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Abyssinian & Somali American Bobtail Shorthair & Longhair Manx & Cymric Shorthair & Longhair Munchkin Shorthair & Longhair Norwegian Forest Asian, English Burmese & Persian & Bengal Pixie Bob Shorthair & Longhair Bombay & American Burmese & Longhair Russian & Nebelung Ceylon Savannah Scottish & Highland Selkirk Shorthair & Longhair & Californian Rex Siamese, Oriental, Balinese & Mandarin Siberian Donskoy Singapura Snowshoe Sphynx Havana Brown Thai Shorthair & Longhair Tonkinese Shorthair & Longhair Shorthair & Longhair LaPerm Shorthair & Longhair York Chocolate

LOOF standards TABLE OF CONTENTS English translation of version revised 1st December 2014 ABYSSINIAN & SOMALI

HEAD = 30 points the Abyssinian. Both should have a Profile = 5 royal look. Medium in size, males are Muzzle = 5 proportionally larger than females. Skull = 5 Well muscled, the Abyssinian and the Ears = 5 Somali are supple and agile like Eye shape = 5 panthers and show a great interest in Neck = 5 their environment. Their ticked coat has the quality to reflect the light. BODY = 35 points Because of his hair length, the Somali Torso = 10 may seem a bit heavier than he really Legs and feet = 10 is. Boning = 5 Tail = 5 Head: the shape is a modified wedge Musculature = 5 with rounded contours and no flat plane, viewed from the side or the COAT AND TEXTURE = 10 points front. The profile lines show gentle contours: the skull is slightly COLOUR AND PATTERN = 25 rounded, with a slightly rounded points forehead, a slight indentation Colour = 10 between forehead and nose, without Ticking = 10 a break. The nose should not be too Eye colour = 5 long. A slight bump is not a fault, if it does not bring any break or important Permissible colours: curving. The length of the head Category: traditional should be in proportion to the body. Divisions: tabby (ticked tabby pattern The head is proudly flowing into an only), silver/smoke (ticked tabby elegant neck. pattern only) Colours: all Muzzle: viewed from the front as NB: brown ticked tabby is called from the side, the muzzle shows ruddy, cinnamon ticked tabby is gently rounded contours, without called sorrel) being pointed or pinched. The chin is full and gently curved, without being Permissible crosses: projecting or receding. Jowls are Abyssinian X Abyssinian allowed in adult males. The nose Somali X Somali leather is outlined in harmony with Abyssinian X Somali coat colour. The lips should also show the same colour.

Introduction Eyes: Brilliant and expressive, the The Abyssinian is a cat known eyes are large. Almond shaped, their for a very long time, and whose origin opening is neither round nor oriental. is mysterious and controversial. The Admitted colours are gold, hazel or Somali is the semi-longhair variety of green in any shade, as long as they

LOOF standards ABYSSINIAN & SOMALI – p. 1 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 are even-coloured. They display a Abyssinian and plumed for the “Cleopatra” fine Mascara line, in Somali. relation with coat colour, encircled by Coat and texture: the Abyssinian’s a light coloured area. Above each coat is resilient to the touch, with a eye, there is a short vertical darker lustrous sheen and a fine texture. It pencil stroke amidst the light area. is short but should have sufficient length for each hair shaft to show at Ears: large, alert and moderately least four alternating light and dark pointed, the ears have a deep cup bands, called ticking. The coat is shape and are widely opened at base. close-lying, longer on the spine, Tilting forward, they are set as if the getting gradually shorter on the head, cat was listening. Moderately wide flanks and legs. Without being woolly, set, they are neither parallel nor the undercoat is a specific feature of vertical. The outer edge should be the silky and resilient coat of the rather low, but not as much as in Abyssinian. Oriental-typed . Hair on ears should be short and close-lying, The Somali’s coat is semi-long, rather preferably tipped, in conformity with close-lying. It is shorter over the the colour requirements. The Somali shoulders and spine, getting gradually has good ear furnishings. A “thumb longer on the flanks. Ruff and print” marking is desirable on the britches should be well furnished. No back of the ear. woolliness desired in undercoat.

Neck: rather long and graceful, the Colour and Ticking: coat colour is neck is gently arched. an essential feature of the Abyssinian and Somali . It should not be Body: foreign in type, the body is drab in any way but on the contrary medium long, lithe and graceful with show the deepest possible contrast. a well-developed musculature. It is The coat seems to be glowing, which firm to the touch and elegant, never emphasizes the colour intensity. Each massive. The rib cage is slightly hair shaft should display at least four rounded, with no evidence of flat alternating light and dark coloured sides. The back is slightly arched as if bands, called ticking, except on the cat was about to spring. underside areas, i.e. belly, chest, throat, inner side of legs and Legs: slim in proportion to the body, underside of tail which are not ticked. the legs are long, well-muscled and Colour on these areas should be straight. even. From skin to tip, ticked hair shafts should start with a light Feet: small, oval and compact. When coloured band and end up with a dark standing, the Abyssinian and the coloured band (distal end). The Somali give the impression to be on Abyssinian and the Somali are tabby tip toe. Paw pads colour should be in cats, therefore, their whisker pads, relationship with coat colour. chin and upper throat area are lighter coloured, off-white preferred to white. Tail: rather thick at base, the tail is One should notice darker shading fairly long, but in proportion to the along the spine which strengthens the body. It is relatively tapering for the wild look of those breeds. ‘Soles’, i.e.

LOOF standards ABYSSINIAN & SOMALI – p. 2 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 darker colour behind legs, are welcome. All colours: one to two broken Silver: the pattern is the same as in necklaces, tabby markings anywhere non-silver cats but the lighter other than on the head. Uneven or coloured bands between the ticking indistinct eye colour in adults. ground colour are replaced by a tone to be as silver as possible. The Ticking or pattern faults: non reddish shades, called ‘rufousing’, ticked spots or areas anywhere other even if not desirable, are not to be than on the throat, belly inner side of considered a major fault, most of all if legs, and underside of tail; lack of it is situated along the spine. evenness in ticking. Plush or woolly coat. Round head, with obvious break Condition: alert and lively, neither or straight profile. Whippy tail. skinny nor fat. Withhold all awards Penalize White colour beyond throat (in non- Colour faults: silver cats) Non-silvers: coldness or grey, sandy White locket, unbroken necklace or or drab tones. White extending to the presence of more than two broken throat. Undercoat with unrelated necklaces, non-agouti cat. colour (for instance, grey-coloured in Reversed ticking (outermost tip of a ruddy or sorrel cat) hair shaft light instead of dark). Colourless paw pads. Silvers: definite rufousing areas, General show penalties and yellowish undercoat instead of pure withholdings. white.

LOOF standards ABYSSINIAN & SOMALI – p. 3 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 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 . 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: solid, tabby, silver/smoke, wide at base, well-opened and set solid and white, tabby and white, rather low. They are slightly rounded silver/smoke and white with lynx tips and good furnishings Colours: all inside.

Permissible crosses Neck: the neck looks short in American Bobtail Shorthair X proportion to the body because of the American Bobtail Shorthair strong musculature and coat density. American Bobtail Longhair X American Bobtail Longhair Body: semi-cobby in type, the American Bobtail Shorthair X athletic and powerful body is slightly American Bobtail Longhair longer than high. The flanks are broad, the back is straight. The chest is full and the hips are strong. Males should be more strongly built, with broad shoulders and a muscled

LOOF standards AMERICAN BOBTAIL – p.1 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 appearance. Females should also be Condition muscled, keeping a feminine The American Bobtail should give the elegance. impression of an active, alert, athletic cat, well- proportioned with a tail Legs: well-proportioned to the body, neither too long nor too short, which the legs have a substantial boning would affect its natural balance. and are strongly muscled. Back legs should be longer than front legs. Allowances The ideal tail is straight but it can be Feet: large and round. slightly knotted or kinked, and also curled or hooked at the end, as long Tail: naturally short and flexible, the as it remains flexible. tail is 2.5 to 10 cm (1 to 4”) long White lockets are admitted. (actual bone, without hair) and may extend to the hock, but not past it. Penalize Tail overly long (past the hock). Or Coat and texture: too short (less than 2.5 cm/1”). Shorthair: medium-short coat, Extremely short muzzle. slightly shaggy with slightly longer Stop too important on nose. hair on ruff, britches, belly and tail. Fine boning. Noticeable seasonal changes. Close lying or too-silky coat. Longhair coat: semi-long coat, dense, shaggy, with abundant undercoat. Withhold all awards Longer on ruff, britches, belly and No tail, abnormally sized or docked tail. Tufted toes are desirable. tail. Seasonal variations are admitted. General show penalties and Dense and resilient texture all year withholdings. round.

LOOF standards AMERICAN BOBTAIL – p.2 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 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. Viewed from the side, it displays rounded curves from skull to COAT AND COLOUR = 15 points a rather straight nose. Texture = 6 Minimum undercoat = 2 Muzzle: from the front, the muzzle Length on body = 4 follows the head triangle, without Length on tail = 2 pinch and with rounded contours. The Colour = 1 chin is firm.

Permissible colours Eyes: moderately large in proportion Categories: all to the head, they are walnut-shaped Divisions: solid, tabby, silver/smoke, (oval on top and rounded on bottom). solid and white, tabby and white, They are about one eye-width apart. silver/smoke and white All even colours are accepted, the Colours: all more intense and brilliant the better.

LOOF standards AMERICAN CURL – p.1 English translation of version approved 19 December 2013 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. Legs: medium in length, in proportion to the body, the legs are straight, with medium boning.

LOOF standards AMERICAN CURL – p.2 English translation of version approved 19 December 2013 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: solid, tabby, silver/smoke, be even. solid and white, tabby and white, silver/smoke and white Ears: medium, the ears are not too Colours: all except those based on widely open at the base. Slightly chocolate, lilac, cinnamon and fawn. rounded at tip, they are set wide apart. Permissible crosses American Shorthair X American Neck: important element in the Shorthair overall balance of the cat, the neck is American Shorthair X American medium in length and muscled. Wirehair

LOOF standards AMERICAN SHORTHAIR – p.1 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 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 approved 12 June 2009 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: solid, tabby, silver/smoke, muzzle, without being extremely solid and white, tabby and white, short, is well defined and square. The silver/smoke and white jaw is firm and strong. The chin is Colours: all except those based on strong. chocolate, lilac, cinnamon and fawn. Eyes: medium to large, the eyes are Permissible crosses rounded and set at a slight angle. The American Wirehair X American colour, bright and luminous, should Wirehair be even. American Wirehair X American Shorthair 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 approved 12 June 2009 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. springy, dense and coarse. The

LOOF standards AMERICAN WIREHAIR – p.2 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 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 . 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 .

LOOF standards ASIAN, ENGLISH BURMESE,… – p.1 English translation of version revised 17 October 2011 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 revised 17 October 2011 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 stop, and extending in an Only the 5th generation subjects (F5) almost straight to slightly convex line and later generations are eligible for to the tip of the nose. Cheek bones championship. are high and pronounced. The nose is Wild cats and hybrids from F1 to F4 wide with typical puffed leather. Jowls included are forbidden in cat shows are 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 revised 19th December 2013 shape of a paw print, an arrowhead, Eyes: large, set wide apart, the eyes or a doughnut. They are preferred to are oval, almost round but never single spots but not required. bulging. Eye colour is green, gold, Contrast with ground colour must be blue or aqua, according to coat extreme, giving distinct pattern and colour. The more richness and depth sharp edges. Shoulders are covered of colour the better. with blotched markings while the legs and tail are spotted or rosetted. The Ears: medium to small, the ears are belly must be spotted. On the head, relatively short with a wide base and the typical tabby make-up is strong rounded at tip. They are set one ear and bold. Whisker pads, throat, belly width apart. From the side, they are ground colour and inner part of the tilting forward. Lynx tips are not legs are off white, the lighter the desirable. better. Spotted and rosetted patterns are judged together in the same Neck: the neck is long, muscled and class. substantial. Marble: Body: the body is long, with a clearly Marble pattern is different from the visible, powerful musculature and blotched tabby pattern. Here, the solid boning, giving the Bengal an classical markings (oyster shell or athletic yet graceful appearance. butterfly wing) are horizontally elongated, looking like veined marble Legs: medium and well-muscled, the or clouded leopard markings. The legs are straight with sturdy boning. ground colour bands should be as wide as the marbled bands, the latter Feet: large, round, Bengals’ feet being closer in the middle. Preference have prominent knuckles. should be given to the coats displaying at least three tones: the Tail: medium to short, the tail is ground colour, pattern colour and the thick at base, slightly tapered with intense colour outlining these rounded tip. markings. Contrast should be extreme. The belly must have Coat and texture: short, dense, markings. On the head, the typical close-lying and unusually soft and tabby make-up is strong and bold. silky to the touch. The coat may be Whisker pads, throat, belly ground sprinkled with gold, which is called colour and inner part of the legs are “glitter”. The coat of the Bengal may off white, the lighter the better. be glittered or not glittered, with neither type to be given preference. Allowances Coat may be slightly longer in kittens Patterns than adults. Spotted and rosettes: Two types of spots are accepted, Penalize rosettes and spots, which shall be Vertical bands (mackerel tabby random or aligned horizontally. pattern) Rosettes are made of at least two Spots pattern not consistent with different colours and can have the pattern description.

LOOF standards BENGAL – p.2 English translation of version revised 19th December 2013 Concave profile. White lockets and white spots in Withhold all awards general. Belly not patterned. General show penalties and Lack of Mascara outline on nose. withholdings.

LOOF standards BENGAL – p.3 English translation of version revised 19th December 2013 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. The fur is long on the back and the

LOOF standards BIRMAN – p.1 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 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 approved 12 June 2009 BOMBAY & AMERICAN BURMESE

HEAD AND EARS = 30 points Nikki Horner wanted to create a cat Roundness of head = 10 resembling a mini black panther. To Profile = 10 reach her goal, she bred an American Ears = 5 Burmese to an American Shorthair. Chin = 5 American Burmese: it is a very old breed originated from South East EYES = 20 points Asia, and discovered by Westerners Set and shape = 10 when Major Thomson brought home a Colour = 10 small girl called Wong-Mau. In the 1970s, a few cats like Day-Hobo of BODY = 30 points Saganzure or Good Fortunata’s were Body = 20 used to strengthen the American Tail = 5 Burmese type. Nowadays, there are Legs = 5 so many differences between the American Burmese and the English COAT = 20 points Burmese (formerly called European Texture = 10 Burmese) that they are considered Colour = 10 two distinctive breeds.

