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The Siberian Breed Standard
Treskuchiy Sibirskiy Moroz Mur of Cooncreole
TICA cat of the year 2002
Many thanks to Judy Chapetta for allowing me to use his photo on this page.
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General |
Size |
medium to large, females mostly smaller than males
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Head |
Shape
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a little bit longer than broad, softly rounded, massive |
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Forehead |
broad, just slightly rounded
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Cheeks |
cheekbones well developed, high set
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Nose
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medium length, broad, in profile shows a slight indentation, but without stop
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Chin |
slightly slanting back, in profile creating a curve from the upper line of the nose |
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Ears |
Shape |
medium size, well open at the base, tips are rounded with well-developed hairs inside and tufts. |
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Placement |
with good width between, tilting slightly forward.
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Eyes |
Shape/
placement |
large, slightly oval shaped.
A bit oblique, set widely apart |
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Colour |
uniform, any colour is permitted, but preference is given to green.
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Body |
Structure |
well boned and muscled, powerful neck, broad chest, body in proportion to create a rectangular appearance.
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Legs |
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medium high, to form a rectangle with the body, strong
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Paws |
large, round, well tufted between toes
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Tail |
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long, thick, rounded tip. Covered on all sides by dense hair with no hairs trailing down.
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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.
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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.
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Faults |
General |
too small or
too finely built
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Head |
long and narrow
straight profile
too round head (persian type)
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Ears |
too large or
too high set
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Eyes |
round eyes
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Legs |
too long or
too thin
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Tail |
too short tail
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Coat |
too fine or silky
lying flat
lack of coat (except in summer)
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Total
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100 points |
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Head |
general shape, shape of nose, profile, chin
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25 |
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Ears |
size, shape, placement
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10 |
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Eyes
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shape and colour |
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10 |
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Body
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shape, size, legs, shape of paws
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20 |
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Tail |
length and shape
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5 |
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Coat |
quality, texture, length
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25 |
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Condition |
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5 |
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