BREED INDEX: KBS - shorthair, KBL
- semi
longhair.
HISTORY: breed is created
on the base of aboriginal
short-tailed cats occur on the Kuril Islands. Breeding program began in
1992
GENERAL:
large or medium sized muscled animals. Compact
powerful body with short, pompom shaped tail.
HEAD:
large, in shape of trapezium, rounded in contours,
wide at the cheekbone level. A gentle dip from the forehead to the
broad, medium long, straight nose, without definite stop Well-developed
wide chin. A bit rounded in
profile.
EYES:Shape:
walnut, oval on top and round on bottom.
Placement: set on slight angle between base of ear and tip of nose one
eye width apart. Size: moderately large. Color: clear, brilliant, no
relation to coat color, white cats, vans and harlequins can has blue or
odd eyes
EARS: medium
sized, wide at the base, slightly slope
forward. Set wide apart аnd medium high. Distance among the ears is
equal to ear size. Ears are rounded at the tips.
BODY:
compact, muscled, well-boned. Back shows delicate
arch-like line from the shoulders to the higher rump. Legs medium in
length, strong, sturdy, with rounded paws. Hind legs are longer than
front.
TAIL:
Composed of one or more kinks or curves or any
combination thereof. May be rigid or flexible. The direction of tail is
not important. Visible length of the tail from 3 to 8 cm. Size and shape
of the tail should harmonize with the common appearance of the cat.
COAT
& COLOR:
Longhair Division: Texture: fine, silky,
laying flat. Undercoat: minimal. Coat length: semi-long. Tail coat: full
and plumed. Color: all colors accepted as listed. Shorthair Division:
Texture: soft, silky, laying flat, resilient without a plush dense feel.
Undercoat: minimal. Coat length: short. Tail coat: same length as body
coat. Color: all colors accepted as listed.
COLOR:
all with the exception of color points, chocolate,
cinnamon, fawn, lilac and the same combined with white.
PENALIZE: Tail length from 8 to 12 cm or less than 3cm.
One-vertebrate tail. Delayed bobtail effect. Extreme arch-like back
disharmonizing appearance of the cat. Slender type. Type likes the
Japanese or Thai bobtail.
DISQUALIFY:
Absence of the tail bone. Deformations of the
spinal vertebrae. Short straight tail without kinks and curves. Tail
longer than 12 cm.
Outcross with other breeds none
POINT SCORE:
Head, eyes, ears - 30
Body and legs - 30
Tail - 30
Coat and color - 8
Condition - 3
Total: - 100
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