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SOMALI

 

GENERAL: the overall impression of the Somali is that of a well proportioned medium to large cat, firm muscular development, lithe, showing an alert, lively interest in all surroundings, with an even disposition and easy to handle. The cat is to give the appearance of activity, sound health, and general vigor. SUGGESTED BREEDINGS by MENANDPETS.COM No breeding to signal
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HEAD: a modified, slightly rounded wedge without flat planes; the brow, cheek, and profile lines all showing a gentle contour. A slight rise from the bridge of the nose to the forehead, which should be of good size with width between the ears flowing into the arched neck without a break.

MUZZLE: shall follow gentle contours in conformity with the skull, as viewed from the front profile. Chin shall be full, neither undershot nor overshot, having a rounded appearance. The muzzle shall not be sharply pointed and there shall be no evidence of snippiness, foxiness, or whisker pinch. Allowance to be made for jowls in adult males.

EARS: large, alert, moderately pointed, broad, and cupped at the base. Ear set on a line towards the rear of the skull. The inner ear shall have horizontal tufts that reach nearly to the other side of the ear; tufts desirable.

EYES: almond shaped, large, brilliant, and expressive. Skull aperture neither round nor oriental. Eyes accented by dark lidskin encircled by light colored area. Above each a short dark vertical pencil stroke with a dark pencil line continuing from the upper lid towards the ear.

BODY: torso medium long, lithe, and graceful, showing well-developed muscular strength. Rib cage is rounded; back is slightly arched giving the appearance of a cat about to spring; flank level with no tuck up. Conformation strikes a medium between the extremes of cobby and svelte lengthy types.

LEGS and FEET: legs in proportion to torso; feet oval and compact. When standing, the Somali gives the impression of being nimble and quick. Toes: five in front and four in back.

TAIL: having a full brush, thick at the base, and slightly tapering. Length in balance with torso.

COAT: texture very soft to the touch, extremely fine and double coated. The more dense the coat, the better. Length: a medium length coat, except over shoulders, where a slightly shorter length is permitted. Preference is to be given to a cat with ruff and breeches, giving a full-coated appearance to the cat.

PENALIZE: color faults - cold grey or sandy tone to coat color; mottling or speckling on unticked areas. Pattern faults - necklaces, leg bars, tabby stripes, or bars on body; lack of desired markings on head and tail. Black roots on body.

DISQUALIFY: white locket or groin spot or white anywhere on body other than on the upper throat, chin and nostril area. Any skeletal abnormality. Wrong color paw pads or nose leather. Any other colors than the four accepted colors. Unbroken necklace. Incorrect number of toes. Kinks in tail.

SOMALI COLORS

COAT COLOR: warm and glowing. Ticking: distinct and even, with dark colored bands contrasting with lighter colored bands on the hair shafts. Undercoat color clear and bright to the skin. Deeper color shades desired, however, intensity of ticking not to be sacrificed for depth of color. Preference given to cats UNMARKED on the undersides, chest, and legs; tail without rings. Markings: darker shading along spine continuing through tip of tail; darker shading up the hocks, shading allowed at the point of the elbow; dark lines extending from eyes and brows, cheekbone shading, dots and shading on whisker pads are desirable enhancements, eyes accentuated by fine dark line, encircled by light colored area. Eye color: gold or green, the more richness and depth of color the better.

RUDDY: ground color burnt-sienna, ticked with various shades of darker brown or black; the extreme outer tip to be the darkest. Tail tipped with black. The underside and inside of legs to be a tint to harmonize with the ground color. Nose leather: tile red. Paw pads: black or dark brown, with black between toes, extending slightly beyond the paws.

RED: ground color rich, warm glowing red, ticked with chocolate-brown, the extreme outer tip to be darkest. Tail tipped with chocolate-brown. The underside and inside of legs to be a tint to harmonize with the ground color. Nose leather: rosy pink. Paw pads: pink, with chocolate-brown between toes, extending slightly beyond the paws.

BLUE: ground color warm beige, ticked with slate blue, the extreme outer tip to be the darkest. Tail tipped with slate blue. The underside and inside of legs to be a tint to harmonize with the ground color. Nose leather: old rose. Paw pads: mauve, with slate blue between toes, extending slightly beyond the paws.

FAWN: ground color warm rose-beige, ticked with light cocoa-brown, the extreme outer tip to be the darkest. Tail tipped with light cocoa-brown. The underside and inside of legs to be a tint to harmonize with the ground color. Nose leather: salmon. Paw Pads: pink with light cocoa-brown between the toes, extending slightly beyond the paws.

(PLEASE NOTE: the Somali is extremely slow in showing mature ticking and allowances should be made for kittens and young cats.)

above the CFA Breed Standards

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Body:

Of medium, elegant, solid, flessuoso ransom, extension one   powerful musculature and   developed well, solid to the tact.
Long and streamlined, wide tail to the base. The legs   they must be muscolose, long and thin. Small feet and ovals.
Neck snello.


In the photo: Ch.I. Vahine du Jaspe-Marwin, somali sorrel, International, tenth Champion better absolute cat to the social championship Cat Club Genve 2004

Head:

To shape of wedge modified from the contours   leggermente it rounds off to you. Strong Mento, nose of medium length; the profile forms one sweet curve.

ORECCHIE:

Wide, placed very distanced, wide to the base with the tips moderately rounded off. They are desirable   hair allinterno of the orecchie   and limpronta   of the inch on the external pavilion.

Eyes:

Large, shining and expressed to you, leggermente to almond shape, placed very it distances to you. The color of the eye must be pure, very defined, intense amber   or green. In all variet of color the eyelids are encircled from the color of ticking (the type eye liner).

 

Ticking:

Multiple bands of every color on single hair. The ticking it must  uniform to be extended on all the body, without some crossing tabby. The line of the dorsal thorn, the tip of the tail and the heels are color to you   intensely in the color of the ticking.
  The chest, the inferior part of the body and the inner part of legs show   color of base without some ticking.

Webbing:

Of medium length, shining aim and with sottopelo dense. Gorgiera   and desirable pants; tail folta.

Defects:

Interrupted collar; sottopelo gray or too much clearly; lack of ticking; Marches on front legs; Marches ghost; lack of dark pigmentazione around to the eyes; white man elsewhere that in the mento.

Defects that they exclude
the CAC:

Entire collar, medaglione white man, Marches on all and the four legs, too much sottopelo gray.

 

 

 

 

Scale of the points

 

Type, Body, Tail:

20 points

Head and orecchie:

15 points

Eyes:

10 points

Color Of The Body:

25 points

Ticking:

15 points

Webbing:

10 points

Conditions:

5 points

 


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