Bobtails Comparison

Kurilian Bobtail

Japonese Bobtail

American Bobtail

Large, in shape of trapezium, rounded in contours, wide at the cheekbone level. A gentle dip from the forehead to the broad, medium long, straight nose, without definite stop well-developed wide chin, a bit rounded in profile.

Although the head appears long and finely chiselled, it forms almost a perfect equilateral triangle (the triangle does not include the ears) with gentle curving lines, high cheekbones, and a noticeable whisker break, the nose long and well-defined by two parallel lines from tip to brow with a gentle dip at, or just below, eye level. Allowance must be made for jowls in the stud cat. Muzzle fairly broad and rounding into the whisker break; neither pointed nor blunt.Chin should be full, neither undershot nor overshot.

Shape broad modified wedge without noticeable flat planes or doming, in proportion to the body. Cheekbones are apparent. In profile slightly concave curve between nose and brow with good length between brow & ears. Widening of the head and stud jowls apparent in adult males. Distinctive brow, evidenced by a slightly rounded forehead to eye ridge; brow border is fleshy creating and enhancing the top line of the eye. Wide nose, being equally as wide from the inside corner of the eye through the length of the nose into a large nose leather. Observable whisker break above a well-defined broad medium length muzzle. Fleshy whisker pads. Chin strong and wide in line with the nose.

Head:Shape and Size: Medium to large inverted wide pear; slightly rounded look. Muzzle: full broad muzzle with definite break, and depth. Fleshy whisker pads. Nose: wide, slightly convex, with large nose leather. Slight nose bump. Slightly rounded forehead to eye ridfe, slignt concave curve from eye ridge to bridge of nose. Chin: well-developed, fleshy with coarse fuzzy fur, in alignment qith the tip of the nose, depth of chin obvious.

The head has gently rounded contours. Top of head is slightly flat. Curved profile, with the dip below
eye level. Roman nose. Strong chin and lower jaw, fine oval muzzle with a whisker break.

Round head with prominent cheeks and a jowly appearance (more evident in adult males) that enhances the round appearance of the breed. In profile, head is medium in length with a gentle dip from forehead to nose. Well developed muzzle, very slightly longer than it is broad, with a strong chin. Definite whisker breaks with large, round whisker pads. Short, thick neck.

Medium sized, wide at the base, slightly pricked forward. Set wide apart and medium high. Distance among the ears is equal to ear size. Rounded at the tips, and open at base with lynx-like tufts and long hair out of the ears.

Large, upright, and expressive, set wide apart but at right angles to the head rather than flaring outward, and giving the impression of being tilted forward in repose.

Medium. Wide at base with slightly rounded tips, as much on the top of the head as on the side. Ear tipping and furnishings highly desirable. Lighter colored thumbprints on the back of the ears desirable on all tabbies including lynx points.

Medium in height, wide, deep base. Set as much on side as on top of head, with slight outward tilt. Top of ear rounded with lynx tips preferred. Paler thumb prints on back ears.

Large, broad at the base with slightly rounded tips, set high and slightly outwards.

Ears wide at the base, tapering gradually to a rounded tip. Medium in size in proportion to the head, widely spaced and set slightly outward. When viewed from behind, the ear set resembles the rocker on a cradle. The furnishings of the ears are sparse in Manx and full furnishings for Cymric.

Large, oval rather than round, but wide and alert; set into the skull at a rather pronounced slant when viewed in profile. The eyeball shows a shallow curvature and should not bulge out beyond the cheekbone or the forehead.

Large. Almost almond in shape. Deep set. Outside corner angled slightly upward towards the ears. Medium-wide apart. Distinctive brow above the eye creates a top line to the eye and produces the breed’s natural hunting gaze.

Medium sized, soft triangle. The heavy hooded bushy brow is one side of the triangle; the almost straight line downward on the inside corner of the eye (closest to the nose break), is the second side of the triangle and the bottom line of the eye, which slants upward the ear, is the third side of the triangle. Deep set, one eye-width apart, it is common for the Pixie-bob to appear to be half asleep, gazing through partially closed eyes. Appearance of heavy fur above eye (brow). Eye makeup, there must be a band of cream or white directly surrounding the eye. Mascara must follow the corner of the eye downwards to the cheeks. Gold to brown color preferred, goosebery green accepted.

