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Standard FIFE
of Siberian Cats
| General | Size | medium to large, females mostly smaller then males |
| Head | Shape | a little bit longer than broad, softly rounded, massive |
| Forehead | broad, just slightly rounded |
| Cheeks | cheekbones well developed, high set |
| Nose | medium length, broad, in profile shows a slight idetation, but without stop |
| Chin | slanting slightly backwards, in profile creating a curve from the upper line of the nose |
| Ears | Shape | medium size, well open at the base, tips are rounded with well developed hairs on the inside and tufts |
| Placement | with good width between, tilting slightly forward |
| Eyes | Shape/placement | large, slightly oval shaped. A bit oblique, set widely apart
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| Colour | uniform, any colour is permitted, but preference is given to green |
| Body | Structure | well boned and muscled, powerful neck, broad chest, body in proportion to create a rectangular appearance |
| Legs | | medium high, to form a rectangle with the body, strong |
| Paws | large, round, well tufted between toes |
| Tail | | long, thick, rounded tip. Covered on all sides by dense heir with no hairs trailing down |
| Coat | Structure | semi-long, well developed, very dense, undercoat not lying flat, overcoat water repellent, slightly hard to touch.
Summer coat is distinctly shorter than the winter coat.
The winter coat shows a well developed shirtfront, full frill and knickerbockers |
| Colour | all colours are acceptable except pointed patterns and the varieties chocolate, cinnamon, lilac, fawn. Any amount of white is permitted |
| Remarks | | Novice class only accepted for cats born in Central Europe
(previous Russian territories). Any crossing with other
breeds prohibited. |
Faults
| General | * too small or |
| * too finely built |
| Head | * long and narrow |
| * straight profile |
| * too round head (persian type) |
| Ears | * too large or |
| * too high set |
| Eyes | * round eyes |
| Legs | * too long or |
| * too thin |
| Tail | * too short tail |
| Coat | * too fine or silky |
| * lying flat |
| * lack of coat (except in summer) |
Scale of Points
| Total | | 100 points |
| Head | general shape, shape of nose, chin | 25 |
| Ears | size, shape, placement | 10 |
| Eyes | shape and colour | 10 |
| Body | shape, size, legs, shape of paws | 20 |
| Tail | length and shape | 5 |
| Coat | quality, texture, length | 25 |
| Condition | | 5 |
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