Permissible colours Head: medium, the head is rounded, Bombay: with no flat plane whichever way you Black look at it. The profile is all curves with [Category: traditional a rounded forehead and a visible Division: solid stop. The nose is slightly rounded Colour: black] down. American Burmese: Seal sepia (sable), blue sepia, Muzzle: round and short, the muzzle chocolate sepia, lilac sepia is broad. The chin is firm and round, [Category: sepia without off bite. Division: solid Colours: black, blue, chocolate, lilac] Eyes: large and set wide apart, the eyes are round. Eye colour ranges Permissible crosses from copper to gold for the Bombay Bombay X Bombay with copper preferred. From gold to Bombay X seal sepia (sable) yellow for the American Burmese, American Burmese only gold preferred. American Burmese X American Burmese Ears: medium sized, wide at base and slightly rounded at tip, the ears are set wide apart and slightly tilting Introduction forward. A slight bald area between Bombay: The dream of an American the upper eye lid and the inside of ear breeder gave birth to the Bombay. is accepted.

LOOF standards BOMBAY & AM. BURMESE – p.1 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 Neck: medium to short, the neck is Colour: the Bombay has a jet black well-developed. coat to the root. In the adult American Burmese, coat colour gets Body: cobby in type, the body is more intense at the extremities of compact with a broad rib cage and legs, tail, mask and ears, which are surprisingly heavy for its size. darker. Allowances should be made Shoulders and hips are slightly for kittens and younger cats rounded. Boning and musculature are concerning coat colour and texture. sturdy. Penalize Legs: medium, the legs are Flat forehead. proportioned to the body. Fine boning. Whip-like tail. Feet: rounded, the feet are medium Coarse coat texture or open-lying in size. coat.

Tail: medium, never short or Withhold all awards whipped, the tail is tapering to a blunt White lockets. tip. Green eyes. Type too close to the Exotic Coat: short, fine, the coat is close- Shorthair’s. lying and satin-like. Protruding eyes or chin. General show penalties and withholdings.

LOOF standards BOMBAY & AM. BURMESE – p.2 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 BRITISH SHORTHAIR & LONGHAIR

HEAD = 35 points eyes. His short and round muzzle, his Profile = 5 strong neck, his powerful body with Muzzle = 5 very wide shoulders and hips make Nose = 5 him an impressive cat. It delivers a Chin = 5 general impression of power and Ears = 5 sweetness. There are two varieties of Eye shape = 5 British: shorthair and longhair. Eye colour = 5 Head: the head is broad with well- BODY = 35 points rounded contours when viewed from Neck = 5 any angle. The cheeks are full. The Torso = 10 top of the head is rounded, followed Legs and feet = 5 by a slightly concave curve. The nose Tail = 5 is short and broad. A slight stop is Musculature = 5 allowed. Adult males have definite Boning = 5 jowls.

COAT = 25 points Muzzle: when viewed from the front Length = 7 or from the side, the muzzle is set in Texture = 8 a well-defined circle with firm and full Colour = 10 whisker pads. The nose and edge of nose are straight. The end of the nose CONDITION = 5 points is in line with the very firm chin.

Permissible colours Eyes: round, big and well opened, Categories: all the eyes are set well apart which Divisions: solid, tabby, silver/smoke, strengthens the breadth of nose. The solid and white, tabby and white, eye colour should be even and in silver/smoke and white relation to coat colour. The more Colours: all intense and brilliant tones are preferred. Permissible crosses British Shorthair X British Shorthair Ears: wide at the base, the ears are British Shorthair X medium to small, with rounded tip. British Longhair X British Longhair They are set wide apart and should fit into the rounded contour of the head.

Introduction Neck: stocky and muscled, the neck The British is a medium to large sized is very short, almost non-existent. cat, sturdy and powerful, round in every aspect. His round head, apple Body: semi-cobby in type, the body shaped, shows a sweet and open is big, thick, muscled and round. It expression strengthened by his big shows strong boning and powerful

LOOF standards BRITISH – p.1 English translation of version revised 29 November 2010 musculature. It is medium to large in Allowances size. Seasonal changes in hair texture are allowed. Legs: medium, the legs are slightly British shorthair: texture can be shorter than the body length. Their somewhat different in cats of non- boning is substantial and they are dilute colours. strongly muscled. British longhair: quality of texture can be different according to colours, Feet: round and firm. but density must be the same.

Tail: wide at base, the tail’s length is Penalize about two thirds of body length. It is Coat too long in texture or lying down almost as wide from the base to the on the body in British Shorthair. end, which is round. Lack of undercoat or density in British Longhair: the tail is furnished general. and like a plume. Flat forehead, stop too strong, nose too long. Coat and texture: Cow hocks. British shorthair: short, dense and Ghost tabby markings in solid thick fur, straight to the point that it coloured cats, except in red-coloured stands away from the neck when the cats. cat moves its head. It looks like a woollen carpet. The coat has a thick Withhold all awards undercoat and gives the impression of White lockets in non particolor cats. a good natural protection. Appearance too close to the Exotic or British longhair: semi long, silky Persian. fur, with a thick undercoat. Ruff and Pinched nostrils. britches are well furnished. Fine boning. Lack of muscle tone. General show penalties and withholdings.

LOOF standards BRITISH – p.2 English translation of version revised 29 November 2010 CEYLON

HEAD = 45 points Colombo’s zoo, he succeeded in Shape = 10 importing a few subjects to Italy. In Eyes = 10 1988, he was able to gather 5 Ears = 10 successive generations of Ceylon Muzzle = 5 cats, which he showed at the Annual Neck = 5 Fifé meeting, as well as documents Profile = 5 showing Ceylon cats in their natural surroundings. The breed was BODY = 25 points recognized in 1993. Torso = 10 Legs and feet = 10 Head: medium in size, the head is a Tail = 5 modified wedge. Viewed in front, the skull is slightly rounded and the COAT AND TEXTURE = 25 points cheek bones are well defined. From Length and texture = 10 the side, the forehead is flat and Colour and pattern = 15 followed by a concave line at the base of the nose, not a stop. The nose is CONDITION = 5 points short.

Permissible colours Muzzle: slightly rounded, the muzzle Category: traditional gently finishes the triangle of head. Divisions: tabby (ticked tabby, The chin is not very firm. mackerel tabby, blotched tabby or spotted tabby patterns only) Eyes: the upper line of the eyes is Colours: all except those based on straight and slightly getting down chocolate, lilac, cinnamon and fawn. toward the nose. The bottom line is rounded. Rather large, the eye colour NB: for the ticked tabby cats, the ranges from green to gold. “chaus” pattern (without tabby marking), and the “bentota” pattern Ears: Medium to large, the ears are (with tabby markings on head, legs wide at base with rounded tips. They and tail) are distinct. Each of those are set high on the skull, and rather patterns is judged individually. close. Lynx tips and a lighter coloured thumb print marking at the back of Permissible crosses the ear are desirable. Ceylon X Ceylon Neck: the neck is rather long and graceful, with the head coming well Introduction off the shoulders. In 1984, Dr Paolo Pellegatta discovered half wild ticked tabby cats Body: semi cobby in type and on Sri Lanka island– former Ceylon. medium long, the body is compact. He fell in love with them and thanks The abdomen is rounded. The body to Dr Mehemaduma, director of

LOOF standards CEYLON – p.1 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 displays a powerful musculature and is more obvious on chest, back and a rather fine boning. flanks. Penalize Legs: medium long, the legs have a Round eyes. Heavy body. Lack of rather fine boning. Hind legs are evenness in eye colour. higher than forelegs. Withhold all awards Feet: round. Oriental type. White lockets or buttons. Coat and texture: short, fine and General show penalties and silky, the coat has almost no withholdings. undercoat. Ticking (light and dark bands alternating on each hair shaft)

LOOF standards CEYLON – p.2 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 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.

Neck: strong, thick and short, the neck is well-muscled.

LOOF standards CHARTREUX – p.1 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 Body: semi-cobby in type, the body open, looking almost water repellent. is sturdy with wide shoulders and Abundant undercoat. deep chest. Medium long, the body Colour: all greyish blue shades from displays strong boning, dense and pale blue-grey to deep blue-grey are powerful musculature. Females are accepted, notably lighter but keep a heavy Nose leather is slate grey, lips and appearance. paw pads are blue. Ghost barring is allowed in kittens under one year of Legs: medium long, the legs have age. strong boning and are powerfully muscled, particularly developed in Penalize males. Stop. Snub, humped or upturned nose. Long or heavy nose. Almond- Feet: large, the feet are slightly oval. shaped eyes.

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

LOOF standards CHARTREUX – p.2 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 CHAUSIE

HEAD = 40 points are judged and can earn an excellent Shape = 7 if the subject presented is of Ears = 7 sufficient merit. Eyes = 5 Wild cats and hybrids from F1 to F4 Chin = 4 included are forbidden in cat shows Muzzle = 4 and LOOF exhibitions. Nose = 5 Profile = 6 Neck = 2 Introduction The Chausie is a breed originated BODY = 40 points from crosses between Felis Chaus, a Torso = 10 small wild cat whose living area goes Legs = 8 from to Southeast Asia, and Feet = 4 domestic cats. The final goal was to Tail = 4 produce a subject that would Boning = 7 resemble the Felis Chaus as much as Musculature = 7 possible, with the sweet and familiar temperament of a domestic cat. The COAT AND TEXTURE = 20 points first hybrids occurred in the 1970s in Texture = 5 the U.S. Abyssinians, Orientals, Pattern = 8 Bengals and non-pedigreed domestic Colour = 7 cats with a wild look were used to achieve that goal. The Chausie is a Permissible colours large cat moving with feline grace. Black, Brown ticked tabby [Category: traditional Head: large modified wedge from the Divisions: solid, tabby (ticked tabby front, the head is medium. The pattern only) cheekbones are broad and angular. Colours: black] The forehead is slightly sloped. Viewed in profile, this gentle slope Permissible crosses slightly changes in direction at rise of Chausie X Chausie the nose, forming a gentle concave Chausie X Abyssinian curve. The nose is broad and slightly Chausie X domestic cat not belonging bumped with puffed nose leather. to any breed Chausie X Chaus cat (under fulfilment Muzzle: the muzzle is in harmony of the legal requirements concerning with the rest of the head with wild felines possession and breeding) rounded whisker pads. The chin is firm. New Breed: NB: until January, 1st, 2020: the new breeds are eligible to Eyes: medium, the eyes form a be shown in LOOF sanctioned shows slightly flattened oval and are set at a but do not earn title certificates nor small angle. Eye colour from gold to take part in the Best in Show. They

LOOF standards CHAUSIE – p.1 English translation of version approved 1st December 2014 yellow is preferred, hazel or green Coat and texture: short to medium accepted. and close-lying, the coat should be of enough length to accommodate at Ears: tall and large, the ears are set least four alternate light and dark fairly close on top of the head. Large coloured bands, called ticking. Tabby at the base, they have a rounded tip. markings shall be clearly visible on Lynx tips are desirable but lack of the inside of the front legs, the tufts should not be penalized. There outside of hock on the back legs and may be a light coloured thumb print on the tail. The neck may or may not marking at the back of the ear. have necklaces. Undercoat is an element of the specific coat, silky and Neck: well-muscled, the neck is resilient at the same time. medium in length and width. Allowances Body: long and athletic, the body is Normal length tail. Ghost tabby rectangular. The musculature is markings on black kittens. Light powerful but flat and if the chest is green eyes. large with good depth, the ribcage should not be rounded. Penalize Vivid green eyes. Delicate or on the Legs: moderately long, the legs are contrary heavy boning. A cat void of strongly muscled with medium tabby markings on the legs or tail. boning. The hind legs are particularly White locket. powerful as the cat is built for running and leaping. Withhold all awards Tail too short resulting from Manx or Feet: round, the feet are small Pixie Bob mutated genes. Tail kinked compared to the overall size of the or lacking flexibility. Mackerel or cat. classic tabby patterned cats. Any other colour than those described in Tail: rather thick, the tail is ideally ¾ the standard. General show penalties of a normal tail’s length, with fewer and withholdings. vertebrae. A full-length tail is accepted. Both tail lengths should be fully articulated.

LOOF standards CHAUSIE – p.2 English translation of version approved 1st December 2014 CORNISH REX & CALIFORNIAN REX

HEAD = 25 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 = 4 has the most delicate boning of all cat Muzzle = 5 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 = 10 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: solid, tabby, silver/smoke, and rounded. solid and white, tabby and white, silver/smoke and white Muzzle: the whisker pads are full and Colours: all well-defined, forming a slight pinch. The chin follows the oval of the head. Permissible crosses Cornish Rex X Cornish Rex Eyes: oval and wide open, the eyes Cornish Rex X Californian Rex are medium, slanted and set about Californian Rex X Californian Rex one eye’s width apart. Eye colour should be related to coat colour.

Introduction Ears: large, set high on the head, the The Cornish Rex is a wavy-coated ears are cone-shaped. breed that originated in Cornwall, England, at the beginning of the Neck: long, slender and muscled, the 1950s where a cat called Kallibunker neck has a characteristic arched was found: he had an astrakhan-like shape. fur and is the ancestor of all

LOOF standards CORNISH REX & CALIF. REX – p.1 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 Body: oriental in type, the body is modified so that it looks like down, long with a full and deep rib cage and and undercoat. There is no coarse an arched back resembling a hair between guard hair and greyhound. The hind quarters are undercoat. The fur is shorter and slightly rounded and well-muscled. denser on legs and head. The boning is delicate. Condition and balance: the Cornish Legs: high and fine, the legs are firm Rex and the Californian Rex combine and muscled. natural elegance and athletic musculature. Feet: oval, the feet are small. The Cornish Rex and the Californian Rex Allowances seem to be standing on their toes like A bald base of tail should not be dancers. penalized too strictly, particularly in males. Tail: long and whipped, the tail is covered by a fine and, if possible, Penalize wavy fur. Head that is too triangular or too round. Coat and texture: Large hairless areas. Cornish Rex: short and very soft to Heaviness or on the contrary, lack of the touch, the coat is wavy, forming muscle tone. successive astrakhan-like waves. There should be whiskers, although Withhold all awards short and often broken. Presence of coarse hair. Straight coat. Californian Rex: semi-long and very Coarse fur. soft to the touch, the coat is curly General show penalties and with wavy hair tufts. The whiskers are withholdings. long and flexible. The coat of the Cornish Rex and Californian Rex is made of guard hair,

LOOF standards CORNISH REX & CALIF. REX – p.2 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 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 gracious, firm and muscular. The The Devon Rex is a wavy haired cat, chest is broad and well-opened. with a unique expression. It appeared spontaneously in 1960 in Devonshire, Legs: long and high, the legs are where Mrs Cox found a curly rather finely boned compared to the that she named Kirlee, ancestor of body, yet powerfully muscled. the breed. Feet: oval and small.

