian Bobtail shorthair X Kurilian Bobtail shorthair Ears: medium, the ears are set wide Kurilian Bobtail shorthair X Kurilian apart. Bobtail longhair Kurilian Bobtail longhair X Kurilian Neck: powerful, the neck is rather Bobtail longhair short.

LOOF standards KURILIAN BOBTAIL – p.1 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2018 Body: semi cobby in type, the body Penalize is compact and powerful. From Tail length from 8 to 12 cm (3.15 to shoulder blades to rump, the back is 4.72 inches). arched. Straight tail without curves or kinks. Long body. Legs: medium long, the legs have a Type similar to the Japanese strong boning and are powerfully Bobtail’s. muscled. Withhold all awards Feet: round. Absence of tail. Tail length that is more than 12 cm Tail: 3 to 8 cm long (1.2 to 3.15 (4.72 inches). inches) without coat, the tail is General show penalties and composed of one or more irregular withholdings. kinks or curves.

Coat and texture: Kurilian Bobtail shorthair: short and close lying coat, with important guard hair and abundant undercoat. Kurilian Bobtail longhair: semi longhair coat, with important guard hair and abundant undercoat.

LOOF standards KURILIAN BOBTAIL – p.2 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2018 LAPERM SHORTHAIR & LONGHAIR

HEAD = 35 points At birth, kittens can be curly or Shape = 10 straight haired. Around two weeks of Ears = 5 age, kittens lose all their coat. This Eyes = 5 baldness period can last a few weeks, Muzzle = 5 but usually, all kittens recover a Chin = 5 brand new curly fur by four months of Neck = 5 age, meaning that a kitten born with straight hair can become curly. BODY = 20 points The LaPerm exists in two varieties, Torso = 5 short- and long-hair. Legs and feet = 5 Musculature = 5 Head: in front, the head is a modified Tail = 5 wedge with rounded contours. From the side, the flat forehead is followed COAT AND TEXTURE = 45 points by a slight indentation between Length = 10 forehead and nose, without break. Texture = 10 The nose is broad and straight. Colour = 10 Curls = 15 Muzzle: rather large compared to the rest of the head, the muzzle has well- Permissible colours defined whisker pads. The chin is Categories: all firm. Divisions: all except amber Colours: all Eyes: medium, the eyes are almond shaped when the cat is quiet and Permissible crosses round when in alert. They are slightly LaPerm shorthair X LaPerm shorthair slanted. All colours are accepted, LaPerm shorthair X LaPerm longhair without relationship to the coat. LaPerm longhair X LaPerm longhair Ears: ear set follows the triangle of the head. The ears are medium, but Introduction their base is wide. Lynx tips are All LaPerms come from “Curly”, a welcome. curly cat discovered in Oregon in 1982 by Linda Koehl, the founder of Neck: the neck is medium and the breed. The LaPerm’s curly coat is carried erect. due to a dominant gene.

LOOF standards LAPERM – p.1 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 Body: semi-foreign in type, the body eyebrows are very long and curly. is medium-long, elegant and well- The tail is plumed. muscled. LaPerm shorthair: medium short and wavy fur. There are no curls on Legs: in harmony with the body, the the ruff or under the ears. The tail is legs have a medium boning. well furnished and ‘bottle brush’ like.

Feet: round. Penalize Frizzy appearance. Tail: medium long, the tail is Lack of hair inside the ears in proportioned to the body. shorthair cats and lack of curls at base of ears in longhair cats. Coat and texture: the fur is curly and/or wavy. The feel to the touch is Withhold all awards unique among rex cats. Soft, it is Cobby or oriental types. never wiry but on the contrary, it may Straight coat. part with a breath. Lack of fur. LaPerm longhair: semi longhair. White lockets in non particolor cats. Curls are tighter on throat forming a General show penalties and ruff. Inside and base of ear are withholdings. furnished with ringlets getting down the sides of the head. Whiskers and

LOOF standards LAPERM – p.2 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 LYKOI

HEAD = 35 points « Lykoi » comes from an ancient Greek word Shape = 8 meaning « wolf ». The lykoi is a partially Ears = 8 hairless cat. That hairlessness, rather Eyes = 6 obvious around the eyes, nose, mouth and Muzzle/chin/nose = 8 chin, gives him the appearance of a Profile = 5 werewolf. His roan patterned coat (salt and pepper pattern, unique among cats) seems coarse but is actually very silky, making him BODY = 30 points a unique cat. Neck = 1 Torso = 5 Head: Modified wedge with rounded Musculature = 5 contours. Slightly longer than wide, it is in Boning = 5 harmony with the body. The forehead is Legs and feet = 5 slightly rounded. Tail = 4 Profile: The top of the head is flat between COAT AND TEXTURE = 40 points the ears and followed by a slightly rounded Texture (density) = 12 forehead, then by a concave curve from Colour/pattern = 12 brow to nose bridge. The nose is slightly Length = 4 bumped. Mask = 12 Muzzle: Medium in length, it is fleshy with Permissible colours gently rounded hairless whisker pads and a Categories: traditional definite whisker break. The muzzle is full but Divisions: solid not overly so. From the front, the nose is Colours: black, blue, red, cream, tortie rectangular and totally hairlessand leathery (roan pattern) to the touch. Permissible crosses Lykoi x Lykoi Chin: Well developed and vertically aligned Lykoi x solid black, blue, red, cream, tortie with the nose.Eyes: Rather large, walnut domestic shorthair cat not belonging to any shaped, slanting upward, the inside corner breed to the nose, the outside corner to the outside base of ear, with an open expression. The eyes are gold to green or orange, orange preferred, without penalizing Introduction green. The rims are hairless, giving the The Lykoi comes from a mutation that has appearance of white eyeliner. been reported several times on black shorthair domestic cats, in America as well Ears: Large, medium wide at the base and as in Europe. The breed has been started in slightly pointed on the tips. Set high on the 2011 after two sibling litters were born, in head, the ears are vertical and erect. They 2010, from totally different lines, in Virginia are almost hairless, with sparse hair on and Tennessee. In 2014, another cat with inside upper ridge and outer surface. the same traits was found in Italy, and, in 2016, a mutation similar to the others appeared for the first time in France, Neck: Medium in length, it is neither thin widening the genetic pool. nor overly muscular.

LOOF standards LYKOI – p. 1 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2019 Body: Foreign in type, the body is solid and Colour and pattern: The coat has the displays a rather lithe and slender ground colour but shows a unique pattern musculature. Boning is medium. (called ‘roan’) that mixes ground colour and white hair, in a proportion ranging from 30 Legs: Legs and feet are sparsely haired but to 70%, 50/50 being ideal. It gives the coat may be hairless. Legs are medium in length a salt and pepper appearance. White hair is with medium boning. dispersed over the body.

Feet: Oval shaped, they are medium in size. Allowances Toes are long in appearance. Feet are Hairlessness is partial and varies, during webbed. phases of hair growth, from completely hairless to fully coated. Tail: Tail is shorter that body and tapers to a Outside of ear may be sparsely haired to point. totally nude. Allow for stud jowls in males, who may be Coat and texture: The coat is short to substantially larger than females. semi-long and is sparse to partially hairless. Pigmentation spots can occur in individuals Undercoat is minimal. Amount of coat on exposed to sunlight. body may vary depending on cycle of hair, Pawpads not necessarily ground coloured. with preference to a furnished fur. Texture is White locket. soft to the touch. The head displays a hairless mask that includes muzzle, chin, Penalize nose, ears and eyes. More than sparse undercoat.

Withhold all awards Absence of hairless face mask. Ground colour other than those recognized. Absence of « roan » pattern (salt and pepper). Fully coated. General show penalties and withholdings.

LOOF standards LYKOI – p. 2 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2019 MAINE COON

HEAD = 35 points Males are noticeably larger than Shape and size = 15 females. Muzzle = 5 Eyes = 5 Head: in length as in width, the head Ears = 10 has a good size, with high and prominent cheekbones. Viewed from BODY = 40 points the side, forehead is high and slightly Shape and size = 10 rounded, followed by a gentle Boning and musculature = 10 concave curve without a stop, flowing Legs and feet = 10 into a straight nose line. The top of Tail = 10 head is slightly round.

COLOUR = 5 points Muzzle: viewed in front, the muzzle seems encased in a square. From the COAT = 20 points side, it clearly stands out from skull Length = 10 and is never pointed or tapered. Texture = 10 Nose, lips and end of chin are on the same vertical line, strengthening the Permissible colours square look of muzzle. Thick, firm Category: traditional strong chin. A good balance between Divisions: all except amber head and muzzle length is essential. Colours: all except those based on chocolate, lilac, cinnamon and fawn. Eyes: large, slightly oval and wide set, they are slightly oblique set but Permissible crosses can appear round when the cat keeps Maine Coon X Maine Coon attention. All eye colours are allowed regardless of coat colour.

Introduction Ears: large, wide at base, set high on The Maine Coon is a semi longhair cat head (see allowances), the ears are from the state of Maine, on the east set apart by one ear’s base’s width. coast of the United States. The breed Moderately pointed, they have a very was developed from breedings slight outward tilt. Good furnishing between cats from local farms and and lynx tips are desirable. other cats of unknown origins, imported by European immigrants Neck: medium in size, the neck is and that were able to survive the well-muscled. hostile Northeast living conditions and climate. Body: long and powerful, the body is large, muscular, with a broad chest. Important remarks: type must not be Rectangular in shape, the body sacrificed for size, or size to type. should not show any exaggerate

LOOF standards MAINE COON – p.1 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2019 feature that would weaken overall Allowances balance. The Maine Coon is a slow maturing cat and this should be taken into Legs: solid, with a powerful account during judgement. The head musculature and a sturdy boning, the shows broadening in mature cats legs are medium in length, which makes ears smaller and lower. strengthening the appearance of a A slight bump is allowed on the end of rectangular body. nose.

Feet: large, round, and well-tufted, Penalize with 5 toes in front feet and 4 in Straight profile. back. Stop. Pronounced bump on nose. Tail: long, the tail should ideally Weak chin. reach the base of shoulder blade. Short or pointed muzzle. Wide at base and tapering to tip with Short winter coat or overall even full, flowing fur. coat. Lack of fur. Coat and colour: short on shoulders Woolly undercoat. and thighs, the fur gets gradually White lockets in non particolor cats. longer down the back and sides to reach full length on the stomach and Withhold all awards britches. Sought after on the throat, Short and cobby body. the ruff does not get down to the Fine boning. chest. The texture is silky, though Lack of structure or musculature. with body and naturally falls on each Incorrect legs (neither straight, nor side. Slight undercoat. parallel) Length of fur and undercoat density Polydactyly (incorrect number of follow seasonal changes, and a short toes). coat in summer should not be Particolor cats without white on all penalized. four feet. General show penalties and withholdings.

LOOF standards MAINE COON – p.2 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2019 MANX & CYMRIC

HEAD = 35 points The rumpy riser which has a rise of 1 Profile = 5 to 3 sacral vertebrae; Muzzle = 5 The stumpy which has 1 to 3 normal Nose = 5 (caudal) vertebrae; Chin = 5 The longy which has a normal tail is Ears = 5 considered as a breeding auxiliary Eye Shape = 5 and is not eligible for championship. Eye colour = 5 Rumpy, rumpy riser and stumpy BODY = 30 points Manx (or Cymric) can only be bred to Neck = 5 longy Manx (or Cymric). Torso = 10 Legs and feet = 5 Musculature = 5 Introduction Boning = 5 The Manx is a tailless cat, originated from the Isle of Man, where it Tail (or lack of tail) = 15 points occurred naturally. The Cymric is the Longhair variety of COAT = 15 points the Manx. Length = 5 Texture = 5 Head: the head is broad with well- Colour = 5 rounded contours when viewed from any angle. The cheeks are full. The CONDITION = 5 points top of the head is rounded, followed by a slightly concave curve. The nose Permissible colours is short and broad. A slight stop is Categories: all allowed. Adult males have definite Divisions: all except amber jowls. Colours: all Muzzle: when viewed from the front Permissible crosses or from the side, the muzzle is set in Manx X Manx a well-defined circle with firm and full Manx X Cymric (Manx longhair) whisker pads. The nose and edge of Cymric X Cymric nose are straight. The end of the nose Manx X British Shorthair is in line with the very firm chin. Manx X British Longhair Cymric X British Shorthair Eyes: round, big and well opened, Cymric X British Longhair the eyes are set well apart which strengthens the breadth of nose. The There are 4 categories of Manx (or eye colour should be even and in Cymric): relation to coat colour. The more The rumpy which is tailless; intense and brilliant tones preferred.

