Siberian Cat Standard - Fife

General Size medium to large,
females mostly smaller than males.

Head Shape a little bit longer than broad,
softly rounded, massive
Forehead broad, just slightly rounded
Cheeks cheekbones well developed, high set

Nose medium length, broad, in profile shows a
slight indentation, but without stop.

Chin slightly slanting back, in profile
creating a curve from the upper line of the nose.

Ears Shape medium size, well open at the base,
tips are rounded with well-developed hairs inside and tufts.
Placement with good width between, tilting slightly forward.

Eyes Shape large, slightly oval shaped.
A bit oblique, set widely apart
Colour uniform, any colour is permitted,
but preference is given to green.

Body Structure well boned and muscled, powerful neck,
broad chest, body in proportion to create a rectangular appearance
Legs medium high, to form a rectangle with the body, strong
Paws large, round, well tufted between toes
Tail long, thick, rounded tip
covered on all sides by dense hair with no hairs trailing down.

Coat Structure semi-long, well developed,
very dense, undercoat not lying flat,
overcoat water repellent, slightly hard to touch
summer coat is distinctly shorter than the winter coat
the winter coat shows a well-developed shirtfront,
full frill and knickerbockers.
Colour all colour varieties are permitted, including all colour varieties
with white; except pointed patterns and
chocolate and lilac, cinnamon and fawn.
any amount of white is allowed, i.e. a white blaze, white locket,
white chest, white on the belly, white on the paws, etc.

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