Tail: long and thin, the tail is covered with a short and wavy hair.

LOOF standards DEVON REX – p.1 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 should not be penalized, if it covers Coat and texture: fine and soft, the all body, without hairless areas. coat is short with dense and untidy waves. Coat density varies according Penalize to the different areas of the body, the Narrow, long or round head, or head upper areas (face, ears, back, flanks, without enough angles. upper legs and tail) being more Extremely short nose. furnished than lower parts (throat, Small or high set ears. chest, abdomen and underside of Narrow chest. legs). The fur covering skull and neck Short, bald or bushy tail. is often so short that it cannot be Straight, coarse or shaggy coat. wavy. Totally bald areas are Limited hairless patches. considered a fault in kittens and a serious fault in adult cats. Whiskers, Withhold all awards rather rare, are short and curly. Large hairless areas. Common domestic looking head. Allowances Straight profile. Kittens may have a very short coat General show penalties and sometimes resembling down. It withholdings.

LOOF standards DEVON REX – p.2 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 DONSKOY

HEAD = 20 points “brush” variety has curly, and often Shape = 5 coarse, hair all over the body, with Eyes = 5 possible naked areas. These cats can Ears = 5 be used for breeding but can’t be Chin = 5 shown in cat exhibitions.

BODY = 20 points Head: wedge shaped with high cheek bones, the head has wrinkles on the LEGS, FEET AND TAIL = 10 points forehead, a little less above the eyes. The profile is almost straight, with a NUDITY = 40 points medium long nose.

CONDITION = 10 points Muzzle: short and rounded, the muzzle is slightly pinched. The curly Permissible colours whiskers may be absent. Jaws and Categories: traditional, point chin are shallow. Divisions: solid, tabby, silver/smoke, solid and white, tabby and white, Eyes: slightly almond shaped, the silver/smoke and white eyes are slanted. The eye colour Colours: all should be related to coat colour.

Permissible crosses Ears: large, set high on the head, the Donskoy X Donskoy ears are slightly tilting forward. The end of the ear is rounded, continuing Cats of the “brush” variety are the vertical line of the sides of the considered as breeding auxiliaries head. and are not eligible for championship. Body: semi-foreign in type, the body is sturdy, well built, muscled yet Introduction elegant. The chest is broad and the The Donskoy is a naked cat abdomen rounded with extra skin at discovered in 1987, when Elena groin. Broad croup. Kovalena found Varvana, a small hairless girl, in the streets of Rostov, Legs: long and muscled, the legs are Russia, over the Don . The gene well-proportioned to the body. responsible for the Donskoy’s hairlessness being dominant, it was Feet: oval, the feet have well defined easy to settle the breed by crossing toes. Varvana’s kittens with European and Siberian cats. Tail: long and whippy.

The curly whiskers are distinctive Skin: the skin is elastic, with wrinkles features in Don Sphynx newborns on the head and neck, underside, which can be hairy at birth. The groin and belly.

LOOF standards DONSKOY – p.1 English translation of version approved 19 December 2013 There can be short sparse fur on the Fur on the body in kittens. muzzle, ears, feet, tip of tail and Penalize genitals. Short or narrow head. Small ears or ears set too low. Colour: all colours are admitted. Round eyes. Tabby cats, whether they are Heavy or light body. mackerel, spotted or blotched, are Hair on the body in adults. judged together since the pattern is not always visible on the skin. Withhold all awards Head similar to the Sphynx’s. Allowances General show penalties and Short fur on tail. withholdings. Slight short fur on the body in winter.

LOOF standards DONSKOY – p.2 English translation of version approved 19 December 2013 EGYPTIAN MAU

HEAD = 30 points cat combining power and elegance Shape = 5 strikes by the contrast between its Muzzle = 5 short and lustrous coat and the Eyes (shape and colour) = 15 expression of its shiny green eyes. Ears = 5 Head: medium, the head is a BODY = 30 points modified wedge with soft contours Torso = 15 without any flat plane. From the Legs = 5 front, the cheeks are not full, except Feet = 5 in males who often have jowls. The Tail = 5 nose is even in width throughout length. COAT AND TEXTURE = 40 points From the side, the forehead is slightly Length and texture = 5 rounded and followed by a gentle Pattern = 20 concave curve at eye level. The nose Colour = 15 is straight.

Permissible colours Muzzle: Neither short nor long, the Black silver spotted tabby, brown softly rounded muzzle blends with spotted tabby (bronze), black smoke, overall head shape. The chin is firm, black. neither protruding nor receding. [Category: traditional Divisions: solid, tabby (spotted tabby Eyes: almond-shaped, the eyes are pattern only), and silver/smoke large and well-open and set at a bias (smoke and spotted tabby pattern without being oriental. The ideal only) colour is gooseberry green. Colours: black] Ears: medium to large, the ears are Since January 2006, the black Mau is wide at base, rounded at tip and set allowed in new colour (NC). rather apart following the lines of the NC: new colours can be shown in cat head. Viewed in profile, they are set shows but are not eligible to rather at the back of the head. The certificates nor take part in Best in ears are covered with very short hair Shows. They are judged and can at the back and the inside is almost obtain an excellent if the subject transparent. Lynx tips are accepted. presented is of sufficient merit. Neck: well-defined, the neck is Permissible crosses: arched. Egyptian Mau X Egyptian Mau Body: semi-foreign in type, the body is medium, with well-balanced Introduction combination of power and elegance. The Egyptian Mau is a natural spotted Shoulders are prominent and domestic breed. This medium sized angulated. Musculature is well

LOOF standards EGYPTIAN MAU – p.1 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 developed, especially in adult males ivory on underside, darker on rump which may be heavier built than and contrasting with black or dark females. A characteristic belly pouch, brown spots. called “belly flap“, is required Grey undercoat is accepted. Back of between hind legs. ear is tawny pink tipped in dark brown to black. Throat, chin and Legs: medium long, the legs have nostrils range from off-white to beige. moderate boning and strong Nose leather is brick red. Paw pads musculature. When standing, the Mau are dark brown to black with same has a characteristic “tiptoe” stance, colour between toes and at the back with hind legs longer than the front. of hind legs.

Feet: small and delicate, the feet are Black smoke: although non agouti, slightly oval, almost round. black smoke colour on the Egyptian Mau should have enough contrast to Tail: medium, the tail is quite thick at make a well-defined spotted tabby base and slightly tapering to the tip. pattern plainly visible (ghost markings). The undercolour is Coat and texture: short, the coat luminous silver on ¼ of hair length, should be long enough for each hair the remaining ¾ being charcoal grey. (in ticked areas) to carry four The markings on three quarters of the alternate light and dark bands, called coat are black, in contrast with the ticking. It is close-lying. In silver and rest of the coat. Throat, chin and bronze Mau, it is soft and resilient to nostrils are lighter in colour. Nose, the touch whereas the black smoke lips and eyes are outlined in black. has finer and silky fur. Nose leather and paw pads are black with black around the toes and at the Patterns: spotted tabby is the only back of hind legs. pattern allowed. There should be a clear contrast between pale ground Black: Although non agouti, black colour and deeper coloured markings. colour on the Egyptian Mau should The forehead has the characteristic have enough contrast to make the “M” of the tabby pattern, and the eye spotted tabby pattern (ghost the typical Egyptian Mascara line. markings) visible. The coat is shiny all over. Colours: Silver: Silver, brilliant, ground colour Allowances contrasting with black spots. The back Amber coloured eyes under 2 years of of the ears is greyish-pink and tipped age. in black. Nose, lips and eyes are outlined in black. Throat, chin and Penalize nostrils are silver, appearing white. Round or short head. Nose leather is brick red. Paw pads Pointed muzzle. are black with black around the toes Small ears. and on back feet. Round, small or oriental eyes. Cobby or oriental body. Bronze: bronze, luminous ground Short tail. colour, fading from tawny buff to

LOOF standards EGYPTIAN MAU – p.2 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 Spots touching each other on the Pattern other than spotted. body. Rosettes. Several tarnish traces in silver. Lack of ticking in silver or bronze. Lack of broken necklace. Glitter. Red colouring in bronze, overall Withhold all awards tarnish in silver. Lack of spots. General show penalties and Wrong eye colour. withholdings. White locket or spots.

LOOF standards EGYPTIAN MAU – p.3 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 EUROPEAN SHORTHAIR

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

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

Introduction Neck: muscular and supple, the neck The European is a true breed that is medium long. developed naturally, i.e. without

LOOF standards EUROPEAN SHORTHAIR – p.1 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 Body: semi-foreign in type, the body Coat and texture: short, dense and is medium to large, rectangular in glossy, the coat is close-lying without shape. The chest is broad and well- too much undercoat. developed. The boning is strong, the musculature powerful, with an Penalize important difference of size between Any element that would bring lack of males and females. balance and harmony of the cat.

Legs: strong and sturdy, the legs are Withhold all awards medium in length. White spots in non particolor cats. Similarity with another existing breed. Feet: round. General show penalties and withholdings. Tail: thick at the base and slightly tapering to the rounded tip, the tail is medium-long.

LOOF standards EUROPEAN SHORTHAIR – p.2 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 GERMAN REX

HEAD = 30 points recognition in 1982 and was named Shape = 10 German Rex. Eyes = 10 The German Rex is close to the Muzzle = 5 European Shorthair in type and his Ears = 5 coat is wavy and very pleasant to stroke. It is a very rare breed. BODY = 25 points Torso = 10 Head: longer than wide, the head is Legs and feet = 10 rather round with well-developed Tail = 5 cheeks. Skull and forehead are slightly rounded. The nose base is COAT AND TEXTURE = 40 points well-defined, without stop, but with a Length = 10 slight change of direction. The nose is Texture = 10 straight, medium in length and has Waves = 15 the same width from base to end. Colour = 5 Muzzle: well-defined, the muzzle is CONDITION = 5 points strong, without pinch. The chin is firm. Permissible colours Category: traditional Eyes: medium to large, the eyes are Divisions: solid, tabby, silver/smoke, rounded and slightly set oblique. The solid and white, tabby and white, colour, ranging from copper to gold or silver/smoke and white green, should be as brilliant, bright Colours: all except those based on and even as possible. chocolate, lilac, cinnamon and fawn. Ears: medium, large at the base, the Permissible crosses ears have rounded tips. The back of German Rex X German Rex ear should be covered with fine yet German Rex X European Shorthair dense hair, the inside slightly furnished.

Introduction Neck: muscular and supple, the neck The German Rex breed’s origin is a is medium-sized. small black and white female with velvety coat found by Dr Rose Body: semi-foreign in type, the body Scheuer-Karpin in the gardens of the is medium to large and rectangular. German Hospital where she was The chest is broad and well- working. Called Laemmchen, this cat developed. The body has strong was bred to one of her sons and gave boning and powerful musculature. birth to kittens with a coat similar to Difference of size between males and that of the Cornish Rex’s but thicker females is important. and denser. This new breed got

LOOF standards GERMAN REX – p.1 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 Legs: strong and firm, the legs are latter’s. However, thickness can vary medium in length. according to subjects. The whiskers are short and crinkled. Feet: round. Penalize Tail: the tail is medium in length, Head too round or too long. thick at base and tapering to a Small ears. Lack of muscle tone. rounded tip, with abundant coat. Short tail. Shaggy coat, lack of waves or naked Coat and texture: short, plush and areas. velvety, the German Rex’s coat displays waves like the Cornish Rex’s, Withhold all awards except that the lack of guard hair, White lockets in non particolor cats. and not dawn hair like in the Cornish, General show penalties and gives a thicker coat structure than the withholdings.

LOOF standards GERMAN REX – p.2 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 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.

Coat and texture: short, soft and silky, the coat is sometimes slightly thicker on flanks. The deeper colour the better, as even as possible,

LOOF standards HAVANA BROWN – p.1 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 without white hairs or tabby markings.

Allowances Ghost tabby markings are allowed in Withhold all awards kittens. Lilac cats can display a Oriental type. slightly plush texture. Roman profile. Narrow or pointed muzzle. Penalize White lockets or buttons. Absence of pinch or stop. Incorrect eye colour. Weak chin. General show penalties and Uneven colour or ghost tabby withholdings. markings in adults.

LOOF standards HAVANA BROWN – p.2 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 JAPANESE BOBTAIL SHORTHAIR & LONGHAIR

HEAD = 30 points discover the Japanese Bobtail, but the Shape = 10 first imports to the USA only started Profile = 5 at the end of the 1960s. In 1968, Eyes = 5 Elizabeth Freret imported the first Ears = 5 three Japanese Bobtails, soon Muzzle = 5 followed by other subjects with the same oriental expression in their eyes BODY = 45 points and the same small funny curved tail. Torso = 10 The breed got its recognition in 1976. Legs = 5 The Japanese Bobtail is a remarkable Feet = 5 cat with its small pom-pom tail Boning = 5 looking like a rabbit’s. Musculature = 5 There are two varieties, shorthair and Tail = 15 longhair.

COAT, TEXTURE AND PATTERN = Head: viewed in front, the head is an 25 points almost equilateral triangle, with Length = 5 gentle curves and high cheek bones. Texture = 5 The nose is rather long and well- Colour and pattern = 15 defined by two parallel lines. From the side, the forehead is slightly Permissible colours rounded followed by a gentle dip Category: traditional where the nose starts. Divisions: solid, tabby, silver/smoke, solid and white, tabby and white, Muzzle: relatively broad and rounded silver/smoke and white with well-defined whisker pads. It is Colours: all except those based on neither pointed nor blunt. The chin is chocolate, lilac, cinnamon and fawn. strong.

