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SIBERIAN BREED STANDARD
IN PICTURES BASED ON TICA SIBERIAN STANDARD 2005

BY:  Vicki McCarroll

                           Photo by Helmi Flick

What to look for in a Siberian Cat-in a nutshell-picture a cat in a cool, winter in siberia, no extremes to freeze

-Head, rounded contours

-Body, 55 gallon drum torso

-Coat, triple coat with resilient texture

                          Photo by Helmi Flick

The Head

-rounded contours

-broader at the top of the skull

-full rounded muzzle

-cheekbones not prominent

The Profile

-gentle slope from forehead to the nose

-slight convex curvature before the tip

-flattened area in the forehead between ears

                           Photo by Helmi Flick

The Ears

-set on the sides of the head at least one ear's width apart

-tilting slightly forward

-ears wider than tall

-rounded tip

The Eyes

-rounded eyes

-outside corner set tilting toward the outside edge of the ear

-top portion of eye slightly flattened appearing to have a heavy lid

            Photo by Helmi Flick

The Body

-medium length

-well muscled, barrel shaped torso

-firm belly with solid muscular feel

-legs medium in length

-heavily boned

You should be able to tell a Siberian from the Back.....

                             Photo by Helmi Flick

                         Photo by Helmi Flick

-barrel chested, heavily boned, rounded contours

-wide stance

                           Photo by Helmi Flick

The Coat

Triple coat, heavy, resilient texture and body

Siberians are a natural Survival Breed

-coat and pattern are secondary to type

-all colors and patterns accepted

-no correlation between coat color and eye color except for color points

                         Photo by Helmi Flick

Notes:

-Siberians are a slow maturing cat taking up to five years to mature

-Siberian have warm weather coats during summer months especially in the South

-Siberians are a medium cat with a range of sizes, females are smaller than males

-Siberians have a sweet expression

-Siberians tend to be playful cats

-Siberians are adaptable companions

-great family pets

                              Photo by Helmi Flick

This cat has it all......

                           Photo by Helmi Flick 

TICA Siberian Standard

http://tica.org/public/breeds/sb/sb.pdf