Sphynx Breed Standard
Head: Size: medium. Shape: triangular, rounded and large. Skull: slightly rounded, with flat forehead Profile: the nose has a slight to medium stop Cheeks: prominent Snout and chin: The snout is strong and rounded, with a marked whiskers zone and the chin must be firm and well develope.
Neck: Length: medium Shape: rounded with strong muzzles Particularity: it must be a bit curve from the shoulders to the base of the skull. It must be strong, especially in males.
Ears: Shape: wide base and very open Size: very big Emplacement: straight, not too high, nor too low on the head Particularity: hairless on the inside and slightly hairy on the outside.
Eyes: Shape: rounded, lemon shaped Size: Big.
Body: TSize: medium Long: variable, from medium to slightly long Chest: wide, but can be barrel like Abdomen: rounded, like the cat just has eaten a lot. Constitution: medium Muscles: well developed.
Tail: Shape: flexible and live, narrower at the end Longitude: proportional to the body.
Legs: Longitude: proportional to the body. Back legs are longer than the front ones. Front ones are very separated. Constitution: medium Muscles: strong and muscular.
Claws:Shape: oval with long and elegant fingers Size: Medium Pads: thinker than in other breeds. That’s why they seem flow. Fingers: long and well developed.
Hair and Skin: Longitude: to thin to be seen Texture: velvet like. Peach sensation. Whiskers: Short and curved or inexistent Wrinkles: kittens have more than adults. They should not loose them when growing, specially on the head, but should not be excessive, as it could affect negatively it’s activity.
Disadvantages: : Cats are too small. The body is thin, fragile or too funny. The body is too large and rustic. Wrinkles are scarce in the head. The profile is straight. The head is narrow. The character is rebellious. Lots of hair is above the ankle.
Disqualifying: LSuspecting Cornish or hairless Devon Rex. Signals of hair-removal, cut or other hair eliminating procedures. Aggressive cats, that don’t let the judge handle them.
Scoring: HEAD – 35 pts. Shape and Size – 5 pts. Snout and chin – 5 pts. Profile – 5 pts. Cheeks – 5 pts. Eyes – 5 pts. Ears – 10pts. BODY – 35 pts. Chest – 10pts. Abdomen – 10 pts. Legs – 5 pts. Tail – 5 pts. Neck – 5 pts. Hair and Body – 25 pts. Color – 5 pts.
Feline titles and abbreviations:
A cat may participate in feline shows from 3 months old, but he can only obtain Championship points from 10 months old, when he is considered an adult. Categories are divided by age:
3 months – 6 months | Kitten / Cachorro |
Class 12 |
6 months – 10 months | Junior / Joven |
Class 11 |
Mayor de 10 meses | Adult /Adulto |
Classes 1-10 |
An Adult cat starts to compete in Class 9 (Open Class) and after having obtained 3 CAC points in this Class, from 3 different judges, in 3 different FIFE national or international shows, passes to Class 7 (Champion). And from that on. Once achieved the Supreme Champion title, there are no higher categories:
Open | Class 9 | With: 3 CAC points from 3 Judges passes to |
Champion | Class 7 | With: 3 CACIB points from 3 Judges in 2 countries passes to |
International Champion |
Class 5 | With: 6 CAGCIB points from 3 Judges in 3 countries to |
Grand International Champion | Class 3 | With: 9 CACE points from 3 judges in 3 countries passes |
Supreme Champion | Class 1 | No points are achieved, just Honour Prize |
When the cat is sterilized he’ll enter the Neuter Category, and starts the whole Championship again:
Neuter | Class 10 | With: 3 CAP points from 3 Judges passes to |
Premior | Class 8 | With: 3 CAPIB points from 3 Judges in 2 different countries passes to |
Premior International | Class 6 | With: 6 CAGPIB points from 3 Judges in 3 countries passes to |
Gran Premior Intenational | Class 4 | With: 9 CAPE points from 3 Judges in 3 countries passes to |
Premior de Europa | Class 2 | No points achieved, just Honor Prize |
The countries with special geografic situation like isles or some peninsulas, have different rules regarding the points to be achieved in the different categories. The category or title of a cat is the correspondent of the class it is competing at the moment. These are the abbreviations:
Campeón | Champion | CH. |
Campeón Internacional | Champion International | CH. INT. / I.C. |
Gran Campeón Internacional | Grand International Champion | GR. CH. INT. |
Campeón de Europa | European Champion | CH. EUR. / E.C. |
For neuters the titles are:
Premior | Premier | PR. |
Premior Internacional | Premier International | PR. INT. / I.P. |
Gran Premior Internacional | Grand International Premier | GR. PR. INT. |
Premior de Europa | European Premier | PR. EUR. / E.P. |
The Distinguished Merit title (DM) is for: Females that gave birth to 5 IC/IP or DM Males that produced 10 IC/IP or DM DM abbreviation is put after the cat’s name.