CORNISH REX (CR) COAT/COLOR/PATTERN: Length: Short. HEAD ...... 29 points Ears: Large. Deep conical shape Texture: Fine, soft hair should Shape ...... 5 with a modified point. Set high, but have distinct ridges giving it a Eyes ...... 5 not so high as to suggest "donkey" wavelike appearance. Like velvet Ears...... 6 ears. Usually naked on outer pile on head and legs. Chin...... 3 surface. Color: Recognized in all colors. Muzzle...... 4 Chin: There should be a straight Profile...... 4 line from nose to chin, neither OTHER: Neck...... 2 receding nor protruding, and in Condition: Hard and muscular keeping with the rounded egg-shape. with no indication of obesity or BODY ...... 29 points Muzzle: Definite break. emaciation. Abdomen tight. Eyes Torso...... 8 Profile: Roman, with a high, bright and clear. Coat with healthy Feet...... 2 prominent bridge. There can be a sheen. An overall appearance of Tail...... 4 very slight change of direction, even health and vitality. Boning...... 8 with the eyes, separating two convex Balance: The overall physical Musculature...... 7 curves or one continuous convex appearance of the cat should be a curve. distinctive combination of fine bones COAT/COLOR/PATTERN 32 points Neck: Slender and medium in and firm muscles with each part in Length ...... 4 length. proper proportion to the whole Texture...... 26 animal. The Cornish Rex has a very Color ...... 2 BODY: alert and athletic look. Shape: Long, with full and deep GENERAL DESCRIPTION OTHER ...... 10 points rib cage. Trunk follows upward curve : A Cornish Rex is a curly-coated, fine-  Balance ...... 5 of back bone forming a "tuck-up' with Temperament must be unchallenging; any Condition ...... 5 rounded hips that are somewhat boned cat that stands high on its sign of definite challenge shall disqualify. The heavy in proportion to rest of body. legs. It has a distinctive arched back, cat may exhibit fear, seek to flee, or generally CATEGORIES: All Small to medium in size, males deep rib cage and "tuck-up" complain aloud but may not threaten to harm. resembling a greyhound. The In accordance with Show Rules, ARTICLE proportionately larger. SIXTEEN, the following shall be considered DIVISIONS: All. Boning: Very fine. Cornish Rex has a hard, muscular mandatory disqualifications: a cat that bites Musculature: Hard and body that is warm to the touch. The (216.9), a cat showing evidence of intent to COLORS: All. muscular. coat quality, texture, waviness, as deceive (216.10), adult whole male cats not Tail: Long, slender and tapering well as the distinctive body type are having two descended testicles (216.11), cats of prime importance. with all or part of the tail missing , except as PERMISSIBLE OUTCROSSES: slightly from body to end. Covered authorized by a Board approved standard American Shorthair, British Shorthair, with fine dense hair with waves (216.12.1), cats with more than five toes on ALLOWANCES European Shorthair. preferred, but no penalty for baldness : White lockets or each front foot and four toes on each back buttons are permitted. foot, unless proved the result of an injury or as on upper surface of tail. Abnormality authorized by a Board approved standard HEAD: of the tail should not be confused (216.12.2), visible or invisible tail faults if PENALIZE Shape: Medium, egg-shaped with a slight natural curve of the last : Lack of a definite Board approved standard requires with a pronounced occiput, vertebrae found in some Cornish muzzle break. Extreme wedge- disqualification (216.12.4), crossed eyes if Rex. shaped head. Bareness on large Board approved standard requires accentuating the oval. Longer than disqualification (216.12.5), total blindness wide, but not extremely long. Feet: Small, oval. portion of the body, except ears and (216.12.6), markedly smaller size, not in Eyes: Medium sized, oval in tail. keeping with the breed (216.12.9), and shape. Set an eye's width apart and depression of the sternum or unusually small WITHHOLD ALL AWARDS (WW): diameter of the rib cage itself (216.12.11.1). slanting slightly upward. Color in See Show Rules, ARTICLE SIXTEEN for keeping with coat color. Presence of coarse hairs. more comprehensive rules governing penalties and disqualifications.

Revised 06/18/08 Cornish Rex Breed Standard, 05/01/2008 Revised 06/18/08 Cornish Rex Breed Standard, 05/01/2008