| Category III |
BRI |
British Standard |
| General |
Size |
large to medium |
| Head |
Shape |
round and massive with a broad skull |
| Nose |
short, broad and straight with a slight indentation, but not
a stop as in the "Exotic" |
| Chin |
strong |
| Ears |
Shape |
small and slightly rounded at the tips |
| Placement |
set wide apart |
| Eyes |
Shape |
large, round, wide opened, set wide apart |
| Colour |
copper or deep orange, blue, odd eyed, green or bluegreen,
green is preferred |
| Neck |
|
head set on a short, very strong and well-developed neck |
| Body |
|
muscular, cobby. Broad chest, shoulders and back strong and
solid |
| Legs |
|
short and strong |
| Paws |
round and firm |
| Tail |
|
short and thick, slightly rounded at the tip |
| Coat |
Structure |
short and dense, not lying flat and with a good undercoat
fine texture
texture should be crisp to touch |
| Colour |
Eevery hair should be uniform in colour down to the roots,
except in tabby and silver varieties. For colour varieties refer
to the tables below |
British Standard scale of points
| Scale of Points |
Points |
| Total |
|
100 |
| Head |
general shape, nose, jaws and teeth, forehead, chin,
placement and shape of the ears, shape, size and placement of
the eyes |
30 |
| Eye colour |
|
10 |
| Body |
shape, size, bone structure, shape of legs and paws, tail
and its length |
20 |
| Coat |
colour, markings and pattern, tipping and patchingy |
20 |
| |
quality and texture, length |
15 |
| Condition |
|
5 |
British Standard colour varieties
| Recognized Colour Varieties |
| Colour |
EMS Code |
*Remarks |
| White |
BRI w 61/62/63/67 |
A, B, C, F, J |
| Black/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac/Red/Cream |
BRI n/a/b/c/d/e |
B |
| Black/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac tortie |
BRI f/g/h/j |
B |
| Smoke |
BRI n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j s |
B |
| Silver shaded/shell |
BRI n/a/b/c s 11/12 |
D |
| BRI d/e/f/g/h/j s 11/12 |
B |
| Golden shaded/shell |
BRI n/a y 11/12 |
E, H |
| Tabby |
BRI n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j 22/23/24 |
B |
| Silver tabby |
BRI n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j s 22/23/24 62/64 |
B, E, H |
| Golden tabby |
BRI n/a y 22/23/24 |
D, G |
| Van/Harlequin/Bicolour |
BRI n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j 01/02 |
A, B, C, I |
| BRI n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j 03 |
B |
| Van/Harlequin/Bicolour smoke |
BRI n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j s 01/02 |
A, B, C, I |
| BRI n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j s 03 |
B |
| Van/Harlequin/Bicolour tabby |
BRI n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j 01/02 21 |
A, B, C, I |
| BRI n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j 03 22/23/24 |
B |
| Van/Harlequin/Bicolour silver tabby |
BRI n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j s 01/02 21 |
A, B, C, E, I |
| BRI n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j s 03 22/23/24 |
B, E |
| Colourpoint |
BRI n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j 33 |
F |
| Tabby point colourpoint |
BRI n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j 21 33 |
F |
British Standard remarks
| *Remarks |
| Eye colour |
A |
deep blue |
| B |
copper or deep orange |
| C |
odd eyed: one eye deep blue, the other one
copper or deep orange |
| D |
green or blue green, green is preferred; outlined with the
colour of the tipping/pattern |
| E |
green or yellowish green; preferably green |
| F |
deep blue, resulting from the Himalayan gene, to
be as deep and pure as possible |
| Coat colour |
G |
the tipping/pattern of the hair is dark |
| Misc. |
H |
cats with green and cats with copper/orange eye colour are
judged in separate classes |
| I |
all eye colour varieties of Van/Harlequin
are judged in the same class |
| J |
BRI w 61/67 are judged in the same class |
GCCF
STANDARD OF POINTS
British Shorthair
- General Type
The British Shorthair cat is compact, well balanced and powerful, showing
good depth of body, a full broad chest, short legs, rounded paws, tail thick
at base with rounded tip. The head is round with a good width between small
ears, round cheeks, firm chin, large round and well opened eyes and a short
broad nose. The coat is short and dense. A muscular cat with an alert
appearance and in perfect physical condition.
Head - Round face with full cheeks and good breath of skull with
round underlying bone structure. The head should be set on a short thick
neck.
Nose - The nose itself should be short, broad and straight. In
profile, a rounded forehead should lead to a short straight nose with a nose
break that is neither too pronounced nor too shallow.
Chin - A strong, firm and deep chin is essential. Any deviation from
this to be considered a fault. The bite MUST be level, the tip of the
chin to line up with the tip of the nose in the same vertical plane.
Ears - Small, rounded at the tips. Set far apart, fitting into
(without distorting) the rounded contour of the head. External ear to be
well covered with fur, internal furnishings not to be excessive.
Eyes - Large, round and well-opened. Set wide apart with no tendency
to Oriental shape. No squint.
Body - Cobby type with short level back. Low on legs with broad deep
chest. Equally massive across the shoulders and the rump. Medium to large,
but not rangy.
Legs & Paws - Short strong legs. Paws round and firm, Toes carried
close, five on each forefoot (including dew-claw) and four on each back
foot.
Tail - Should be thick and of medium length, thicker at the base with
rounded tip.
Coat - Must be short, dense and crisp. A soft and / or overlong or
fluffy coat is incorrect.
|
Scale of Points |
|
Self Coloured |
|
Head and Ears |
20 |
|
Eyes |
10 |
|
Body, Legs and Paws |
25 |
|
Tail |
10 |
|
Coat: Texture and Length |
20 |
|
Coat: Colour |
15 |
|
Total |
100 |
|
Non-Self (Patterned) |
|
Head and Ears |
25 |
|
Eyes |
10 |
|
Body, Legs and Paws |
20 |
|
Tail |
5 |
|
Coat: Texture, Length, Colour |
40 |
|
Total |
100 |
With Hold Certificates for:
1. Uneven bite.
2. Over-long or fluffy coat (in adults).
3. Pronounced nose stop, flat face or snub nose.
4. Any other defect as listed in the preface to the SOP booklet.
5. Unsound coats.
6. Incorrect eye colour or rims or flecks of contrasting colour (in
adults).
Faults
1. Over-long, soft or fluffy coats. Fluffy tail.
2. Pronounced nose-stop.
3. Weak chin.
4. Pronounced whisker pads.
5. Tabby markings (in adults).
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