LOOF standards MANX & CYMRIC – p.1 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 Ears: wide at the base, the ears are Cymric: semi long, silky fur, with a medium to small, with rounded tip. thick undercoat. Ruff and britches are They are set well apart and should fit well furnished. into the rounded contour of the head. Allowances Neck: stocky and muscled, the neck Seasonal changes in coat texture are is very short, almost non-existent. allowed. Manx: texture can be somewhat Body: cobby in type, the body is different in cats other than blue, lilac compact, thick, muscular, strong and or cream. well-rounded. The back forms a Cymric: quality of texture can be smooth continuous arch from the different according to colours, but shoulders to the well-rounded rump. density must be the same. The boning is strong, with a powerful musculature. The size of the body is Penalize medium to large. Too long texture or lying down on the body in the Manx. Legs: medium, the legs are slightly Lack of undercoat or density in shorter than the body. Their boning is general. substantial and they are strongly Flat forehead, stop too strong, nose muscled. too long. Vertical ear set. Feet: round and firm. Short hind legs. Flat back. Tail: the Manx is tailless. No penalty Cow hocks. should be given for a slight rise of cartilage which does not stop the Withhold all awards judge’s hand when the palm is White lockets in non particolor cats. stroked down the back and over the Appearance too close to the Exotic or rump. Persian. Pinched nostrils. Coat and colour: Fine boning. Lack of muscle tone. Manx: short, dense and thick fur, Long body. straight to the point where it stands Weak hindquarters causing inability to away from the neck when the cat stand or walk properly. moves its head. It looks like a woollen Tail. carpet. The coat has a thick General show penalties and undercoat and gives the impression of withholdings. a good natural protection.

LOOF standards MANX & CYMRIC – p.2 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 MUNCHKIN SHORTHAIR & LONGHAIR

HEAD = 30 points Introduction Shape = 10 The Munchkin’s distinctive feature is Ears = 5 its short legs developed from a Eyes = 5 spontaneous dominant mutation Muzzle = 5 which has occurred several times in Profile = 5 the domestic cat. In fact, if the first known Munchkin was shown in 1991 BODY = 50 points at Madison Square Garden, NY, short Neck = 5 legged cats had been observed all Torso = 10 along the XXth century in Great Legs = 20 Britain or in Russia. Feet = 10 Tail = 5 Contrary to what one might think, only the legs are modified by that COAT = 10 points mutation, the form and flexibility of Texture and length = 5 the spine being similar to that seen in Colour = 5 all other cats. The short legs do not hamper its mobility in any way, even CONDITION AND BALANCE = 10 if it does not jump as high as some points other breeds. If the breed was first selected from Permissible colours domestic cats, it was later developed Categories: all thanks to the outcrosses to other Divisions: all except amber breeds. Nonetheless, it is important Colours: all to keep a moderate type to the Munchkin, close to that of the Permissible crosses European Shorthair. Munchkin X Munchkin Munchkin X European Shorthair Head: the head is a modified wedge Munchkin x domestic cat with rounded contours, in proportion not belonging to any breed with body. Skull and forehead are very slightly rounded. The nose Munchkin cats with non-mutated legs bridge is well defined, without stop are considered as breeding auxiliaries but with a gentle change of direction. and are not eligible for championship. The nose is more often straight. The head is stronger in males than in females.

LOOF standards MUNCHKIN – p.1 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 Muzzle: well-defined, the muzzle is Feet: round and firm, they are strong but without pinch. The chin is smaller in females than in males. firm. Tail: thick at base, the tail is medium Eyes: medium to large, the eyes are long and tapering to a rounded tip. It walnut shaped and set at a slight is carried erect when in motion. angle. All colours are accepted without relationship with coat colour. Coat and texture: It should only be as bright and Munchkin shorthair: short, dense luminous as possible. with lustrous appearance, the coat is close lying with medium undercoat. Ears: medium in size, the ears are Munchkin longhair: semi-long and wide at the base. They are set rather silky, the coat has moderate apart with slightly rounded tip. The undercoat. A slight ruff is accepted. longhair variety has good ear Shaggy britches and plumed tail are furnishings. welcome.

Neck: medium, the neck is rather Penalize thick and well muscled. Lack of muscle tone. Type too elegant or on the contrary Body: semi foreign in type, the body too massive. is medium to large and rectangular. Nose too long. The chest is broad, well rounded and Round head. developed. The boning is strong and Round eyes. the musculature is powerful. Shoulder blades are angulated and prominent. Withhold all awards Cowhocking. Legs: short and sturdy, the legs are Hollow back. well proportioned with upper and Any disability to walk or stand lower forelegs equal in length and, at normally. the back, thigh and lower leg Normal sized legs. approximately equal in length. Any resemblance with a recognized Forelegs and back legs should be as breed, other than the European straight as possible with medium Shorthair. boning and good musculature. Hind General show penalties and legs slightly longer than forelegs. withholdings.

LOOF standards MUNCHKIN – p.2 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 NORWEGIAN FOREST CAT

HEAD = 30 points Head: medium in size, the head is a Shape and size = 10 modified wedge. The slightly rounded Profile = 5 top of head and forehead are followed Muzzle and chin = 5 by a straight nose, without curve or Ears = 5 stop. Eyes = 5 NB: in adult males, the head gets broader, and the triangle formed by BODY = 35 points chin and ears’ end gets wider. Shape and size = 10 Body boning and musculature = 10 Muzzle: the muzzle is not pinched. Legs and feet = 5 The chin is firm. Tail = 10 Eyes: Large, almond-shaped, the COAT AND TEXTURE = 25 points eyes are set on an oblique tilt and Length = 10 give the cat an alert and expressive Texture and density = 10 look. All eye colours are allowed Colour = 5 regardless of coat colour.

CONDITION = 10 points Ears: medium to large, the ears are wide at base, slightly pointed and set Permissible colours in line of triangle. Viewed from the Category: traditional side, they tilt forward. Lynx tips are Divisions: all desirable. Furnishings extend beyond Colours: all except those based on outer edge of each ear. chocolate, lilac, cinnamon, fawn Neck: well-muscled, medium in Permissible crosses length. Norwegian X Norwegian Body: rather long, powerful and massive, with a sturdy boning and a Introduction full and wide chest. The Norwegian, also called Norwegian Forest Cat or Skogkatt, is a large cat Legs: rather high, the legs are from Scandinavia. He developed a strongly muscled with a solid boning. particularly dense and water-resistant fur as well as a large size in order to Feet: large and round, with tufted resist those regions’ harsh climates. A toes. large ruff frames its head and gives this breed a very special look. Tail: long, thick at base and bushy, it is ideally as long as the body.

LOOF standards NORWEGIAN FOREST CAT – p.1 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2019 Coat and colour: the coat is double, Penalize with long, coarse water repellent Round or square head. upper coat covering a woolly Head longer than wide in adults. undercoat, giving an impression of Ears too small. density and thickness. Ears set too close or set too high in The ruff is made of long hair coming adults. from behind the ears down to a well- Convex, concave or broken profile. furnished chest. Full ruff and britches Receding chin. Round, small or deep- are made of undercoat only. set eyes. Quality of fur is much more important Short tail. than colour. In particolor cats, any Silky or breakable hair. proportion of white is accepted, Lack of upper coat in wintertime. whatever the size and place of it. Withhold all awards Allowances Incorrect legs (neither straight nor A head that is longer than wide in parallel). kitten until championship. Short body. Length of fur and density of Short legs. undercoat varying along the seasons, Fine boning. a much shorter coat in summer Lack of undercoat in wintertime. should not be penalized. General show penalties and Lack of upper coat is accepted in withholdings. kittens until the age of 6 months.

LOOF standards NORWEGIAN FOREST CAT – p.2 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2019 OCICAT

HEAD = 25 points start the original breeding program of Shape = 5 nowadays’ Ocicats. Eyes = 5 Ears = 5 Head: the head is a modified wedge, Muzzle = 10 with rounded contours and well- defined cheekbones. From the side, BODY = 35 points there is a slight curve between the Torso = 10 gently rounded forehead and the Size = 10 nose, without any break. Legs and feet = 10 Tail = 5 Muzzle: broad and well-defined, the muzzle is rather square from the front COAT, COLOUR AND PATTERN = showing a certain length from the 40 points side. The pinch between the Texture = 5 cheekbones and the muzzle should Colour = 15 not be too important. The jaws are Pattern = 20 firm, showing proper bite. The chin is strong. Permissible colours Category: traditional Eyes: oval, the eyes are large, set Divisions: solid, tabby (spotted tabby wide apart and slightly slanted. All pattern only), silver/smoke (spotted eye colours, except blue, are tabby pattern only) accepted without relationship with Colours: black, blue, chocolate, lilac, coat colour, but eye colour should be cinnamon, fawn. as even as possible.

Permissible crosses Ears: medium in size, the ears are Ocicat X Ocicat set as much on top of the head as on the side. Lynx tips are desirable. Solid (non-agouti) Ocicats are considered as breeding auxiliaries Neck: the neck is arched. and are not eligible for show. Body: semi-foreign in type, the body is rather long, sturdy and deep but Introduction without being heavy. The chest is In Michigan, in 1964, an accidental broad and the ribcage slightly cross between an Oriental and an rounded. The back is level or slightly Abyssinian gave birth to a spotted higher on the hindquarters. The kitten looking so much like an ocelot musculature is powerful and elegant, that it was named Ocicat. The giving an athletic appearance. Even if attraction for wild looking domestic large cats are preferred, balance and cats led a breeder, Virginia Daly, to harmony are more important than

LOOF standards OCICAT – p.1 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 size. Females are noticeably smaller M on the skull and become well- than males. elongated spots on the spine. The markings are longer on the shoulders Legs: medium long and well- to make a transition between the muscled, the legs are firmly boned. lines and the spots. The rest of the Feet: oval and compact. body is covered with irregular-shaped spots that are never aligned in order Tail: medium to long, the tail is not to follow the mackerel tabby rather thick at base and slightly markings. The broken blotched tapering to the tip. pattern, with a spot circled by spots Coat and texture: Fine, tight, silky on the flanks, is appreciated. There and close-lying, the coat is long are several broken necklaces at the enough to carry several bands of throat and spots on the belly. The ticking. When those bands of colour legs display large bracelets that may meet, they form clear markings be of different size and broken. The contrasting with lighter ground tail has rings down to its dark tip. colour. Hair forming the spots are light coloured with dark tip. All hair Allowances shafts are ticked except at the tip of Off-white tone on chin and throat is the tail. Ground colour should be light not considered a fault, as well as the enough to allow a distinct contrast silver-white ground colour in silvers. with darker markings, even in dilute coloured coats. Chin, throat, inside of Penalize legs and underside are lighter than Elongated spots following a mackerel the back. tabby pattern. Pale colours without enough contrast. Pattern: All markings should be Woolly coat. clearly visible, whatever the angle Heavy or massive body. one looks at the cat. Markings on the face, legs and tail should be darker Withhold all awards than those on the body. The forehead White locket or spots. displays the characteristic M of the Non agouti cat or with tabby pattern tabbies and the eyes the typical other than spotted. Mascara lines. A second line beyond General show penalties and the make-up gets paler toward the withholdings. ears. Clear straight lines go from the

LOOF standards OCICAT – p.2 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 PERSIAN & EXOTIC SHORTHAIR

HEAD = 35 points Introduction Shape and size = 18 The Persian is a long-haired cat breed Ears = 7 created by the English breeders at the Eyes shape and set = 10 end of the XIXth century, from matings between Middle East semi BODY = 35 points longhair cats and English shorthair Shape and size = 15 cats. Musculature and boning = 10 The Exotic Shorthair was created at Legs and feet = 5 the end of the 1960s in the United Tail = 5 States: it is the shorthair version of the Persian. COAT AND COLOUR = 25 points Texture = 10 Persian and Exotic are quiet cats, Colour = 10 amenable to handling. Eye colour = 5 Head: the head is round and (Remark: the distribution inside the massive, with a broad dome shaped 25 points for coat and colour can vary top of head. The face is round with a according to divisions, see below) sweet expression and a well rounded boning. Cheeks are wide and strong, CONDITION AND BALANCE = 5 with full and prominent cheek bones. points Viewed from the side, forehead, nose and chin are on the same vertical Permissible colours line. Categories: all Divisions: solid, tabby, silver/smoke, Nose: it is broad and very short, with solid and white, tabby and white, sufficiently open nostrils so that silver/smoke and white breathing is not constrained. The Colours: all deep, well-marked break should sit between the eyes, ideally in the Permissible crosses middle, never above the upper line of Persian X Persian eyes, and never below the lower line. Persian X Exotic Shorthair Exotic Shorthair X Exotic Shorthair

LOOF standards PERSIAN & EXOTIC SHORTHAIR – p.1 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 Muzzle: it should be round, broad Exotic shorthair: dense and soft, and full, testifying of a perfect the fur stands away from the body occlusion of jaws. Strong chin. thanks to thickness of undercoat. Slightly longer than other shorthairs, Eyes: round, large and set far apart, it should not be long enough to lie on the eyes have a sweet expression. the body or flow. The colour should be the most intense possible, conforming to coat colour. Allowances Ears: almost round, not unduly open Seasonal variations are allowed. at base, ears are small and set wide apart, fitting into contour of head. Penalize Inside well furnished in Persian. Head: flat forehead, pinch. Ears: large, pointed or too close. Neck: thick and massive, the neck is Body: narrow chest, long back, long short, the head seems to be or narrow neck. embedded in the shoulders. Tail: too long. Body: cobby and massive, equally Legs: too long or arched. wide across rounded shoulders and Feet: oval. hips. Back level. Broad chest, Well- Eyes: small, slanted, not round rounded abdomen and ribs. The cat enough, too close, bulging, too pale. should be well-muscled without Exotic Shorthair: long coat, close obvious fat. lying, without undercoat.

