{"topic_id":"companion_breed_standard_american_bobtail_cat","category":"companion-breed-standard","context":"---\ntopic_id: companion_breed_standard_american_bobtail_cat\ncategory: companion-breed-standard\ntitle: \"American Bobtail — breed standard (CFA & TICA: size, coat, temperament, type)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"CFA (Cat Fanciers' Association) & TICA (The International Cat Association) official breed-standard factual data for American Bobtail, extracted verbatim (field values + section outline) from source_file; C1 substring-verified. Pulled 2026-08-02.\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/breed-standard/american_bobtail_combined.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-02\ntokens_estimated: 0\nrecovered: false\npath: companion-breed-standard/companion_breed_standard_american_bobtail_cat/01_companion_breed_standard_american_bobtail_cat.md\nsource_document: \"CFA (Cat Fanciers' Association) & TICA (The International Cat Association)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"CFA (Cat Fanciers' Association) & TICA (The International Cat Association)\"\n  title: \"American Bobtail — breed standard (CFA & TICA: size, coat, temperament, type)\"\n  url: \"https://www.cfa.org\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-08-02\"\n  ref: \"Official breed standards (factual data points + section outline extracted verbatim)\"\n  doc_type: \"official kennel-club breed standards\"\n  needs_review: false\nverification:\n  method: paraphrase\n  claims: 6\n  passed: 6\n  date: 2026-08-05\nlicense: paraphrase\ncopyright_note: \"Sources (CFA & TICA breed-standard texts) are not openly licensed; per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3 every claim is a paraphrased derived fact summary (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not a verbatim quotation.\"\nauthority_tier: T1\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T1:kennel-club-breed-standard\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-05\n---\n\n# companion_breed_standard_american_bobtail_cat\n\n## Claims\n\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The American Bobtail is a medium to large, naturally bobtailed cat with a noticeably athletic and wild appearance (CFA).\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Any genetically possible color or combination of colors is allowed, with preference given to those enhancing the natural wild look (CFA).\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* All eye colors are acceptable, including copper, gold, yellow, or green; blue eyes occur in bi-color, van, colorpoint, lynx point, or odd-eyed white cats (CFA).\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Disqualifications are a total lack of tail or a full-length tail, and a delicate bone structure (CFA).\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Penalties apply for a tail too long or too short affecting balance, a kinked or rigid tail, round eyes, a weak chin, or a cottony coat (CFA).\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The breed matures gradually over a period of three years, with allowances for slow development (CFA).\n","sources":["companion-breed-standard — American Bobtail — breed standard (CFA & TICA: size, coat, temperament, type) (retrieved 2026-08-02)"],"source":{"authority":"companion-breed-standard","title":"American Bobtail — breed standard (CFA & TICA: size, coat, temperament, type)","url":"https://www.cfa.org","retrieved":"2026-08-02","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"CFA (Cat Fanciers' Association) & TICA (The International Cat Association)","verification_file":"pdf-raw/breed-standard/american_bobtail_combined.txt"},"source_document":"CFA (Cat Fanciers' Association) & TICA (The International Cat Association)","source_file":"pdf-raw/breed-standard/american_bobtail_combined.txt","trust":{"authority_tier":"T1","fidelity":"paraphrase","license":"paraphrase","display_grade":"C"},"tokens_estimated":444,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}