Chapter
47: Turkish Angora
CFA Standard
POINT SCORE
HEAD (40)
Head shape & profile ............ 15
Ears (size 5; placement 10) ..... 15
Eye size, shape and placement ... 10
BODY (35)
Size and Boning ................. 10
Torso, including neck ........... 15
Legs and Tail ................... 5
Muscle Tone ..................... 5
BALANCE .............................. 10
COAT ................................. 10
COLOR ................................ 5
GENERAL: the ideal Turkish Angora is a balanced, graceful cat with a fine, silky coat that shimmers with
every movement, in contrast to the firm, long muscular body beneath it.
HEAD: Size: small to medium, in balance with the length of the body and extremities. Shape: a medium
long, smooth wedge. Allowance is to be made for jowls. Profile: two planes formed by a flat top head and
the line of the nose meeting at an angle slightly above the eyes. NO BREAK.
MUZZLE: a continuation of the smooth lines of the wedge with neither pronounced whisker pad nor
pinch.
EARS: large, wide at base, pointed and tufted. Set closely together, high on the head, vertical and erect.
EYES: large, almond-shaped, slanting slightly upward with open expression.
EYE COLOR: eye color can be any shade of green, gold, green-gold, copper, blue, or odd eyed. There
is no relationship between eye color and coat color. Uniformity and depth of eye-color should be taken into
consideration as a part of the overall head score, with deeper, richer color preferred.
NOSE: medium in length.
NECK: slim, graceful and rather long.
CHIN: firm, gently rounded. Tip in profile to form perpendicular line with nose.
BODY: medium size, however, overall balance, grace and fineness of bone are more important than actual
size. Males may be slightly larger than females. Torso long and slender. Shoulders the same width as hips.
Rump slightly higher than shoulders. Finely boned with firm muscularity.
LEGS: long. Hind legs longer than front.
PAWS: small, round and dainty. Tufts between toes preferable.
TAIL: long and tapering from a wide base to a narrow end, with a full brush.
COAT: single coated. Length of body coat varies, but tail and ruff should be long, full, finely textured and
have a silk-like sheen. "Britches" should be apparent on the hind legs.
BALANCE: proportionate in all physical aspects with a graceful, lithe appearance.
PENALIZE: obviously oversized, coarse appearance.
DISQUALIFY: cobby body type. Kinked or abnormal tail. Crossed eyes.
TURKISH ANGORA COLORS
WHITE: pure white, no other coloring. Nose leather and paw pads: pink.
BLACK: dense coal black, sound from roots to tip of fur. Free from any tinge of rust on tips or smoke
undercoat. Nose leather: black. Paw pads: black or brown.
BLUE: blue, lighter shade preferred. One level tone from nose to tip of tail. Sound to the roots. A sound
darker shade is more acceptable than an unsound lighter shade. Nose leather and paw pads: blue.
CREAM: one level shade of buff cream without markings. Sound to the roots. Lighter shades preferred.
Nose leather and paw pads: pink.
RED: deep, rich, clear, brilliant red; without shading, markings, or ticking. Lips and chin the same color as
coat. Nose leather and paw pads: brick red.
BLACK SMOKE: white undercoat, deeply tipped with black. Cat in repose appears black. In motion,
the white undercoat is clearly apparent. Points and mask black with narrow band of white at base of hairs
next to skin which may be seen only when fur is parted. Nose leather and paw pads: black.
BLUE SMOKE: white undercoat, deeply tipped with blue. Cat in repose appears blue. In motion the
white undercoat is clearly apparent. Points and mask blue with narrow band of white at base of hairs next
to skin which may be seen only when fur is parted. Nose leather and paw pads: blue.
