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> Det er svært og jeg vil gerne have en standart, Hvis der er det. sølv
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> brun tabby.
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> Hvad hedder standarten ?
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MCO findes i et utal af farver, der er ingen bestemt std for det. Du er
velkommen til at se nogle af de forskellige farver der findes på kattene på
min hjemmeside.
En sort tabby er nok den mest almindelige, det er den der før i tiden hed
bruntabby og er sort med brune striber.
Standarten gælder type, den har jeg kopieret ind herunder.
Held og lykke i din søgen
Hilsen Nina
www.tendertribes.dk
The Maine Coon is a solid, rugged cat and is America's oldest natural
longhaired breed. Type must not be sacrificed for size, nor size for type,
the optimum being a large, typey cat. Females are somewhat smaller than
males, and allowance should be made for the slow maturation of the breed.
Head:
Medium in length and width, with a squareness to the muzzle. Allowance
should be made for broadening in males. Cheek bones high. Nose medium in
length with a gentle, concave curve and no break or bump. Chin firm and in
line with upper lip and nose.
Eyes:
Large, wide set, slightly oblique setting. Eye color can be shades of green,
gold, or copper, though white cats may be blue or odd-eyed. There is no
relationship between eye color and coat color. Clarity of eye color is
desirable.
Ears:
Large, wide at base, moderately pointed and well tufted. Set high on head
approximately an ear's width apart. Lynx-like tipping is desirable.
Body: Muscular, medium to large in size, broad chested. Body is long, with
all parts in proportion, creating a rectangular appearance. When viewed from
the rear, there is a definite squareness to the rump. Neck medium-long.
Legs and Paws:
Legs substantial, wide set, medium in length, contributing to a rectangular
appearance. Paws large, round, well-tufted (five toes in front, four toes in
back).
Tail:
Long, equal to body in length (distance from end of rump to shoulders), wide
at base and tapering. Fur full, long, and flowing.
Coat:
Fur on shoulders is short, gradually increasing in length along back and
sides, ending in full britches and long, shaggy belly fur. Fur is soft but
has body, falls smoothly, and lies close to the body. A slight undercoat is
carried. A full ruff is not expected; however, there should be a frontal
ruff beginning at the base of the ears.
Coat Colors:
All recognized colors. White trim around the chin and lip permitted except
in solid color cats.
Disqualifications:
Buttons, lockets, spots, overall even coat, short cobby body, crossed eyes,
kinked tail, incorrect number of toes.
Penalties:
Delicate bone structures, untufted paws, poor condition, nose break or bump,
undershot chin, short rounded muzzle.
Colors:
The following colors are among those recognized by most registering
associations:
White, black, blue, red, cream. Silver (chinchilla & shaded), blue-silver
(chinchilla & shaded), cameo (shell, shaded, & smoke), cream cameo (shell,
shaded, & smoke), black smoke, blue smoke, shaded tortoiseshell, shaded blue
tortie, shaded torbie, shaded blue torbie. Silver tabby (all patterns),
blue-silver tabby (all patterns), cameo tabby (all patterns), cream cameo
tabby (all patterns). Shaded brown or golden tabby (all patterns), red tabby
(all patterns), cream tabby (all patterns), brown tabby (all patterns), blue
tabby (all patterns). Bi-colors (solids with white), Parti-colors -
tortoiseshell, torbie (patched tabby), calico, blue cream, tabby with white
and other colors with white.