Legs: short, sturdy and strong, the Withhold all awards legs are straight. Any asymmetry of face, bite deformity, off-center nose. Feet: round and massive. Nose too deep compared to forehead and chin. Tail: short, wide at base, ending in a Pinched nostrils. rounded tip, in proportion to body Long or narrow head, long or Roman length. well furnished in Persian. nose, thin muzzle. Poor muscle tone. Coat and texture: White spots in cats other than Persian: long all over the body, particolor. including shoulders, the fur is dense, Poor grooming and/or coat condition. fine and silky. An abundant undercoat General show penalties and gives the coat full volume. The well withholdings. developed ruff runs down between the front legs and the abdomen.

LOOF standards PERSIAN & EXOTIC SHORTHAIR – p.2 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 POINT DIVISION TIPPED DIVISION This division includes sepia, mink and This division includes silver shaded, colourpoint categories. chinchilla (including cameo), golden shaded and golden shell. COAT AND COLOUR = 25 points Texture = 5 points COAT AND COLOUR = 25 points Colour and pattern = 15 points Make-up (of eyes, nose and lips) = 7 Eye colour = 5 points points Texture = 5 points In this division, there should be a Colour and pattern = 6 points definite contrast between colour of Eye colour = 7 points points, that should be as homogenous as possible, and body colour, which is In this division, coat should appear uniform. white in silver cats and gold in golden cats on flanks and tail. There should Absence of ghost barrings is not be darker areas or spots, no desirable, but they are allowed in tabby markings. Any cream shading tabby cats. in silver cats is a fault. The undercoat is pure white in the silver cats and The impact of age and basic colour on gold in the golden cats, britches and the evolution of pattern should be legs too. taken into account: the points are often not totally developed in kittens, Tipping is regularly distributed on the most of all in dilute colours, whereas body, a maximum of 1/8 of a hair darker shades on a mature cat’s body length in chinchilla and golden shell are normal. cats and ¼ of a hair length in silver shaded and golden shaded cats. In tipped cats, there will be fully coloured hairs, from root to tip, among white or golden hairs. The face shows a few light shadings of tipping under the eyes, on the ears and sometimes on the legs. The eyes, the nose margin and the lips should be naturally made-up, outlined by a thin line in harmony with coat colour.

Withhold all awards Even if it is neatly executed, shaving of the border of the nose and/or an eyeline to replace a missing make-up shall be penalized.

LOOF standards PERSIAN & EXOTIC SHORTHAIR – p.3 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 SMOKE DIVISION tabby, smoke, tipped, point in the COAT AND COLOUR = 25 points following categories: Texture = 5 points Colour and pattern = 15 points Bicolour or tricolour pattern: Eye colour = 5 points Any distribution showing around 25% to 50 % of white is considered Smoke Persian and Exotic Shorthair bicolour or tricolour. cats should have white furnishing in Ideally, the distribution of white the ears. The silver base should be should start from the nose with an evenly distributed on all the body, inverted V, and continue down to the including head, legs and tail. It should end of the legs and stomach, with a represent about ¼ to 1/3 of a hair white band on the neck if possible. length. Any distribution of white that is not exactly identical to that ideal Allowance description shall not be considered as Density of silver base should be a fault. stronger from December to April. On the contrary, from May to November, Withhold all awards this particularity may diminish. Cats with less than 20% of white.

TABBY DIVISION Harlequin pattern: COAT AND COLOUR = 25 points Is considered as Harlequin any Texture = 5 points distribution showing between 50% to Colour and pattern = 15 points 80% of white. Eye colour = 5 points Van pattern: There are four tabby recognized In van pattern, ideally, colour is only patterns in the Persian and Exotic on top of head and tail. Shorthair cats: ticked, spotted, Spots on head should be around the mackerel and blotched patterns. base of the ears, with white between Those patterns are the same as in all the coloured areas, if possible. other breeds, with a good contrast: the basic colour shall contrast with Allowances the tabby markings. Two or three spots are allowed, if the total of colour does not exceed 20% PARTICOLOR DIVISION of the surface of the cat, head and COAT AND COLOUR = 25 points tail included. Beyond those three Texture = 5 points spots and/or 20% of colour, the Colour and pattern = 15 points pattern will be considered as Eye colour = 5 points harlequin. White spot at the end of the tail. Any Persian or Exotic Shorthair with white is considered particolor, whatever the colour base: classic,

LOOF standards PERSIAN & EXOTIC SHORTHAIR – p.4 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 PETERBALD

HEAD = 30 points Totally bald cats; Profile = 6 Cats with a very shorthair coat, called Shape and length = 6 “velours”; Chin = 3 Cats with a coarse coat, called Ears = 7 “brush”; Eyes set and shape = 8 Cats with a mutated coat.

BODY = 30 points Non-mutated coated cats are Size, structure, musculature = 15 considered as breeding auxiliaries Neck = 3 and are not eligible for championship. Tail = 6 All the expressions of the mutation Legs and feet = 6 (bald, velvet, brush) are shown in the same class. COAT AND TEXTURE = 15 points Hairlessness = 8 Head: viewed in front, the head is Wrinkles = 7 medium, long and triangular. The top of the head and forehead are flat or COLOUR = 15 points slightly rounded. 3 types of profiles Coat = 10 are accepted: perfectly straight, Eyes = 5 slightly convex or in 2 lines, the line of the forehead following the line of CONDITION AND BALANCE = 10 the nose without a break. points Cheeks are flat. Jowls are accepted in adult males. Permissible colours Categories: traditional, point Muzzle: when facing, the nose is Divisions: all except amber inside the triangle of head, without Colours: all pinch. The end of the nose should not be narrow. Permissible crosses Viewed in profile, the nose is long and Peterbald X Peterbald straight. Peterbald X Siamese The jaws are medium in size. The Peterbald X Oriental chin is firm, in line with the end of the nose.

Introduction Eyes: Medium sized, the eyes are The Peterbald is a breed that was oriental. Almond shaped and set well created by Russian breeders by apart, they are set with a slant introducing the Donskoy’s dominant toward the nose, in harmony with the gene responsible for hairlessness in triangle of the head. Colour of eyes is Oriental cats. That is why the deepest vivid blue for pointed cats, Peterbald definitely is an oriental type and deepest vivid green for traditional cat. There are 4 varieties: cats. Odd eyes (green and blue) are

LOOF standards PETERBALD – p.1 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 accepted in particolor cats. Odd eyes on the body. The whiskers are curled and blue eyes are accepted in white and broken. Peterbalds. In “bald” and “velours” varieties, the Ears: Large, wide at base, set well cats can have wrinkles on the head, apart, the ears continue the triangle neck, forelegs underside, groin, and of the head. belly. Type should be the priority. If equal Neck: long, slender and elegant, the in type, the “velours” variety with the neck brings out head and shoulders. shorter possible hair (chamois touch) should be preferred. Body: oriental in type, medium in size, the body is long, tubular and Condition: neither fat nor thin, the firm. It appears strikingly dense when cats of this breed group are slender, handled. It is athletic and slender not skinny. with a firm and lithe musculature. Equal width at shoulders and hips. Allowances Fine boning. In the “velours” variety, hair texture and length can change until 18 Tail: in harmony with length of body months of age. and length of legs. Penalize Legs: long and elegant, they are in Short or massive body, short legs, harmony with length of body. Their heavy boning. boning is fine and their musculature Round or broad head. Short muzzle. is firm. Break in profile. Pinch. Lack of or prominent chin. Feet: oval and small. Small or round eyes or eyes that are not slanted enough. Skin: Too much skin. Bald variety: the skin is elastic and totally bald, with a rubber-like feeling. Withhold all awards The whiskers are often missing. White spots except in particolor cats. Velours variety: the skin is covered Lack of pigment on paws or nose. with a very short coat, with a chamois Any fault in tail. to short velvet touch. The extremities Entropion. often display longer hair. Whiskers General show penalties and are curled or broken. withholdings. Brush variety: the coat is short, curly and coarse, sometimes sparse

LOOF standards PETERBALD – p.2 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 PIXIE BOB SHORTHAIR & LONGHAIR

HEAD = 40 points Introduction Shape = 5 Starting in 1980, the breeding Ears = 5 program of the Pixie Bob aimed to Eyes = 10 create a domestic cat resembling the Nose, muzzle, chin = 15 wild Bobcat from Northern America. Profile = 5 Its wild look does not reflect the true nature of this loving, loyal and laid- BODY = 40 points back cat. Females are noticeably Torso = 10 smaller than males. The Pixie Bob Legs = 5 exists in short and longhair versions. Feet = 5 Tail = 5 Head: the medium to large head has Boning and musculature = 15 the shape of a large inverted pear when seen in frontal view. From the COAT, COLOUR AND PATTERN = side, the forehead is slightly rounded 20 points and continued by a gentle stop. The Length = 3 nose is wide, slightly convex, with Texture = 5 gentle bump. Nose leather is brick red Pattern = 6 and particularly large. Colour = 6 Muzzle: large and strong, the well- Permissible colours defined muzzle has fleshy whisker Brown spotted tabby only pads. The chin is well-developed and [Category: traditional covered with coarse fuzzy fur. It is Division: tabby (spotted tabby firm and aligned with tip of nose. pattern only) Note: description of chin/muzzle/nose Colour: black] forming a soft sided diamond is very important in the overall appearance of Permissible crosses the Pixie Bob, which justifies the 15 points in standard. Pixie Bob X Pixie Bob Eyes: medium in size, the eyes have Polydactyl and/or normal tailed Pixie the shape of a softened right-angled Bobs can obtain a LOOF pedigree, are triangle. The bushy brows form a first considered as breeding auxiliaries but horizontal line going down along the are not eligible for championship. nose in a vertical line. The triangle is stopped by a diagonal line from the inner corner of the eye toward the ear. Set wide apart, the eyes are a bit covered by heavy eye lids, giving the impression that the cat is half asleep.

LOOF standards PIXIE BOB – p.1 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2019 The make-up consists of a cream or Legs: The legs are long and muscled cream-white band around the eye and with strong boning. Mascara lines from the outer corner of the eye down through the cheek. Feet: large and broad, the feet are Preferred colours go from gold to almost round with big phalanxes and hazel. Gooseberry green is allowed. fleshy toes.

Ears: medium sized, the ears are Coat and texture: large at base with rounded tip. They Pixie Bob shorthair: soft coat, are set as much on top of the head as woolly and resilient to the touch. The on the side, slightly tilting outward. coat, which is not too close to the Lynx tips are desirable as well as pale body, is longer on the belly. thumb prints on the back of the ears. Pixie Bob longhair: the very soft coat is closer to the body than in the Neck: medium, the neck is strong shorthair variety. It does not exceed and muscled. 5 cm (2”) In both short and longhair varieties, Body: long and strongly built, the hair on the head and face is very body is medium to large. The fuzzy, with thick brows and a shoulder blades are prominent, giving downward growth. The fur breaks a rolling move. The flanks are deep easily and seems well-suited to hard and powerful. The chest is broad and climatic conditions. well-developed. The back is not level: Seasonal changes may be noticed in there is a downward slope behind the the texture, coat colour and hair shoulders, followed by a slight length. In summer, the coat is shorter upward slope to the prominent hind than in winter and the spotted pattern legs that are slightly higher than the is clearly visible. In winter, the coat shoulders. The rump is gently sloping gets denser, emphasizing the ticking downward to the tail. A belly pouch is and giving the impression that the desirable in males as in females. coat is sparkled with frost. The only colour accepted in Tail: short, the tail is preferably championship is a brown spotted flexible but kinks and curls are tabby well lightened by an important accepted. Minimum length: 2 inches ticking. Spots are randomly scattered (approximately a thumb’s length). on the body (broken mackerel or Maximum length: to hock when leg is blotched patterns). Rosettes are extended. accepted and the belly is spotted. Tail length is determined by the last All shades of brown spotted tabby are bone part that is felt. When at rest, accepted, even if warm shades are the tail is carried low. desirable.

