Defects for the regulations

Some defects do not allow entry to competitions

• fur too long and woolly

• body too stocky or too slim

• break in the nose line

• excessive resemblance to the British or American shorthair

defects that give penalties

• long and narrow muzzle

• nose too long

• hanging cheeks

• pointy or too big ears

• sunken or too small eyes

• pipilles surrounded by a ring of a different color

• legs too developed, hair of uneven thickness