| Point Score |
Points |
| Total |
100 |
| Head |
Shape |
5 |
| Ears |
4 |
| Eyes |
5 |
| Chin |
3 |
| Muzzle |
3 |
| Nose |
1 |
| Profile |
8 |
| Neck |
1 |
| Body And Tail |
Torso |
11 |
| Legs |
3 |
| Feet |
2 |
| Tail |
2 |
| Boning |
4 |
| Musculature |
8 |
| Coat/Color/Pattern |
Length |
3 |
| Texture |
3 |
| Color |
5 |
| Pattern/Color |
Body |
8 |
| Points, Nose Leather,
Paw Pads |
8 |
| Eyes |
8 |
| OTHER |
Balance |
4 |
| Condition |
3 |
| Temperament |
3 |
| Categories |
Sepia, Mink, Pointed. |
| Divisions |
Solid and Tortoiseshell. |
| Colors |
All |
| Permissible Outcrosses |
Burmese, Siamese, European Burmese. |
| Head |
Shape |
Medium-short, modified
wedge with clean, gently-curved contours,
just slightly longer than wide. Head and
ears give the impression of an equilateral
triangle when viewed from the front. |
| Eyes |
The shape of a peach pit, half
almond on top, slightly more rounded on
bottom and in proportion to rest of face;
medium in size and placed well-apart, at
least one eye-width between. Slanted
toward outer edge of ear. |
| Ears |
Slightly longer than wide.
Broad base with oval tips. Medium in
size. Placed as much on the side of the
head as the top with outer line continuing
line of wedge. Pricked slight forward. |
| Chin |
Firmly curved, neither
prominent nor weak with proper bite. In
profile, the tip of the chin lines with the tip
of the nose in the same vertical plane. |
| Muzzle |
Medium length. Good width
at jaw hinge, tapering gently to blunt finish,
neither pointed nor excessively rounded.
Muzzle break is definite but gently curved
following the lines of the wedge with no
suggestion of foxiness. |
| Nose |
Slight convex curvature, neither
ruler straight nor humped. |
| Profile |
Slight convex curve from top
of head to just above eyes, dipping to a
gentle stop at or just below eye level, with
no appearance of a break. Cheekbones
are high and gently planed. |
| Body |
Torso |
Medium length rectangle,
appearing neither compact nor elongated.
Shape is semi-foreign, neither stocky nor
rangy. Size is medium, males larger than
females, appearing neither slight nor
bulky. Chest is of medium width, rounding
gently in front, ribs slightly curved. Flanks
level. Back rises slightly from shoulders to
rump. |
| Legs |
Fairly slim and proportionate in
length and bone to body. Hind legs
slightly longer than front. |
| Feet |
Oval in shape and medium in
size. |
| Tail |
Wider at base, but not thick,
tapering gently to slightly blunted tip.
Length is approximately equal to body
length from rump to shoulder blades. |
| Boning |
Refined medium,
proportionate to body. Neither heavy nor
delicate. |
| Musculature |
Solid, well-developed,
with clean lines. Not burly or coarse.
Abdomen firm and taut. Shoulders may
be quite muscular in mature male. |
| Coat/Color/Pattern |
Coat |
Medium short in length. Density
is luxuriant, but close-lying.
Texture: Fine, soft, and silky with
lustrous sheen. |
| Body color |
Rich and even, without
dark spots, barring, or noticeable number
of white hairs, shading gradually to slightly
lighter hue on under parts. Hair may be
lighter at the roots. Body color in pointeds,
a shaded neutral lacking color on under
Revised 05/01/04 Tonkinese Breed Standard, 05/01/2004
parts, showing a marked contrast to
points. Body color in minks a distinctly
lighter shade of point color, showing
definite contrast to points. Body color in
sepias closer to that of extremities,
showing slighter contrast to points.
Preference should be given to clarity and
maximum contrast in all colors, not to hue.
Full color development may take up to 18
months, particularly in light colors |
| Point color |
Even and unbarred,
without ticking or white hairs; paw pads
and nose leather properly pigmented. In
pointeds and minks, color comparable on
mask, ears, feet and tail, with points
dense and clearly marked, but merging
gently into body color on minks,
particularly on legs. Except in kittens,
there should be visible gauntlets and
tracings connecting mask to ears. Mask
should cover entire face including whisker
pads, but must not extend over top of
head like a hood. In sepias there is
darker shading of varying degree on face,
ears, tail, and feet, most noticeable in
young cats and light colors; this is in no
way a fault. |
| Eye color |
Chartreuse in sepias,
green-gold to yellow-green; aqua in
minks, blue-green to green-blue; blue in
pointeds, sky to violet. Deep, clear,
brilliant, mid-range colors preferred. Color
best determined in natural light. |
| General Description |
The ideal
Tonkinese is a medium-sized cat of
semi-foreign type, well-muscled, with a
firm feel and surprising weight for its size.
The impression should be of an alert,
sociable cat in superb condition, silken
coated and gracefully athletic. |
| Balance/Condition |
Impression
should be of an alert, active cat in superb
condition, silken coated and gracefully
athletic. .Proper proportions and balance
are more important than exact size, and
excellence in one aspect does not offset
deficiency in another. |
| Allowances |
Incompletely developed
eye and point color under 1 year of age.
Darker body color due to age, provided
acceptable contrast to points is
maintained in pointed and mink colors.
Apparent greater width and rounding of
head in adult males due to stud jowls.
Very slightly shorter, rounder head and
more compact type in young kittens, as
bone structure tends to lengthen during
maturation. |
| Penalize |
Round or overly oriental
eyes. Definite nose break. Barring on
body, tail or legs. |
| Withhold All Awards(WW) |
Straight. Roman nose.
Pronounced bump. |
| Disqualify (DQ) |
Rapid oscillation of
eyes; depressed or protruding sternum;
miniaturization (mature males less than 7
pounds, females less than 5 pounds); any
visible malformation not covered by Show
Rules |
Temperament must be unchallenging; any sign
of definite challenge shall disqualify. The cat
may exhibit fear, seek to flee, or generally
complain aloud but may not threaten to harm.
In accordance with Show Rules, article
sixteen, the following shall be considered
mandatory disqualifications: a cat that bites
(216.9), a cat showing evidence of intent to
deceive (216.10), adult whole male cats not
having two descended testicles (216.11), cats
with all or part of the tail missing , except as
authorized by a Board approved standard
(216.12.1), cats with more than five toes on
each front foot and four toes on each back
foot, unless proved the result of an injury or as
authorized by a Board approved standard
(216.12.2), visible or invisible tail faults if
Board approved standard requires
disqualification (216.12.4), crossed eyes if
Board approved standard requires
disqualification (216.12.5), total blindness
(216.12.6), markedly smaller size, not in
keeping with the breed (216.12.9), and
depression of the sternum or unusually small
diameter of the rib cage itself (216.12.11.1).
See Show Rules, article sixteen for more
comprehensive rules governing penalties and
disqualifications.
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