Permissible crosses Eyes: large, more oval than round, Japanese Bobtail shorthair X they are wide and expressive. From Japanese Bobtail shorthair the side, they are set at a rather Japanese Bobtail shorthair X pronounced slant. The eyeball shows Japanese Bobtail longhair a shallow curvature. All colours are Japanese Bobtail longhair X Japanese accepted in relationship with coat Bobtail longhair colour. Blue or odd eyes are common in bicolour or white cats.

Introduction Ears: they are large, upright and Japanese art documents the ancestral expressive. When the cat is facing, existence of elegant cats with pom- they are at right angle to the head. pom like tails. World War II was the Never flaring outward, they seem to occasion for Western people to be tilting forward when the cat rests.

LOOF standards JAPANESE BOBTAIL – p.1 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 Neck: neither too long nor too short, medium in length with very little the neck is in harmony with the body. undercoat. Japanese Bobtail longhair: the Body: semi-foreign in type, the body coat is soft and silky, medium to long is long, slender and elegant without with very little undercoat. It may being tubular. The lines are clear and have a ruff. The coat falls naturally on well-designed. The back is level. the flanks and flows, forming britches behind the back legs. Legs: in harmony with the body, the legs are high and fine, without being Colour and pattern: solid coloured fragile or delicate. The hind legs are cats should have an even and deep higher than the forelegs and deeply coat, from the hair root to end. angulated. Front and back stands are Concerning bicolour and tricolour parallel. cats, called “Mi-Ke”, markings should be bold and clearly visible with good Feet: small and oval. contrast to give a dramatic effect.

Tail: the tail is naturally curved in Penalize pom-pom shape. Carried upright Short or round head. Cobby body. when the cat is relaxed, the tail can Lack of curving in tail or pom-pom be flexible or rigid. The hair on the too far beyond body. tail is long enough to completely hide boning structure. Withhold all awards No tail or normal tail. Coat and texture: General show penalties and Japanese Bobtail shorthair: the withholdings. coat is soft and silky, short to

LOOF standards JAPANESE BOBTAIL – p.2 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 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 Neck: medium in size, the neck is The Korat is a rare naturally occurring strong and muscled. breed imported from Thailand, where it was already known in the 14th Body: semi-cobby in type, the body century and cherished as a “good shows smooth curved lines with a luck” cat. This shorthair cat has large broad chest and rounded hips. The green eyes and a blue coat with a rump is round. The Korat is powerful silver halo. His heart-shaped head is and extremely muscled, yet never typical. heavy. Medium in size, the Korat is a powerful and muscled cat reaching Legs: medium sized, the legs are full maturity around 3 years of age. proportioned to the body so that height at shoulders is identical to the distance from base of neck to base of tail. Boning is medium but with strong musculature.

LOOF standards KORAT – p.1 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 Feet: oval.

Tail: medium long, the tail is thick at Penalize base and tapering to a blunt tip. Small eyes or eyes set too close. Narrow head. Coat: medium short, the coat is Ghost tabby markings in adult cats. single and close lying, glossy and Lack of silver halo. satiny. The coat is blue, each hair being silver tipped, enlightening the Withhold all awards fur with a silver sheen effect, even White lockets. more intense where the coat is General show penalties and shorter. The coat over the spine is withholdings. inclined to break as the cat moves.

LOOF standards KORAT – p.2 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 KURILIAN BOBTAIL SHORTHAIR & LONGHAIR

HEAD = 25 points This cat, characterised by its short Shape = 10 pom-pom shaped tail, is compact and Eyes = 5 very sturdy. Shorthair or longhair, it Ears = 5 comes in a wide array of colours. Chin = 5 Head: viewed in front, the head is BODY = 30 points trapezoidal, wide at cheekbones, Torso = 10 which are high and prominent. From Legs and feet = 5 the side, the forehead line is followed Tail = 15 by a slight concave indentation leading to a broad and straight nose. COAT AND TEXTURE = 30 points Texture = 15 Muzzle: powerful and well defined, Length = 15 the muzzle is strong. The chin is firm.

COLOUR = 5 points Eyes: almost round, the eyes are large and set at a slight angle. All CONDITION = 10 points colours are accepted without relationship with coat colour. Permissible colours Categories: traditional, point Ears: medium, the ears are set wide Divisions: solid, tabby, silver/smoke, apart. solid and white, tabby and white, silver/smoke and white Neck: powerful, the neck is rather Colours: all short.

Permissible crosses Body: semi cobby in type, the body Kurilian Bobtail shorthair X Kurilian is compact and powerful. From Bobtail shorthair shoulder blades to rump, the back is Kurilian Bobtail shorthair X Kurilian arched. Bobtail longhair Legs: medium long, the legs have a Kurilian Bobtail longhair X Kurilian strong boning and are powerfully Bobtail longhair muscled.

Feet: round. Introduction The Kurilian Bobtail is a naturally Tail: 3 to 8 cm long (1.2 to 3.15 occurring bobtailed cat from Kuril inches) without coat, the tail is Islands, an archipelago situated composed of one or more irregular between the Russian peninsula of kinks or curves. Kamchatka and the north of the Japanese island Hokkaido.

LOOF standards KURILIAN BOBTAIL – p.1 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 Straight tail without curves or kinks. Coat and texture: Long body. Kurilian Bobtail shorthair: short Type similar to the Japanese and close lying coat, with important Bobtail’s. guard hair and abundant undercoat. Kurilian Bobtail longhair: semi Withhold all awards longhair coat, with important guard Absence of tail. hair and abundant undercoat. Tail length that is more than 12 cm (4.72 inches). Penalize General show penalties and Tail length from 8 to 12 cm (3.15 to withholdings. 4.72 inches).

LOOF standards KURILIAN BOBTAIL – p.2 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 LAPERM SHORTHAIR & LONGHAIR

HEAD = 35 points but usually, all kittens recover a Shape = 10 brand new curly fur by four months of Ears = 5 age, meaning that a kitten born with Eyes = 5 straight hair can become curly. Muzzle = 5 The LaPerm exists in two varieties, Chin = 5 short- and long-hair. Neck = 5 Head: in front, the head is a modified BODY = 20 points wedge with rounded contours. From Torso = 5 the side, the flat forehead is followed Legs and feet = 5 by a slight indentation between Musculature = 5 forehead and nose, without break. Tail = 5 The nose is broad and straight.

COAT AND TEXTURE = 45 points Muzzle: rather large compared to the Length = 10 rest of the head, the muzzle has well- Texture = 10 defined whisker pads. The chin is Colour = 10 firm. Curls = 15 Eyes: medium, the eyes are almond Permissible colours shaped when the cat is quiet and Categories: all round when in alert. They are slightly Divisions: solid, tabby, silver/smoke, slanted. All colours are accepted, solid and white, tabby and white, without relationship to the coat. silver/smoke and white Colours: all Ears: ear set follows the triangle of the head. The ears are medium, but Permissible crosses their base is wide. Lynx tips are LaPerm shorthair X LaPerm shorthair welcome. LaPerm shorthair X LaPerm longhair LaPerm longhair X LaPerm longhair Neck: the neck is medium and carried erect.

Introduction Body: semi-foreign in type, the body All LaPerms come from “Curly”, a is medium-long, elegant and well- curly cat discovered in Oregon in muscled. 1982 by Linda Koehl, the founder of the breed. The LaPerm’s curly coat is Legs: in harmony with the body, the due to a dominant gene. legs have a medium boning. At birth, kittens can be curly or straight haired. Around two weeks of Feet: round. age, kittens lose all their coat. This baldness period can last a few weeks,

LOOF standards LAPERM – p.1 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 Tail: medium long, the tail is the ruff or under the ears. The tail is proportioned to the body. well furnished and ‘bottle brush’ like.

Coat and texture: the fur is curly Penalize and/or wavy. The feel to the touch is Frizzy appearance. unique among rex cats. Soft, it is Lack of hair inside the ears in never wiry but on the contrary, it may shorthair cats and lack of curls at part with a breath. base of ears in longhair cats. LaPerm longhair: semi longhair. Curls are tighter on throat forming a Withhold all awards ruff. Inside and base of ear are Cobby or oriental types. furnished with ringlets getting down Straight coat. the sides of the head. Whiskers and Lack of fur. eyebrows are very long and curly. White lockets in non particolor cats. The tail is plumed. General show penalties and LaPerm shorthair: medium short withholdings. and wavy fur. There are no curls on

LOOF standards LAPERM – p.2 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 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, the gentle concave curve at Shape and size = 10 bridge of nose flows into a smooth Boning and musculature = 10 nose line, without a stop. The top of Legs and feet = 10 head is slightly round. Tail = 10 Muzzle: viewed in front, the muzzle COLOUR = 5 points seems encased in a square. From the side, it clearly stands out from skull COAT = 20 points and is never pointed or tapered. Length = 10 Nose, lips and end of chin are on the Texture = 10 same vertical line, strengthening the square look of muzzle. Firm strong Permissible colours chin. A good balance between head Category: traditional and muzzle length is essential. Divisions: solid, tabby, silver/smoke, solid and white, tabby and white, Eyes: large, slightly oval and wide silver/smoke and white set, they are slightly oblique set but Colours: all except those based on can appear round when the cat keeps chocolate, lilac, cinnamon and fawn. attention. All eye colours are allowed regardless of coat colour. Permissible crosses Maine Coon X Maine Coon Ears: large, wide at base, set high on head (see allowances), the ears are set apart by one ear’s base’s width. Introduction Moderately pointed, they have a very The Maine Coon is a semi longhair cat slight outward tilt. Good furnishing from the state of Maine, on the east and lynx tips are desirable. coast of the United States. The breed was developed from breedings Neck: medium in size, the neck is between cats from local farms and well-muscled. other cats of unknown origins, imported by European immigrants Body: long and powerful, the body is and that were able to survive the large, muscular, with a broad chest. hostile Northeast living conditions and Rectangular in shape, the body climate. should not show any exaggerate feature that would weaken overall Important remarks: type must not be balance. sacrificed for size, or size to type.

LOOF standards MAINE COON – p.1 English translation of version revised 1st December 2014 Legs: solid, with a powerful The Maine Coon is a slow maturing musculature and a sturdy boning, the cat and this should be taken into legs are medium in length, account during judgment. The head strengthening the appearance of a shows broadening in mature cats rectangular body. which makes ears smaller and lower. A slight bump is allowed on the end of Feet: large, round, and well-tufted, nose. with 5 toes in front feet and 4 in back. Penalize Straight profile. Tail: long, the tail should ideally Stop. reach the base of shoulder blade. Pronounced bump on nose. Wide at base and tapering to tip with Weak chin. full, flowing fur. Short or pointed muzzle. Short winter coat or overall even Coat and colour: short on shoulders coat. and thighs, the fur gets gradually Lack of fur. longer down the back and sides to Woolly undercoat. reach full length on the stomach and britches. Sought after on the throat, Withhold all awards the ruff does not get down to the White lockets in non particolor cats. chest. The texture is silky, though Short and cobby body. with body and naturally falls on each Fine boning. side. Slight undercoat. Lack of structure or musculature. Length of fur and undercoat density Polydactyly (incorrect number of follow seasonal changes, and a short toes). coat in summer should not be General show penalties and penalized. withholdings. Allowances

LOOF standards MAINE COON – p.2 English translation of version revised 1st December 2014 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: solid, tabby, silver/smoke, jowls. solid and white, tabby and white, silver/smoke and white Muzzle: when viewed from the front Colours: all or from the side, the muzzle is set in a well-defined circle with firm and full Permissible crosses whisker pads. The nose and edge of Manx X Manx nose are straight. The end of the nose Manx X Cymric (Manx longhair) is in line with the very firm chin. Cymric X Cymric Manx X British Shorthair Eyes: round, big and well opened, Manx X British Longhair the eyes are set well apart which Cymric X British Shorthair strengthens the breadth of nose. The Cymric X British Longhair eye colour should be even and in relation to coat colour. The more There are 4 categories of Manx (or intense and brilliant tones preferred. Cymric): The rumpy which is tailless;

LOOF standards MANX & CYMRIC – p.1 English translation of version approved 19 December 2013 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 approved 19 December 2013 MUNCHKIN SHORTHAIR & LONGHAIR

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

Munchkin cats with non-mutated legs Muzzle: well-defined, the muzzle is are considered as breeding auxiliaries strong but without pinch. The chin is and are not eligible for championship. firm.

Eyes: medium to large, the eyes are Introduction walnut shaped and set at a slight The Munchkin’s distinctive feature is angle. All colours are accepted its short legs developed from a without relationship with coat colour. spontaneous dominant mutation

LOOF standards MUNCHKIN – p.1 English translation of version revised 19 December 2013 It should only be as bright and Tail: thick at base, the tail is medium luminous as possible. long and tapering to a rounded tip. It is carried erect when in motion. Ears: medium in size, the ears are wide at the base. They are set rather Coat and texture: apart with slightly rounded tip. The Munchkin shorthair: short, dense longhair variety has good ear with lustrous appearance, the coat is furnishings. close lying with medium undercoat. Munchkin longhair: semi-long and Neck: medium, the neck is rather silky, the coat has moderate thick and well muscled. undercoat. A slight ruff is accepted. Shaggy britches and plumed tail are Body: semi foreign in type, the body welcome. is medium to large and rectangular. The chest is broad, well rounded and Penalize developed. The boning is strong and Lack of muscle tone. the musculature is powerful. Shoulder Type too elegant or on the contrary blades are angulated and prominent. too massive. Nose too long. Legs: short and sturdy, the legs are Round head. well proportioned with upper and Round eyes. lower forelegs equal in length and, at the back, thigh and lower leg Withhold all awards approximately equal in length. Cowhocking. Forelegs and back legs should be as Hollow back. straight as possible with medium Any disability to walk or stand boning and good musculature. Hind normally. legs slightly longer than forelegs. Normal sized legs. Any resemblance with a recognized Feet: round and firm, they are breed, other than the European smaller in females than in males. Shorthair. General show penalties and withholdings.

