rasa de pisici Chartreaux

Categoria III 

pisica:Chartreaux

Standard

 
General:  a clear distinction should be drawn between the Chartreux and the Russian Blue and the British Blue. Crossing of the Chartreux with these two breeds is undesirable.
Size:        medium to large.

 
Head

Shape/jowls: skull, not bulging, with a narrow, flat space between the ears. The jowls lend the head the shape of a trapezium, wide at the base, narrow at the top.
Nose:             broad and straight, not snubbed.
Muzzle:           the extremity of the muzzle may jut out from the jowls.

 
Ears

Shape:         medium in size.
Placement: set high on the head giving the cat an alert look; slightly flaring.

 
Eyes

Shape:  large and open, not too rounded; the outer corner being slightly turned upwards.
Colour:  vivid. From deep yellow to deep copper; no traces of green, no watery, i.e. faded colour tones. The colour should be pure; preference will be given to the most intensive colour.

 
Body

Structure: solid, firm, muscular. Broad, well developed chest. The Chartreux, above all the male, should always appear solid in relation to its size.

 
Legs:  of medium length in proportion to the body; strong muscles, not too high.
Paws: Large.

 
Tail: of medium length, in proportion to the body. It may taper, but the tip must be rounded in shape. Of the same colour as the body.

 
Coat

Structure: glossy, dense; slightly woolly at the base, luxurious in growth. Double coat, making the hair stand out.
Colour:     all shades of blue are permissible, ranging from pale blue-grey to a deeper blue-grey, pale blue-grey is preferred. Uniformity in tone is essential.

 
Nose leather Pawpads: blue-grey.

 
Remarks:  well developed jowls in the adult male; much less apparent in the females. 
                    there is an important difference between the male and the female; the female is significantly smaller, has a narrower chest and is less chubby in the cheeks than the male. However, she also should be robust and well muscled.

Faults:

Nose: nose snubbed.
Eyes: round eyes. 
           unclear eye colour. 
           absence of outline around eyes.
Body: cobby appearance.
Tail: rings on tail.
Coat: cold or sandy tone in colour. 
           ghost markings or other tabby markings on the body and legs.

Faults precluding the certificate:

Head: siamese type. 
            round head.
Eyes: traces of green. 
            watery, faded tones in eye colour.
Coat: white hairs. 
           too pronounced difference in colour to the undercoat. 
           shading, ghostmarkings, tipping. 
           brownish or reddish tinges in the coat colour.