Large, oval in shape, set almost straight; eye colour vivid blue.

Large, round and full. Set at a slight angle toward the nose (outer corners slightly higher than inner corners). Ideal eye colour conforms to requirements of coat colour.

Compact (Semi-cobby), muscled, well-boned. Back shows delicate curve from the shoulders to the rump which is higher.

Medium in size, males proportionately larger than females. Torso long, lean and elegant, not tubular, showing well developed muscular strength without coarseness. No inclination toward flabbiness or cobbiness. General balance of utmost importance. Neck: neither too long nor too short, in proportion to the length of the body.

Moderately long and substantial with a rectangular stance. Chest full and broad. Slightly higher in hips with prominent shoulder blades. Hips substantial almost as wide as chest. Deep flank. Muscular and athletic in appearance. Allowance should be made for slow maturation.

Torso: Substantial and rangy, but with great depth. Medium to large in size. Females are proportionately smaller than males. Prominent shoulder blades producing a rolling gait. The back is not level, dip behind shoulder, upward slope slightly toward hips. Hips are medium width, prominent, slightly higher than shoulders with a long sloping croup to tail. The flank is deep and powerful, the chest is broad well-develloped. Primordial belly bouch on both males and females

Body of rectangular format, medium sized and muscular, but still slender and elegant . The back is almost straight with minimal rise.

Solidly muscled, compact and well-balanced, medium in size with sturdy bone structure. The Manx is stout in appearance with broad chest and well-sprung ribs. The constant repetition of curves and circles give the Manx the appearance of great substance and durability, a cat that is powerful without the slightest hint of coarseness. Males may be slightly larger than females.

Legs medium in length, strong, sturdy. Hind legs are longer than front.
Sturdy with rounded paws. Toe tufts desirable in longhaired varieties

Legs in keeping with the body, long, slender, and high, but not dainty or fragile in appearance. The hind legs noticeably longer than the forelegs, but deeply angulated to bend when the cat is standing relaxed so that the torso remains nearly level rather than rising toward the rear. When standing, the cat's forelegs and shoulders form two continuous straight lines, close together. Paws oval. Toes: five in front and four behind.

Legs in proportion to the body, of good length and substantial boning. Paws large and round. Toe tufts desirable in longhaired varieties. Five toes in front, four in back.

Legs: long, with heavy boning and muscular. feet: large, long and wide, almost round, with big knuckles and fleshy toes. Polydactyl: allowed, seven toes maximum. Leg and wrist must be straight when viewed from front. All toes must rest on the floor pointing forward. Foot must appear sound.

Legs slender,
medium in length, oval paws.

LEGS and FEET: heavily boned forelegs short and set well apart to emphasize the broad, deep chest. Hind legs much longer than forelegs, with heavy, muscular thighs and substantial lower legs. Longer hind legs cause the rump to be considerably higher than the shoulders. Hind legs are straight when viewed from behind. Paws are neat and round with five toes in front and four behind.

Composed of one or more kinks or curves or any combination thereof. May be rigid or flexible. The direction of tail is not important. Visible length of the tail (without coat) from 3 to 8 cm. Size and shape of the tail should harmonize with the common appearance of the cat.

The tail must be clearly visible and is composed of one or more curves, angles, or kinks or any combination thereof. The furthest extension of the tail bone from the body should be no longer than three inches. The direction in which the tail is carried is not important. The tail may be flexible or rigid and should be of a size and shape that harmonizes with the rest of the cat. The length of a tail makes no more than 10 cm.

Tail – is short, being half-length or less than that of the average cat. The tail is flexible and expressive and may be straight, slightly curved or slightly kinked or have bumps along the length of the tail. Tail set in line with the top line of the hip. Tail to be broad at base, strong and substantial to the touch, never fragile. Straighter tails should exhibit a fat pad at the end of the tail and are preferred over kinked tails. Length – Must be long enough to be clearly visible above the back when alert, not to extend past a stretched hind hock in length.

Articulated tail is desirable, however, kinks and curls are acceptable. Minimum of 2 inches in lenght, (approximately thumb length). Maximum to the hock, when hind leg is fully extended. Bone length determines the length of the tail. When relaxed, tail should be carried low.

The tail is composed of kinks or curves or any combination thereof starting already at the base.
It has at least three vertebrae, but must not be longer than one fourth of the body length. The length of a tail makes not less than 3 sm and no more the one fourth bodies.