LOOF standards MUNCHKIN – p.2 English translation of version revised 19 December 2013

HEAD = 30 points by a straight nose, without curve or Shape and size = 10 stop. Profile = 5 NB: in adult males, the head gets Muzzle and chin = 5 broader, and the triangle formed by Ears = 5 chin and ears’ end gets wider. Eyes = 5 Muzzle: the muzzle is not pinched. BODY = 35 points The chin is firm. Shape and size = 10 Body boning and musculature = 10 Eyes: Large, almond-shaped, the Legs and feet = 5 eyes are set on an oblique tilt and Tail = 10 give the cat an alert and expressive look. All eye colours are allowed COAT AND TEXTURE = 25 points regardless of coat colour. Length = 10 Texture and density = 10 Ears: medium to large, the ears are Colour = 5 wide at base, slightly pointed and set in line of triangle. Viewed from the CONDITION = 10 points side, they tilt forward. Lynx tips are desirable. Furnishings extend beyond Permissible colours outer edge of each ear. Category: traditional Divisions: all Neck: well-muscled, medium in Colours: all except those based on length. chocolate, lilac, cinnamon, fawn Body: rather long, powerful and Permissible crosses massive, with a sturdy boning and a Norwegian X Norwegian full and wide chest.

Legs: rather high, the legs are Introduction strongly muscled with a solid boning. The Norwegian, also called Norwegian Forest Cat or Skogkatt, is a large cat Feet: large and round, with tufted from Scandinavia. He developed a toes. particularly dense and water-resistant fur as well as a large size in order to Tail: long, thick at base and bushy, it resist those regions’ harsh climates. A is ideally as long as the body. large ruff frames its head and gives this breed a very special look. Coat and colour: the coat is double, with long, coarse water repellent Head: medium in size, the head is a upper coat covering a woolly modified wedge. The slightly rounded undercoat, giving an impression of top of head and forehead are followed density and thickness.

LOOF standards NORWEGIAN FOREST CAT – p.1 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 The ruff is made of long hair coming from behind the ears down to a well- furnished chest. Full ruff and britches Penalize are made of undercoat only. Round or square head. Quality of fur is much more important Head longer than wide in adults. than colour. In particolor cats, any Ears too small. proportion of white is accepted, Ears set too close or set too high in whatever the size and place of it. adults. Convex, concave or broken profile. Allowances Receding chin. Round eyes. A head that is longer than wide in Short tail. kitten until championship. Silky or breakable hair. Length of fur and density of Lack of upper coat in wintertime. undercoat varying along the seasons, a much shorter coat in summer Withhold all awards should not be penalized. Short body. Lack of upper coat is accepted in Short legs. kittens until the age of 6 months. Fine boning. Lack of undercoat in wintertime. General show penalties and withholdings.

LOOF standards NORWEGIAN FOREST CAT – p.2 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 OCICAT

HEAD = 25 points Shape = 5 Head: the head is a modified wedge, Eyes = 5 with rounded contours and well- Ears = 5 defined cheekbones. From the side, Muzzle = 10 there is a slight curve between the gently rounded forehead and the BODY = 35 points nose, without any break. Torso = 10 Size = 10 Muzzle: broad and well-defined, the Legs and feet = 10 muzzle is rather square from the front Tail = 5 showing a certain length from the side. The pinch between the COAT, COLOUR AND PATTERN = cheekbones and the muzzle should 40 points not be too important. The jaws are Texture = 5 firm, showing proper bite. The chin is Colour = 15 strong. Pattern = 20 Eyes: oval, the eyes are large, set Permissible colours wide apart and slightly slanted. All Category: traditional eye colours, except blue, are Divisions: solid, tabby (spotted tabby accepted without relationship with pattern only), silver/smoke (spotted coat colour, but eye colour should be tabby pattern only) as even as possible. Colours: black, blue, chocolate, lilac, cinnamon, fawn. Ears: medium in size, the ears are set as much on top of the head as on Permissible crosses the side. Lynx tips are desirable. Ocicat X Ocicat Neck: the neck is arched. Solid (non-agouti) are considered as breeding auxiliaries Body: semi-foreign in type, the body and are not eligible for show. is rather long, sturdy and deep but without being heavy. The chest is broad and the ribcage slightly Introduction rounded. The back is level or slightly In Michigan, in 1964, an accidental higher on the hindquarters. The cross between an Oriental and an musculature is powerful and elegant, Abyssinian gave birth to a spotted giving an athletic appearance. Even if kitten looking so much like an ocelot large cats are preferred, balance and that it was named Ocicat. The harmony are more important than attraction for wild looking domestic size. Females are noticeably smaller cats led a breeder, Virginia Daly, to than males. start the original breeding program of nowadays’ Ocicats.

LOOF standards OCICAT – p.1 English translation of version revised 1st December 2014 Legs: medium long and well- markings are longer on the shoulders muscled, the legs are firmly boned. to make a transition between the Feet: oval and compact. lines and the spots. The rest of the body is covered with irregular-shaped Tail: medium to long, the tail is spots that are never aligned in order rather thick at base and slightly not to follow the mackerel tabby tapering to the tip. markings. The broken blotched Coat and texture: Fine, tight, silky pattern, with a spot circled by spots and close-lying, the coat is long on the flanks, is appreciated. There enough to carry several bands of are several broken necklaces at the ticking. When those bands of colour throat and spots on the belly. The meet, they form clear markings legs display large bracelets that may contrasting with lighter ground be of different size and broken. The colour. Hair forming the spots are tail has rings down to its dark tip. light coloured with dark tip. All hair shafts are ticked except at the tip of Allowances the tail. Ground colour should be light Off-white tone on chin and throat is enough to allow a distinct contrast not considered a fault, as well as the with darker markings, even in dilute silver-white ground colour in silvers. coloured coats. Chin, throat, inside of legs and underside are lighter than Penalize the back. Elongated spots following a mackerel tabby pattern. Pattern: All markings should be Pale colours without enough contrast. clearly visible, whatever the angle Woolly coat. one looks at the cat. Markings on the Heavy or massive body. face, legs and tail should be darker than those on the body. The forehead Withhold all awards displays the characteristic M of the White locket or spots. tabbies and the eyes the typical Non agouti cat or with tabby pattern Mascara lines. A second line beyond other than spotted. the make-up gets paler toward the General show penalties and ears. Clear straight lines go from the withholdings. M on the skull and become well- elongated spots on the spine. The

LOOF standards OCICAT – p.2 English translation of version revised 1st December 2014 PERSIAN & EXOTIC SHORTHAIR

HEAD = 35 points The Exotic Shorthair was created at Shape and size = 18 the end of the 1960s in the United Ears = 7 States: it is the shorthair version of Eyes shape and set = 10 the Persian.

BODY = 35 points Persian and Exotic are quiet cats, Shape and size = 15 amenable to handling. Musculature and boning = 10 Legs and feet = 5 Head: the head is round and Tail = 5 massive, with a broad dome shaped top of head. The face is round with a COAT AND COLOUR = 25 points sweet expression and a well rounded Texture = 10 boning. Cheeks are wide and strong, Colour = 10 with full and prominent cheek bones. Eye colour = 5 Viewed from the side, forehead, nose and chin are on the same vertical (Remark: the distribution inside the line. 25 points for coat and colour can vary according to divisions, see below) Nose: it is broad and very short, with sufficiently open nostrils so that CONDITION AND BALANCE = 5 breathing is not constrained. The points deep, well-marked break should sit between the eyes, ideally in the Permissible colours middle, never above the upper line of Categories: all eyes, and never below the lower line. Divisions: solid, tabby, silver/smoke, solid and white, tabby and white, Muzzle: it should be round, broad silver/smoke and white and full, testifying of a perfect Colours: all occlusion of jaws. Strong chin.

Permissible crosses Eyes: round, large and set far apart, Persian X Persian the eyes have a sweet expression. Persian X Exotic Shorthair The colour should be the most intense Exotic Shorthair X Exotic Shorthair possible, conforming to coat colour.

Ears: almost round, not unduly open Introduction at base, ears are small and set wide The Persian is a long-haired cat breed apart, fitting into contour of head. created by the English breeders at the Inside well furnished in Persian. end of the XIXth century, from matings between semi Neck: thick and massive, the neck is longhair cats and English shorthair short, the head seems to be cats. embedded in the shoulders.

LOOF standards PERSIAN & EXOTIC SHORTHAIR – p.1 English translation of version revised 17 October 2011 Body: cobby and massive, equally wide across rounded shoulders and Allowances hips. Back level. Broad chest, Well- Seasonal variations are allowed. rounded abdomen and ribs. The cat should be well-muscled without Penalize obvious fat. Head: flat forehead, pinch. Ears: large, pointed or too close. Legs: short, sturdy and strong, the Body: narrow chest, long back, long legs are straight. or narrow neck. Tail: too long. Feet: round and massive. Legs: too long or arched. Feet: oval. Tail: short, wide at base, ending in a Eyes: small, slanted, not round rounded tip, in proportion to body enough, too close, bulging, too pale. length. well furnished in Persian. Exotic Shorthair: long coat, close lying, without undercoat. Coat and texture: Persian: long all over the body, Withhold all awards including shoulders, the fur is dense, Any asymmetry of face, bite fine and silky. An abundant undercoat deformity, off-center nose. gives the coat full volume. The well Nose too deep compared to forehead developed ruff runs down between and chin. the front legs and the abdomen. Pinched nostrils. Exotic shorthair: dense and soft, Long or narrow head, long or Roman the fur stands away from the body nose, thin muzzle. thanks to thickness of undercoat. Poor muscle tone. Slightly longer than other shorthairs, White spots in cats other than it should not be long enough to lie on particolor. the body or flow. Poor grooming and/or coat condition. General show penalties and withholdings.

LOOF standards PERSIAN & EXOTIC SHORTHAIR – p.2 English translation of version revised 17 October 2011 POINT DIVISION This division includes sepia, mink and Tipping is regularly distributed on the colourpoint categories. body, a maximum of 1/8 of a hair length in chinchilla and golden shell COAT AND COLOUR = 25 points cats and ¼ of a hair length in silver Texture = 5 points shaded and golden shaded cats. Colour and pattern = 15 points In tipped cats, there will be fully Eye colour = 5 points coloured hairs, from root to tip, among white or golden hairs. The In this division, there should be a face shows a few light shadings of definite contrast between colour of tipping under the eyes, on the ears points, that should be as homogenous and sometimes on the legs. as possible, and body colour, which is The eyes, the nose margin and the uniform. lips should be naturally made-up, outlined by a thin line in harmony Absence of ghost barrings is with coat colour. desirable, but they are allowed in tabby cats. Withhold all awards Even if it is neatly executed, shaving The impact of age and basic colour on of the border of the nose and/or an the evolution of pattern should be eyeline to replace a missing make-up taken into account: the points are shall be penalized. often not totally developed in kittens, most of all in dilute colours, whereas SMOKE DIVISION darker shades on a mature cat’s body COAT AND COLOUR = 25 points are normal. Texture = 5 points Colour and pattern = 15 points TIPPED DIVISION Eye colour = 5 points This division includes silver shaded, chinchilla (including cameo), golden Smoke Persian and Exotic Shorthair shaded and golden shell. cats should have white furnishing in the ears. The silver base should be COAT AND COLOUR = 25 points evenly distributed on all the body, Make-up (of eyes, nose and lips) = 7 including head, legs and tail. It should points represent about ¼ to 1/3 of a hair Texture = 5 points length. Colour and pattern = 6 points Eye colour = 7 points Allowance Density of silver base should be In this division, coat should appear stronger from December to April. On white in silver cats and gold in golden the contrary, from May to November, cats on flanks and tail. There should this particularity may diminish. not be darker areas or spots, no tabby markings. Any cream shading in silver cats is a fault. The undercoat is pure white in the silver cats and gold in the golden cats, britches and legs too.

LOOF standards PERSIAN & EXOTIC SHORTHAIR – p.3 English translation of version revised 17 October 2011 Any distribution of white that is not exactly identical to that ideal TABBY DIVISION description shall not be considered as COAT AND COLOUR = 25 points a fault. Texture = 5 points Colour and pattern = 15 points Withhold all awards Eye colour = 5 points Cats with less than 20% of white.

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

LOOF standards PERSIAN & EXOTIC SHORTHAIR – p.4 English translation of version revised 17 October 2011 PETERBALD

HEAD = 30 points Peterbald definitely is an oriental type Profile = 6 cat. There are 4 varieties: Shape and length = 6 Totally bald cats; Chin = 3 Cats with a very shorthair coat, called Ears = 7 “velours”; Eyes set and shape = 8 Cats with a coarse coat, called “brush”; BODY = 30 points Cats with a mutated coat. Size, structure, musculature = 15 Neck = 3 Non-mutated coated cats are Tail = 6 considered as breeding auxiliaries Legs and feet = 6 and are not eligible for championship. All the expressions of the mutation COAT AND TEXTURE = 15 points (bald, velvet, brush) are shown in the Hairlessness = 8 same class. Wrinkles = 7 Head: viewed in front, the head is COLOUR = 15 points medium, long and triangular. The top Coat = 10 of the head and forehead are flat or Eyes = 5 slightly rounded. 3 types of profiles are accepted: perfectly straight, CONDITION AND BALANCE = 10 slightly convex or in 2 lines, the line points of the forehead following the line of the nose without a break. Permissible colours Cheeks are flat. Jowls are accepted in Categories: traditional, point adult males. Divisions: solid, tabby, silver/smoke, solid and white, tabby and white, Muzzle: when facing, the nose is silver/smoke and white 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,

LOOF standards PETERBALD – p.1 English translation of version revised 1st December 2014 and deepest vivid green for traditional Brush variety: the coat is short, cats. Odd eyes (green and blue) are curly and coarse, sometimes sparse accepted in particolor cats. Odd eyes on the body. The whiskers are curled and blue eyes are accepted in white and broken. . 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.