CLASSIC TABBY PATTERN: markings dense, clearly defined, and broad. Legs evenly barred with
bracelets coming up to meet the body markings. Tail evenly ringed. Several unbroken necklaces on neck
and upper chest, the more the better. Frown marks on forehead form an intricate letter "M". Unbroken line
runs back from outer corner of eye. Swirls on cheeks. Vertical lines over back of head extend to shoulder
markings which are in the shape of a butterfly with both upper and lower wings distinctly outlined and
marked with dots inside outline. Back markings consist of a vertical line down the spine from butterfly to tail
with a vertical stripe paralleling it on each side, the three stripes well separated by stripes of the ground
color. Large solid blotch on each side to be encircled by one or more unbroken rings. Side markings
should be the same on both sides. Double vertical rows of buttons on chest and stomach.
MACKEREL TABBY PATTERN: markings dense, clearly defined, and all narrow pencillings. Legs
evenly barred with narrow bracelets coming up to meet the body markings. Tail barred. Necklaces on neck
and chest distinct, like so many chains. Head barred with an "M" on the forehead. Unbroken lines running
back from the eyes. Lines running down the head to meet the shoulders. Spine lines run together to form a
narrow saddle. Narrow pencillings run around body.
PATCHED TABBY PATTERN: a patched tabby (torbie) is an established silver, brown or blue tabby
with patches of red and/or cream.
SILVER TABBY (classic, mackerel): ground color, including lips and chin, pale clear silver. Markings
dense black. Nose leather: brick red. Paw pads: black.
RED TABBY (classic, mackerel): ground color red. Markings deep rich red. Lips and chin red. Nose
leather and paw pads: brick red.
BROWN TABBY (classic, mackerel): ground color brilliant coppery brown. Markings dense black.
Lips and chin the same shade as the rings around the eyes. Back of leg black from paw to heel. Nose
leather: brick red. Paw pads: black or brown.
BLUE TABBY (classic, mackerel): ground color, including lips and chin, pale bluish ivory. Markings a
very deep blue affording a good contrast with ground color. Warm fawn overtones or patina over the
whole. Nose leather: old rose. Paw pads: rose.
CREAM TABBY (classic, mackerel): ground color, including lips and chin, very pale cream. Markings
of buff or cream sufficiently darker than the ground color to afford good contrast but remaining within the
dilute color range. Nose leather and paw pads: pink.
TORTOISESHELL: black with unbrindled patches of red and cream. Patches clearly defined and well
broken on both body and extremities. Blaze of red or cream on face is desirable.
CALICO: white with unbrindled patches of black and red. White predominant on underparts.
DILUTE CALICO: white with unbrindled patches of blue and cream. White predominant on underparts.
BLUE-CREAM: blue with patches of solid cream. Patches clearly defined and well broken on both body
and extremities.
BI-COLOR: black and white, blue and white, red and white, or cream and white. White feet, legs,
undersides, chest, and muzzle. Inverted "V" blaze on face desirable. White under tail and white collar
allowable.
OTAC (Other Turkish Angora Colors): any other color or pattern with the exception of those showing
hybridization resulting in the colors chocolate, lavender, the Himalayan pattern, or these combinations with
white.
The following information is for reference purposes only, and not an official part of the CFA
Show Standard.
TURKISH ANGORA COLOR CLASS NUMBERS
Solid Color Class ............ 1800 1801
(Black, Blue, Cream, Red,
Amber-Eyed White, Blue-Eyed
White, or Odd-Eyed White)
Tabby Color Class ............ 1836 1837
(Blue Tabby, Brown Tabby,
Cream Tabby, Red Tabby or Silver
Tabby in patched, classic and
mackerel patterns.)
Parti-Color Class ............ 1848 1849
(Black & White, Blue-Cream,
Blue & White, Calico, Cream & White,
Dilute Calico, Red & White, Tortoiseshell)
OTAC (Other Turkish Angora Colors) 1890 1891
(Any other color or pattern
with the exception of those
showing hybridization resulting
in the colors chocolate, lavender, the himalayan pattern, or these
combinations with white. Eye color: amber.)
AOV ........................... 1898 1899
* Turkish Angora allowable outcross breeds: none. |
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