German Longhair
German Longhair |
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Body |
The German Longhair is a large, muscular cat of long rectangular shape. It has a round and well-developed chest, the neck is solid. The muscular legs are of medium length, ending in large, round solid paws with toe tufts. The tail is of medium length and plume-bushy, thick towards base, gradually tapering towards a rounded tail tip. |
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Head | The head is of trapezoidal shape with high set cheek bones and a blunt, short muzzle being slightly longer than broad. The broad chin is moderately strong developed. The gently sloping profile slightly curves down to a roman nose of medium length and width equally broad to its entire length. | |||||||||||||
Ears | The ears are of medium size, slightly tilted forwards and set wide apart. They are broad at the base with rounded tips. | |||||||||||||
Eyes | The eyes are oval, large and open. They are slightly slanted and set wide apart. | |||||||||||||
Coat |
The coat is long with a frill and breeches. The easy to groom coat is shiny and silky and has undercoat. Cats with a back-parting are to be preferred. |
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Colours and Patterns |
All colours and patterns are recognized. Eye colour shall be even and all shades are permitted. |
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Faults | Too short coat, lacking of undercoat, coat with an overall even length. Stop in the profile or a too straight profile are severe faults.
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