TAILLESSNESS: appearing to be absolute in the perfect specimen. A rise of bone at the end of the spine is allowed and should not be penalized unless it is such that it stops the judge's hand, thereby spoiling the tailless appearance of the cat. The rump is extremely broad and round.
As the gene with no tail is hazardous to health, in breed assumptions for animals with several sections of backbone in a tail which participate in the championships are made, but estimated below than with absolutely no tail, and also animals with truncated mobile tail (stumpy) and a normal long tail (longy) which do not show in the championships, but necessarily participate in cultivation.

Dense, rather fine in texture, short, with well-developed guard hairs, firm awn hair and moderate undercoat

Medium length, soft and silky, but without a noticeable undercoat

Short and glossy, close-lying; silky but crisp texture, minimal undercoat

Dense, rather fine, silky in texture, medium long, with slight guard hair, well-developed awn hair and slight undercoat. A fully coated cat is desirable and has a shirtfront, a full frill, and breeches.

Length medium-long to long, texture soft and silky, with no noticeable undercoat in the mature adult. Frontal ruff desirable. Coat may be shorter and close lying over the shoulders, gradually lengthening toward the rump, with noticeable longer hair on the tail and rear britches. Ear and toe tufts desirable. Coat should lie so as to accent the lines of the body.

Medium-longhair, slightly shaggy. Tapering to slightly longer hair on ruff, britches, belly and tail. RUFF: Slight, mutton chops desirable. TEXTURE: Non-matting, resilient. DENSITY: Double coat. Undercoat present, not extremely dense. MISCELLANEOUS: Seasonal variations of coat should be recognized. Coat may be softer in texture in dilute colors, lynx points and silvers. Undercoat may be mouse gray in tabbies.

Medium, under 2 inches. Semi-dense, belly hair is always longer than the rest of the coat. Texture (PL): Soft, lying closer to the body than shorthair.
Note: For both coats, facial hair is full and brushy in appearance, having a downward growth pattern. Appearance of heavy fur above eyes. Coat separates easily and is weather resistant.

All with the exception of colourpoints, chocolate, cinnamon, fawn, lilac and the same combined with white. Any amount of white is allowed, i.e. a white blaze, white locket, white chest, white on the belly, white on the paws, etc.

In the bi-colors and tri-colors (Ml-KE) any color may predominate with preference given to bold, dramatic markings and vividly contrasting colors. In the solid color cat the coat color should be of uniform density and color from the tip to the root of each hair and from the nose of the cat to the tail. Nose leather, paw pads, and eye color should harmonize generally with coat color. Blue eyes and odd eyes are allowed.

Any genetically possible color or combination of colors is allowed

Light to medium shades of brown spotted tabby with warm / reddish tones preferred, broken mackerel (muted) spotting accepted. The agouti hair must have several bands of color. Wild hare appearance has a mandatory mouse base coat with reversed ticking having the lightest band at the top and ending in a darker band neat the skin. Medium to dark brown bands for the spotting. Light bands at the tips of each hair giving a frosted appearance to the coat, heavier in the winter. Chin to belly inner legs should be off white to creamy color with mouse gray base. Pale or light color belly to neck. Paw pads to the hocks, must be dark brown / black. Coat color is secondary to pattern type: small spots with or without rosettes, (broken mackerel pattern allowed), greatly muted by heavy ticking. Random spotting preferred. Belly must be spotted. In the summer time, the pattern is more easily seen than in the winter, when it is muted out. Pattern is secondary to type.

The Mekong Bobtail is a colourpointed cat, any point colour without white is accepted.

All with the exception of colourpoints

Tail length from 8 to 12 cm or less than 3cm. One-vertebrate tail. Delayed bobtail effect. Extreme arch-like back disharmonizing appearance of the cat. Slender type.

Short round head, cobby build

Tail too long or too short affecting the balance and appearance of the cat. Tail kinked or knotted out of shape. Tail rigid, fragile or set low. Straight tail not exhibiting a fat pad. Round eyes. Weak chin. Extremely short muzzle or nose break. Cottony coat.

Flat head. Chin or shifty forehead. Straight hips. Absence of ventral pocket. Tail not corresponding to standard. Closed hams. Colour of the belly is dark. White "medaillon". Flat "fur". Too long hair and ruffle to the variety of semi-long hair.

