RASSTANDAARD

BREEDING STANDARD

BODY	Robust, muscled, high on the legs. The back legs are higher than the front legs.
HEAD	A triangle shape with a long, straight profile and a lightly sloped forehead. Strong chin.
EYES	Big, open and slightly almond-shaped All eye colors are permitted	The RIGHT wegie-eyes
		fault - too right	fault - too flat
		fault - too Oriental	fault - rounded
EARS	Big and slightly pointed, preferably with lynx tips. The ears in profile are slightly turned outward and point towards the front of the head.	RIGHT	Right set
		too high placed	wrong set
COAT/FUR	Semilonghair. In the winter the coat has a wooly, thick undercoat with a slightly greasy top coat. Full collar and knickers in winter. The coat is shorter on the shoulders
TAIL	Long and full with fur even in the summertime. The tail has to reach the place between the shoulders.
COLOR	All colors - except color-points and the so called X-colors
TABBY PATTERN	The clearness of the pattern is of no importance.	blotched	mackerel
		spotted

Points:

head	15
eyes	10
ears	10
body, legs	25
tail	10
fur	25
health condition	5

*history norwegian forest cat
*ems-codes
*breeding standard
*norwegian forest cats books
*purchasing a norwegian forest cat
*development norwegian forest cat kitten

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