SCOTTISH BREED GROUP (SF/SFL/SCS/SCL) COAT/COLOR/PATTERN: ALLOWANCES: Seasonal changes in coat Length: length and texture for the longhair (SF/SCS) Should be short, double coat fold/straight. Lockets. The Scottish cats are best known for the Scottish Fold (SF) with its distinctive ears preferred. Should not lie flat to the body. and large, round eyes, which give it a sweet, open expression. The Scottish Fold (SFL/SCL) Semi-long. Toe tufts and PENALIZE: A heavy brow ridge is to be Longhair (SFL) is the longhaired version of this breed. The Scottish Straight (SCS) ear furnishings should be clearly visible. penalized as it closes down the face, making is the straight eared version of the Scottish Fold. The Scottish Straight Longhair Ruff and britches desirable. the cat look as if it is scowling or frowning (SCL) is the straight eared, longhaired version of this breed. Texture: and detracts from the sweet, open HEAD...................40 points look should have a sweet, open expression. (SF/SCS) Should be plush, dense and expression. The forehead should be Shape............ 10 Should be round from any angle. resilient. smooth. A definite nose break is considered Ears. ............ 15 Ears: (SFL/SCL): Should be soft and stand a fault. Any hint of lack of mobility in the cat away from the body. Eyes.............. 5 Folds: Folded forward and downward. due to short coarse legs. Small, tightly folded ear preferred. The ears Pattern: All patterns. Chin. ............. 1 should be set in a cap-like fashion to expose Color: All traditional and pointed colors WITHHOLD ALL AWARDS (WW): Muzzle............ 3 a rounded cranium, not set high on the accepted. Evidence of illness, poor health, emaciation. Nose.............. 3 head. Size of ear is not as important as ear Profile. ............ 3 set and fold. Ear tips to be rounded. OTHER: DISQUALIFY (DQ): Kinked tail. Tail lacking BODY...................40 points Straight: Size is medium to small with Balance: Body should be medium and in flexibility. Torso. ............ 5 rounded tips. The set is the same wide set well-balanced and well-proportioned. Legs. ............. 4 to show a rounded top head. Condition: Cat must exhibit a healthy condition. Feet. ............. 3 Eyes: Wide open, large and round with Temperament: Unchallenging. The sweet expression. Eye color to conform to Scottish is a sweet-tempered, affectionate Tail.............. 20 coat color. cat and enjoys being with people. Boning. ........... 3 Chin: Should be moderate. Musculature. ....... 5 Muzzle: Moderate wide muzzle to have GENERAL DESCRIPTION: The Scottish COAT/COLOR/PATTERN Temperament must be unchallenging; any sign of . 15 points well-rounded whisker pads. Fold occurred as a spontaneous mutation in definite challenge shall disqualify. The cat may Length. ........... 4 Nose: Broad and short. farm cats in Scotland. All bona-fide exhibit fear, seek to flee, or generally complain Texture. ........... 5 Profile: Gentle curve, brief stop is Scottish trace their pedigree to Susie, the aloud but may not threaten to harm. In Pattern. ........... 3 permitted. first fold-ear cat discovered by the founders accordance with Show Rules, ARTICLE Color.............. 3 Neck: Head should blend into a short of the breed, William and Mary Ross. The SIXTEEN, the following shall be considered OTHER neck. Breed was subsequently established by mandatory disqualifications: a cat that bites ...................5 points outcrosses to both pedigreed breeds and (216.9), a cat showing evidence of intent to Balance. ....... 2 BODY: domestic cats in the United States. One deceive (216.10), adult whole male cats not Condition. ....... 2 Torso: Body should be medium and word can describe the Scottish and that is having two descended testicles (216.11), cats with all or part of the tail missing , except as Temperament.. 1 well rounded. Should be even from ROUND in every sense of the word. Round authorized by a Board approved standard shoulder to pelvic girdle. head, body, eyes, and feet. The Scottish (216.12.1), cats with more than five toes on each CATEGORIES: Traditional and Pointed. Legs: Length in proportion to body. Cat Fold is best known for its distinctive ears front foot and four toes on each back foot, unless should stand firmly and show no signs of and large, round eyes, which give it a sweet, proved the result of an injury or as authorized by DIVISIONS: All. weakness or lack of mobility in the open expression. They retain a "kittenish" a Board approved standard (216.12.2), visible or hindquarters. expression their entire life. The shorthair is invisible tail faults if Board approved standard Feet: Toes to be neat and well- medium in size with a plush, dense coat. requires disqualification (216.12.4), crossed COLORS : All. rounded. The longhair has the same standard as the eyes if Board approved standard requires Tail: Must show normal flexibility and be Shorthair Fold/Straight with the exception of disqualification (216.12.5), total blindness PERMISSIBLE OUTCROSSES: in proportion to the body. the coat, which is semi-long and stands (216.12.6), markedly smaller size, not in keeping Boning: Medium boning. away from the body. However, the longhair with the breed (216.12.9), and depression of the American Shorthair, British Shorthair, sternum or unusually small diameter of the rib Musculature: The Scottish should have gives the breed a somewhat softer overall British Longhair cage itself (216.12.11.1). See Show Rules, a firm, muscular body, no sign of softness or look. The Scottish Straight is identical with ARTICLE SIXTEEN for more comprehensive rules flabbiness should be present. the same sweet open expression but with HEAD: governing penalties and disqualifications. straight ears. Shape: Well rounded. Prominent cheeks with a jowly appearance. Overall Revised 050114 Scottish Breed Group Standard, 05/01/14 Revised 050114 Scottish Breed Group Standard, 05/01/14.