Show and Historical Information
by SouthernCurl
by SouthernCurl
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Color Chart - Look at all the Colors that the American Curl can be!
CFA Proposal - The proposal that the American Curl Breed Council took to the CFA Board for acceptance into CFA.
CFA American Curl Standard - This is the current CFA standard for the American Curl. In this link you will find the specific points allocated to each part of the cat. A must for those interested in showing Curls.
8 and 2 Generation Comparative pix from Shu - This is a comparative pix that compares the consistency of standard type compared to early generation cats and those of later generations.
Historical Pix - LOTS of early pix of American Curls! Slow loading. . .
American Curl Sketches - My sketches of the American Curl and its dynamics.
Grace Ruga Drawings - Grace's Drawings/ideals of the American Curl.
Diagrams - '95 drawings/diagrams (Caroline Scott's interpretation of the American Curl). This package was distributed at the Judges Seminar in '95. The CFA American Curl Breed Council has not officially adopted any set of drawings or diagrams that depict the ideal curl.
First Proposed Standard and '86 & '87 Drawings - This is one of the earliest drawings and standard for the Curl breed. These drawings are currently being updated! Visit again soon! (under construction, please visit back soon.)
Vani - Creme de Minte of SouthernCurl, SouthernCurl's first handpicked outcross.
Curl Definitions
Upside Down U Curl: An abrupt change of direction.
Flat Top Ear: An abrupt change of direction.
Vertical Crimped Ear: An abrupt change of direction vertically.
Horizontal Crimped Ear: An abnormally wide ear with a 'crease' horizontal to the floor.
Pinched Ear: An abrubt change of direction.
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