LOOF standards PIXIE BOB – p.2 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2019 The wild look of the coat colour is Tail not respecting the standard. given by a mouse grey base colour Cow hocks. with an inverted ticking: darker bands Belly too dark. are next to the skin and lighter colour White locket. bands at the end of the hair. Colour Close lying coat. of agouti bands ranges from brown to Coat too long in the shorthair version. dark brown, each hair displaying several alternate bands. Withhold all awards The belly is not ticked and tends Fine boning or musculature. towards cream-white, still on a mouse Pattern or colour not in relation with grey base. The chin and throat are the standard. paler. Paw pads, back of legs and tail Lack of ticking or lack of spotted tip are dark brown or black. pattern throughout the coat. Note: type is more important than Ruff on the longhair. pattern or colour. Tail bone shorter than a thumb first phalanx (about 2,5 cm/1”), and full Penalize length tail. Flat head. Round eyes. Receding chin or forehead. General show penalties and Narrow hips. withholdings. Lack of primordial belly pouch.

LOOF standards PIXIE BOB – p.3 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2019 RAGDOLL

Head = 40 pts Introduction Shape: 20 Created by a Californian breeder in Eyes (shape and colour): 10 the 1960s, the Ragdoll is a semi-long Ears: 5 haired colourpoint cat. His peaceful Profile: 5 character combined to an impressive size has spilled much ink about his Body = 30 pts origins and explains his name, Rag- Torso: 10 doll. Boning: 5 Musculature: 5 Head: the shape of the head is a Legs: 5 modified wedge, equilateral in shape, Tail: 5 with rounded contours. The area between the ears seems flat, when Coat and texture = 30 pts facing. The profile shows rounded Length and texture: 10 skull and forehead, then a slight Colour and pattern: 20 curve leading to a straight nose. (“slide” called profile). Colours Category: pointed Muzzle: medium in length, well Divisions: all except amber (mitted, developed, rounded and strong. bicolour and van patterns for the particolor divisions) Eyes: rather large, oval, they are Colours: all pointed colours slightly slanted without being oriental. Intense blue. NB: The van patterned Ragdoll is allowed in new colour (NC) only. The Ears: medium-sized, continuing the new colours are eligible to be shown line of wedge, they are large at base in LOOF sanctioned shows but do not with rounded tips. Slightly tilted earn title certificates nor take part in forward when seen from the side. the Best in Show. They are judged and can earn an excellent if the Neck: short, strong and powerful. subject presented is of sufficient merit. Body: long and powerful, the body is rectangular in shape with a broad and Permissible crosses full chest. Equal width across Ragdoll x Ragdoll shoulders and hindquarters. The Ragdoll is heavy but not fat. A belly pouch is acceptable.

LOOF standards RAGDOLL – p.1 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2019 Legs: moderately long, in proportion Back legs: white must go up to and to the rectangle of the body, the legs around the hocks entirely, extending are heavily boned and strongly no higher than mid-thigh. No colour muscled. markings in white. Body: colour from eggshell to milky- Feet: round and large, feather- white according to colour of points. tufted. Chin must be white, extending into white belly stripe, varying in width Tail: long, ideally to shoulder blades. from the bib, chest, between the Thicker at base, with full plume. forelegs down the midline of the Coat: semi-long and silky, abundant underside of the cat to the base of guard hair with little undercoat. Ruff, the tail. from back of ears down to neck, appreciated. BICOLOUR PATTERN: Fur is short and dense on front legs, Points: ears, mask and tail show point longer on hind legs, even forming colour of the cat, darker than body britches. and as even as possible. White inverted “V” on face not to extend Colour: beyond the outer edge of the eye on COLOURPOINT PATTERN: either side. “V” to be as symmetrical Points: ears, mask, feet and tail show as possible. Nose leather is pink. base colour of the cat, darker than Body: colour from eggshell to milky- body and as even as possible. white according to colour of points. Body: colour of body from eggshell to Chest, underside, legs and feet are milky-white according to colour of white. Upper body may show white points. Chest, bib and chin may be spotting. somewhat lighter in colour. Small shadings allowed on body. VAN PATTERN: Points: point colour restricted to ears, MITTED PATTERN: upper part of the mask and tail. Nose Points: ears, mask, legs, except leather is pink. paws, and tail show base colour of Body: white, except a few eggshell to the cat, darker than body and as even milky-white minor spotting, not to as possible. May have white blaze, on exceed 20% of the body, including nose and/or between eyes, broken or head and tail. not, not to reach nose leather. Chin must be white. Front feet: white mittens on both feet, evenly matched, going around the wrist joint.

LOOF standards RAGDOLL – p.2 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2019 Allowances Bicolour pattern: white on ears or tail, Length of coat and density of colour on belly or any white area. undercoat following seasonal Van pattern: more than 20% colour changes, a shorter coat during the on body or total absence of point summer period should not be colour. penalized. Colour of coat is darker on older cats. Important shades or Withhold all awards contrasts in white markings should Light boning. not be penalized in mature cats. Lack of structure and musculature. Any eye colour other than blue. Penalize Short coat. Round or small eyes. Colourpoint pattern: white locket or Roman nose, stop. spots. Pointed ears. Mitted pattern: lack of white chin. Short legs. Bicolour pattern: dark markings on Cobby body. white mask. Woolly or cottony texture. General show penalties and Mitted pattern: dark markings on withholdings. white mittens, colour on neck or spotting on white belly stripe. White on ears or tail.

LOOF standards RAGDOLL – p.3 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2019 RUSSIAN & NEBELUNG

HEAD = 30 points Head: the head is made of seven flat Shape = 10 planes, which are: Eyes = 10  from skull to forehead; Ears = 5  from forehead to tip of nose, Neck = 5 which, from the side, shows a straight line; BODY = 30 points  from tip of nose to end of chin; Torso = 15  two symmetrical lines on each side Legs = 5 of the muzzle; Feet = 5  two symmetrical lines formed by Tail = 5 the high broad cheekbones. Viewed in front, the head is a COAT AND COLOUR = 40 points modified wedge, particularly wide at Texture = 20 eye level. Colour = 20 Muzzle: on the contrary, with its Permissible colours rounded contours, the muzzle is Russian: blue, black, white; rather short, without pinch and Nebelung: blue. ending triangle of the head. The [Category: traditional slightly upturned corners of the Divisions: solid mouth give him a sweet smiling Colours: blue, black, white for the expression. Russian; blue for the Nebelung] Eyes: walnut shaped, the eyes are Permissible crosses rather large and set wide apart. Eye Russian X Russian colour is as vividly green as possible Russian (blue only) X Nebelung in adults. Nebelung X Nebelung Ears: as wide at base as tall, the ears are set at an ear-width. The outside is Introduction covered with short and fine hair while The origin of the Russian breed is furnishings cover half inside ear. rather questionable. According to the more realistic theory, it originates Neck: long and slender, the neck from the Arkhangel Islands, on the seems heavier than really is because Barents Sea, where it was hunted for of fur density. its warm and waterproof coat before being appreciated as a domestic cat. Body: foreign-typed, the body is long The Nebelung is the Russian longhair and elegant. Well-muscled without variety. Russians are shy cats and any heaviness, it can appear more like to be handled with care while sturdy than truly is due to density of being judged. coat, especially in the Nebelung.

LOOF standards RUSSIAN & NEBELUNG – p.1 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2019 Boning is fine and musculature leather is charcoal grey and paw pads powerful. are dark lilac. Legs: long and slim, the legs are White: the coat is white with silver proportionate to body. sheen. Nose leather and paw pads are pink. Feet: small and relatively round. Black: the coat is bright jet black to roots. Nose leather and paw pads are Tail: rather thick at base, the tail is black or dark brown. medium, long enough to reach shoulder blades. Allowances Russian: tail is tapering to a slender Eye colour is green yellow in kittens. tip. Ghost tabby markings are accepted in Nebelung: tail is well-furnished. kittens. Some rings can stay at the end of the Coat: tail for a certain time. Russian: short, fine and soft, the Nebelung: length of coat and coat is double and dense due to undercoat density may vary with the important undercoat. seasons and a clearly short coat in Nebelung: medium-long, the fur is summer should not be penalized in made of a rather fine undercoat judgment. covered with thicker guard hairs. Males often display a nice ruff, more Penalize discrete in females. Britches are Eye colour not completely green in desirable as well as lynx tips at the adults. back of the ears. Withhold all awards Colour: White spots or lockets. Blue: the coat has an even bright Eyes : any other colour than green. blue throughout, with a preference for Oriental or cobby type. lighter colour shades. Guard hair Flat coat. tipped with silver giving the coat its General show penalties and bright, silvery sprinkled aspect. Nose withholdings.

LOOF standards RUSSIAN & NEBELUNG – p.2 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2019 SAVANNAH

HEAD = 40 points New Breed: NB: the new breeds are Shape = 10 eligible to be shown in LOOF Profile = 5 sanctioned shows but do not earn Ears = 10 title certificates nor take part in the Eyes = 5 Best in Show. They are judged and Muzzle = 5 can earn an excellent if the subject Neck = 5 presented is of sufficient merit. Only the 5th generation subjects (F5) BODY = 40 points and later generations are eligible for Torso = 13 show. Legs and feet = 10 Wild cats and hybrids F1 to F4 Tail = 7 included are forbidden in cat shows Boning and musculature = 10 and LOOF exhibitions.

COAT AND TEXTURE = 20 points Texture = 8 Introduction Pattern = 8 The Savannah is the result of crosses Colour = 4 between different spotted domestic cats and the serval breeds. Permissible colours The serval (Leptailurus serval or Felis Black, Brown spotted tabby, Black serval) is a wild spotted cat easily silver spotted tabby, Black smoke. living together with humans. In [Category: traditional certain African regions, some servals Divisions: solid, tabby (spotted tabby live in rural areas. They are pattern only) and silver/smoke sometimes considered as pet cats or (smoke and spotted tabby pattern hunt helpers. only) The goal of the Savannah breeding Colour: black] program is to produce a large domestic cat reflecting the unique Permissible crosses traits of the serval: small head, large Savannah X Savannah high set ears, very long body, high Savannah X Egyptian Mau legs, rather short tail and spotted Savannah X Oriental Shorthair coat. Savannah X Ocicat Savannah X domestic cat not Thanks to the serval’s exceptionally belonging to any breed friendly temper, the Savannah is a Savannah X Serval (under fulfilment very sweet cat from the very first of the legal requirements concerning generations. wild felines possession and breeding)

LOOF standards SAVANNAH – p.1 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 Head: small in proportion to the Feet: the feet are small and oval, body, the head, viewed in front, is a with elongated toes. triangle that excludes the ears. The skull should be very slightly rounded. Tail: rather thick, the tail is around ¾ The forehead, flat to slightly convex, of a normal cat tail. It does not reach is followed by a very small the ground when the cat is standing. indentation at nose bridge. The nose, Flexible and very expressive, it broad and straight ends in a rounded displays rings in agouti cats, with a tip. black coloured, blunt end.

Muzzle: the muzzle lines are well- Coat and texture: short to medium, defined, without pinch. The chin, the coat has a very special feel to it: without being receding, is rather rather coarse guard hairs cover a shallow. dense and somewhat silkier undercoat, with notably softer Eyes: medium in size, the eyes are textured spots. almond-shaped. Set wide apart, the Whatever the colour, all Savannahs eyes should ideally display should display the same spotted characteristic white tear markings (in tabby pattern, with, on top of it, as agouti cats only). Eye colour, from many small spots as possible on legs gold to green, is not related to coat and face. The spots are always black, colour. Intensity only shall be taken and can be round, oval or elongated. into account. The underside is spotted. In brown spotted tabby Savannahs, Ears: large and set high on the head ground colour ranges from gold to – the inside base being almost set at orange, without ticking. Throat and the top of the skull – the ears are belly should be off-white. Ground wide at base with rounded tips. The colour is silver in silver cats. typical thumb print of the agouti cats In black and black smoke subjects is desirable on the back of the ear (in (non agouti cats), the ghost tabby agouti cats only). markings should be clearly visible. Savannah’s nose leather is brick red Neck: long and muscled, the neck is coloured with a black outline, or solid lean and elegant. The head is straight black. It is solid black in black or and held with grace. black smoke subjects.

