Scottish Straight — breed standard (TICA: size, coat, temperament, type)

Scottish Straight — breed standard (TICA: size, coat, temperament, type)

Claims

• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Group and origin: the Scottish Straight (SCS) sits within TICA's Scottish Breed Group; the fold-eared type first appeared as a spontaneous mutation in Scottish farm cats and was later built up in the United States through outcrossing to pedigreed and domestic cats.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Categories and colour: shown in Traditional and Pointed categories across all divisions, in any traditional or pointed colour; permitted outcrosses are the American Shorthair, British Shorthair, and British Longhair.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Build and coat: a medium cat with a round head, body, eyes and feet; the shorthaired Straight wears a short, dense, plush double coat that does not lie flat, while the longhaired form has a soft semi-long coat standing away from the body with visible ear furnishings, toe tufts, ruff and britches.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Temperament: unchallenging, sweet-tempered and affectionate, happiest in human company.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Faults (penalised): a heavy brow ridge that smooths the forehead and gives a scowling look; a definite nose break; any loss of mobility from short, coarse legs.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Withhold all awards: signs of illness, poor health, or emaciation.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Disqualifications: a kinked or inflexible tail; a challenging temperament (a cat may show fear or flee but must not threaten harm); plus the standard mandatory DQs — biting, intent to deceive, an adult male lacking two descended testicles, missing or faulty tail where the standard requires, more than five front or four rear toes except by injury, crossed eyes where required, total blindness, markedly undersized body, or depressed sternum / narrow rib cage.