WCF Standard – Breed standards Traditional Longhair Silver and Golden Version 06.07.

2012
Traditional Longhair Silver and Golden
WCF Standard – Breed standards Traditional Longhair Silver and Golden
Body The medium sized cat has a semi-cobby body, low on the legs and inVersion proportion without
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being coarse. Medium boned.
Traditional Longhair
Legs short and in proportion to the body. Forelegs straight.
Body Paws are round,
The medium sizedfirm
catand a semi-cobby body, low on the legs and inVersion
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proportion without
Traditional Longhair
Tail
being Silver
ascoarse. andbody
long as Medium
the Goldenin length, carried without a curve and at an angle lower than
boned.
Legsback.
the shortWell
andfurnished.
in proportion to the body. Forelegs straight.
Body The
Pawsmedium
The neck
are is sized
short.
round, catand
firm hastufted.
a semi-cobby body, low on the legs and in proportion without
being coarse. Medium boned.
Tail as long as the body in length, carried without a curve and at an angle lower than
Head The head
Legs isand
shortWell gently rounded, with
in proportion to thea body.
slight Forelegs
muzzle. The face is open.
straight.
the back. furnished.
The nose
Paws are is medium
round, firm in length,
and broad with slight break in profile. Adequate nose leather
tufted.
The neck is short.
and as
Tail nasal
longapertures.
as the body Nose not snubbed.
in length, carried without a curve and at an angle lower than
Head Theback.
the jaw
headisWell
isbroad
gentlywith
furnished.gentle contours
rounded, giving
with a slight the impression
muzzle. The face isofopen.
a smiling face.
chin
noseisisbroad,
The neck medium
short. firmin and wellbroad
length, developed.
with slight break in profile. Adequate nose leather
and nasal apertures. Nose not snubbed.
Ears The head
ears aregently
medium, set well apart, round tipped The
and face
not unduly open at base.
Head The jaw isisbroad rounded,
with gentle with a slight
contours muzzle.
giving the impression is
ofopen.
a smiling face.
Well
The tufted inside.
The nose
chin isisbroad,
medium firmin and
length,
wellbroad with slight break in profile. Adequate nose leather
developed.
Eyes and nasal apertures. Nose not snubbed.
Large, walnut shaped, set well apart and wide open.
Ears The earsisare medium,gentleset well apart, round tipped and not unduly open at base.
Eye jaw
colour broad
rangeswith from aquacontours
marine to giving the impression
emerald green. of a smiling face.
Well chin
The tufted
is inside.
broad, firm and well developed.
Coat Dense and long on body, with full ruff and brush.
Eyes Large, walnut
The shaped, set well apart, apart and wide open.
Ears Fromears
the are
rear,medium,
hind legs should have round tipped
a trousered and not unduly open at base.
appearance.
Eye colour
Well tufted ranges from aqua marine to emerald green.
inside.
Texture fine, soft and silky, glossy in appearance and standing away from body.
Coat Dense walnut
and long on body, setwith
wellfull ruffand
andwide
brush.
Colour varieties Large,
Eyes all colours
shaped, apart open.
From the rear, hind legs should have a
Eye colour ranges from aqua marine to emerald green. trousered appearance.
Texture fine, soft and silky, glossy in appearance and standing away from body.
Coat Dense and long on body, with full ruff and brush.
Colour varieties Fromallthe colours
rear, hind legs should have a trousered appearance.
Texture fine, soft and silky, glossy in appearance and standing away from body.
Eye rims and lips Black or dark brown.
Colour varieties all colours
Nose leather Brick red outlined with black or dark brown.
Paw padsand lips Black or dark brown.
Eye rims
Pad tufts black, white or pewter.
Nose leather Brick red outlined with black or dark brown.
Faults • T darkearing eyes
Eye padsand lips Black or
Paw rims Black or dark brown.
brown.
• Snub
Pad tufts nose
Nose leather Brick red black,
outlinedwhite
withor pewter.
black or dark brown.
• Deep defined nose stop
Faults
Paw pads Black•• TorIncomplete
earing
dark eyeslip- or nose liner
brown.
Pad••tufts
Snub black, white
nose
Pink on paw pads or pewter.
• Deep defined nose stop or overshot)
Faults •• T Uneven jaws (undershot
earing eyes
• Incomplete lip- or nose liner
•• Snub nose
• EyePink colour
on pawcan take up to 4 years to settle.
Remarks
pads
•• DeepLength defined
of nose
tipping stop from 3% (Shell) to 45% (Shaded). Tipping of 15% and
varies
• Uneven jaws (undershot or overshot)
• Incomplete lip- or nose
higher is considered liner
Shaded.
Remarks • Pink on appears
Eye colour
Tipping pawcan pads
take up to
darker in 4 years towhen
summer settle.
there is less undercoat.
• Uneven
Lengthforofjaws
Allow (undershot
tipping
barring varies
in or overshot)
from
kittens. 3% (Shell) to 45% (Shaded). Tipping of 15% and
higher is considered Shaded.
WCF Standard – Breed Thestandards
traditionalTraditional
longhair is Longhair
recognizedSilver
in all and Golden
colours. The offspring of a
• Tipping appears darker in summer when there is less undercoat.
mating Traditional Longhair
• Allow for barring in kittens. Silver and Golden Varieties and other colours
may not be used in the Silver / Golden breeding.

Scale of points
Body 15 points
Tail 5 points
Head 20 points
Eye colour and shape 15 points
Ears 5 points
Coat (length and texture) 10 points
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Condition 5 points
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