LOOF standards PETERBALD – p.2 English translation of version revised 1st December 2014 PIXIE BOB SHORTHAIR & LONGHAIR

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

Its wild look does not reflect the true nature of this loving, loyal and laid-

LOOF standards PIXIE BOB – p.1 English translation of version revised 29 November 2010 Ears: medium sized, the ears are shorthair variety. It does not exceed large at base with rounded tip. They 5 cm (2”) are set as much on top of the head as In both short and longhair varieties, on the side, slightly tilting outward. hair on the head and face is very Lynx tips are desirable as well as pale fuzzy, with thick brows and a thumb prints on the back of the ears. downward growth. The fur breaks easily and seems well-suited to hard Neck: medium, the neck is strong climatic conditions. and muscled. Seasonal changes may be noticed in the texture, coat colour and hair Body: long and strongly built, the length. In summer, the coat is shorter body is medium to large. The than in winter and the spotted pattern shoulder blades are prominent, giving is clearly visible. In winter, the coat a rolling move. The flanks are deep gets denser, emphasizing the ticking and powerful. The chest is broad and and giving the impression that the well-developed. The back is not level: coat is sparkled with frost. there is a downward slope behind the The only colour accepted in shoulders, followed by a slight championship is a brown spotted upward slope to the prominent hind tabby well lightened by an important legs that are slightly higher than the ticking. Spots are randomly scattered shoulders. The rump is gently sloping on the body (broken mackerel or downward to the tail. A belly pouch is blotched patterns). Rosettes are desirable in males as in females. accepted and the belly is spotted. All shades of brown spotted tabby are Tail: short, the tail is preferably accepted, even if warm shades are flexible but kinks and curls are desirable. accepted. Minimum length: 2 inches The wild look of the coat colour is (approximately a thumb’s length). given by a mouse grey base colour Maximum length: to hock when leg is with an inverted ticking: darker bands extended. are next to the skin and lighter colour Tail length is determined by the last bands at the end of the hair. Colour bone part that is felt. When at rest, of agouti bands ranges from brown to the tail is carried low. dark brown, each hair displaying several alternate bands. Legs: The legs are long and muscled The belly is not ticked and tends with strong boning. towards cream-white, still on a mouse grey base. The chin and throat are Feet: large and broad, the feet are paler. Paw pads, back of legs and tail almost round with big phalanxes and tip are dark brown or black. fleshy toes. Note: type is more important than pattern or colour. Coat and texture: Pixie Bob shorthair: soft coat, Penalize woolly and resilient to the touch. The Flat head. coat, which is not too close to the Receding chin or forehead. body, is longer on the belly. Narrow hips. Pixie Bob longhair: the very soft Lack of primordial belly pouch. coat is closer to the body than in the Tail not respecting the standard.

LOOF standards PIXIE BOB – p.2 English translation of version revised 29 November 2010 Cow hocks. Lack of ticking or lack of spotted Belly too dark. pattern throughout the coat. White locket. Ruff on the longhair. Close lying coat. Tail bone shorter than a thumb first Coat too long in the shorthair version. phalanx (about 2,5 cm/1”), and full length tail. Withhold all awards Round eyes. Fine boning or musculature. General show penalties and Pattern or colour not in relation with withholdings. the standard.

LOOF standards PIXIE BOB – p.3 English translation of version revised 29 November 2010 RAGDOLL

Head = 40 pts character combined to an impressive Shape: 20 size has spilled much ink about his Eyes (shape and colour): 10 origins and explains his name, Rag- Ears: 5 doll. Profile: 5 Head: the shape of the head is a Body = 30 pts modified wedge, equilateral in shape, Torso: 10 with rounded contours. The area Boning: 5 between the ears seems flat, when Musculature: 5 facing. The profile shows rounded Legs: 5 skull and forehead, then a slight Tail: 5 curve leading to a straight nose. (“slide” called profile). Coat and texture = 30 pts Length and texture: 10 Muzzle: medium in length, well Colour and pattern: 20 developed, rounded and strong.

Colours Eyes: rather large, oval, they are Category: pointed slightly slanted without being oriental. Divisions: Solid, tabby, silver/smoke, Intense blue. solid and white, tabby and white, silver/smoke and white (mitted, Ears: medium-sized, continuing the bicolour and van patterns for the line of wedge, they are large at base particolor divisions) with rounded tips. Slightly tilted Colours: all pointed colours forward when seen from the side.

NB: The van patterned Ragdoll is Neck: short, strong and powerful. allowed in new colour (NC) only. The new colours are eligible to be shown Body: long and powerful, the body is in LOOF sanctioned shows but do not rectangular in shape with a broad and earn title certificates nor take part in full chest. Equal width across the Best in Show. They are judged shoulders and hindquarters. The and can earn an excellent if the Ragdoll is heavy but not fat. A belly subject presented is of sufficient pouch is acceptable. merit. Legs: moderately long, in proportion Permissible crosses to the rectangle of the body, the legs Ragdoll x Ragdoll are heavily boned and strongly muscled.

Introduction Feet: round and large, feather- Created by a Californian breeder in tufted. the 1960s, the Ragdoll is a semi-long haired colourpoint cat. His peaceful

LOOF standards RAGDOLL – p.1 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 Tail: long, ideally to shoulder blades. and as even as possible. White Thicker at base, with full plume. inverted “V” on face not to extend Coat: semi-long and silky, abundant beyond the outer edge of the eye on guard hair with little undercoat. Ruff, either side. “V” to be as symmetrical from back of ears down to neck, as possible. Nose leather is pink. appreciated. Body: colour from eggshell to milky- Fur is short and dense on front legs, white according to colour of points. longer on hind legs, even forming Chest, underside, legs and feet are britches. white. Upper body may show white spotting. Colour: COLOURPOINT PATTERN: VAN PATTERN: Points: ears, mask, feet and tail show Points: point colour restricted to ears, base colour of the cat, darker than upper part of the mask and tail. Nose body and as even as possible. leather is pink. Body: colour of body from eggshell to Body: white, except a few eggshell to milky-white according to colour of milky-white minor spotting, not to points. Chest, bib and chin may be exceed 20% of the body, including somewhat lighter in colour. Small head and tail. shadings allowed on body. Allowances MITTED PATTERN: Length of coat and density of Points: ears, mask, legs, except undercoat following seasonal paws, and tail show base colour of changes, a shorter coat during the the cat, darker than body and as even summer period should not be as possible. May have white blaze, on penalized. Colour of coat is darker on nose and/or between eyes, broken or older cats. Important shades or not, not to reach nose leather. Chin contrasts in white markings should must be white. not be penalized in mature cats. Front feet: white mittens on both feet, evenly matched, going around Penalize the wrist joint. Round or small eyes. Back legs: white must go up to and Roman nose, stop. around the hocks entirely, extending Pointed ears. no higher than mid-thigh. No colour Short legs. markings in white. Cobby body. Body: colour from eggshell to milky- Mitted pattern: dark markings on white according to colour of points. white mittens, colour on neck or Chin must be white, extending into spotting on white belly stripe. White white belly stripe, varying in width on ears or tail. from the bib, chest, between the Bicolour pattern: white on ears or tail, forelegs down the midline of the colour on belly or any white area. underside of the cat to the base of Van pattern: more than 20% colour the tail. on body or total absence of point colour. BICOLOUR PATTERN: Points: ears, mask and tail show point Withhold all awards colour of the cat, darker than body Light boning.

LOOF standards RAGDOLL – p.2 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 Lack of structure and musculature. Bicolour pattern: dark markings on Any eye colour other than blue. white mask. Short coat. General show penalties and Colourpoint pattern: white locket or withholdings. spots. Mitted pattern: lack of white chin.

LOOF standards RAGDOLL – p.3 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 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. Boning is fine and musculature powerful.

LOOF standards RUSSIAN & NEBELUNG – p.1 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 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 Yellow eyes. 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. leather is charcoal grey and paw pads are dark lilac.

LOOF standards RUSSIAN & NEBELUNG – p.2 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 SAVANNAH

HEAD = 40 points Best in Show. They are judged and Shape = 10 can earn an excellent if the subject Profile = 5 presented is of sufficient merit. Ears = 10 Only the 5th generation subjects (F5) Eyes = 5 and later generations are eligible for Muzzle = 5 show. Neck = 5 Wild cats and hybrids F1 to F4 included are forbidden in cat shows BODY = 40 points and LOOF exhibitions. Torso = 13 Legs and feet = 10 Tail = 7 Introduction Boning and musculature = 10 The Savannah is the result of crosses between different spotted domestic COAT AND TEXTURE = 20 points cats and the serval breeds. Texture = 8 The serval (Leptailurus serval or Felis Pattern = 8 serval) is a wild spotted cat easily Colour = 4 living together with humans. In certain African regions, some servals Permissible colours live in rural areas. They are Black, Brown spotted tabby, Black sometimes considered as cats or silver spotted tabby, Black smoke. hunt helpers. [Category: traditional The goal of the Savannah breeding Divisions: solid, tabby (spotted tabby program is to produce a large pattern only) and silver/smoke domestic cat reflecting the unique (smoke and spotted tabby pattern traits of the serval: small head, large only) high set ears, very long body, high Colour: black] legs, rather short tail and spotted coat. Permissible crosses Savannah X Savannah Thanks to the serval’s exceptionally Savannah X Egyptian Mau friendly temper, the Savannah is a Savannah X very sweet cat from the very first Savannah X Ocicat generations. Savannah X domestic cat not belonging to any breed Savannah X Serval (under fulfilment of the legal requirements concerning wild felines possession and breeding)

New Breed: NB: the new breeds are eligible to be shown in LOOF sanctioned shows but do not earn title certificates nor take part in the

LOOF standards SAVANNAH – p.1 English translation of version revised 19 December 2013 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 revised 19 December 2013 SCOTTISH & HIGHLAND

HEAD = 45 points Introduction Profile = 5 There are two varieties of Scottish: Muzzle and nose = 5 folded ears (“Fold”) and straight ears Eye shape = 5 (“Straight”). The Highland is the Eye colour = 5 semi-longhair version of the Scottish, Chin = 5 and also exists in “fold” and “straight” Ears = 20 points varieties. Folding = 7 Scottish and Highland are round in Size = 5 every aspect with a general Set = 5 impression of strength and Shape = 3 sweetness. In the Fold version, the small ears are folded forward. The BODY = 35 points spontaneous mutation responsible for Neck = 5 the folded ears occurred in farm cats Torso = 5 in Scotland in 1961. All Scottish and Legs and feet = 5 Highland cats trace their pedigree to Tail = 10 Susie, the first Fold discovered by the Boning = 5 founders of the breed: William and Musculature = 5 Mary Ross. In Scotland and England, the breed was subsequently COAT = 15 points established by crosses between Texture and length = 10 British Shorthairs and folded-ears Colour = 5 domestic cats. In France, the breed chosen in the Scottish and Highland BALANCE AND CONDITION = 5 breeding programs is the British points Shorthair.

Permissible colours Head: viewed from any angle, the Categories: all head is broad with well-rounded Divisions: solid, tabby, silver/smoke, contours. The cheeks are full. The top solid and white, tabby and white, of the head is round, followed by a silver/smoke and white gentle curve to a broad and short Colours: all nose. A slight stop is permitted. Adult males have full jowls. Permissible crosses Fold x Fold crosses are strictly Muzzle: when viewed from the front forbidden or from the side, the muzzle is set in a well-defined circle with firm and full Scottish/Highland X Scottish/Highland whisker pads. The nose and edge of Scottish/Highland X British (SH/LH) nose are straight. The end of the nose Scottish/Highland X American SH is in line with the very firm chin.

LOOF standards SCOTTISH & HIGHLAND – p.1 English translation of version revised 1st December 2014 Eyes: round, big and well opened, the eyes are set well apart which Coat and texture strengthens the breadth of nose. The Scottish: short, dense and thick fur, eye colour should be even and in straight to the point that it stands relation to coat colour. The more away from the neck when the cat intense and brilliant tones preferred. moves its head. It looks like a woollen carpet. The coat has a thick Ears: wide at the base, the ears are undercoat and gives the impression of medium to small, with rounded tip. a good natural protection. They are set well apart and should fit Highland: semi long, silky fur, with a into the rounded contour of the head. thick undercoat. Ruff and britches are well furnished. and Highland Fold: The ears are folded forward and can Allowances have single or double fold. Smaller, Seasonal changes in hair texture are tightly folded ears preferred over allowed. loose fold and large ears. Scottish: texture can be somewhat different in cats of non-dilute colours. Scottish Straight and Highland Highland: quality of texture can be Straight: different according to colours, but The ears are straight. density must be the same.

Neck: stocky and muscled, the neck Penalize is very short, almost inexistent. Too long texture or lying down on the body in Scottish. Body: semi-cobby in type, the body Lack of undercoat or density in is big, thick, muscled and round. It general. shows strong boning and powerful Flat forehead, stop too strong, nose musculature. It is medium to large in too long. size. Ears with more than 90° folding in the Scottish Fold and Highland Fold. Legs: medium, the legs are slightly Cow hocks. shorter than length of body. Their Ghost tabby markings in solid boning is substantial and they are coloured cats, except in cats of the strongly muscled. Special attention red series. should be given to their mobility, which should be the same as in the Withhold all awards other breeds. Tail too short. Tail lacking in flexibility. Feet: round and firm. Deformed feet. Appearance too close to the Exotic or Tail: broad at base, the tail is Persian. medium to long, tapering to a round Pinched nostrils. tip. Flexible and supple, it should not Fine boning. Lack of muscle tone. show any rigidity. White lockets in non particolor cats. Highland: tail should be well-plumed. General show penalties and withholdings.

LOOF standards SCOTTISH & HIGHLAND – p.2 English translation of version revised 1st December 2014 SELKIRK SHORTHAIR & LONGHAIR

HEAD = 35 points Selkirk Straight (non-mutated) Profile = 5 Longhair Muzzle = 5 Nose = 5 Selkirk Straights (non-mutated hair) Chin = 5 are considered as breeding auxiliaries Ears = 5 and are not eligible for Eye shape = 5 Championship. Eye colour = 5

BODY = 25 points Introduction Neck = 5 The is a round and Torso = 5 substantial cat with curly coat. His Legs and feet = 5 ancestor, a small called Miss Tail = 5 DePesto, was found in 1988 in Musculature and boning = 5 Wyoming. She was given to Jeri Newman, a reputed Persian breeder, COAT = 35 points and was regularly giving birth to curly Texture = 5 kittens when bred to Persians, which Density = 5 implied that the curly gene was Curls = 20 dominant. Named Selkirk after the Colour = 5 mountains near the area where Miss DePesto was found, the cat is CONDITION = 5 points medium to large, with a round head, a heavy body and a solid boning. The Permissible colours: Selkirk Rex’s dense and plushy coat is Categories: all curly like a sheep’s coat and exists in Divisions: solid, tabby, silver/smoke, two varieties: shorthair and longhair. solid and white, tabby and white, silver/smoke and white Head: the head is broad with well- Colours: all rounded contours whichever way you look at it. Cheeks are full. The top of Permissible crosses: the head is rounded, followed by a Selkirk X Selkirk slightly concave curve. The nose is Selkirk X British Shorthair short and broad. A slight stop is Selkirk X British Longhair allowed. Adult males have definite Selkirk X American Shorthair jowls.