Body: semi-foreign in type, the body Penalize is characterised by a very deep rib Small ears. cage and a slightly higher rump. The White locket on areas not provided hips and thighs are long and fully for in the standard. muscled and a bit oversized. Mackerel tabby type stripes.

Legs: the legs are long and slender, Withhold all awards yet strong. Viewed from the back, the Cobby body. hind legs are very high. Any pattern other than spotted tabby. General show penalties and withholdings.

LOOF standards SAVANNAH – p.2 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 SCOTTISH & HIGHLAND

FOLD STRAIGHT

HEAD = 45 points HEAD = 40 points Profile = 5 Profile = 5 Muzzle and nose = 5 Muzzle and nose = 5 Eye shape and size = 5 Eye shape and size = 5 Eye colour = 5 Expression = 5 Eye colour = 5 Chin = 5 Expression = 10 Ears = 15 points Chin = 5 Folding = 5 Ears (size, shape, set) = 5 points Size = 5 Shape and set = 5

BODY = 40 points BODY = 45 points Neck = 5 Neck = 5 Torso = 5 Torso = 5 Legs and feet = 10 Legs and feet = 10 Tail = 10 Tail = 10 Boning = 5 Boning = 10 Musculature = 5 Musculature = 5

COAT = 15 points COAT = 15 points Texture and length = 10 Texture and length = 10 Colour = 5 Colour = 5

Permissible colours Categories: all Divisions: all except amber Colours: all

Permissible crosses Fold x Fold crosses are strictly forbidden

Scottish/Highland X Scottish/Highland Scottish/Highland X British (SH/LH) Scottish/Highland X American SH

LOOF standards SCOTTISH & HIGHLAND – p.1 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2018 Introduction Muzzle: when viewed from the front There are two varieties of Scottish: or from the side, the muzzle is set in folded ears (“Fold”) and straight ears a well-defined circle with firm and full (“Straight”). The Highland is the whisker pads. The nose and edge of semi-longhair version of the Scottish, nose are straight. The end of the nose and also exists in “fold” and “straight” is in line with the very firm chin. varieties. Scottish and Highland are round in Eyes: well-rounded, big and opened every aspect with a general with a sweet and astonished impression of strength and expression, the eyes are set well sweetness. In the Fold version, the apart which strengthens the breadth small ears are folded forward. The of nose. The eye colour should be mutation responsible for the folded even and in relation to coat colour. ears occurred in farm cats in Scotland The more intense and brilliant tones in 1961. All Scottish and Highland preferred. cats trace their pedigree to Susie, the first Fold discovered by the founders Ears: wide at the base, the ears are of the breed: William and Mary Ross. medium to small, with rounded tip. In Scotland and England, the breed They are set well apart in order to was subsequently established by enhance the rounded contour of the crosses between British Shorthairs head. and folded-ears domestic cats. In the USA, the breeds chosen as outcrosses Scottish Fold and Highland Fold: in breeding programs are the The ears are folded forward and can American Shorthair and the British have single or double fold. Smaller, shorthair. In France, in the 2000s, tightly folded ears preferred over the breed chosen in the Scottish and loose fold and large ears. Highland breeding programs was the British Shorthair. Since January 2015, Scottish Straight and Highland in order to harmonize the breeding Straight: programs with those of the main The ears are straight. federations, LOOF, with the breed clubs, has decided to allow crosses Neck: short and muscled, enhancing with the American Shorthair. the roundness of the head. Folds and Straights compete in distinct championship categories. Body: semi-cobby in type, the body is big, muscled, firm and round. It Head: viewed from any angle, the shows strong boning and powerful head is well-rounded. The top of the musculature. It is medium to large in head is round, followed by a gentle size and shall show no lack of mobility curve to a broad and short nose. A in the hindquarters. Females may be slight stop is permitted. The cheeks smaller than males. are full. Adult males may have full jowls.

LOOF standards SCOTTISH & HIGHLAND – p.2 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2018 Legs: medium, the legs are slightly Penalize shorter than length of body. Their Too long texture or lying down on the boning is strong and they are strongly body in Scottish. muscled. Special attention should be Lack of undercoat or density in given to their mobility, which should general. be the same as in the other breeds. Flat forehead, stop too strong, nose too long. Feet: round and firm, feet are Bulging eyes. aligned. Ears too large, too pointed or set too high. Tail: broad at base, the tail is Ears with more than 90° folding in medium to long, tapering to a round the Folds. tip. Flexible and supple, it should not Cow hocks. show any rigidity. Ghost tabby markings in solid Highland: tail should be well-plumed. coloured cats, except in cats of the red series.

Coat and texture Scottish: the fur is short, double, Withhold all awards dense and shall not lie flat on the Tail too short. body. The undercoat is medium. Tail lacking in flexibility. Highland: semi long, dense and Deformed feet. double silky fur, with a medium Appearance too close to the Exotic or undercoat. Ruff and britches are well Persian. furnished. Pinched nostrils. Fine boning. Lack of muscle tone. Allowances White lockets in non particolor cats. Seasonal changes in hair texture are General show penalties and allowed. withholdings. Quality of texture can be different according to colours.

LOOF standards SCOTTISH & HIGHLAND – p.3 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2018 SELKIRK SHORTHAIR & LONGHAIR

HEAD = 30 points Selkirk Straights (non-mutated hair) Shape = 7 are considered as breeding auxiliaries Profile = 4 and are not eligible for Nose = 3 Championship. Muzzle = 4 Chin = 4 Introduction Ears = 3 At the origin of the breed is Miss de Eyes = 5 Pesto, a small feral cat found in 1987 in Wyoming. Given to Jeri Newman, a BODY = 30 points reputed Persian breeder, Miss de Neck = 2 Pesto was regularly giving birth to Torso = 10 kittens with curls like her when bred Legs and feet = 5 to Persians, which implied that the Tail = 5 curly gene was dominant. That gene Musculature and boning = 8 modifies the three categories of hair (guard, down and awn hairs) and COAT = 35 points gives the coat a soft and plushy Texture = 5 touch: the Selkirk Rex’s fur is curly Density = 10 like a sheep’s coat. Curls = 15 The Selkirk Rex is a medium to large Colour = 5 cat, with a round head, a rather rectangular body, a solid boning and CONDITION = 5 points a developed musculature. It exists in two varieties: shorthair Permissible colours: and longhair. Categories: all Divisions: all except amber Head: the head is round, broad with Colours: all well-rounded contours Cheeks are full. Permissible crosses: Selkirk X Selkirk Profile: the top of the head is Selkirk X British Shorthair rounded, followed by a slightly Selkirk X British Longhair concave curve. The nose is short, Selkirk X American Shorthair broad and straight. A slight stop is allowed. In all Selkirk varieties, i.e.: Selkirk Rex Shorthair (curly hair) Muzzle: the muzzle is relatively short Selkirk Rex Longhair (curly hair) and well defined. Viewed from the Selkirk Straight (non-mutated) front, the well-padded whisker pads Shorthair give the muzzle the aspect of a ‘soft’ Selkirk Straight (non-mutated) square. The chin is strong, the tip of Longhair the nose and the chin are vertically in line.

LOOF standards SELKIRK – p.1 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2018 Eyes: the eyes are large, rounded has the same length as the rest of the and well opened, with a sweet coat. expression. They are set well apart. The more intense and brilliant tones Selkirk Rex longhair: semi-long, preferred. the fur is dense, soft and very curly. The curls, longer than in Shorthair, Ears: the ears are medium, wide at are loose and individual. The ruff is the base, with rounded tip. They are longer than the rest of the coat and set well apart, underlying the top of frames the face. The adult coat starts the head’s roundness. developing at 8-10 months of age and is fully grown around 2 years of age. Neck: short and stocky. Allowances Body: semi-cobby in type, the body Curliness and density of coat follow is rectangular and muscled. Shoulders seasonal changes. and hips are equal in width and Coat continues to develop until two slightly rounded. Boning is strong. years of age. Kittens are curly at birth and may lose their curls at two to Legs: medium, the legs are in three months of age and the curls proportion with the body. Boning is may come back around 8 to 10 substantial and musculature is strong, months of age. Kittens should be with a firm stand. judged mainly on type (head and body) rather than texture. Feet: big and round. Penalize Tail: medium long, tail is thick and Cobby or foreign in type. tapering to rounded tip. In shorthairs, Lack of curls, thinly covered areas, curls are plushy, covering all the close-lying or extremely short coat. sides. In longhairs, the tail is plume- Flat forehead, stop too strong, nose like and bushy. too long. Cow hocks. Coat and texture: the Selkirk Rex’s Appearance too close to the British. coat is dense and plushy ; it is curly on the whole body and the three Withhold all awards categories of hair must be present. White lockets in non particolor cats. Curliness should be more prominent Appearance too close to the Exotic or on the neck, throat, belly and tail. Persian. The whiskers and eyebrows are curly Flat face, pinched nostrils, pointy and sometimes breakable. nose, lack of visible muzzle. Fine boning. Lack of muscle tone. Selkirk Rex shorthair: medium in Lack of curls or bald areas. length, the coat is dense, soft and General show penalties and plushy, with a thick undercoat and withholdings. regular obvious curls. The tail’s and the rest of the body’s hairs have the same length and the curls lie compactly around the tail. The collar

LOOF standards SELKIRK – p.2 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2018 SIAMESE, ORIENTAL, BALINESE, MANDARIN

HEAD = 30 points Balinese X Balinese Profile = 6 Balinese X Oriental Shape and length = 10 Balinese X Mandarin Chin = 3 Oriental X Oriental Ears = 7 Oriental X Mandarin Eyes shape and set = 8 Mandarin X Mandarin

BODY = 30 points Introduction Size, structure, musculature = 15 The Siamese is a very old breed from Neck = 3 South-East Asia. It has been selected Tail = 6 by English breeders as soon as the Legs and feet = 6 end of the XIXth century. It was the origin of 4 oriental typed COAT = 15 points cat varieties whose differences lay in Texture = 8 length of hair and pattern. Length = 7 Siamese: shorthair, colourpoint; COLOUR = 15 points Oriental: shorthair, fully coloured; Coat = 10 Balinese: semi longhair, colourpoint; Eyes = 5 Mandarin: semi longhair, fully coloured. CONDITION AND BALANCE = 10 points The Siamese, Oriental, Balinese and Mandarin are long, slender, elegant Permissible colours and well-muscled cats. Categories: traditional (for the Harmoniously combining a fine boning Oriental and the Mandarin), pointed and a lithe and firm musculature, (for the Siamese and the Balinese) they are athletic with fluid lines. Divisions: all except amber Colours: all These cats should be perfectly balanced, the general harmony not to Permissible crosses be modified by one specific extreme Siamese X Siamese morphological feature. Siamese X Balinese Siamese X Oriental Gifted with a strong personality, they Siamese X Mandarin are lively and talkative.

LOOF standards SIAMESE, ORIENTAL, ... – p.3 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 Head: viewed in front, the head is Body: oriental in type, medium in medium, long and triangular. The top size, the body is long, tubular and of the head and forehead are flat or firm. It appears strikingly dense when slightly rounded. 3 types of profiles handled. It is athletic and slender are accepted: perfectly straight, with a firm and lithe musculature. slightly convex or in 2 lines, the line Equal width at shoulders and hips. of the forehead following the line of Fine boning. the nose without a break. Cheeks are flat. Jowls are accepted in Tail: in harmony with length of body adult males. and length of legs. Siamese and Oriental: whippy, it is Muzzle: when facing, the nose is narrow at base, long and tapering to inside the triangle of head, without a fine point. pinch. The end of the nose should not Balinese and Mandarin: long and be narrow. fine, furnished, it is lightly held, like Viewed in profile, the nose is long and an ostrich’s feather. straight. The jaws are medium in size. The Legs: long and elegant, they are in chin is firm, in line with the end of the harmony with length of body. Their nose. boning is fine and their musculature is firm. Eyes: Medium sized, the eyes are oriental. Almond shaped and set well Feet: oval and small. apart, they are set with a slant toward the nose, in harmony with the Coat: triangle of the head. Colour of eyes is Siamese and Oriental: very short deepest vivid blue for Siamese and and tight, silky, the coat is close lying Balinese, and deepest vivid green for and fine textured. Oriental and Mandarin. Odd eyes Balinese and Mandarin: mid- (green and blue) are accepted in longhair and fine textured, the fur is particolor cats. Odd eyes and blue silky and close lying. Almost no eyes are accepted in white Orientals. undercoat. The coat is shorter on the shoulders and gets longer toward the Ears: Large, wide at base, set well flanks. The britches and tail are well apart, the ears continue the triangle furnished. There should not be any of the head. ruff.