Too big size, the heavy body, format ensconces, "siamese type ", round head

Hind legs short. Fine bones. Long body. Flat back. Closed hams. Ears placed straight on the head.

On the Cymric, coat that lacks density, has a cottony texture or is of one overall length.

Head, eyes, ears – 20
Body and legs - 30
Tail - 30
Coat and colour - 15
Condition - 5
Total - 100

Head, eyes, ears – 20
Body and legs - 30
Tail - 20
Coat and colour - 20
Condition - 10
Total – 100

Head, eyes, ears – 30
Body and legs - 25
Tail - 15
Coat and colour - 20
Condition – 10
Total-100

Head, eyes, ears – 40
Body and legs - 35
Tail -5
Coat and colour – 15
Condition 5
Total - 100

Head, eyes, ears – 35
Body and legs - 20
Tail - 25
Coat and colour - 15
Condition – 5
Total-100

Head, eyes, ears – 20
Body and legs - 25
Tail - 25
Coat and colour - 20
Condition – 10
Total-100

Kurilian Bobtail	Japonese Bobtail	American Bobtail	Pixie-bob	Mekong Bobtail	Manx, Cymric
General	General	General	General	General	General
Large or medium sized muscled animals. Compact powerful body (semi-cobby) with short, pompom shaped tail. The impression gets when viewing the Kurilian Bobtail is strength and power. This breed is known as an amazing hunter and fish catcher. They are affectionate and active, and must be in the company of their people. The Kurilian Bobtail it is recognized in shorthair and semilonghair variations.	The Japanese Bobtail should present the overall impression of a medium sized cat with clean lines and bone structure, well-muscled but straight and slender rather than massive in build. The unique set of its eyes, combined with high cheek bones and a long parallel nose, lend a distinctive Japanese cast to the face, especially in profile, quite different from the other oriental breeds. Its short tail should resemble a bunny tail with the hair fanning out to create a pom-pom appearance which effectively camouflages the underlying bone structure of the tail. It is recognized in shorthair and semilonghair variations.	The American Bobtail is a medium to large, naturally occurring, bobtailed cat. It is a noticeably athletic animal, well muscled, with the look and feel of power. It possesses a unique natural hunting gaze that combines with the breed’s body type and natural bobtail to give the American Bobtail a distinctive wild appearance. The breed’s expression is intelligence and alertness. Females are generally proportionately smaller than males with type a more important aspect of the breed than size or tail characteristics. It is recognized in shorthair and semilonghair variations.	The goal of the Pixie-Bob breeding program is to create a domestic cat with a visual similarity to the North American Bobcat. This wild look does not reflect the true nature of the cat, which loves, trustworthy and tractable. The Pixie-Bob comes in the shorthair and longhair varieties. The Pixie-Bob has an inverted pear-shaped head, heavily hooded eyes, strong muzzle and chin. Strong heavy muscular body with substantial boning, like the North American Bobcat. Females are proportionnately smaller than the males. It is recognized in shorthair and semilonghair variations.	The medium-sized, the extended format a colourpointed cat, with an amusing short tail in the form of a pompon or a brush; rather short wedge with gently rounded contours a head; with highly put, continuing lines of a wedge ears of average size; with greater oval, set almost straight eyes; a body athletics, with strong proportional finitenesses of average length, with small graceful paws. It is recognized in short-haired variété	The overall impression of the Manx ( Cymric) cat is that of roundness; round head with firm, round muzzle and prominent cheeks; broad chest; substantial short front legs; short back which arches from shoulders to a round rump; great depth of flank and rounded, muscular thighs. The Manx should be alert, clear of eye, with a glistening, clean, well-groomed coat. They should be surprisingly heavy when lifted. Manx (Cymric) may be slow to mature and allowance should be made in young cats. It is recognized in shorthair-Manx, and semilonghair -Cymric variations.
Head	Head	Head	Head	Head	Head