In all Selkirk varieties, i.e.: Muzzle: when viewed from the front Selkirk Rex Shorthair (curly hair) or from the side, the muzzle is set in Selkirk Rex Longhair (curly hair) a well-defined circle with firm and full Selkirk Straight (non-mutated) whisker pads. The nose and edge of Shorthair nose are straight. The end of the nose is in line with the very firm chin.

LOOF standards SELKIRK – p.1 English translation of version revised 1st December 2014 Eyes: round, big and well opened, Selkirk Rex shorthair: medium in the eyes are set well apart which length, the coat is dense, soft and strengthens the breadth of nose. The plushy. It should not be too close- eye colour should be even and in lying. relation to coat colour. The more intense and brilliant tones preferred. Selkirk Rex longhair: semi-long, the fur is dense, soft and very curly. Ears: wide at the base, the ears are The curls, longer than in Shorthair, medium to small, with rounded tip. give the impression to be loose and They are set well apart, they should individual. fit into the rounded contour of the head. Allowances Curliness and density of coat follow Neck: stocky and muscled, the neck seasonal changes. is very short, almost inexistent. Coat continues to develop until two years of age. Kittens are curly at birth Body: semi-cobby in type, the body and lose their curls at two to three is big, thick, muscled and round. It months of age and the curls come shows strong boning and powerful back around 8 to 10 months of age. musculature. It is medium to large in Kittens should be judged mainly on size. type (head and body) rather than texture. Legs: medium, the legs are slightly shorter than length of body. Their Penalize boning is substantial and they are Cobby or foreign in type. strongly muscled. Lack of curls. Flat forehead, stop too strong, nose Feet: round and firm. too long. Cow hocks. Tail: wide at base, the tail’s length is Ghost tabby markings in solid about two thirds of body length. It is coloured cats, except in cats of the almost as wide from the base to the red series. end, which is round. Withhold all awards Coat and texture: the Selkirk Rex’s White lockets in non particolor cats. coat is dense and plushy, forming Appearance too close to the Exotic or more or less loose individual curls. Persian. The mutation affects each hair Pinched nostrils. (guard, down and awn) and guard Fine boning. Lack of muscle tone. hairs tend to have a coarse texture. Lack of curls or bald areas. Curliness should be more obvious on General show penalties and the neck, throat, belly and tail. The withholdings. whiskers and eyebrows are curly.

LOOF standards SELKIRK – p.2 English translation of version revised 1st December 2014 SIAMESE, ORIENTAL, BALINESE, MANDARIN

HEAD = 30 points Oriental X Oriental Profile = 6 Oriental X Mandarin Shape and length = 10 Mandarin X Mandarin Chin = 3 Ears = 7 Eyes shape and set = 8 Introduction The Siamese is a very old breed from BODY = 30 points South-East Asia. It has been selected Size, structure, musculature = 15 by English breeders as soon as the Neck = 3 end of the XIXth century. Tail = 6 It was the origin of 4 oriental typed Legs and feet = 6 cat varieties whose differences lay in length of hair and pattern. COAT = 15 points Texture = 8 Siamese: shorthair, colourpoint; Length = 7 Oriental: shorthair, fully coloured; Balinese: semi longhair, colourpoint; COLOUR = 15 points Mandarin: semi longhair, fully Coat = 10 coloured. Eyes = 5 The Siamese, Oriental, Balinese and CONDITION AND BALANCE = 10 Mandarin are long, slender, elegant points and well-muscled cats. Harmoniously combining a fine boning Permissible colours and a lithe and firm musculature, Categories: traditional (for the they are athletic with fluid lines. Oriental and the Mandarin), pointed (for the Siamese and the Balinese) These cats should be perfectly Divisions: solid, tabby, silver/smoke, balanced, the general harmony not to solid and white, tabby and white, be modified by one specific extreme silver/smoke and white morphological feature. Colours: all Gifted with a strong personality, they Permissible crosses are lively and talkative. Siamese X Siamese Siamese X Balinese Head: viewed in front, the head is Siamese X Oriental medium, long and triangular. The top Siamese X Mandarin of the head and forehead are flat or Balinese X Balinese slightly rounded. 3 types of profiles Balinese X Oriental are accepted: perfectly straight, Balinese X Mandarin slightly convex or in 2 lines, the line

LOOF standards SIAMESE, ORIENTAL… – p.1 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 of the forehead following the line of Balinese and Mandarin: long and the nose without a break. fine, furnished, it is lightly held, like an ostrich’s feather. Cheeks are flat. Jowls are accepted in adult males. Legs: long and elegant, they are in harmony with length of body. Their Muzzle: when facing, the nose is boning is fine and their musculature inside the triangle of head, without is firm. pinch. The end of the nose should not be narrow. Feet: oval and small. Viewed in profile, the nose is long and straight. Coat: The jaws are medium in size. The Siamese and Oriental: very short chin is firm, in line with the end of the and tight, silky, the coat is close lying nose. and fine textured. Balinese and Mandarin: mid- Eyes: Medium sized, the eyes are longhair and fine textured, the fur is oriental. Almond shaped and set well silky and close lying. Almost no apart, they are set with a slant undercoat. The coat is shorter on the toward the nose, in harmony with the shoulders and gets longer toward the triangle of the head. Colour of eyes is flanks. The britches and tail are well deepest vivid blue for Siamese and furnished. There should not be any Balinese, and deepest vivid green for ruff. Oriental and Mandarin. Odd eyes (green and blue) are accepted in Colour: particolor cats. Odd eyes and blue Siamese and Balinese are colourpoint eyes are accepted in white Orientals. cats. There should then be a definite contrast between point colour, as Ears: Large, wide at base, set well even as possible, and body colour apart, the ears continue the triangle which is even. of the head. Absence of ghost markings is preferred, except on tabby cats where Neck: long, slender and elegant, the they are allowed. neck brings out head and shoulders. The age and the base colour are to be taken into account on the evolution of Body: oriental in type, medium in the colourpoint pattern: points are size, the body is long, tubular and usually not totally developed on firm. It appears strikingly dense when kittens, most of all in dilute colours, handled. It is athletic and slender whereas darker shades on mature with a firm and lithe musculature. cats are normal. Equal width at shoulders and hips. Fine boning. Condition: neither fat nor thin, the cats of this breed group are slender, Tail: in harmony with length of body not skinny. and length of legs. Siamese and Oriental: whippy, it is Allowances narrow at base, long and tapering to Siamese and Oriental: the Siamese a fine point. variant (from a Balinese or a

LOOF standards SIAMESE, ORIENTAL… – p.2 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 Mandarin) has a longer coat and a frothy texture. Siamese and Oriental: long, rough or coarse fur. Balinese and Mandarin: incomplete Balinese and Mandarin: short, development of fur on cats under 12 rough or coarse fur. Lack of tail months. plume.

Siamese and Balinese: unfinished Siamese and Balinese: dark spots mask, ‘glasses’, shadow markings on on the belly and/or flanks. Lack of tail or flanks on kittens and young pigments in points. Brindling, i.e. adults under 12 months. presence of white hair in the points. Mask extending to the whole head. Oriental and Mandarin: tabby shadow markings on tail or flanks on Withhold all awards kittens and young adults under 12 White spots except in particolor cats. months. Lack of pigment on paws or nose. Any fault in tail. Penalize General show penalties and Short or massive body, short legs, withholdings. heavy boning. Siamese and Balinese: eye colour Round or broad head. Short muzzle. other than blue. Break in profile. Pinch. Oriental and Mandarin: gold or Lack of or prominent chin. copper eyes. Small or round eyes or eyes that are Balinese and Mandarin: undercoat not slanted enough. (double coat).

LOOF standards SIAMESE, ORIENTAL… – p.3 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 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 approved 12 June 2009 Neck: round and short, the neck is In particolors: white is allowed in any heavily muscled. amount and in all areas. Body: the body is semi cobby, Condition and balance massive, heavy and muscled, with a The overall appearance of the characteristic barrel-shaped appea- Siberian should reflect strength and rance, due to roundness of the ribs power, balanced by a sweet and the musculature. The back is expression. arched and higher than the shoulders, the belly is firm. Allowances The coat follows important season Legs: medium in length, the legs are variations, being thicker in winter and sturdy and muscled with substantial shorter in summer. Guard hair does boning. not grow before kittens are 6 months old. Feet: big and rounded, the feet have abundant toe tufts. Penalize White spots and lockets in non Tail: wide at the base, tapering to a particolor cats. blunt tip, the tail is thickly furnished. Straight profile. It should ideally reach the base of Stop. shoulder blades. Ears too close in adults. Narrow or pointed muzzle. Coat and colour: semi-long to long, Almond shaped eyes. the Siberian’s coat is made of three Long legs. types of hair: guard, down and awn hairs. The hair on the shoulders, Withhold all awards lower part of the chest and back Lack of structure or fine boning. should be coarse and shiny. Ruff goes General show penalties and from back of head down to chest. withholdings. Abundant undercoat. The hair may thicken to curls on the belly, but a wavy coat is not characteristic.

LOOF standards SIBERIAN – p.2 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 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 revised 19 December 2013 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 revised 19 December 2013 SNOWSHOE

HEAD = 30 points Head: the shape of the head is a Shape = 10 modified wedge, equilateral in shape, Eyes (shape and colour) = 10 with rounded contours. The area Ears = 5 between the ears seems flat, when Profile = 5 facing. The cheekbones are set high and the bone structure should be BODY = 30 points visible, even in adult males that have Torso = 10 more developed cheeks. Viewed in Boning = 5 profile, the forehead is straight and Musculature = 5 followed by a slight curve on the Legs = 5 nose. The latter, medium in breadth, Tail = 5 is more often straight. A small bump is accepted. COAT AND TEXTURE = 30 points Length = 10 Muzzle: Medium in length, the Texture = 10 muzzle is rounded with a slight pinch. Colour = 10 Strong chin.

CONDITION = 10 points Eyes: rather large, the eyes are oval to round. They are slightly slanted Permissible colours without being oriental. All shades of Category: pointed blue are allowed. Divisions: solid and white, tabby and white, silver/smoke and white (all in Ears: medium-sized, continuing the mitted and bicolour patterns only) line of wedge, they are large at base Colours: all with rounded tips.

Permissible crosses Neck: medium in size, the neck is Snowshoe X Snowshoe strong and muscled.

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

LOOF standards SNOWSHOE – p.1 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 Tail: medium in length, the tail is extend beyond outer edge of eyes. thicker at base and slightly tapered to Nose leather is pink. the end. Body: colour from eggshell to milky- white according to colour of points. Coat and texture: short to Darker shades are allowed on moderately short, the coat is soft and shoulders and hips. Chest, stomach, silky. Dense, it is not closelying. legs and feet are white. A few white spots are allowed on back and flanks, Colour: 2 patterns are allowed: proportion of white not to exceed half bicolour and mitted. The distribution of total surface of coat. of white in the mitted pattern is one of the most difficult to obtain as it is Coloured spots on pawpads are very precise and rather uncertain. accepted in both mitted and bicolour Only the four feet should be white cats. and the face should show an inverted V. Allowances As in any colourpoint cats, colour of Mitted coat gets darker on older cats. Points: ears, mask, legs – except feet Shades or important contrasts with – and tail show the basic point colour the white markings should not be of cat, darker than body and as even penalized in mature cats. Ghost as possible. barring are allowed in kittens. Front feet: white and even mittens. Seasonal changes should not be Back legs: white to mid thigh. There penalized. should not be coloured spots in white. Body: colour from eggshell to milky- Penalize white according to colour of points. Fully coloured foot. Darker shades are allowed on Plushy, double, or woolly coat. Long shoulders and hips. Throat, chest and hair. stomach are white, but proportion of Mitted or bicolour patterns not white should not exceed one fourth of respected. coat colour. Massive or oriental body.

Bicolor Withhold all awards Points: ears, mask, feet and tail show Non particolor cat. basic point colour of cat, darker than Eye colour other than blue. body and as even as possible. Mask General show penalties and shows an inverted V that should be as withholdings. symmetrical as possible and not

LOOF standards SNOWSHOE – p.2 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 SOKOKE

HEAD = 25 points Head: the head is a modified wedge, Shape = 10 small compared to the body. The top Eyes = 5 of the skull is almost flat, the Ears = 5 cheekbones are high and well- Chin = 5 defined. The profile shows a very soft indentation at the base of the nose, BODY = 25 points which is medium in length and Torso = 15 straight. Legs = 5 Tail = 5 Muzzle: well-defined, the muzzle is not pinched, with firm chin. COAT AND TEXTURE = 45 points Texture and length = 15 Eyes: almond-shaped, the eyes are Colour = 30 large, set well apart and slightly oblique. Their colour is amber to CONDITION = 5 points green.

Permissible colours Ears: medium sized, the ears are Brown tabby (marble pattern) wide at base with rounded tips. Lynx [Category: traditional tips are desirable. Division: tabby (marble pattern only) Colours: black] Neck: the neck is slender and muscled, the head coming well off the Permissible crosses shoulders. Sokoke X Sokoke Body: semi-foreign in type, the body is medium long, slender and muscled. Introduction The chest is round and well- The Sokoke is a naturally occurring developed. native breed found in the Sokoke Forest area, Kenya. In 1970, a British Legs: high and long, the legs have a woman, named Jeni Slater started sturdy boning. The hind legs are well breeding, whereas Gloria Moeldrup angled, which is characteristic of the imported two subjects to Denmark in breed. the 1980s. This very rare cat was recognized by FIFe in 1993. Feet: oval. The Sokoke is a medium sized high- legged elegant cat. The marble and Tail: Medium to long, the tail is shimmering coat is highlighted by its thicker at base and tapering to the very short fur. tip.

Coat and texture: very short, close- lying and glossy, with no undercoat. Marble pattern looks like a classic

LOOF standards SOKOKE – p.1 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 tabby slightly elongated and muted Pinch. by ticked hairs in the solid areas (black markings), both hallmarks of Withhold all awards the Sokoke breed. White lockets or buttons. General show penalties and Penalize withholdings. Oriental or cobby type. Stop.