Neck: long, slender and elegant, the neck brings out head and shoulders.

LOOF standards SIAMESE, ORIENTAL, ... – p.4 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 Colour: kittens and young adults under 12 Siamese and Balinese are colourpoint months. cats. There should then be a definite contrast between point colour, as Penalize even as possible, and body colour Short or massive body, short legs, which is even. heavy boning. Absence of ghost markings is Round or broad head. Short muzzle. preferred, except on tabby cats where Break in profile. Pinch. they are allowed. Lack of or prominent chin. The age and the base colour are to be Small or round eyes or eyes that are taken into account on the evolution of not slanted enough. the colourpoint pattern: points are usually not totally developed on Siamese and Oriental: long, rough kittens, most of all in dilute colours, or coarse fur. whereas darker shades on mature Balinese and Mandarin: short, cats are normal. rough or coarse fur. Lack of tail plume. Condition: neither fat nor thin, the cats of this breed group are slender, Siamese and Balinese: dark spots not skinny. on the belly and/or flanks. Lack of pigments in points. Brindling, i.e. Allowances presence of white hair in the points. Siamese and Oriental: the Siamese Mask extending to the whole head. variant (from a Balinese or a Mandarin) has a longer coat and a Withhold all awards frothy texture. White spots except in particolor cats. Lack of pigment on paws or nose. Balinese and Mandarin: incomplete Any fault in tail. development of fur on cats under 12 General show penalties and months. withholdings. Siamese and Balinese: eye colour Siamese and Balinese: unfinished other than blue. mask, ‘glasses’, shadow markings on Oriental and Mandarin: gold or tail or flanks on kittens and young copper eyes. adults under 12 months. Balinese and Mandarin: undercoat (double coat). Oriental and Mandarin: tabby shadow markings on tail or flanks on

LOOF standards SIAMESE, ORIENTAL, ... – p.5 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 SIBERIAN

HEAD = 30 points him, confirmed by its round, very Shape and size = 10 well-developed musculature. Profile = 4 Considering its morphology, the Ears = 4 Siberian only reaches full maturity Eyes = 5 around 3 years of age. Males are Muzzle = 2 noticeably larger than females. Neck = 5 Nota: colourpoint Siberians are traditionally called “Neva Masquerade BODY = 40 points Siberians”. Shape = 10 Size = 10 Head: the shape of the head is a Boning = 5 modified wedge, large with rounded Musculature = 5 contours. Viewed from the front, the Legs and feet = 5 cheekbones are neither high set nor Tail = 5 prominent. The skull is broad and almost flat. Viewed from the side, the COAT AND COLOUR = 20 points forehead is slightly rounded and Length = 5 continued by a slight curve between Texture = 5 the eyes. The nose is medium in Undercoat = 5 length and flat. Colour = 5 Muzzle: round and strong, it must be CONDITION AND BALANCE = 10 without pinch. Females often have a points thinner muzzle than males. The chin is rounded without being protruding. Permissible colours Whiskers are long and thick. Category: traditional, point Divisions: solid, tabby, silver/smoke, Eyes: large, almost round, they are solid and white, tabby and white, set at least one eye’s width apart. silver/smoke and white Slightly slanted, without having an Colours: all except those based on oriental look. All eye colours are chocolate, lilac, cinnamon and fawn. accepted without relationship with coat colour, except in the colourpoints Permissible crosses which have blue eyes. Siberian X Siberian Ears: medium in size, large at base and set an ear to an ear and a half Introduction ear width apart. From the side, they The Siberian is a large semi longhair are slightly tilting forward. Round at cat from Russia where, despite a late the end, the ears have an important international recognition, it’s been fur covering almost totally their base. living for centuries. Powerful, an Abundant furnishings inside, lynx tips impression of strength emanates from desirable.

LOOF standards SIBERIAN – p.1 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 thicken to curls on the belly, but a Neck: round and short, the neck is wavy coat is not characteristic. heavily muscled. In particolors: white is allowed in any Body: the body is semi cobby, amount and in all areas. massive, heavy and muscled, with a Condition and balance characteristic barrel-shaped appea- The overall appearance of the rance, due to roundness of the ribs Siberian should reflect strength and and the musculature. The back is power, balanced by a sweet arched and higher than the shoulders, expression. the belly is firm. Allowances Legs: medium in length, the legs are The coat follows important season sturdy and muscled with substantial variations, being thicker in winter and boning. shorter in summer. Guard hair does not grow before kittens are 6 months Feet: big and rounded, the feet have old. abundant toe tufts. Penalize Tail: wide at the base, tapering to a White spots and lockets in non blunt tip, the tail is thickly furnished. particolor cats. It should ideally reach the base of Straight profile. shoulder blades. Stop. Ears too close in adults. Coat and colour: semi-long to long, Narrow or pointed muzzle. the Siberian’s coat is made of three Almond shaped eyes. types of hair: guard, down and awn Long legs. hairs. The hair on the shoulders, lower part of the chest and back Withhold all awards should be coarse and shiny. Ruff goes Lack of structure or fine boning. from back of head down to chest. General show penalties and Abundant undercoat. The hair may withholdings.

LOOF standards SIBERIAN – p.2 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 SINGAPURA

HEAD = 40 points Head: round and rather small, the Shape = 10 head, viewed in front, shows a Eyes = 10 rounded skull followed by high and Ears = 10 broad cheek bones. From the side, Profile = 5 the slightly rounded forehead is Neck = 5 followed by a slight indentation at nose birth. The nose, rather short, is BODY = 25 points slightly rounded. Torso = 8 Legs = 2 Muzzle: medium in length, the Feet = 2 muzzle is broad. There should be a Boning = 5 definite whisker break. It should not Tail = 3 be pointed or narrow. Chin to be firm Musculature = 5 and well-developed.

COAT AND TEXTURE = 35 points Eyes: Large and very expressive, the Length and texture = 10 walnut-shaped eyes are widely open. Colour = 15 Set at least one eye’s width apart, Ticking = 10 they should neither be round nor protruding. Preferred colour is green Permissible colours in any shading, as long as they are Seal ticked tabby sepia even. Blue eyes are not allowed. [Category: sepia Divisions: tabby (ticked tabby pattern Ears: large, alert and moderately only) pointed, the ears have a deep cup Colour: black] shape and are widely opened at base. The deep cupping is very important in Permissible crosses their large appearance. They are set Singapura X Singapura an ear width apart, with good furnishings.

Introduction Neck: the neck is short and thick. Known as the smallest cat breed, the Singapura originated from Singapore Body: semi cobby in type, the body where ticked cats have been living is compact with a broad and rounded half wild for a long time. In 1974, Hal ribcage. and Tommy Meadows, two American breeders, noticed them and imported Legs: strong and heavy at the body, 3 subjects to the United States. Those the legs are tapering to a fine lower cats, bred to Burmese cats, were the leg boning. starting point of the Singapura breed which got recognition in 1984. Feet: small, oval and firm.

LOOF standards SINGAPURA – p.1 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 Tail: the ideal tail is long enough to show tabby markings. The head reach shoulder blades, slightly thick shows the typical patterns of tabby at base and tapering to a rounded tip. cats: inverted M on the forehead, slight Mascara markings around the Coat and texture: eyes and on the cheeks. Fine, silky and without undercoat, the coat is close lying. Short, it should be Allowances of sufficient length so that each hair All eye colour shades from gold to carries several alternating light and hazel are allowed. dark bands, called ticking. Coat is longer at the spine and may be longer Penalize and woollier on kittens than adults. Small and/or narrow ears. Small or protruding eyes. Colour and pattern: Pointed or very short muzzle. Stop. The undercoat is old ivory. The Plush or springy coat. ticking, make-up markings, paw pads Grey tones, too cold or too warm. and tip of tail are dark brown or Prominent outer foreleg barring. black. The nose leather is brick coloured, with a dark brown or black Withhold all awards outline. Straight profile. The pattern is genetically ticked tabby White buttons or lockets. sepia, i.e. each hair has at least 4 Unbroken necklaces. alternating bands of ivory and dark Circular leg bracelets. brown or black, except on whisker Barring on the tail. pads, throat, chest, belly, inner legs Blue or aqua eyes. and underside of tail that are not Lack of make-up. ticked. Total absence of ticking (solid Ticking is more intense on the spine coloured cat). and tail. The hair is always light next General show penalties and to the skin and dark on the outer tip withholdings. band. The inside of forelegs and the outside of hocks on back legs should

LOOF standards SINGAPURA – p.2 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 SNOWSHOE

HEAD = 30 points the US national cat, the American Shape = 10 Shorthair, and probably Birmans. Eyes (shape and colour) = 10 Ears = 5 Head: the shape of the head is a Profile = 5 modified wedge, equilateral in shape, with rounded contours. The area BODY = 30 points between the ears seems flat, when Torso = 10 facing. The cheekbones are set high Boning = 5 and the bone structure should be Musculature = 5 visible, even in adult males that have Legs = 5 more developed cheeks. Viewed in Tail = 5 profile, the forehead is straight and followed by a slight curve on the COAT AND TEXTURE = 30 points nose. The latter, medium in breadth, Length = 8 is more often straight. A small bump Texture = 8 is accepted. Pattern = 8 Colour = 6 Muzzle: Medium in length, the muzzle is rounded with a slight pinch. BALANCE AND CONDITION = 10 Strong chin. points Eyes: rather large, the eyes are oval Permissible colours to round. They are slightly slanted Category: pointed without being oriental. All shades of Divisions: solid and white, tabby and blue are allowed. white, silver/smoke and white (all in mitted and bicolour patterns only) Ears: medium-sized, continuing the Colours: all line of wedge, they are medium large at base with rounded tips. Permissible crosses Snowshoe X Snowshoe Neck: medium in size, the neck is strong and muscled.

Introduction Body: the body is semi foreign in The Snowshoe was created by shape, harmonious and muscled. Dorothy Hinds-Daugherty, a breeder Dense, it appears less heavy than from Philadelphia. In fact, she wanted truly is. Females are smaller and to create a white mitted Siamese like lighter than males. the ones that can be seen on some pictures of the Victorian era. To reach Legs: rather long, the legs are her goal, she bred moderate typed relatively fine boned with well Siamese with other breeds, including developed muscles.

LOOF standards SNOWSHOE – p.1 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2019 Feet: oval, the feet are in proportion Points: ears, mask and tail show basic to the body. point colour of cat, darker than body and as even as possible. Tail: medium in length, the tail is Chin, chest, stomach, legs and feet thicker at base and slightly tapered to are generally white. A few white spots the end. are allowed on back and flanks. The proportion of white shall stand Coat and texture: short to between a quarter and half of total moderately short, the coat is soft and surface of coat, less white preferred. silky. Dense, it is not closelying.

Patterns: 2 patterns are allowed: Allowances mitted and bicolour. Feet must show As in any colourpoint cats, colour of some white. Coloured spots in white coat gets darker on older cats. areas are allowed. Nose leather and Shades or important contrasts with pawpads may be ground coloured or the white markings should not be pink or mottled. penalized in mature cats. Ghost Body: body colour shall be lighter barring are allowed in kittens. that points. General appearance of Seasonal changes should not be pattern and contrast are more penalized. important that shape and detail of coloured or white areas. Penalize Fully coloured foot. Mitted Plushy, double, or woolly coat. Long Points: ears, mask, legs – except feet hair. – and tail show the basic point colour Mitted or bicolour patterns not of cat, darker than body and as even respected. as possible. Massive or oriental body. White is limited to feet, back legs, chest and chin, cat being typically Withhold all awards about one-quarter white. Non particolor cat. Eye colour other than blue. Bicolor General show penalties and A white pattern is required on the withholdings. face but its shape may vary.

LOOF standards SNOWSHOE – p.2 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2019 SOKOKE

HEAD = 25 points Introduction Shape = 10 The Sokoke is a naturally occurring Eyes = 5 native breed found in the Sokoke Ears = 5 Forest area, Kenya. In 1970, a British Chin = 5 woman, named Jeni Slater started breeding, whereas Gloria Moeldrup BODY = 25 points imported two subjects to Denmark in Torso = 15 the 1980s. This very rare cat was Legs = 5 recognized by FIFe in 1993. Tail = 5 The Sokoke is a medium sized high- legged elegant cat. The marble and COAT AND TEXTURE = 45 points shimmering coat is highlighted by its Texture and length = 15 very short fur. Colour = 30 Head: the head is a modified wedge, CONDITION = 5 points small compared to the body. The top of the skull is almost flat, the Permissible colours cheekbones are high and well- Brown tabby (marble pattern) defined. The profile shows a very soft [Category: traditional indentation at the base of the nose, Division: tabby (marble pattern only) which is medium in length and Colours: black] straight.

