Standard
Breed cats have standard`s which define the breed characters and appearance. As a breeder our goal is that perfect siberiancat in the boundaries of standard by enhancing breed traits, not forgetting the health. If nature permits, can born way of human selection that standard conform healthy siberiankittens.
Siberiancat Fife standard
| Siberiancat standard |
| General |
Size |
medium to large, females mostly smaller than males |
| Head |
Shape |
a little bit longer than broad, softly rounded, massive |
| Forehead |
broad, just slightly rounded |
| Cheeks |
cheekbones well developed |
| Nose |
medium length, broad, in profile shows a slight indentation, but without stop |
| Chin |
slightly slanting back, in profile creating a curve from the upper line of the nose |
| Ears |
Shape |
medium size, well open at the base, tips are rounded with well-developed hairs inside and tufts |
| Placement |
with good width between, tilting slightly forward |
| Eyes |
Shape |
large, slightly oval shaped. A bit oblique, set widely apart |
| Colour |
Any colour is permitted. Regardless of coat colour. Clear eye colour is desirable. |
| Body |
Structure |
well boned and muscled, powerful neck, broad chest, body in proportion to create a rectangular appearance |
| Legs |
|
medium high, to form a rectangle with the body, strong |
| Paws |
large, round, well tufted between toes |
| Tail |
|
of medium length, thick, rounded tip. Covered on all sides by dense hair with no hairs trailing down |
| Coat |
Structure |
semi-long, well developed, very dense, undercoat not lying flat, overcoat water repellent, slightly hard to touch summer coat is distinctly shorter than the winter coat the winter coat shows a well-developed shirtfront, full frill and knickerbockers |
| Colour |
all colour varieties are permitted, including all colour varieties with white; except pointed patterns and chocolate and lilac, cinnamon and fawn any amount of white is allowed, i.e. a white blaze, white locket, white chest, white on the belly, white on the paws, etc. |
| Faults |
| General |
· too small
· too finely built |
| Head |
· long and narrow
· straight profile · too round head (Persian type) |
| Ears |
· too large
· too high set |
| Eyes |
· round eyes |
| Legs |
· too long or too thin |
| Tail |
· too short tail |
| Coat |
· too fine or silky,
· lying flat · lack of coat (except in summer) |
| Scale of points |
| Total |
|
100 |
| Head |
general shape, shape of nose, cheeks and muzzle, jaw and teeth, forehead, chin |
25 |
| Ears |
size,shape,placement |
10 |
| Eyes |
shape and colour |
10 |
| Body |
shape, size, legs, shape of paws |
20 |
| Tail |
lenght, shape |
5 |
| Coat |
quality, texture, length |
25 |
| Condition |
|
5 |
|