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Written by Yvonne Hendelberg History Origin The origin of the European domesticated cat is still veiled in
obscurity. It is often presumed to be directly descendent from the egyptian domestic, which supposedly, was brought to Greece as early as 500 years before christ. If this was the actual situation, the cat must
have spread very rapidly towards the north since it already existed in mid Sweden during the Time of the Great Migration (370 -600 after christ). Judging from early reproductions from several earlier ages
as well as the later Middle Ages, the body type of the european domestic was already sturdier than the Egyptian cat. Registration In 1946 it became possible to register swedish
shorthaired cats. At first under the name of "swedish housecat" which was later converted to European Shorthair. Unfortunately, the early Europeans were judged by the standard of the British Shorthair. This
was a great disadvantage since many typical Europeans failed due to some detail, often the eyecolour, not beeing in accordance with the British Shorthair standard. In 1981 FIFe finally ruled that the two
breeds should be judged by separate standards and thereby acknowledged the European Shorthair. Type and characteristics Body The body should be rectangular in shape with substantial bone
structure and good muscular development. The neck should be of medium length and muscular. Chest welldeveloped and rounded. Legs should be of medium length, sturdy and muscular, tapering towards round feet.
Head The head should be quite large in proportion to the body. From a front view it should give the impression of beeing rounded but is actually somewhat longer than wide. The forehead and skull
should be slightly rounded. The transition between the forehead and the nose is marked by a shallow indentation between the eyes. Nose of medium length, straight and uniformly broad. Cheeks should be welldeveloped with
strong chin. Eyes The eyes should be of medium size, rounded and slightly oblique in setting, somewhat more than one eyes width apart. Colour clear and pure. Open expression.
Ears The ears should be medium size and slightly rounded at tips. Approximately as wide at base as tall. Setting rather high and fairly upright on the head so that the beginning of the ears is in
line with the pupils. May be tufted. Tail The tail should be medium long, rather thick at base and gradually tapering towards a rounded tip. Coat structure short and dense.
Coat The coat should be short and dense, firm and glossy. Of evenly cover-, mid- and under hair. Coverhair should be fiarly coarse and approximately 3-5 mm longer than underhair. Characteristic that
coat does not get soaked when put through normal wetness like rain, wetness stays in hairtips and is easily shaken off. Temperament In general the European Shorthair is a vivid, playfull
and good-natured creature. It is very affectionate. (If you feel that you have a better description for this category we would love to hear from you chendel@quiknet.com More Breed Descriptions on the Net CFA Chartreux Breed Council Homepage |
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