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The Standard of the Norwegian Forrest Cat
Breed standard
 | General: Size: large |
| HEAD: Shape: Triangular, where all sides are equally long;
with good height when seen in profile;
forehead slightly rounded.
Long, straight profile without break in
line.
Chin: firm |
| EARS: Shape: large, with good width at the base;
pointed tips;
with lynx-like tufts and long hair out of the ears.
Placement: High and open, so that the
outer lines of the ears
follow the lines of the head down to the chin. |
| EYES: Shape : Large and oval, well opened, set slightly
oblique. i
Expression: Alert expression.
Colour - All colours allowed,
regardless of coat colour. |
| BODY: Structure: long, strongly built; solid bone
structure. |
| LEGS: strong, high on legs; the hind legs higher than the
front legs.
Paws: Large, round, in
proportion to the legs |
| TAIL: Long and bushy, should reach at least to the
shoulderblades,
but preferably to the neck. |
| COAT: Structure: Semilong. The woolly undercoat
is covered
by a smooth, water repellent overcoat
which consists of long,
coarse and glossy hair covering
the back and the
sides. A fully coated cat has a
shirtfront, a full ruff and
knickerbockers. |
| Colour: : All colours allowed ( except pointed patterns
and chocolate, lilac,
cinnamon, and fawn - )
including all colours with
white.
Any amount of white is
allowed, i.e. white blaze, white locket, white
chest, white on the belly,
white on the paws etc. |
| FAULTS: General: Too small and finely built cats.
Head: Round or square head,
profile with a break (stop).
Ears: Small ears. Set too widely
apart. Set too close together.
Legs: Short legs, thin legs.
Tail: Short tail.
Coat: Dry, knotted coat
with lumps. Too silky. |
Scale of points :
Body - shape, size, bone structure,
legs, shape of paws 25
Coat - quality and texture,
length
25
Head - general shape, nosr,
profile, jaw and teeth,chin 20
Ears - shape, size and
placement
10
Tail - length and
shape
10
Eyes - shape and
expression
5
Condition
5
Total 100
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