Der Rassestandard der Thai (da gibts mal wieder einige Meinungen)


World Cat Federation

Körper:
Der Körper ist mittelgroß und muskulös, dabei aber noch schlank und elegant. Weder gedrungen, noch gestreckt. Die Beine sind mittellang, die Pfoten gerundet. Der Schwanz ist mittellang und läuft leicht spitz zu.

Kopf:
Der Kopf ist ein gemäßigter Keil mit sanft gerundeten Konturen. Das Profil ist leicht geschwungen, die Einbuchtung befindet sich in Augenhöhe. Kinn und Unterkiefer sind kräftig, die Schnauze ist gerundet.

Ohren:
Die Ohren sind mittelgroß. Sie sind breit am Ansatz mit leicht gerundeten Spitzen und weit auseinander plaziert.

Augen:
Die Augen sind groß, das obere Lid mandelförmig, das untere leicht gerundet. Sie sind etwas schräg gestellt. Die Farbe ist ein intensives Blau.

Fell:
Das Fell ist kurz und glänzend. Es liegt am Körper an. Es besitzt eine seidige Textur und keine Unterwolle.

Farbvarianten:
Die Thai ist eine Pointkatze und in allen Pointfarben ohne Weiß anerkannt. Die Farben sind der allgemeinen Pointfarbliste zu entnehmen.

Fehler:
Das Ziel der Thaizucht ist der traditionelle Siamtyp. Typveränderungen, die auf die Einkreuzung fremder Rassen schließen lassen (z. B. wolliges Fell, ausgeprägte Wangen, deutlicher Stopp, runde Augen), sind nicht erwünscht und als schwerwiegende Fehler zu bewerten.

Punkteskala:

Körper: 25 Punkte
Kopf: 25 Punkte
Augen: 15 Punkte
Felltextur: 20 Punkte
Fellfarbe und Zeichnung: 10 Punkte
Kondition: 5 Punkte




TICA:

Thai Breed Standard, 05/01/2007 THAI (TH)
HEAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 points
Shape . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Forehead. . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Profile and nose. . . . . . . 5
Eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Eye color. . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Ears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Muzzle and chin. . . . . . . 7
Neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
BODY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 points
Torso . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Legs and feet . . . . . . . . 8
Tail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Boning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Musculature . . . . . . . . . .4
COAT/COLOR/PATTERN 25 points
Texture and length. . . . 1. 3
Body color . . . . . . . . . . 1 2
CATEGORY: Pointed.
DIVISIONS: Solid, Tabby, and Tortie.
COLORS: All.
PERMISSIBLE OUTCROSS: Siamese.

HEAD:

Shape: Modified wedge, medium width. Head is longer than wide, but not extreme or narrow. Upper head is laterally rounded; muzzle is wedgeshaped.

Forehead: Flat and long.

Profile/Nose: Nearly straight, but with a gentle convex curve just above the eyes and a very slight, gradual concave curve just below the eyes. Eyes: Medium to slightly large, a very full almond shape, not oriental. Set slightly more than an eye width apart. A line from inner corner through outer corner of eye meets outer base of ear.

Eye Color: Blue. Deep blue shades preferred. Brilliance and luminosity are more important than depth of color.

Ears: Medium in size to slightly large, wide at the base, oval tips. The inner base of the ear is set above the center of the nearest eye. The ears point outward at an angle slightly closer to the top than side of the head (35 degrees from vertical). Allow for very light furnishings.

Muzzle: Medium long. Wedgeshaped: little or no muzzle break, with straight sides that taper to the nose. End of muzzle is slightly laterally rounded and medium-boned.

Chin: Neither weak nor too prominent, aligned vertically with the nose.

Neck: Medium length, neither thin nor overly muscular.

BODY:

Torso: Slightly to moderately long, lithe and graceful like a small panther. Well toned, but neither tubular nor compact. Underbelly is mostly level and parallel to the ground and firm. However, a slight amount of loose skin on the underbelly below the flank is permissible.

Legs: Medium length, graceful in form, but not coarse.

Feet: Oval shape; medium size in proportion to cat.

Tail: As long as the torso, tapering gradually to the tip.

Boning: Medium. Graceful. Neither refined nor coarse.

Musculature: Firm, but lithe, not meaty or dense. When picked up, cat weighs about as much as, or slightly more than, one would predict visually.

COAT/COLOR/PATTERN:

Texture: Silky; very little undercoat. Not a “painted on” coat, but definitely close-lying.

Length: Very short to short.

Body Color: Preferably a very pale off-white that is imbued with a faint trace of the point color of the cat. Evenness of the body color and contrast with the points are more important than extreme whiteness. Point Color: Appropriate for color class, dense and even. Mask, ears, feet and tail should match in color.