Large, in shape of trapezium, rounded in contours, wide at the cheekbone level. A gentle dip from the forehead to the broad, medium long, straight nose, without definite stop well-developed wide chin, a bit rounded in profile.	Although the head appears long and finely chiselled, it forms almost a perfect equilateral triangle (the triangle does not include the ears) with gentle curving lines, high cheekbones, and a noticeable whisker break, the nose long and well-defined by two parallel lines from tip to brow with a gentle dip at, or just below, eye level. Allowance must be made for jowls in the stud cat. Muzzle fairly broad and rounding into the whisker break; neither pointed nor blunt.Chin should be full, neither undershot nor overshot.	Shape broad modified wedge without noticeable flat planes or doming, in proportion to the body. Cheekbones are apparent. In profile slightly concave curve between nose and brow with good length between brow & ears. Widening of the head and stud jowls apparent in adult males. Distinctive brow, evidenced by a slightly rounded forehead to eye ridge; brow border is fleshy creating and enhancing the top line of the eye. Wide nose, being equally as wide from the inside corner of the eye through the length of the nose into a large nose leather. Observable whisker break above a well-defined broad medium length muzzle. Fleshy whisker pads. Chin strong and wide in line with the nose.	Head:Shape and Size: Medium to large inverted wide pear; slightly rounded look. Muzzle: full broad muzzle with definite break, and depth. Fleshy whisker pads. Nose: wide, slightly convex, with large nose leather. Slight nose bump. Slightly rounded forehead to eye ridfe, slignt concave curve from eye ridge to bridge of nose. Chin: well-developed, fleshy with coarse fuzzy fur, in alignment qith the tip of the nose, depth of chin obvious.	The head has gently rounded contours. Top of head is slightly flat. Curved profile, with the dip below eye level. Roman nose. Strong chin and lower jaw, fine oval muzzle with a whisker break.	Round head with prominent cheeks and a jowly appearance (more evident in adult males) that enhances the round appearance of the breed. In profile, head is medium in length with a gentle dip from forehead to nose. Well developed muzzle, very slightly longer than it is broad, with a strong chin. Definite whisker breaks with large, round whisker pads. Short, thick neck.
Ears	Ears	Ears	Ears	Ears	Ears
Medium sized, wide at the base, slightly pricked forward. Set wide apart and medium high. Distance among the ears is equal to ear size. Rounded at the tips, and open at base with lynx-like tufts and long hair out of the ears.	Large, upright, and expressive, set wide apart but at right angles to the head rather than flaring outward, and giving the impression of being tilted forward in repose.	Medium. Wide at base with slightly rounded tips, as much on the top of the head as on the side. Ear tipping and furnishings highly desirable. Lighter colored thumbprints on the back of the ears desirable on all tabbies including lynx points.	Medium in height, wide, deep base. Set as much on side as on top of head, with slight outward tilt. Top of ear rounded with lynx tips preferred. Paler thumb prints on back ears.	Large, broad at the base with slightly rounded tips, set high and slightly outwards.	Ears wide at the base, tapering gradually to a rounded tip. Medium in size in proportion to the head, widely spaced and set slightly outward. When viewed from behind, the ear set resembles the rocker on a cradle. The furnishings of the ears are sparse in Manx and full furnishings for Cymric.
Eyes	Eyes	Eyes	Eyes	Eyes	Eyes
Eyes rounded. Set far apart and slightly slanted. Any colour from yellow to green. White cats, vans and harlequins can has blue or odd eyes.	Large, oval rather than round, but wide and alert; set into the skull at a rather pronounced slant when viewed in profile. The eyeball shows a shallow curvature and should not bulge out beyond the cheekbone or the forehead.	Large. Almost almond in shape. Deep set. Outside corner angled slightly upward towards the ears. Medium-wide apart. Distinctive brow above the eye creates a top line to the eye and produces the breed’s natural hunting gaze.	Medium sized, soft triangle. The heavy hooded bushy brow is one side of the triangle; the almost straight line downward on the inside corner of the eye (closest to the nose break), is the second side of the triangle and the bottom line of the eye, which slants upward the ear, is the third side of the triangle. Deep set, one eye-width apart, it is common for the Pixie-bob to appear to be half asleep, gazing through partially closed eyes. Appearance of heavy fur above eye (brow). Eye makeup, there must be a band of cream or white directly surrounding the eye. Mascara must follow the corner of the eye downwards to the cheeks. Gold to brown color preferred, goosebery green accepted.	Large, oval in shape, set almost straight; eye colour vivid blue.	Large, round and full. Set at a slight angle toward the nose (outer corners slightly higher than inner corners). Ideal eye colour conforms to requirements of coat colour.
Body	Body	Body	Body	Body	Body
