IDP (LOOF) INDEPENDANT

LAPERM POIL COURT & POIL LONG

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Description générale
Tous les LaPerms sont issus de Curly, une chatte frisée découverte dans l’Orégon en 1982 par la fondatrice de la race, Linda Koehl. Cette fourrure frisée du LaPerm est due à un gène dominant et il suffit qu’un des deux parents soit frisé pour que les chatons le soient aussi.
Le LaPerm est un chat de taille moyenne et assez élégant.
Les chatons naissent soit avec le poil frisé, soit avec le poil normal. Vers l’âge de 2 semaines, les chatons perdent tous leurs poils. Cette période de nudité peut durer quelques semaines mais, généralement, tous les chatons ont retrouvé une belle fourrure bouclée à l’âge de 4 mois. Un chaton naissant avec une fourrure raide peut donc avoir un poil frisé à la repousse.
Il existe une variété à poil court et une variété à poil long.

Tête: vu de face, la tête est en forme de triangle aux contours adoucis. De profil, le front plat est prolongé par une légère déclivité concave entre le front et le nez, sans cassure. Le nez est large et droit.

Museau : plutôt large par rapport au reste de la tête, le museau a des patons prononcés. Le menton est ferme.
Yeux : de taille moyenne, les yeux sont en amande quand le chat est au repos et arrondis quand il est en alerte. Ils sont légèrement placés de biais. Toutes les couleurs sont admises, sans relation avec la couleur de la robe.

Oreilles : placées dans le prolongement du triangle formé par la tête, les oreilles sont de taille moyenne mais avec une base bien ouverte. Des plumets sont appréciés.

Encolure : de taille moyenne, l’encolure est portée assez haute.

Corps : de format semi-foreign, le corps est de longueur moyenne, élégant et bien musclé. Il est d’un poids surprenant pour sa taille.

Pattes : en harmonie avec le corps, les pattes ont une ossature moyenne.

Pieds : ronds.

Queue : de longueur moyenne, la queue est en proportion avec le corps.

Robe et texture : la fourrure est crantée et/ou forme des vagues. Son toucher est unique parmi les Rex. Moelleuse, elle n’est jamais drue mais peut au contraire s’ouvrir jusqu’à la peau si l’on souffle dessus.

LaPerm poil long : fourrure mi-longue. Les boucles sont présentes surtout sur la gorge où elles forment une collerette. L’intérieur et la base de l’oreille sont fournis de boucles qui descendent sur les côtés de la tête. Les moustaches et les sourcils sont très longs et bien bouclés. La queue porte un panache léger comme une plume.

LaPerm poil court : fourrure moyennement courte et ondulée. Il n’y a pas de boucles sur la collerette ni sous les oreilles. La queue est bien fournie et a une forme « en bouteille » quand on la met à plat.

Pénalités
Frisures désordonnées. Manque de poils dans les oreilles chez les poils courts et manque de boucles à la naissance des oreilles chez les poils longs.

Refus de tout titre
Type cobby ou oriental. Fourrure plate. Manque de fourrure.
Fautes et défauts généraux éliminatoires en exposition

CFA, Breed Standard: LaPerm

Updated: April 16 2005
The LaPerm is eligible to be shown in the Provisional Class.

GENERAL: the LaPerm is a naturally occurring mutation producing both long and shorthaired cats. It is medium sized, curly coated with semi-foreign type. All colors are acceptable. All parts of the body are in harmony with the size of the cat. There is evidence of surprising weight for size. The cat is alert and seems to be walking tall on his feet. Coat texture will be distinctly different than that of any other Rex mutation and will vary within the breed. Males may have a curlier coat but not always. Females are generally smaller than males.

HEAD: the skull is a modified wedge with rounded contours. There is a gentle convex curve rising from the bridge of the nose to the brow. the skull is a modified wedge, slightly rounded with gentle contours. Whisker pads should appear full and rounded, with long whiskers.

MUZZLE: broad with rounded contours and moderate to strong whisker pinch. Chin strong and firm presenting a perpendicular line down from the tip of the nose. Allowances should be made for jowls on mature males.

PROFILE: slight dip to nose just below bottom of eye, then continuing straight to tip of nose. Dip must be felt for, as it can appear straight. Forehead should be a flat plane to the top of the head, then smooth gentle curve back over top of head flowing into neck.

EARS: placed to continue the modified wedge of the head, slightly flared and cupped, medium to large. Full furnishings and earmuffs with lynx tipping is preferred on longhair variety but not required on the shorthair variety.

EYES: medium large and expressive, almond in shape at rest and rounder when alert. Set moderately far apart and slightly slanted toward base of ear. Eye color has no relation to coat color.

BODY: medium in size, semi-foreign, medium boning with hips slightly higher than shoulders.

NECK: carried erect, medium long in length in proportion to body

LEGS and FEET: medium long to match body length. Forelegs may be slightly shorter than hind legs. As with body, medium fine boning with rounded feet.

TAIL: in proportion to body, tapering from base to tip.

COAT-LONGHAIR: Texture and length: medium-long to long, both males and females may have ruff on neck at maturity. The coat should be free of matting, so it should not be too thick and heavy. The tail is plumed with some curling. The feel of this coat is unique among Rex breeds. It is springy, light and airy. The feel may vary among individual cats and/or color. Curl or waviness: curly or wavy, curl is preferred. The coat should be loose and bouncy and should stand away from the body, a coat you can run your fingers through to the skin. The coat is light and airy enough to part with a breath. The coat will have an almost unkempt appearance (the "Gypsy Shag" look). Tightest curls are in the ruff and the base of the ears; longest curls are in the ruff, base of the ears, and at the base of the tail. The coat may vary in length and fullness according to the season and maturity of the cat. At times this coat will part naturally down the middle of the back.

