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SELKIRK REX POIL COURT & POIL LONG

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Description générale
Le Selkirk est un chat rond et massif au poil bouclé, qui a pour origine Miss de Pesto, une petite chatte trouvée en 1988 dans le Wyoming. Confiée à une éleveuse de Persans réputée, Jeri Newman, Miss de Pesto donnait régulièrement naissance à d’autres chats au poil bouclé quand elle était marié à des Persans, montrant ainsi que le gène responsable de cette particularité était dominant. Le Selkirk, qui porte le nom de montagnes non loin du lieu où a été trouvée Miss de Pesto, est un chat de taille moyenne à grande, avec une tête ronde, un corps massif et une ossature solide. Sa fourrure dense et pelucheuse est bouclée comme celle d’un mouton. Il existe deux variétés, une à poil court et une à poil mi-long.

Tête : large, la tête a des contours bien arrondis quel que soit l'angle sous lequel on la regarde. Les joues sont pleines. Le nez est court et large avec une bonne incurvation.

Museau : carré vu de face, le museau est assez court avec des patons fermes et pleins. Le bout du nez est placé dans l'alignement du menton qui est bien ferme.

Yeux : ronds, grands et bien ouverts, les yeux sont bien écartés l'un de l'autre. La couleur doit être en accord avec celle de la robe. Les tonalités les plus intenses et les plus brillantes sont préférées.

Oreilles : larges à la base, les oreilles sont de taille moyenne à petite, arrondies à leur extrémité. Elles sont placées bien espacées l’une de l’autre, de manière à respecter l’arrondi de la tête.

Encolure : courte et épaisse.

Corps : de format semi-cobby, le corps est rectangulaire, musclé et puissant. La poitrine est large et bien ouverte. L’ossature est robuste et la musculature puissante. La taille est moyenne à grande.

Pattes : moyennes à courtes, les pattes sont légèrement moins hautes que la longueur du corps. L’ossature est robuste et la musculature puissante.

Pieds : grands, ronds et fermes.

Queue : de longueur moyenne, la queue est épaisse et ne s’effile que légèrement à son extrémité.

Robe et texture : la fourrure, dense et pelucheuse, forme des boucles plus ou moins libres. Les trois types de poils (garde, jarre et sous-poil) sont concernés par la mutation et le poil de garde tend à être un peu rude. Il y a davantage de boucles sur le cou, la gorge, le ventre et la queue. Les moustaches et les sourcils sont bouclés. L’intensité du bouclage et la densité de la fourrure varient selon les saisons.
Selkirl poil court : de longueur moyenne, la fourrure est dense, douce et pelucheuse. Elle ne doit pas être trop près du corps mais montrer un ensemble de boucles régulières.

Selkirl poil long: mi-longue, la fourrure est dense, douce et très bouclée. Les boucles, plus longues que chez le poil court, donnent l’impression d’être libres et indépendantes les unes des autres.

Remarque
Le poil continue à se développer jusqu'à l'âge de 2 ans. Les chatons naissent bouclés, puis les boucles se défont vers l’âge de 2 à 3 mois et se reforment vers l’âge de 8 à 10 mois. Il faut donc juger les jeunes chats davantage sur le type (tête et corps) que sur la robe.

Pénalités
Chat cobby ou foreign.

Refus de tout titre
Stop très marqué, museau trop court ou pointu. Apparence trop proche de l’Exotic Shorthair chez le Selkirl poil court et du Persan chez le Selkirk poil long.
Manque de boucles ou zones nues.
Fautes et défauts généraux éliminatoires en exposition.

CFA, Breed Standard: Selkirk Rex

Updated: April 20 2005

POINT SCORE

HEAD (33)
11 ... Skull
11 ... Muzzle & chin
11 ... Ears and eyes
BODY (33)
15 ... Torso
13 ... Legs and Feet
5 ... Tail
COAT (33)
33 ... Texture, Curl, Density
COLOR (1)
1... Including Eye Color

GENERAL: the Selkirk Rex is the result of a dominant, spontaneous mutation that causes each hair (guard, down and awn) to have a gentle curl giving the coat a soft feel. This is a medium to large cat with heavy boning that gives the cat surprising weight and an impression of power. Females may be less massive
than males but not dainty in appearance. The Selkirk Rex is an active cat with a sweet and endearing personality. Balance and substance are the essence of the breed, where all parts come together in harmonious whole with neither too much nor too little consideration given to any one feature.

HEAD:
Skull: round, broad and full-cheeked in both males and females. Skull structure to be smooth and round to the touch from the stop to the back of the head as well as across the breadth of the forehead and between the ears.

Muzzle: the muzzle is medium width. The underlying bone structure is rounded with well-padded whisker pads to give the impression of squareness. The length is equal to 1/2 the width. Profile shows a muzzle, clearly visible beyond the curve of the cheek. The tip of the chin lines up with the tip of the nose and the upper lip in the same vertical plane. Profile reveals a nose stop. The nose has a downward slant with a convex curve and is set below the eye line.

Chin: firm and well-developed, balanced in proportion to the rest of the head and should be neither receding, protruding, nor excessively massive. Either level or scissors bite is considered correct (level bite - top and bottom front teeth meet evenly. Scissors bite - inside edge of top front teeth touch outside edge of lower front teeth).

Ears: medium in size, broad at the base, tapering, set well apart. Should fit into (without distorting) the rounded contour of the head. Furnishings, if present, are curly.

Eyes: large, rounded, set well apart. The eyes should not appear almond or oval-shaped. The outside corner is set very slightly higher than the inner corner, giving a sweet open expression to the face.

BODY:
Torso: medium to large and well-balanced. The substantial muscular torso is more rectangular than square, but not long. Back is straight with a slight rise to the hindquarters. Shoulders and hip should appear to be the same width.