Compact (Semi-cobby), muscled, well-boned. Back shows delicate curve from the shoulders to the rump which is higher.	Medium in size, males proportionately larger than females. Torso long, lean and elegant, not tubular, showing well developed muscular strength without coarseness. No inclination toward flabbiness or cobbiness. General balance of utmost importance. Neck: neither too long nor too short, in proportion to the length of the body.	Moderately long and substantial with a rectangular stance. Chest full and broad. Slightly higher in hips with prominent shoulder blades. Hips substantial almost as wide as chest. Deep flank. Muscular and athletic in appearance. Allowance should be made for slow maturation.	Torso: Substantial and rangy, but with great depth. Medium to large in size. Females are proportionately smaller than males. Prominent shoulder blades producing a rolling gait. The back is not level, dip behind shoulder, upward slope slightly toward hips. Hips are medium width, prominent, slightly higher than shoulders with a long sloping croup to tail. The flank is deep and powerful, the chest is broad well-develloped. Primordial belly bouch on both males and females	Body of rectangular format, medium sized and muscular, but still slender and elegant . The back is almost straight with minimal rise.	Solidly muscled, compact and well-balanced, medium in size with sturdy bone structure. The Manx is stout in appearance with broad chest and well-sprung ribs. The constant repetition of curves and circles give the Manx the appearance of great substance and durability, a cat that is powerful without the slightest hint of coarseness. Males may be slightly larger than females.
Legs and feet	Legs and feet	Legs and feet	Legs and feet	Legs and feet	Legs and feet
Legs medium in length, strong, sturdy. Hind legs are longer than front. Sturdy with rounded paws. Toe tufts desirable in longhaired varieties	Legs in keeping with the body, long, slender, and high, but not dainty or fragile in appearance. The hind legs noticeably longer than the forelegs, but deeply angulated to bend when the cat is standing relaxed so that the torso remains nearly level rather than rising toward the rear. When standing, the cat's forelegs and shoulders form two continuous straight lines, close together. Paws oval. Toes: five in front and four behind.	Legs in proportion to the body, of good length and substantial boning. Paws large and round. Toe tufts desirable in longhaired varieties. Five toes in front, four in back.	Legs: long, with heavy boning and muscular. feet: large, long and wide, almost round, with big knuckles and fleshy toes. Polydactyl: allowed, seven toes maximum. Leg and wrist must be straight when viewed from front. All toes must rest on the floor pointing forward. Foot must appear sound.	Legs slender, medium in length, oval paws.	LEGS and FEET: heavily boned forelegs short and set well apart to emphasize the broad, deep chest. Hind legs much longer than forelegs, with heavy, muscular thighs and substantial lower legs. Longer hind legs cause the rump to be considerably higher than the shoulders. Hind legs are straight when viewed from behind. Paws are neat and round with five toes in front and four behind.
Tail	Tail	Tail	Tail	Tail	Tail
Composed of one or more kinks or curves or any combination thereof. May be rigid or flexible. The direction of tail is not important. Visible length of the tail (without coat) from 3 to 8 cm. Size and shape of the tail should harmonize with the common appearance of the cat.	The tail must be clearly visible and is composed of one or more curves, angles, or kinks or any combination thereof. The furthest extension of the tail bone from the body should be no longer than three inches. The direction in which the tail is carried is not important. The tail may be flexible or rigid and should be of a size and shape that harmonizes with the rest of the cat. The length of a tail makes no more than 10 cm.	Tail – is short, being half-length or less than that of the average cat. The tail is flexible and expressive and may be straight, slightly curved or slightly kinked or have bumps along the length of the tail. Tail set in line with the top line of the hip. Tail to be broad at base, strong and substantial to the touch, never fragile. Straighter tails should exhibit a fat pad at the end of the tail and are preferred over kinked tails. Length – Must be long enough to be clearly visible above the back when alert, not to extend past a stretched hind hock in length.	Articulated tail is desirable, however, kinks and curls are acceptable. Minimum of 2 inches in lenght, (approximately thumb length). Maximum to the hock, when hind leg is fully extended. Bone length determines the length of the tail. When relaxed, tail should be carried low.	