LOOF standards SOKOKE – p.2 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 SPHYNX

HEAD = 40 points hairlessness but also in its unique Shape and size = 5 distinguishable type. Profile = 10 Head: medium, the head is longer Eyes = 5 than wide. It is wedge shaped with Cheekbones = 5 defined rounded contours, high Muzzle and chin = 5 cheekbones and pronounced pinch. Ears = 10 From the side, top of skull and forehead are flat, continued by a BODY = 40 points concave curve, from bridge of nose. Neck = 5 The latter is straight. Chest = 10 Abdomen = 13 Muzzle: rather short, rounded and Legs and feet = 5 well-developed, the muzzle is strongly Tail = 7 pinched, detached from the skull. Whisker pads are well-rounded. The Hairlessness = 20 points chin is firm and well defined. Wrinkles = 10 Texture = 10 Eyes: lemon shaped, the eyes are large, well opened and expressive. All Permissible colours colours are accepted in relationship Categories: all with coat colour. Divisions: solid, tabby, silver/smoke, solid and white, tabby and white, Ears: very large and set very low, silver/smoke and white the ears are wide at base. They Colours: all should look oversized compared to the head. They are rounded at tip. Permissible crosses Sphynx X Sphynx Neck: medium sized and well- muscled, it is arched with the head coming well off the shoulders. Introduction Though hairless cats have always Body: semi-cobby in type, the body existed, the weird looking Sphynx is firm. The musculature, well-defined appeared as a breed in the 1970s in under the skin, is round. The chest is Canada. Imported from Toronto to barrel-shaped, broad and deep. The the Netherlands by Dr Hernandez, the abdomen is well-rounded, as if the first Sphynx founded lines in France cat had recently eaten, without sign before reaching the United States. of obesity. Hips and croup are Sphynx’s hairlessness, from total rounded. absence of hair to suede-like down hair, results from a spontaneous Legs: the legs are rather finely mutation. The specificity of this breed boned, yet firmly and well muscled. does not only reside in its The forelegs are slightly arched.

LOOF standards SPHYNX – p.1 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 Feet: oval, the feet have fine Jowls can be very prominent in adult elongated and prominent toes. Paw males. pads are thicker than in other breeds, which gives the impression that the Penalize Sphynx walks on air cushions. Cobby type. Concave curve of profile not distinct. Tail: the tail is long, whippy and Almond shaped eyes. slightly thick at base, looking like a Ears not oversized compared to the rat’s tail. head. Narrow chest. Skin and texture: the skin of the Short tail. Sphynx can be totally bald or Lack of wrinkles on head. chamois-like. The skin is very wrinkled in kittens. The adults should Withhold all awards retain as many wrinkles as possible, Frail or delicate look, thin body, fine especially on the head, although boning in adult cats. wrinkling should not be so Foreign type. pronounced as to affect the cat’s Strictly straight or bumped profile. normal functions. Whiskers and brows Small ears. are sparse or absent. Corkscrew tail. Hair that looks like the Devon Rex’s Allowances wavy hair or the Cornish Rex’s hair in A few hair tufts are acceptable on molt. some areas of the body: base of ear, Obvious depilating and/or shaving. nose, scrotum, end of legs, end of Dirty ears and/or nails. tail. General show penalties and withholdings.

LOOF standards SPHYNX – p.2 English translation of version approved 12 June 2009 THAI

HEAD = 40 points Head: slightly longer than wide, the Shape = 15 head, seen in front, is a modified Profile = 7 wedge with rounded contours. Cheeks Ears = 7 are rather round in females and can Eyes shape and set = 6 be more developed in males, in a Neck = 5 reasonable proportion compared to overall size of the body. The side view BODY = 40 points consists in two parallel straight lines Torso = 15 joined by a slight curve at the eye Legs and feet = 7 level. Boning = 6 Musculature = 6 Muzzle: medium in length, neither Tail = 6 pointed nor round, the muzzle gently continuing the wedge. Firm chin. COAT AND TEXTURE = 10 points Texture = 5 Eyes: oval, slightly slanted. A line Length = 5 goes from inner corner, to outer corner of the eye and meets outer COLOUR = 10 points base of ear. The colour is as intense Coat = 5 as possible. Eyes = 5 Ears: wide at the base with rounded Permissible colours tip, the ears are medium in size and Category: point set fairly high on the head. Divisions: solid, tabby, silver/smoke Colours: all Neck: medium in length, the neck is well-muscled, especially in males. Permissible crosses Thai X Thai Body: foreign in type, the body is medium, very strong but not heavy. The chest is broad and slightly round. Introduction Preserving the characteristics of the Legs: rather slender, the legs are in Siamese that was shown in proportion to the body. championship in late 19th and 20th centuries until the 1960s, the Thai Feet: oval, the feet are medium in resembles what some called ‘our size. Grand Ma’s cat’ or ‘traditional Siamese’. The Thai is nowadays Tail: medium, wide at the base, Siamese’s ancestor, and should not tapering to a slightly round tip. look like him in any way. The Thai is alert and chatty, with a great personality.

LOOF standards THAI – p.1 English translation of version revised 22 October 2012 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 revised 22 October 2012 TONKINESE SHORTHAIR & LONGHAIR

HEAD = 30 points nullifying or modifying the other, but Shape = 10 giving an intermediate colour (mink). Eyes = 10 As time went by, the type getting Ears = 5 more and more different between the Neck = 5 Siamese and the Burmese led the breeders to breed the Tonkinese BODY = 30 points between each other in order to keep a Torso = 15 homogeneous morphology. This Legs = 5 evolution helped for the recognition of Feet = 5 the colourpoint and sepia colours in Tail = 5 the Tonkinese breed. The longhair variety of the Tonkinese is sometimes COLOUR = 30 points called Tibetan. Body colour = 10 Points, nose leather and paws = 10 Head: just slightly longer than wide, Eye colour = 10 the head is a modified wedge with gently-curved contours. The side lines TEXTURE = 10 points of the triangle formed by the jaw hinges are well-defined and slightly Permissible colours rounded. Viewed from the side, the Categories: point, mink and sepia top of head and forehead are slightly Divisions: solid, tabby, silver/smoke rounded and followed by a gentle Colours: all stop at the base of the nose, with a slight rise from stop to tip of nose. Permissible crosses Tonkinese X Tonkinese Muzzle: the muzzle is medium long, gently following the lines of the Tonkinese X English Burmese until wedge, neither pointed nor January 1st, 2020 excessively rounded. The chin is firm. Tonkinese X Asian longhair (sepia only and not tipped), until January Ears: placed as much on the side of 1st, 2015. the head as on the top, the ears are medium in size, wide at base with rounded tips. They are covered with Introduction very short hair and leather may show Developed from an ancestral cross through. between the Siamese and the Burmese, the Tonkinese blends the Eyes: walnut shaped, the eyes are characteristics of those two breeds slightly slanted. that used to be very similar. In the Eye colour: aqua (blue-green) in Tonkinese, the Siamese cs gene minks, sky blue to violet in (colourpoint) is codominant with the colourpoints, gold to green in sepias, Burmese cb gene (sepia), none

LOOF standards TONKINESE – p.1 English translation of version revised 1st December 2014 brilliant, deep and clear colours modifying the other, but giving an preferred. intermediate colour. Contrast is less marked than in colourpoint cats. Neck: medium long, the neck is well Point Tonkinese: colourpoint muscled, especially in males. pattern (cs cs). This pattern noticeably lightens body colour, the points being Body: semi-foreign in type, the body much darker. Because of the is medium, strongly muscled but polygenes, the coats may be darker without being stocky. The chest is than Siameses’ and eye colour may broad and gently rounded. display a less intense shade of blue.

Legs: fairly slim, the legs are in Allowances proportion to the body. Incompletely developed eye colour under one year of age. Feet: more oval than round, the feet Ghost tabby markings on tail and are medium. lower part of legs in kittens under 8 months. Tail: medium long, the tail is tapering Darker body colour due to age, to a slightly blunted tip. provided acceptable contrast to points is maintained in mink and colourpoint Coat and texture colours. Tonkinese shorthair: particularly Greater rounding of head in adult soft to the touch, the coat is short, males due to stud jowls. dense, silky and close lying. In kittens: shorter, rounder, more Tonkinese longhair: semi long and compact type of head. fine, the coat is silky and close lying. There is almost no undercoat. The Penalize coat is shorter on the shoulders and Round head in adults. gets longer on the flanks. Britches Round or protuberant eyes. and tail are well-furnished. There may Oriental eyes. be a ruff. Short muzzle. Nose stop too important. Colour: Straight profile. Sepia Tonkinese: sepia pattern (cb Ghost tabby markings in non-agouti cb). This specific pattern lightens body adults (except from the red series). colour in a gradual shading of delicate and warm hues, leaving back and Withhold all awards extremities, called points (ears, Cobby or oriental type. muzzle, legs and tail), slightly darker White lockets or buttons. than the flanks, throat and underside. Pigment absent or spotty on nose Mink Tonkinese: mink pattern (cb leather (except red series). cs). cs gene (colourpoint) is General show penalties and codominant with cb gene (Sepia), withholdings. neither of those nullifying nor

LOOF standards TONKINESE – p.2 English translation of version revised 1st December 2014 TURKISH ANGORA

HEAD = 40 points active and inquisitive cats and they Shape = 9 respond best to firm, but gentle Ears = 12 handling. Elegance is always more Eyes = 4 important than size. This point should Chin = 2 especially be taken into consideration Muzzle = 2 when comparing males and females. Nose = 4 Profile = 5 Head: small to medium compared to Neck = 2 its body, the head is a smooth modified wedge. From the side, the BODY = 40 points head develops two planes: the one Torso = 9 formed by a flat top head and Legs and feet = 9 forehead and the second by the line Tail = 8 of the nose both meeting at an angle Boning = 9 between the eyes. Musculature = 5 Muzzle: slightly rounded, the muzzle COAT AND COLOUR = 10 points should be in continuation of the Coat = 5 wedge, without pinch. Firm chin. Colour = 5 Eyes: Large, walnut-shaped, the eyes BALANCE = 10 points are slightly slanting upwards.

Permissible colours Ears: large, wide at base, the ears Category: traditional are set high on the head, vertical. Divisions: solid, tabby, silver/smoke, They are slightly pointed, with good solid and white, tabby and white, furnishings. silver/smoke and white Colours: all except those based on Neck: medium in length, the neck is chocolate, lilac, cinnamon and fawn. slim and graceful.

Permissible crosses Body: foreign in type, the body is Turkish Angora X Turkish Angora long, slender and muscular. Chest is narrow and shoulders should be the same width as the hips. Firm Introduction musculature on a fine-boned Very old breed native of Asia Minor, structure. the ideal Turkish Angora is a graceful perfectly balanced cat, with a fine and Legs: Long, the hind legs are higher silky coat. When handled, the Angora than front legs. gives a striking effect by the contrast between the surprisingly firm Feet: oval, the feet are small and muscular body and the soft flowing delicate. Tufted toes are desirable. fur. Turkish Angoras are intelligent,

LOOF standards TURKISH ANGORA – p.1 English translation of version revised 29 November 2010 Tail: long, the tail is large at base, Britches and ruff take two to three tapering to a narrow end and fully years to reach full development. plumed. Penalize Coat and texture: semi-long, the Coarse appearance. coat is fine and silky, with little Broad chest, hips or shoulders. undercoat. Shining and shimmering, Heavy boning. it is longer on ruff, britches, belly and Short tail. tail. The coat can show slight waves Break in profile. on the stomach and noticeable Roman nose. seasonal variations. Pinch.

Allowances Withhold all awards A broader head, with wider space Cobby body type. between the ears is allowed in adult Oriental head or body type. males. General show penalties and In young Angoras, coat reaches full withholdings. development after their first winter.

LOOF standards TURKISH ANGORA – p.2 English translation of version revised 29 November 2010 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, , 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 revised 22 October 2012 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 S 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 revised 22 October 2012 YORK CHOCOLATE

HEAD = 30 points her chocolate cats to round headed Shape = 10 Siamese that introduced lilac in the Profile = 5 bloodline. Eyes = 5 The York Chocolate is a semi- Ears = 5 longhaired chocolate or lilac cat, with Chin = 5 or without white markings.

BODY = 20 points Head: almost round in front view, Torso = 10 the head is medium in size. Viewed Legs and feet = 5 from the side, the forehead is slightly Tail = 5 rounded followed, without break, by a slight indentation between COAT AND TEXTURE = 30 points forehead and nose. The nose is Texture = 15 straight or with a slight bump. Length = 15 Muzzle: medium long, the muzzle is COLOUR = 20 points neither pointed nor round with firm chin. Permissible colours Category: traditional Eyes: oval shaped, the eyes are Divisions: solid, solid and white large and well-opened. They can be Colours: chocolate and lilac golden or green. Blue or odd eyes (one blue eye and one golden or Permissible crosses green eye) are accepted in York Chocolate X York Chocolate particolors.

Ears: the ears are as high as they Introduction are wide at base, and set as much on The first York Chocolate appeared in the sides of the head as on top. They 1983 in a goat farm in New York have good furnishings. State. Jane Chiefari was really surprised when Blackie, one of her Neck: of medium length to long, the longhair feral cat took home a little neck can look somewhat shorter than chocolate and white shorthair female truly is because of density of fur. that she named Brownie. She got more surprised when Brownie, bred Body: Semi-foreign in type, the to a local tomcat, gave birth to a body is gracious and muscled at the solid chocolate boy, longhair this same time. time, called Minky. Jane then had the idea of breeding Brownie with her Legs: the legs are long and fine but son Minky. A litter of chocolate and strongly muscled. chocolate and white kittens was born, originating the York Chocolate. Feet: round, the feet are rather Jane kept on selecting by breeding small.

LOOF standards YORK CHOCOLATE – p.1 English translation of version revised 29 November 2010 Tail: medium broad at the base, the third to half of the surface of the tail is relatively long, but in coat. proportion to the body. Kittens can have tabby markings (ghost markings) or a slight Coat and texture: fine and silky, colouring of hair looking like tipping. the coat is dense but has very little undercoat. Short and uneven on the Penalize shoulders, it becomes gradually Long or narrow head. longer on the flanks to reach its full Straight profile. length on the stomach and britches. Weak chin. There can be a ruff according to Oriental-shaped eyes. season. The tail is fully furnished. Massive body. Ghost tabby markings in adults. Colour: the only two colours allowed Lack of white in particolor cats. are chocolate and lilac, with or without white; they shall be as sound Withhold all awards and even as possible. Proportion of General show penalties and white in particolor cats is from one withholdings.

LOOF standards YORK CHOCOLATE – p.2 English translation of version revised 29 November 2010