rasa de pisici: Japanese Bobtail

Categoria III 

pisica: Japanese Bobtail

Standard

 
General

Appearance: the Japanese Bobtail should present the overall impression of a medium sized cat with clear lines and bone structure, well muscled but rather elongated and rather slender than massive built. The unique set of its eyes, combined with high cheekbones and a long parallel nose, lend a distinctive Japanese cast to the face, especially in profile, quite different from the other oriental breeds. Its short tail should resemble a bunny tail with the hair fanning out to create a pom-pom appearance, which effectively camouflages the underlying bone structure of the tail.
Size:               medium.

 
Head

Shape: although the head appears long and finely chiselled, it forms almost a perfect equilateral triangle with gentle curving lines, high cheekbones and a noticeable whisker break.
Nose:   long and well defined by two parallel lines from tip to brow with a gentle dip at, or just below, the eye level.
Muzzle: fairly broad and rounding into the whisker break, neither pointed nor blunt.

 
Ears

Shape:         large and expressive.
Placement: upright, set wide apart but at right angles to the head rather than flaring outward and giving the impression of being tilted forward in repose.

 
Eyes

Shape: large, oval rather than round, but wide open and alert. When viewed in profile set into the skull at a rather pronounced slant. The eyeball shows a shallow curvature and should not bulge out beyond the cheekbone or the forehead.
Colour: eye colour should harmonize generally with the coat colour; also valid for blue and odd eyes. All colour varieties are permitted.

 
Body

Structure: torso long, slender and elegant, not tubular, showing well developed muscular strength without coarseness. No inclination towards flabbiness or cobbiness. General balance of utmost importance.

 
Legs: in proportion to the body, long, slender and high, but not dainty or fragile in appearance. When standing the cat's front legs and shoulders form two continuous straight lines, close together. The hind legs are noticeably longer than the front legs, but deeply angulated to bend when the cat is standing relaxed so that the torso remains nearly level rather than rising towards the rear.
Paws: oval.

Tail: the furthest extension of the tailbone from the body should be approximately 5-8 cm, even though the tailbone, if straightened out to its full length, might be 10-13 cm long. The tailbone is usually strong and rigid rather than jointed (except at the base), and may be either straight or composed of one or several curves and angles. The tail is usually carried upright when the cat is relaxed. Hair on tail somewhat longer and thicker than body hair, growing outward to create a pom-pom or bunny tail effect which appears to commence at the base of the spine and which camouflages the underlying bone structure of the tail.

 
Coat

Structure: short, soft and silky, but without a noticeable undercoat; relatively non-shedding.
Colour:     all colour varieties are permitted, except silver (shaded/shell, golden), ticked tabby and pointed ? i.e. 25, 31, 32 and 33.

Nose leather Paw pads: colour should harmonize generally with coat colour.

 
Remarks: males are proportionately larger than females. 
                   allowance must be made for jowls in the stud males.

Faults

Head: short round head.
Body:  cobby built.

Disqualification

Tail: tail bone absent or extending too far beyond the body. 
         lack of pom-pom or non-fluffy appearance. 
         delayed pom-pom effect, i.e. the pom-pom being preceded by 3-5 cm of normal tail with close lying hair rather than appearing to commence at the base of the spine.