The tail is composed of kinks or curves or any combination thereof starting already at the base. It has at least three vertebrae, but must not be longer than one fourth of the body length. The length of a tail makes not less than 3 sm and no more the one fourth bodies.	TAILLESSNESS: appearing to be absolute in the perfect specimen. A rise of bone at the end of the spine is allowed and should not be penalized unless it is such that it stops the judge's hand, thereby spoiling the tailless appearance of the cat. The rump is extremely broad and round. As the gene with no tail is hazardous to health, in breed assumptions for animals with several sections of backbone in a tail which participate in the championships are made, but estimated below than with absolutely no tail, and also animals with truncated mobile tail (stumpy) and a normal long tail (longy) which do not show in the championships, but necessarily participate in cultivation.
Coat Shorthair	Coat Shorthair	Coat Shorthair	Coat Shorthair	Coat Shorthair	Coat Shorthair
Dense, rather fine in texture, short, with well-developed guard hairs, firm awn hair and moderate undercoat	Medium length, soft and silky, but without a noticeable undercoat	LENGTH: Medium, semi-dense. TEXTURE: Non-matting, resilient with slight loft. DENSITY: Double coat, hard topcoat with a soft, downy undercoat. MISCELLANEOUS: Seasonal variations of coat should be recognized. Coat may be softer in texture in dilute colours, lynx points and silvers. Undercoat may be mouse gray in tabbies.	Short coat must stand up off the body. Dense belly hair is always longer than the rest of the coat. Texture (PB): soft and wolly, having a loft. Is resilient to the touch.	Short and glossy, close-lying; silky but crisp texture, minimal undercoat	Manx COAT LENGTH double coat is short and dense with a well-padded quality due to the longer, open outer coat and the close cottony undercoat. Coat may be thinner during the summer months. COAT TEXTURE texture of outer guard hairs is somewhat hard, appearance is glossy. A softer coat may occur in whites and dilutes due to color/texture gene link but should not be confused with the silky texture found in the Cymric.
Coat semi-longhair	Coat semi-longhair	Coat semi-longhair	Coat semi-longhair	...	Coat semi-longhair
Dense, rather fine, silky in texture, medium long, with slight guard hair, well-developed awn hair and slight undercoat. A fully coated cat is desirable and has a shirtfront, a full frill, and breeches.	Length medium-long to long, texture soft and silky, with no noticeable undercoat in the mature adult. Frontal ruff desirable. Coat may be shorter and close lying over the shoulders, gradually lengthening toward the rump, with noticeable longer hair on the tail and rear britches. Ear and toe tufts desirable. Coat should lie so as to accent the lines of the body.	Medium-longhair, slightly shaggy. Tapering to slightly longer hair on ruff, britches, belly and tail. RUFF: Slight, mutton chops desirable. TEXTURE: Non-matting, resilient. DENSITY: Double coat. Undercoat present, not extremely dense. MISCELLANEOUS: Seasonal variations of coat should be recognized. Coat may be softer in texture in dilute colors, lynx points and silvers. Undercoat may be mouse gray in tabbies.	Medium, under 2 inches. Semi-dense, belly hair is always longer than the rest of the coat. Texture (PL): Soft, lying closer to the body than shorthair. Note: For both coats, facial hair is full and brushy in appearance, having a downward growth pattern. Appearance of heavy fur above eyes. Coat separates easily and is weather resistant.	...	Cymric COAT LENGTH : the double coat is of medium length, dense and well padded over the main body, gradually lengthening from the shoulders to the rump. Breeches, abdomen and neck-ruff is usually longer than the coat on the main body. Cheek coat is thick and full. The collar like neck-ruff extends from the shoulders, being bib-like around the chest. Breeches should be full and thick to the hocks in the mature cat. Lower leg and head coat (except for cheeks) should be shorter than on the main body and neck-ruff, but dense and full in appearance. Toe tufts and ear tufts are desirable. All things being equal in type, preference should be given to the cat showing full coating. COAT TEXTURE : coat is soft and silky, falling smoothly on the body yet being full and plush due to the double coat. Coat should have a healthy glossy appearance.
Color	Color	Color	Color	Color	Color