Revised 05/01/07 Thai Breed Standard, 05/01/2007

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: The ideal cat of this breed is a medium to slightly large, pointed cat of foreign type, descended from and resembling the indigenous pointed cats of Thailand. The Thai is intended to be both the living equivalent of the original “Wichien-maat” of ancient Siam and the “marten-faced” Siamese of early 20th century America and Europe. It cannot be stated enough that the Thai should not be extreme in any way, but its appearance and personality should reflect its Thailand heritage. The Thai is not, and should not resemble, a native Western breed. The breed began in the 1950s when breeders scattered around the world chose to breed, or sometimes unwittingly continued to breed, Siamese of the moderate, early 20th century type. In the 1980s, the first breed clubs dedicated to these cats were established in the United States and Europe. In 2001, breeders began importing indigenous pointed cats from Thailand in a conscious effort to expand and preserve a healthy gene pool for the Thai breed as well as to preserve the genes of Southeast Asia’s native race of cats while they are still distinct from Western cats. The trademark of the Thai breed is the unique head shape, a laterally rounded upper head from which projects a distinctly wedgeshaped muzzle. In keeping with the Thai’s roots in tropical Thailand, another important feature is the breed’s very short coat, first clearly described in the West by Harrison Weir in 1889. The Thai is a well balanced cat without any extremes, in harmony in appearance and character.

ALLOWANCE: Incomplete point color and mask in kittens and young adults up to 12 months. Slight tabby markings on the body of lynx points as long as there is a good contrast to the points. Darker body shading in older cats as long as there is still a definite contrast between body and points. Stud jowls in males.

PENALIZE: Genuinely round eyes. Extreme oriental eyes. Blunt or pointy muzzle. Narrow upper head. Small ears, very large ears, or ears set low (closer to the side of the head than the top). Compact body or distinctly tubular body. Whippy tail. Excess undercoat (plush coat). Ghost markings in non-agouti adult cats.
v WITHHOLD ALL AWARDS (WW): Roman profile. Pronounced stop. Pronounced convex forehead. Distinct ear tufts. Fluffy fur with dense undercoat (“teddy bear” coat). Cobby body. Obesity. White lockets and buttons; white toes and feet (including paw pads); patches of white in the points. Eye color other than blue.

DISQUALIFICATION: Visible tail fault. Crossed eyes. Visible protrusion of the cartilage at the end of the sternum (xiphoid process).

Temperament must be unchallenging; any sign of definite challenge shall disqualify. The cat may exhibit fear, seek to flee, or generally complain aloud but may not threaten to harm. In accordance with Show Rules, ARTICLE SIXTEEN, the following shall be considered mandatory disqualifications: a cat that bites (216.9), a cat showing evidence of intent to deceive (216.10), adult whole male cats not having two descended testicles (216.11), cats with all or part of the tail missing , except as authorized by a Board approved standard (216.12.1), cats with more than five toes on each front foot and four toes on each back foot, unless proved the result of an injury or as authorized by a Board approved standard (216.12.2), visible or invisible tail faults if Board approved standard requires disqualification (216.12.4), crossed eyes if Board approved standard requires disqualification (216.12.5), total blindness (216.12.6), markedly smaller size, not in keeping with the breed (216.12.9), and depression of the sternum or unusually small diameter of the rib cage itself (216.12.11.1). See Show Rules, ARTICLE SIXTEEN for more comprehensive rules governing penalties and disqualifications.



Body:
Medium sized and muscular body, but still slender and elegant; neither cobby nor elongated. Legs medium in length, rounded paws. Tail of medium length and slightly tapering to a pointed tip.

Head:
Moderate wedge shape with gently rounded contours. Slightly curved profile, with the dip at eye level. Strong chin and lower jaw, rounded muzzle.

Ears:
Medium in size, broad at the base with slightly rounded tips and set wide apart.

Eyes:
Large and slightly slanted; the upper lid almond shaped, the lower lid slightly rounded; eye colour vivid blue.

Coat:
Short and glossy, close-lying; silky texture, no undercoat.

Colour Varieties:
The Thai is a colourpointed cat, any point colour without white is accepted. The descriptions of colours are listed in the General Colour Guide.

Faults:
The goal of the Thai breeding is the traditional type of the Siamese. Any changes of type that might imply a hybridization by extraneous breeds (e.g. woolly coat, pronounced cheeks, definite stop, round eyes) are undesirable and to be considered as a severe fault.

Scale of Points:

Body: 25 Points
Head: 25 Points
Eyes: 15 Points
Coat Texture: 20 Points
Coat Colour and Markings: 10 Points
Condition: 5 Points