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CFA Selkirk Rex Breed Standard POINT SCORE HEAD (33) 11 ... Skull 11 ... Muzzle & chin
11 ... Ears and eyes
BODY (33) 15 ... Torso 13 ... Legs and Feet
5 ... Tail COAT (33) 33 ... Texture, Curl, Density
COLOR (1) 1... Including Eye
Color GENERAL: the Selkirk Rex is the result of a dominant, spontaneous mutation that causes each hair (guard, down and awn) to have a gentle curl giving the coat a soft feel. This is a medium to large cat with heavy boning that gives the cat surprising weight and an impression of power. Females may be less massive than males but not dainty in appearance. The Selkirk Rex is an active cat with a sweet and endearing personality. Balance and substance are the essence of the breed, where all parts come together in harmonious whole with neither too much nor too little consideration given to any one feature. HEAD:Skull: round, broad and
full-cheeked in both males and females. Skull
structure to be smooth and round to the touch from
the stop to the back of the head as well as across
the breadth of the forehead and between the ears.
Muzzle: the muzzle is medium width. The underlying
bone structure is rounded with well-padded whisker
pads to give the impression of squareness. The
length is equal to 1/2 the width. Profile shows a
muzzle, clearly visible beyond the curve of the
cheek. The tip of the chin lines up with the tip of
the nose and the upper lip in the same vertical
plane. Profile reveals a nose stop. The nose has a
downward slant with a convex curve and is set below
the eye line. Chin: firm and well-developed,
balanced in proportion to the rest of the head and
should be neither receding, protruding, nor
excessively massive. Either level or scissors bite
is considered correct (level bite - top and bottom
front teeth meet evenly. Scissors bite - inside
edge of top front teeth touch outside edge of lower
front teeth). Ears: medium in size, broad at the
base, tapering, set well apart. Should fit into
(without distorting) the rounded contour of the
head. Furnishings, if present, are
curly. Eyes: large, rounded, set
well apart. The eyes should not appear almond or
oval-shaped. The outside corner is set very
slightly higher than the inner corner, giving a
sweet open expression to the face. BODY: Torso: Medium to large and well-balanced. The substantial muscular torso is more rectangular than square, but not long. Back is straight with a slight rise to the hindquarters. Shoulders and hip should appear to be the same width. Legs: Medium to long. Substantial boning. Should be in proportion to the body. Feet: Large, round, and firm. Toes: Five in front, four behind. Tail: Medium length, proportionate to body. Heavy at base, neither blunt nor pointed at tip. COAT: Coat length: two
lengths - short and long. The differences in coat
length are most obviously seen on the tail and
ruff. On the shorthairs the tail hair is the same
length as the coat (approximately 1"-2") and tail
curls are plush and lie compactly around the tail.
The ruff is the same length as the coat fur. On the
longhairs, the tail curls are plumy and stand out
away from the tail. The ruff hairs are also longer
and frame the face. SHORTHAIR- Texture: the coat
texture is soft, plushy, full and obviously curly.
Density: the coat is dense and full with no bald or
thinly covered areas of the body. The coat stands
out from the body and should not appear flat or
close-lying. Curl: this is a random, unstructured
coat, arranged in loose, individual curls. The
curls appear to be in "clumps" rather than as an
all over wave. Although curl varies by hair length,
sex and age in an individual, the entire coat
should show the effect of the rex gene. Curliness
may be evident more around the neck, on the tail
and the belly. Allowance should be made for less
curl on younger adults and kittens. LONGHAIR - Texture: the coat
texture is soft, full, and obviously curly. It does
not feel or appear to be as plush as the shorthair
coat, however, should not appear to be thin.
Density: the coat is dense and full with no bald or
thinly covered areas of the body. The coat may
stand out from the body but may appear and feel
less than plush, but not close-lying. Curl: this is
a random, unstructured coat, arranged in loose,
individual curls. The curls appear to be in
"clumps" or "ringlets" rather than as an all over
wave. Although curl vaires by hair length, sex and
age in an individual, entire coat should show the
effect of the rex gene. Curliness may be evident
more around the neck, on the tail and the belly.
Allowance should be made for less curl on younger
adults and kittens. COAT COLOR: Any genetically possible color or combination of colors is allowed. EYE COLOR: Any eye color is acceptable. PENALIZE: Excessive cobbiness or sleek oriental appearance. DISQUALIFY: Extreme nose break, lack of visible muzzle, malocclusion, tail kinks, crossed eyes, obvious physical deformities, including polydactl feet, no evidence of curl. ALLOWABLE OUTCROSS: Persian (until 2010), Exotic Shorthair (until 2010), British Short hair (until 2015). |
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