rasa de pisici: European

Categoria III 

pisica: European

Standard

General:         the European can be compared to the kind of domestic cat, which has developed naturally, i.e. without having been subjected to special rules for breeding.
Appearance: the ideal European is presumed to be totally free of any admixture of other breeds. Breeding should be based on the fact that it is a robust and supple cat, which is not different, from the point of view of anatomy, from the European domestic cat.
Size:                medium to large.

Head

Shape:                 fairly large. The face gives the impression of being rounded but is a little longer than its breadth.
Forehead Skull:  forehead and skull slightly rounded.
Cheeks:               well developed.
Nose:                   straight, of medium length and uniformly broad throughout its length. The transition between the nose and the forehead is marked by a shallow indentation between the eyes.
Chin:                    firm.

 
Ears

Shape:         medium in size, slightly rounded at the tips and may be tufted.The height of the ears corresponds to the width of the base.
Placement: set well apart and fairly upright.

 
Eyes

Shape:  round and open; widely separated and set slightly oblique.
Colour:  clear and pure colour. Green, amber, blue, odd eyed: one eye blue, the other one amber.

Neck: mediun long and muscular.

 
Body

Structure: robust, strong and muscular, not cobby. Chest round and well developed.

Legs:  strong and sturdy, medium in length and narrowing steadily into firm, round paws.
Paws: firm and round.

 
Tail: medium long, rather thick at the base, tapers gradually to a rounded tip.

Coat

Structure: short and dense; springy and glossy.
Colour:     for colour varieties refer to the following tables.

Remarks: colour varieties as a result from cross breeding with other breeds are not permitted.

 
Faults

Head: hanging jowl pouches.

Faults precluding the certificate

Head: definite stop of the nose.
Body: too cobby. 
           too slender.
Coat: long or wooly coat. 
          any appearance of cross breeding (hybrid).