GCCF standaard voor de Abessijn

De originele GCCF rasstandaard voor de Abessijn in het engels. 'GCCF' staat voor 'Governing Council of the Cat Fancy', in Engeland

Abyssinian

General Type Standard:

A balanced medium sized animal of foreign type. The lithe muscular body should be of medium build and have a well ticked close-lying coat, which conforms to the standard for that colour. A cat should not be placed high just because it has one outstanding quality.

Head - All head contours should be gently rounded especially from the brow to top of head. Wide between the ears, forming a moderate wedge tapers from the outer edge of the eau base to a slightly rounded muzzle. A slight indentation forms the muzzle. Allowance should be made for fuller cheeks in adult males. A slight nose break is essential; a bump on the nose is undesirable. The line form the nose tip to the very firm chin should be straight. An elegant neck should arch in an unbroken line from top of head to shoulders.

Ears - Set wide apart, large, well cupped, pricked and furry on their inner edges. Ear tufts are desirable. From front view the line of the ears should follow the head wedge.

Eyes - Set wide apart, large, expressive and a rounded almond shape in an oriental setting. Colour to be clear deep shade of amber, hazel or green.

Body - Lithe, muscular body of medium build and size. Back straight from shoulder to rump and rib cage rounded.

Legs and Feet - Legs slender and elegant, in proportion to body; small oval feet.

Tail - Thick at the base, tapering and long enough to reach the cat's shoulders.

Coat - Short dose-lying, fine but not soft. Distinctly ticked, resulting in at least four bands of colour. The roots must be the colour of the base hair, and the final band must be the ticking colour.

Markings - Pigmentation lines of the ticking colour must extend from the inner edge of the eye to the top of the head; and also from the outer edge of the eye to the edge of the ear. The hair around the eyes is pale and the eyelid edge darker. The back of the ears should be darker at the tips, preferably with dear brighter colour at the base. Chin, lips and nostrils should be the colour of the base hair or cream; white here is undesirable. White markings, such as a locket, anywhere else are not permitted. A line of the ticking colour should extend from the back of the head along the spine and tail, ending in a solid tail tip of that co lour, the same colour to extend well up the hock. There should be no heavy necklet or bars or any other marks, although a faint, well broken necklet or slight leg barring is acceptable

SCALE OF POINTS ABYSSINIAN

Withhold all Awards for:
1. White markings, such as a locket (see withhold Certificates (1) below)
2. Cobby, coarse, small or Oriental type
3. Aggressive temperament.

Faults:
1. Pinched muzzle or lack of muzzle indentation
2. Pale or muddy eye colour
3. Eyes not in oriental setting
4. Heavy, broken necklets
5. Absence of spinal shading in adults
6. Absence of darker markings on hind legs
7. Substantial barring on legs
8. Dark, roots on a major area of the body
9. Fluffy, soft, over-long or rough coat
10. Yellow pigmentation anywhere on a silver adult cat

Colours