Permissible crosses Muzzle: well-defined, the muzzle is Sokoke X Sokoke not pinched, with firm chin.

LOOF standards SOKOKE – p.1 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 Eyes: almond-shaped, the eyes are Tail: Medium to long, the tail is large, set well apart and slightly thicker at base and tapering to the oblique. Their colour is amber to tip. green. Coat and texture: very short, close- Ears: medium sized, the ears are lying and glossy, with no undercoat. wide at base with rounded tips. Lynx Marble pattern looks like a classic tips are desirable. tabby slightly elongated and muted by ticked hairs in the solid areas Neck: the neck is slender and (black markings), both hallmarks of muscled, the head coming well off the the Sokoke breed. shoulders.

Body: semi-foreign in type, the body Penalize is medium long, slender and muscled. Oriental or cobby type. The chest is round and well- Stop. developed. Pinch.

Legs: high and long, the legs have a sturdy boning. The hind legs are well Withhold all awards angled, which is characteristic of the White lockets or buttons. breed. General show penalties and withholdings. Feet: oval.

LOOF standards SOKOKE – p.2 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 SPHYNX

HEAD = 40 points Introduction Shape and size = 5 Though hairless cats have always Profile = 10 existed, the weird looking Sphynx Eyes = 5 appeared as a breed in the 1970s in Cheekbones = 5 Canada. Imported from Toronto to Muzzle and chin = 5 the Netherlands by Dr Hernandez, the Ears = 10 first Sphynx founded lines in France before reaching the United States. BODY = 40 points Sphynx’s hairlessness, from total Neck = 5 absence of hair to suede-like down Chest = 10 hair, results from a spontaneous Abdomen = 13 mutation. The specificity of this breed Legs and feet = 5 does not only reside in its Tail = 7 hairlessness but also in its unique distinguishable type. Hairlessness = 20 points Head: medium, the head is longer Wrinkles = 10 than wide. It is wedge shaped with Texture = 10 defined rounded contours, high cheekbones and pronounced pinch. Permissible colours From the side, top of skull and Categories: all forehead are flat, continued by a Divisions: all except amber concave curve, from bridge of nose. Colours: all The latter is straight.

Permissible crosses Muzzle: rather short, rounded and Sphynx X Sphynx well-developed, the muzzle is strongly pinched, detached from the skull. Whisker pads are well-rounded. The chin is firm and well defined.

LOOF standards SPHYNX – p.1 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2019 Eyes: lemon shaped, the eyes are chamois-like. The skin is very large, well opened and expressive. All wrinkled in kittens. The adults should colours are accepted in relationship retain as many wrinkles as possible, with coat colour. especially on the head, although wrinkling should not be so Ears: very large, the ears are wide at pronounced as to affect the cat’s base and open. Set as much on top normal functions. Whiskers and brows as on the side of the head, the lower are sparse or absent. base being in line with the outer corner of the eye, they should look Allowances oversized compared to the head. The A few hair tufts are acceptable on interior is totally hairless and they are some areas of the body: base of ear, rounded at tip. nose, scrotum, end of legs, end of tail. Neck: medium sized and well- Jowls can be very prominent in adult muscled, it is arched with the head males. coming well off the shoulders. Penalize Body: semi-cobby in type, the body Cobby type. is firm. The musculature, well-defined Concave curve of profile not distinct. under the skin, is round. The chest is Almond shaped eyes. barrel-shaped, broad and deep. The Ears not oversized compared to the abdomen is well-rounded, as if the head. cat had recently eaten, without sign Narrow chest. of obesity. Hips and croup are Short tail. rounded. Lack of wrinkles on head.

Legs: the legs are rather finely Withhold all awards boned, yet firmly and well muscled. Frail or delicate look, thin body, fine The forelegs are slightly arched. boning in adult cats. Foreign type. Feet: oval, the feet have fine Strictly straight or bumped profile. elongated and prominent toes. Paw Small ears. pads are thicker than in other breeds, Rolled tail, tail lacking flexibility. which gives the impression that the Hair that looks like the Devon Rex’s Sphynx walks on air cushions. wavy hair or the Cornish Rex’s hair in molt. Tail: the tail is long, whippy and Obvious depilating and/or shaving. slightly thick at base, looking like a Dirty ears. rat’s tail. General show penalties and withholdings. Skin and texture: the skin of the Sphynx can be totally bald or

LOOF standards SPHYNX – p.2 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2019 THAI

HEAD = 40 points Shape = 15 Head: slightly longer than wide, the Profile = 7 head, seen in front, is a modified Ears = 7 wedge with rounded contours. Cheeks Eyes shape and set = 6 are rather round in females and can Neck = 5 be more developed in males, in a reasonable proportion compared to BODY = 40 points overall size of the body. The side view Torso = 15 consists in two parallel straight lines Legs and feet = 7 joined by a slight curve at the eye Boning = 6 level. Musculature = 6 Tail = 6 Muzzle: medium in length, neither pointed nor round, the muzzle gently COAT AND TEXTURE = 10 points continuing the wedge. Firm chin. Texture = 5 Length = 5 Eyes: oval, slightly slanted. A line goes from inner corner, to outer COLOUR = 10 points corner of the eye and meets outer Coat = 5 base of ear. The colour is as intense Eyes = 5 as possible.

Permissible colours Ears: wide at the base with rounded Category: point tip, the ears are medium in size and Divisions: solid, tabby, silver/smoke set fairly high on the head. Colours: all Neck: medium in length, the neck is Permissible crosses well-muscled, especially in males. Thai X Thai Body: foreign in type, the body is medium, very strong but not heavy. Introduction The chest is broad and slightly round. Preserving the characteristics of the Siamese that was shown in Legs: rather slender, the legs are in championship in late 19th and 20th proportion to the body. centuries until the 1960s, the Thai resembles what some called ‘our Feet: oval, the feet are medium in Grand Ma’s cat’ or ‘traditional size. Siamese’. The Thai is nowadays Siamese’s ancestor, and should not Tail: medium, wide at the base, look like him in any way. The Thai is tapering to a slightly round tip. alert and chatty, with a great personality.

LOOF standards THAI – p.1 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 Coat and texture: The coat is short and tight. The fur is Penalize close-lying. The texture is fine and Long, thick or plush coat. silky. Dark areas on the belly and/or the Colour: the Thai is a colourpoint cat. flanks. There should then be a definite Lack of pigments in points. contrast between point colour, as Brindling, i.e. presence of white hair even as possible, and body colour in the points. which is even. Lack of ghost markings Mask extending to the whole head. is preferred, except on tabby cats Round eyes. where they are allowed. The age and Short tail. the base colour are to be taken into account on the evolution of the Withhold all awards colourpoint pattern: points are usually White spots and lockets. not totally developed on kittens, most Lack of pigment on paw pads or nose of all in dilute colours, whereas darker leather. shades on mature cats are normal. Pronounced stop. Siamese or Tonkinese look. Allowances General show penalties and Colour of eyes can vary from pale to withholdings. dark blue.

LOOF standards THAI – p.2 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 TONKINESE SHORTHAIR & LONGHAIR

HEAD = 30 points (colourpoint) is codominant with the Shape = 10 Burmese cb gene (sepia), none Eyes = 10 nullifying or modifying the other, but Ears = 5 giving an intermediate colour (mink). Neck = 5 As time went by, the type getting more and more different between the BODY = 30 points Siamese and the Burmese led the Torso = 15 breeders to breed the Tonkinese Legs = 5 between each other in order to keep a Feet = 5 homogeneous morphology. This Tail = 5 evolution helped for the recognition of the colourpoint and sepia colours in COLOUR = 30 points the Tonkinese breed. The longhair Body colour = 10 variety of the Tonkinese is sometimes Points, nose leather and paws = 10 called Tibetan. Eye colour = 10 Head: just slightly longer than wide, TEXTURE = 10 points the head is a modified wedge with gently-curved contours. The side lines Permissible colours of the triangle formed by the jaw Categories: point, mink and sepia hinges are well-defined and slightly Divisions: solid, tabby, silver/smoke rounded. Viewed from the side, the Colours: all top of head and forehead are slightly rounded and followed by a gentle Permissible crosses stop at the base of the nose, with a Tonkinese X Tonkinese slight rise from stop to tip of nose.

Tonkinese X English Burmese until Muzzle: the muzzle is medium long, January 1st, 2020 gently following the lines of the Tonkinese X Asian longhair (sepia wedge, neither pointed nor only and not tipped), until January excessively rounded. The chin is firm. 1st, 2015. Ears: placed as much on the side of the head as on the top, the ears are Introduction medium in size, wide at base with Developed from an ancestral cross rounded tips. They are covered with between the Siamese and the very short hair and leather may show Burmese, the Tonkinese blends the through. characteristics of those two breeds that used to be very similar. In the Eyes: walnut shaped, the eyes are Tonkinese, the Siamese cs gene slightly slanted.

LOOF standards TONKINESE – p.1 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 Eye colour: aqua (blue-green) in neither of those nullifying nor minks, sky blue to violet in modifying the other, but giving an colourpoints, gold to green in sepias, intermediate colour. Contrast is less brilliant, deep and clear colours marked than in colourpoint cats. preferred. Point Tonkinese: colourpoint pattern (cs cs). This pattern noticeably Neck: medium long, the neck is well lightens body colour, the points being muscled, especially in males. much darker. Because of the polygenes, the coats may be darker Body: semi-foreign in type, the body than Siameses’ and eye colour may is medium, strongly muscled but display a less intense shade of blue. without being stocky. The chest is broad and gently rounded. Allowances Incompletely developed eye colour Legs: fairly slim, the legs are in under one year of age. proportion to the body. Ghost tabby markings on tail and lower part of legs in kittens under 8 Feet: more oval than round, the feet months. are medium. Darker body colour due to age, provided acceptable contrast to points Tail: medium long, the tail is tapering is maintained in mink and colourpoint to a slightly blunted tip. colours. Greater rounding of head in adult Coat and texture males due to stud jowls. Tonkinese shorthair: particularly In kittens: shorter, rounder, more soft to the touch, the coat is short, compact type of head. dense, silky and close lying. Tonkinese longhair: semi long and Penalize fine, the coat is silky and close lying. Round head in adults. There is almost no undercoat. The Round or protuberant eyes. coat is shorter on the shoulders and Oriental eyes. gets longer on the flanks. Britches Short muzzle. and tail are well-furnished. There may Nose stop too important. be a ruff. Straight profile. Ghost tabby markings in non-agouti Colour: adults (except from the red series). Sepia Tonkinese: sepia pattern (cb cb). This specific pattern lightens body Withhold all awards colour in a gradual shading of delicate Cobby or oriental type. and warm hues, leaving back and White lockets or buttons. extremities, called points (ears, Pigment absent or spotty on nose muzzle, legs and tail), slightly darker leather (except red series). than the flanks, throat and underside. General show penalties and Mink Tonkinese: mink pattern (cb withholdings. cs). cs gene (colourpoint) is codominant with cb gene (Sepia),

LOOF standards TONKINESE – p.2 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 TOYGER

HEAD = 35 points Introduction Shape = 2 The dream of an American breeder is the Eyes = 6 origin of the Toyger, in 1993. Judy Ears = 6 Sugden wanted to create a loving Chin = 6 medium-sized shorthair domestic cat, Muzzle = 6 with unique colour and tabby pattern. Nose = 4 Head: Medium-sized, long, broad and Profile = 4 deep. All contours are rounded. From the Neck = 1 side, a half hexagon is defined by angles change points of chin, nose forehead and BODY = 25 points back skull. Torso = 4 Legs and feet = 4 Ears: rounded. Small preferred. Set as Tail = 4 much on the side as on the top. Thickly Boning = 7 furred temples and ears preferred. Lynx Musculature = 6 tipping undesirable.