All with the exception of colourpoints, chocolate, cinnamon, fawn, lilac and the same combined with white. Any amount of white is allowed, i.e. a white blaze, white locket, white chest, white on the belly, white on the paws, etc.	In the bi-colors and tri-colors (Ml-KE) any color may predominate with preference given to bold, dramatic markings and vividly contrasting colors. In the solid color cat the coat color should be of uniform density and color from the tip to the root of each hair and from the nose of the cat to the tail. Nose leather, paw pads, and eye color should harmonize generally with coat color. Blue eyes and odd eyes are allowed.	Any genetically possible color or combination of colors is allowed	Light to medium shades of brown spotted tabby with warm / reddish tones preferred, broken mackerel (muted) spotting accepted. The agouti hair must have several bands of color. Wild hare appearance has a mandatory mouse base coat with reversed ticking having the lightest band at the top and ending in a darker band neat the skin. Medium to dark brown bands for the spotting. Light bands at the tips of each hair giving a frosted appearance to the coat, heavier in the winter. Chin to belly inner legs should be off white to creamy color with mouse gray base. Pale or light color belly to neck. Paw pads to the hocks, must be dark brown / black. Coat color is secondary to pattern type: small spots with or without rosettes, (broken mackerel pattern allowed), greatly muted by heavy ticking. Random spotting preferred. Belly must be spotted. In the summer time, the pattern is more easily seen than in the winter, when it is muted out. Pattern is secondary to type.	The Mekong Bobtail is a colourpointed cat, any point colour without white is accepted.	All with the exception of colourpoints
Penalize	Penalize	Penalize	Penalize	Penalize	Penalize
Tail length from 8 to 12 cm or less than 3cm. One-vertebrate tail. Delayed bobtail effect. Extreme arch-like back disharmonizing appearance of the cat. Slender type.	Short round head, cobby build	Tail too long or too short affecting the balance and appearance of the cat. Tail kinked or knotted out of shape. Tail rigid, fragile or set low. Straight tail not exhibiting a fat pad. Round eyes. Weak chin. Extremely short muzzle or nose break. Cottony coat.	Flat head. Chin or shifty forehead. Straight hips. Absence of ventral pocket. Tail not corresponding to standard. Closed hams. Colour of the belly is dark. White "medaillon". Flat "fur". Too long hair and ruffle to the variety of semi-long hair.	Too big size, the heavy body, format ensconces, "siamese type ", round head	Hind legs short. Fine bones. Long body. Flat back. Closed hams. Ears placed straight on the head. On the Cymric, coat that lacks density, has a cottony texture or is of one overall length.
Disqualify	Disqualify	Disqualify	Disqualify	Disqualify	Disqualify
Absence of the tail bone. Deformations of the spinal vertebrae. Short straight tail without kinks and curves. Tail longer than 12 cm. Outcross with other breeds none	Tail bone absent or extending too far beyond body. Tail lacking in pom-pom or fluffy appearance. Delayed bobtail effect (i.e., the pom-pom being preceded by an inch or two of normal tail with close-lying hair rather than appearing to commence at the base of the spine). Outcross with other breeds none	Total lack of tail or full-length tail. Delicate bone structure. Incorrect number of toes. Outcross with other breeds none	Fine bones or musculature. Motive or colour not corresponding to standard. Lack of ticking or spotted motive in the dress. Absence of tail, tail of full size. Bone of the tail shorter than the length of the first "phalanx" of the thumb (about 2,5 cm), and entire tail. Round eyes. Outcross with other breeds none	Eyes color is not blue or sky-blue. Absence of kinks and/or curves leads to disqualification. Outcross with other breeds none	Evidence of poor physical condition; incorrect number of toes; evidence of hybridization; evidence of weakness in the hindquarters; in profile, pronounced stop or nose break. Outcross with other breeds none
Point score	Point score	Point score	Point score	Point score	Point score
Head, eyes, ears – 20 Body and legs - 30 Tail - 30 Coat and colour - 15 Condition - 5 Total - 100	Head, eyes, ears – 20 Body and legs - 30 Tail - 20 Coat and colour - 20 Condition - 10 Total – 100	Head, eyes, ears – 30 Body and legs - 25 Tail - 15 Coat and colour - 20 Condition – 10 Total-100	Head, eyes, ears – 40 Body and legs - 35 Tail -5 Coat and colour – 15 Condition 5 Total - 100	Head, eyes, ears – 35 Body and legs - 20 Tail - 25 Coat and colour - 15 Condition – 5 Total-100	Head, eyes, ears – 20 Body and legs - 25 Tail - 25 Coat and colour - 20 Condition – 10 Total-100