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GENERAL |
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Size:
Medium in size |
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HEAD |
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Shape:
Strong bone |
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Forehead:
Slightly rounded |
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Cheeks:
Full, somewhat rounded |
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Nose:
Of medium length without stop, but with a slight indentation. |
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Chin:
Firm |
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EARS |
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Rather small with rounded tips |
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Placement: Set slightly tipped, not too upright on the skull with good width between |
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EYES |
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Shape:
Not quite round, slightly oval |
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Colour: Deep blue |
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BODY |
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Structure: Slightly long body. Males must be more massive than females. |
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LEGS Short
and strong |
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Paws: Rounded |
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Gloves:
The special feature of the Sacred Birman is the white feet, called "gloves"
on both the front and hind feet. These gloves must be absolutely pure
white. They should stop at the articulation or at the transition of toes
to metacarpals, over wich they should not extend. Slightly longer white
gloves on the hind feet can be tolerated. |
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On
the back of the hind feet the white gloves end in points. The ideal "gauntlets"
end in inverte "V"s and extend 1/2 to 3/4 of the way up the hock.
Lower or higher gauntlets are acceptable but should not go beyond the hock.
It is important that the gloves are equally long and show symmetry of
white, on either the two front or two hind feet, or even better, on all
four feet. |
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TAIL |
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medium length, forming a plume
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| COAT |
| Structure |
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Long
to semi-long, according to the actual parts of the body; short on the face,
gradually growing longer on the cheeks to a full frill, long on the back
and the flanks. Silky texture. Little undercoat. |
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| Colour |
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Shows all
characteristics known from the colourpointed cats, but all four (4) feets
are white (gloves). The points include the face, ears, legs, tail and
genitals. |
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The points shall be even and in good contrast to the body colour. |
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The
body colour and colour of the tummy is a very pale egg shell; the back is
golden beige in all varieties. Only in adult cats the colour of the points
and the body colour are fully developed. |
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| REMARKS |
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The
Sacred Birman shows a special morphology which is unique for the breed. |
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| FAULTS |
| Coat |
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Pure
white or coloured patches on the chest or the stomach. |
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FAULTS
(Precluding the certifikat) |
| Nose |
| Incompletely
pigmented nose leather. |
| Legs |
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Creeping
up of the white on the sides or the reverse sides of the gloves of front
and/ or hind feet (known as "runners"). Absence of "gauntlets"
on the hind feet. |
| Coat |
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White
patching in the coloured areas or the reverse. A white patch on the
genitals. |
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| S C A L E
O F P O I N T S Total
- 100 points - |
| Head |
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Head general shape, cheeks, nose, jaws and
teeth, forehead, chin placement and shape of the ears ... |
20 points |
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Shape and colour of the eyes ... |
5 points |
| Body |
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| Shape,
size, bone structure, legs and shape of paws ,,, |
20 points |
| Tail |
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Length and shape ... |
10 points |
| Coat |
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| Body
colour and points ... |
10 points |
| Quality
and texture, length ... |
10 points |
| Gloves |
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the front feet ... |
5 points |
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the hind feet ... |
5
points |
| Gauntlets ... |
5 points |
| Unformity
and symmetry of gauntlets and gloves ... |
5 points |
| Condition
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5 points |
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Standarden
är återgiven på engelska, som är ett av "FIFe-språken" Någon
officiell svensk översättning finns inte |
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