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British Shorthair Standard
(FIFe-standard 01.01.1998)

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 and 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 Structure 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 thick, not lying flat and with a good undercoat.
Fine texture.
Texture should be crisp to touch
Colour Every hair should be uniform in colour down to the roots, except in tabby and silver varieties.
For colour varieties refer to tables below.

RECOGNIZED COLOUR VARIETIES

Color EMS Code
WHITE BRI w (61, 62, 63, 67)
SOLID BRI n, a, b, c, d, e
TORTIE BRI f, g, h, j
SMOKE BRI ns, as, bs, cs, ds, es,
BRI fs, gs, hs, js
SILVER SHADED/SHELL BRI ns, as, bs, cs, ds, es - 11/12
BRI fs, gs, hs, js - 11/12
GOLDEN SHADED/SHELL BRI ny 11/12
TABBY BRI n, a, b, c, d, e - 22/23/24
BRI f, g, h, j - 22/23/24
SILVER TABBY BRI ns, as, bs, cs, ds, es - 22/23/24
BRI fs, gs, hs, js - 22/23/24
GOLDEN TABBY BRI ny - 22/23/24
VAN/HARLEQUIN/BICOLOUR BRI n, a, b, c, d, e - 01/02/03
BRI f, g, h, j - 01/02/03
COLOURPOINT BRI n, a, b, c, d, e - 33
BRI f, g, h, j - 33
TABBY COLOURPOINT BRI n, a, b, c, d, e - 21 33
BRI f, g, h, j - 21 33

 

SCALE OF POINTS

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, patching 25 35
Quality and texture, length 10
Condition    

5

TOTAL     100 points

 

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