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  The Standard
 

About The Norwegian Forestcat

History

Colour

The standard

Pans Truls NFO n 09 23 is the forestcat the standard was written after!

 

General Size

Large

Head Form Triangular, with all the sides equal length. High head seen in profil.
Forehead a bit rounded, long and straight profil without a stop or a dip.
Chin Firm
Ears Form Large with good with at the base pointed with linxtufs and long hair from the inner ears.
Placement High and open so the outerline of the ears follow the heads outerline of the triungal down to the chin
Eyes Form Large and oval, open and slitly obliqui set
Expression Alert and wild
Colour All colours permitted regadless of fure coluor
Body Structure Long, solid and strong boning
Legs Strong, long legs and hindlegs longer then frontlegs
Paws Large, rounded and in proportion with the legs
Tail   Long and bushy, should reach at least to the shoulders, but prefebly to the neck
Coat Structure Semilong. The wolly undercoat is covered by long, smooth, water repellent guard hair witch consist of long, thick, strong and shiny guard hairs covering the back and sides of the cat. In full condition tha NFC have maneculler and nickers.
Colour All colours allowed and with white, except colourpoint, chocolate, cinnamon, fawn and lilac. All amount of white patches are allowed. The colour should be clear.
Fault General Small and thin built cats
Head Round or square head, profil with a stop or break
Ears Small ears, placet to far from each other or to close
Legs Short or thin legs
Tail Short tail
Fure Dry coat(no oily guardhairs), matted coat or to silky and fine coat

 

The Norwegian Forestcat Pointscale!


Head General form, nose, profil, jaw, teeth and chin 20
Ears Form, size and placement 10
Eyes Form and expression 5
Body Form, size, boning, legs and the paws shape and size 25
Tail Length and form 10
Coat Quality, structure and length 20
Colour 5
Conditoin   5
Total score 100

 

Remarks!


  • The coat is onlu judge by its structure and quality
  • Consideration must be made due to the rase slow growth
  • Mature males can have broader heads then females
  • The lenght of the coat and undercoat densety wil vary with the seasons
  • It can take up to 6 months before the kittens get guardhairs

 


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