Legs: medium to long. Substantial boning. Should be in proportion to the body.

Feet: large, round, and firm. Toes: five in front, four behind. Tail: medium length, proportionate to body. Heavy at base, neither blunt nor pointed at tip.

COAT:
Coat length: two lengths - short and long. The differences in coat length are most obviously seen on the tail and ruff. On the shorthairs the tail hair is the same length as the coat (approximately 1"-2") and tail curls are plush and lie compactly around the tail. The ruff is the same length as the coat fur. On the longhairs, the tail curls are plumy and stand out away from the tail. The ruff hairs are also longer and frame the face.

SHORTHAIR-
Texture: the coat texture is soft, plushy, full and obviously curly.
Density: the coat is dense and full with no bald or thinly covered areas of the body. The coat stands out from the body and should not appear flat or close-lying. Curl: this is a random, unstructured coat, arranged in loose, individual curls. The curls appear to be in "clumps" rather than as an all over wave. Although curl varies by hair length, sex and age in an individual, the entire coat should show the effect of the rex gene. Curliness may be evident more around the neck, on the tail and the belly. Allowance should be made for less curl on younger adults and kittens.

LONGHAIR -
Texture: the coat texture is soft, full, and obviously curly. It does not feel or appear to be as plush as the shorthair coat, however, should not appear to be thin.
Density: the coat is dense and full with no bald or thinly covered areas of the body. The coat may stand out from the body but may appear and feel less than plush, but not close-lying. Curl: this is a random, unstructured coat, arranged in loose, individual curls. The curls appear to be in "clumps" or "ringlets" rather than as an all over wave. Although curl vaires by hair length, sex and age in an individual, entire coat should show the effect of the rex gene. Curliness may be evident more around the neck, on the tail and the belly. Allowance should be made for less curl on younger adults and kittens.

PENALIZE: Excessive cobbiness or sleek oriental appearance.

DISQUALIFY: Extreme nose break, lack of visible muzzle, malocclusion, tail kinks, crossed eyes, obvious physical deformities, including polydactl feet, no evidence of curl.

SELKIRK REX COLORS

COAT COLOR: any genetically possible color or combination of colors is allowed. EYE COLOR: eye color can be copper, gold, yellow or green; blue in bi-color/van, colorpoint or odd-eyed white cats.

OSRC (OTHER SELKIRK REX COLORS): any other genetically possible color or pattern. Cats with no more than a locket and/or button do not qualify for this class; such cats shall be judged in the color class of their basic color with no penalty for such locket or button.

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

Selkirk Rex Color Class Numbers

Longhair Division
All Championship Colors 5700 5701
(All accepted colors as defined in the Show Standards.)
AOV 5798 5799

Shorthair Division
All Championship Colors 4700 4701
(All accepted colors as defined in the Show Standards.)
AOV 4798 4799

Selkirk Rex allowable outcross breeds: British Shorthair, Persian, or Exotic. Kittens born on or after January 1, 2010 may have only Selkirk Rex or British Shorthair parents. Kittens born on or after January 1, 2015 may have only Selkirk Rex parents.

TICA SELKIRK REX BREED GROUP (SR/SL)
The Selkirk Rex (SR) is the shorthair version of the group and the Selkirk Rex
Longhair (SL) is the longhair version.

HEAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 points
Shape . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Ears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Eyes .. . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Chin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Muzzle . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
BODY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 points
Torso . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Legs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Feet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Tail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Boning . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Musculature . . . . . . . . 5
COAT/COLOR/PATTERN 20 points
Length . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Texture . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
OTHER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 points
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Condition . . . . . . . . . . 3
Temperament . . . . . . . 5

COLORS: All.

PERMISSIBLE OUTCROSSES:
British Shorthair, American Shorthair, Persian, Exotic Shorthair.

HEAD:
Shape: Round, full-cheeked. Forehead round and broad.
Ears: Medium-sized, rounded with pointed tip, set well apart.
Eyes: Large and round, set well apart.
Chin: Firm.
Muzzle: Short, square, visible beyond the cheeks. curly whiskers.
Profile: Rounded forehead, nose stop and firm chin.
Neck: Short and thick. Curly fur prominent on neck.
BODY:
Torso: Chest full, muscular, semi-cobby. Rectangular with a slight rise toward the hindquarters.
Legs: Medium length, substantail boning.
Feet: Large and round.
Tail: Medium length, thick, tapering to rounded tip.
Boning: Substantial.
Musculature: Substantial.
COAT:
Length: In both coat lengths, the curls are most prominent on the neck and tail. The curliness of the coat on the saddle area of the back is variable due to climate, seasons and hormones, especially in females.
(SR): Medium.
(SL): Semi-long.
Texture: Soft and plush.
(SR): Double coat, with thick undercoat and deep waves with curled ends.
(SL) Loose individual curls.
Pattern: All patterns acceptable.
Color: Clear, intense colors preferred. Eye color independent of coat color.
OTHER:
Balance: Good proportions.
Condition: Good muscle tone.
Excellent health.
Temperament: Sweet and loving.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: The Selkirk Rex is produced by a dominant gene affecting the guard, down and awn hairs. The curl is most prominent around the neck and tail in both coat lengths. Guard hairs tend to have a coarse texture, but the coat is very dense and overall soft and plush. The whiskers are curly as are the eyebrows. The Selkirk Rex is a medium to large cat with good balance between legs and body.
Heavy boning gives the cat surprising weight. Females are less massive than males, but both sexes have definite jowls. Coat continues to develop until about 2 years of age, so kittens should be judged mainly on head and body type. Kittens are curly at birth and may lose their coat and begin to develop an adult curly coat at 8-10 months of age.

Australian Cat Federation Breed Standard: Selkirk Rex

Shorthair