Standart/farver/points engelsk

Category II

TUV

Turkish Van Standard

Head

Shape

short, blunted triangle

Nose

medium long and straight

Chin

firm

Ears

Shape

medium to large and well furnished, wide at the base, slightly rounded tips the ears are preferred to be white outside, inside pale pink

Placement

set one ear width apart, placed medium high on the skull

Eyes

Shape

large and oval, set slightly oblique

Colour

blue, light amber, odd eyed: one eye blue, the other one light amber. Eye lids to be outlined with pink

Neck

strong

Body

Structure

long but sturdy, muscular, medium heavy type

Legs

medium long

Paws

dainty, round, well tufted

Tail

medium long; well furnished, but without undercoat a black/blue/auburn/cream/tortie/blue tortie and corresponding agouti patch on the rump extends to cover the whole of the tail, which is faintly ringed in black/blue/auburn/cream/tortie/blue tortie

Coat

Structure

semi-long on the body, fine and silky texture. No woolly undercoat

Colour

chalk white with no trace of yellow patches of black/blue/auburn/cream/tortie/blue tortie and corresponding agouti varieties on the face with a white blaze

Nose leather Paw pads

pink

Remarks

some cats have small, irregularly placed  black/blue/auburn/cream/ tortie/blue tortie and corresponding agouti patches, but this should not disqualify an otherwise good specimen often the blue/auburn/cream/tortie/blue tortie patches are more barred than solid

Turkish Van Standard colour varieties

Recognized Colour Varieties

Colour

EMS Code

*Remarks

Black/Blue/Red/Cream solid

TUV n/a/d/e 61/62/63

A, B

Black/Blue tortie

TUV f/g 61/62/63

A, B

Black/Blue/Red/Cream agouti

TUV n/a/d/e 21 61/62/63

A, B

Black/Blue tortie agouti

TUV f/g 21 61/62/63

A, B

Turkish Van Standard remarks

*Remarks

A

the solid and agouti colour are judged together in the same class

B

all eye colours are judged together in the same class

Turkish Van Standard scale of points

Scale of Points

Points

Total

100

Head

general shape, nose, jaw and teeth, chin shape and size of the eyes

25

Ears

shape and placement, colour

10

Eye Colour

10

Body

shape, size, bone structure, legs and shape of paws, shape and length of tail

25

Coat

colour, quality and texture, length

25

Condition

5