COLOUR = 40 points Eyes: small to medium, circular with Length and texture = 5 gentle hooding of upper inside. They are Pattern = 20 set back into face and on slight bias Body colour = 15 toward base of ear. Deep colour is preferred. Permissible colours Category: traditional Chin: very strong. Deep, wide. Bite Divisions: tabby (mackerel pattern only) must be correct. Colours: black only Muzzle: medium in length but deep with Permissible crosses well-defined rounded contours, giving a Toyger X Toyger powerful look. From the front, the muzzle forms a long inverted heart New Breed (NB): the new breeds are shape from forehead to rounded whisker eligible to be shown in LOOF sanctioned pads. shows but do not earn title certificates nor take part in the Best in Show. They Nose: long and rounded, widening are judged and can earn an excellent if towards end to at least as wide as the the subject presented is of sufficient space between the eyes. Greater nose merit. leather width is preferred, depth is shallow.

LOOF standards TOYGER – p.1 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 Profile: biplane, with an angle change Coat and texture: above the eyes. A slightly concave nose Length: the coat is short but the line is acceptable. markings may be slightly but uniformly longer than ground colored fur on body Neck: long and muscular. for a sculptured effect. Longer temple and jowl fur (sideburns) is preferred. Body: long and powerful in type. Texture/density: fur is thick, luxurious and unusually soft, plush but resilient. Torso: medium, long and muscular with Glitter: some glitter is required. The rolling contours. Strong and robust but more the better, without undue loss of not blocky. Strength is in the contrast or whited ground. forequarters. Shoulders may interrupt Colour: very dark tabby markings on a top line. Chest is broad and deep. richly colored rufused ground is preferred. Markings uniformly dark from Legs and feet: medium length such tip of hair to skin are preferred. Mouse that the space between the ground and colored undercoat is acceptable. Whited the body is equal to the depth of the ground colour of belly, chest, throat, torso. The legs are as long in back as in inside of legs and underside of tail shall front. Long toed, well knuckled feet be as uniform and light as possible. seem large. Contrast: it must be very important between the tabby markings and the Tail: very long and thick, rounded at tip. ground colour, as well as between the Carried low. dorsal orange ground colour and the ventral whited ground colour. Contrast Boning: very large, robust, never shall also be high on ears between the delicate. dark ground colour and the lighter ‘thumb print’ and on the face between Musculature: very muscular and the whited ground colour and the tabby athletic looking, especially in young markings. males.

LOOF standards TOYGER – p.2 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 Pattern: modified mackerel tabby. Allowances Body: stripes shall generally be Females may be somewhat smaller and vertically aligned with encircling less muscular than males and may markings on neck, legs and tail. Bold, exhibit no head ruff. Well-muscled males braided, non-uniform stripes including may lack shoulder to neck definition. stretched rosettes are preferred. Some Kittens may be somewhat longer coated stretched spots are acceptable. Belly and and less rufused. Colour may vary inside of legs must be marked. Whited somewhat in intensity seasonally. ground colour shall include ventral areas of belly, underside of base of tail, inside Penalize of legs and chest. Spillage or wrap of Mackerel stripes too curved on body, whited ground onto lower sides and back suggesting a blotched pattern. of legs is desirable. Paw pads and tail tip Substantially darker markings on points. must be black. Dorsal stripe. Traditional tabby face markings only. Face and head: facial markings and No glitter. stripes shall be circularly aligned around Narrow nose leather. the face. Preference shall be given to Excessive size. forehead butterfly markings and to Lack of musculature. encircling jowl markings. Traditional Locket. tabby markings moving radially away from the face are not desirable. Whited Withhold all awards ground areas shall include throat, chin, Ticked coat that obscures markings. outer part of jowls and cheeks and lower Belly or chest not marked. part of whisker pads, as well as areas Tail tip not black. around the eyes. White ‘thumb mark’ on Blue eyes. back of ears is desirable. Black mascara, General show penalties and lipstick and whisker spot markings are withholdings. desirable.

LOOF standards TOYGER – p.3 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 TURKISH ANGORA

HEAD = 40 points Introduction Shape = 9 Very old breed native of Asia Minor, Ears = 12 the ideal Turkish Angora is a graceful Eyes = 4 perfectly balanced cat, with a fine and Chin = 2 silky coat. When handled, the Angora Muzzle = 2 gives a striking effect by the contrast Nose = 4 between the surprisingly firm Profile = 5 muscular body and the soft flowing Neck = 2 fur. Turkish Angoras are intelligent, active and inquisitive cats and they BODY = 40 points respond best to firm, but gentle Torso = 9 handling. Elegance is always more Legs and feet = 9 important than size. This point should Tail = 8 especially be taken into consideration Boning = 9 when comparing males and females. Musculature = 5 Head: small to medium compared to COAT AND COLOUR = 10 points its body, the head is a smooth Coat = 5 modified wedge. From the side, the Colour = 5 head develops two planes: the one formed by a flat top head and BALANCE = 10 points forehead and the second by the line of the nose both meeting at an angle Permissible colours between the eyes. Category: traditional Divisions: solid, tabby, silver/smoke, Muzzle: slightly rounded, the muzzle solid and white, tabby and white, should be in continuation of the silver/smoke and white wedge, without pinch. Firm chin. Colours: all except those based on chocolate, lilac, cinnamon and fawn. Eyes: Large, walnut-shaped, the eyes are slightly slanting upwards. Permissible crosses Turkish Angora X Turkish Angora Ears: large, wide at base, the ears are set high on the head, vertical. They are slightly pointed, with good furnishings.

LOOF standards TURKISH ANGORA – p.1 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 Neck: medium in length, the neck is slim and graceful. Allowances A broader head, with wider space Body: foreign in type, the body is between the ears is allowed in adult long, slender and muscular. Chest is males. narrow and shoulders should be the In young Angoras, coat reaches full same width as the hips. Firm development after their first winter. musculature on a fine-boned Britches and ruff take two to three structure. years to reach full development.

Legs: Long, the hind legs are higher Penalize than front legs. Coarse appearance. Broad chest, hips or shoulders. Feet: oval, the feet are small and Heavy boning. delicate. Tufted toes are desirable. Short tail. Break in profile. Tail: long, the tail is large at base, Roman nose. tapering to a narrow end and fully Pinch. plumed. Withhold all awards Coat and texture: semi-long, the Cobby body type. coat is fine and silky, with little Oriental head or body type. undercoat. Shining and shimmering, General show penalties and it is longer on ruff, britches, belly and withholdings. tail. The coat can show slight waves on the stomach and noticeable seasonal variations.

LOOF standards TURKISH ANGORA – p.2 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 TURKISH VAN

HEAD = 35 points Nota bene: the Turkish Van also Shape = 15 comes in solid white, with golden, Eyes (shape and colour) = 10 blue or odd eyes, and is called Van Ears = 5 Kedisi. Neck = 5 Head: slightly longer than wide, the BODY = 35 points head, seen from the front, is triangle- Torso = 20 shaped, with rounded contours. It is Legs = 5 wider in males than females. Feet = 5 Cheekbones are high and slightly Tail = 5 prominent. The profile shows a slightly rounded forehead followed by COAT = 30 points a small curve between the eyes, Colour and pattern = 15 leading to a slightly downward curved Texture and length = 15 – not Roman - nose.

Permissible colours Muzzle: the muzzle is neat, rounded Category: traditional and proportionate to the rest of the Divisions: solid (in white only), solid head, with a definite but not sharp and white (van pattern only), tabby pinch, that must be felt through fur. and white (van pattern only) The chin is round. Colours: all except those based on chocolate, lilac, cinnamon and fawn. Eyes: Large and expressive, the walnut-shaped eyes are set slightly Permissible crosses oblique. Colour can preferably be Turkish Van X Turkish Van blue, gold or odd-eyed, as uniform and intense as possible.

Introduction Ears: medium to large, the ears are The Turkish Van is an ancient natural set fairly high on the head without breed that originated from the shores being vertical. Wide at the base, with of Lake Van, Turkey, not far from the rounded tips, the inside is well- borders of Irak and Iran. It is a true furnished. mighty figure that has existed for ages, the isolation preserving its Neck: Medium, well-muscled, with an unique features. Solidly built semi- abundant ruff when the cat is in longhair cat, it is perfectly adapted to winter coat. the harsh climatic variations of the region, the Turkish Van displays a Body: long and substantial, the body distinctive pattern known as Van is large and strong. The powerful and Pattern, that restricts colours on a round musculature can be felt white cat to head and tail. It takes through the coat. The chest is the Van 3 full years to reach full particularly developed, wide and maturity. open, the shoulders are broad and

LOOF standards TURKISH VAN – p.1 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2018 the ribcage is round (no slab sides). Colour on head should be divided into The shoulders are wider than the two patches on forehead and back of rump, especially in males. skull, as symmetrical as possible and divided by a white inverted V up to Legs: Medium-long, the legs have a the forehead. Ears are white. Because moderate boning but a very strong of the ws gene, distribution of white musculature. being random even at a homozygous status, two or three colour patches on Feet: they are neat and round, with the back and back of legs are tufted toes. allowed, if the amount of colour of the entire body does not exceed 20%, Tail: medium in length, the bushy tail head and tail included. is a plume. The colour of tail does not Paw pads are pink. Some colour spots extend to hips, preferably. are allowed if not too invasive.

Coat and texture: semi-long, the Allowances coat has a soft cashmere-like texture, Kittens do not have the hard with as little woolly undercoat as muscular feel of adults. possible. Due to the extreme Green eyes are allowed. continental climate of his native region, the Turkish Van carries two Penalize distinctive coat lengths. The summer Cobby or foreign shape. coat is almost short; only the tail, Stop, straight profile. tummy and part of the britches Badly distributed spots. indicate it is a semi-longhair cat. Colour on tail extending to back. Winter coat is a dense inextricable White tail tip (except in white cats). ball of fur, longer and thicker. Facial fur is short. Coat, especially on neck Withhold all awards ruff and full tail, becomes more Absence of colour on the head or tail pronounced with age, mature males (except in white cats). being quite impressive. More than 20% colour on body. General show penalties and Pattern: The Turkish Van displays a withholdings. typical pattern where, ideally, colour is confined to top of head and tail.

LOOF standards TURKISH VAN – p.2 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2018 YORK CHOCOLATE

HEAD = 30 points Introduction Shape = 10 The first York Chocolate appeared in Profile = 5 1983 in a goat farm in New York Eyes = 5 State. Jane Chiefari was really Ears = 5 surprised when Blackie, one of her Chin = 5 longhair feral cat took home a little chocolate and white shorthair female BODY = 20 points that she named Brownie. She got Torso = 10 more surprised when Brownie, bred Legs and feet = 5 to a local tomcat, gave birth to a Tail = 5 solid chocolate boy, longhair this time, called Minky. Jane then had the COAT AND TEXTURE = 30 points idea of breeding Brownie with her Texture = 15 son Minky. A litter of chocolate and Length = 15 chocolate and white kittens was born, originating the York Chocolate. COLOUR = 20 points Jane kept on selecting by breeding her chocolate cats to round headed Permissible colours Siamese that introduced lilac in the Category: traditional bloodline. Divisions: solid, solid and white The York Chocolate is a semi- Colours: chocolate and lilac longhaired chocolate or lilac cat, with or without white markings. Permissible crosses York Chocolate X York Chocolate

LOOF standards YORK CHOCOLATE – p.1 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016 Head: almost round in front view, Tail: medium broad at the base, the the head is medium in size. Viewed tail is relatively long, but in from the side, the forehead is slightly proportion to the body. rounded followed, without break, by a slight indentation between Coat and texture: fine and silky, forehead and nose. The nose is the coat is dense but has very little straight or with a slight bump. undercoat. Short and uneven on the shoulders, it becomes gradually Muzzle: medium long, the muzzle is longer on the flanks to reach its full neither pointed nor round with firm length on the stomach and britches. chin. There can be a ruff according to season. The tail is fully furnished. Eyes: oval shaped, the eyes are large and well-opened. They can be Colour: the only two colours allowed golden or green. Blue or odd eyes are chocolate and lilac, with or (one blue eye and one golden or without white; they shall be as sound green eye) are accepted in and even as possible. Proportion of particolors. white in particolor cats is from one third to half of the surface of the Ears: the ears are as high as they coat. are wide at base, and set as much on Kittens can have tabby markings the sides of the head as on top. They (ghost markings) or a slight have good furnishings. colouring of hair looking like tipping.

Neck: of medium length to long, the Penalize neck can look somewhat shorter than Long or narrow head. truly is because of density of fur. Straight profile. Weak chin. Body: Semi-foreign in type, the Oriental-shaped eyes. body is gracious and muscled at the Massive body. same time. Ghost tabby markings in adults. Lack of white in particolor cats. Legs: the legs are long and fine but strongly muscled. Withhold all awards General show penalties and Feet: round, the feet are rather withholdings. small.

LOOF standards YORK CHOCOLATE – p.2 English translation of version applicable 1/1/2016