COAT-SHORTHAIR: Texture and length: short to approximately medium-long. The tail is not plumed but hair may be wavy. The feel of this coat is unique among Rex breeds. It is springy, light and airy. The texture may be harder then longhair and will vary among individual cats and/or colors. The coat will stand away from the body with waves over most of the cat. Curl or waviness: curly or wavy. Is not required to have a ruff, ringlets or earmuffs. The tail will be like a bottlebrush. At times this coat will part naturally down the middle of the back.

PENALIZE: lack of ear furnishings on the longhair LaPerm, crossed eyes or non-visible tail faults.

DISQUALIFY: cobby body, short legs, incorrect number of toes, visible tail faults, straight hair.

COLORS:

COAT COLOR: any genetically possible color or combination of colors is allowed. EYE COLOR: eye color can be copper, gold, yellow, green or blue. There is no correlation required between coat color and eye color.

The following information is for reference purposes only and not an official part of the CFA Show Standard

LaPerm Color Class Number All Colors (Longhair & Shorthair) 6000 6001 (Shorthair Specialty Ring)

LaPerm allowable outcross breeds: Domestic longhair and domestic shorthair. Kittens born on or after January 2010 may have only LaPerm parents.

TICA Breed Standard: LAPERM BREED GROUP (LP/LS)

The LaPerm (LP) is a medium-sized, curly-coated cat, with a semi-foreign type body.
The LaPerm Shorthair (LS) differs only in hair length.

COLORS: All.

PERMISSIBLE OUTCROSSES:
Domestic longhair/shorthair, not a member of a recognized breed..

HEAD:
Shape: A modified wedge, slightly rounded, gentle contours. Whisker pads should appear full and rounded.

Eyes: Medium large and expressive. Almond shaped at rest and rounder when alert. Set moderately far apart and slightly slanted to the bottom of the outside ear base. Eye color has no relation to coat color.

Muzzle: Slightly broad in proportion to the wedge. Allowances should be made for jowls on mature males.

Profile: Straight nose with gentle convex curve rising from the base of the eye to the top of the eye, Forehead should be a flat plane to the top of head, then smooth gentle curve back over top of head flowing down into neck. The brow, cheeks and profile should show gentle contours, with each flowing smoothly into the next.

Ears: Placed to continue the modified wedge of the head; slightly flared and cupped; medium to large with furnishings and earmuffs. Lynx tipping is desired.

Neck: Carried erect. Is medium long in proportion to body length.

Chin: Strong and firm. Is in a perpendicular line with tip of nose.

Nose: Broad and straight with moderate length.

BODY:

Legs: Medium long to match the body. Forelegs may be slightly shorter than hind legs. Boning is medium .

Feet: Rounded.

Tail: Is in proportion to body. The LP will have a full plume tail and the LS will have "bottle brush" tail. The tail will be thicker at the base and taper toward the tip.

Boning: Medium.

Musculature: Well-muscled.

COAT/COLOR/PATTERN:

Length:
(LP) Medium-long to long; both males and females may have ruff on neck at maturity. The tail is plumed with some curling.
(LS) Short to approximately medium long. There is no ruff. The tail is not plumed but hair may be wavy.

Texture:
(LP) Curly or wavy, curl is preferred. The feel to the touch is unique among Rex breeds. It has a springy, textured feel. IT IS NOT WIRY. The feel to the touch in degree of softness may vary among individual cats. The coat should be loose and bouncy and should stand away from the body. A coat you can run your fingers through to the skin. The coat is light and airy enough to part with a breath. The coat will have an almost unkempt appearance (the"Gypsy Shag" look). Longest and tightest curls are in the ruff and base of ear, The coat may vary in length and fullness according to the season and maturity of the cat.
(LS) Curly or wavy. The feel to the touch is unique among Rex breeds. It is a textured feel. IT IS NOT WIRY. The feel to the touch in degree of softness may vary among individual cats. A springy coat texture standing away from the body with waves over most of the cat. Does not have a ruff or ringlets and the tail will be like a bottle-brush. At times this coat will part naturally down the middle of the back.

Pattern: All.

Colors: All.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
The LaPerm is a naturally occurring mutation producing both long and shorthaired cats. It is medium-sized and curlycoated, with a semi-foreign type body. All colors are acceptable. All parts of the body are in harmony with the size of the cat. There is evidence of surprising weight for size. The cat is alert and seems to be walking high on his legs. Coat texture will be distinctly different than that of any other Rex mutation and will vary within the breed. Whiskers will be very long and curly, ear furnishings and eyebrow hairs may also curl and may grow long enough to curl into eye.
The perfect cat will have a moderately soft, but textured coat that will be loose and bouncy, standing away from the body, resembling a "Gypsy Shag". A coat you can run your fingers through to the skin but will appear very curly. The cat will have ringlet type curls at the base of the ears and on the underside of the neck running into the ruff on the longhaired version. The coat should be free of matting, so it should not be too thick and heavy.

ALLOWANCES: Lockets; a frizzy-type
appearance. Lack of ear furnishings and/or lack of, or short, whiskers in kittens.

PENALIZE: Lack of ear furnishings
(LP). Lack of, or short whiskers..

WITHHOLD ALL AWARDS (WW):
Cobby body, short legs, straight coat.