![]() ![]() In the late 1950s American Shorthair fanciers, motivated by the popularity of the Persian, secretly began to mix Persians into their American Shorthair bloodlines to improve body type and to introduce the beautiful and favored silver Persian color into the American. ![]() Brilliant in color eye color depends upon coat color. Set level and far apart, giving a sweet expression to the face. Set far apart, and low on the head, fitting into (without distorting) the rounded contour of the head. Small, round tipped, tilted forward, and not unduly open at the base. Chin full, well-developed, and firmly rounded, reflecting a proper bite. Muzzle not overly pronounced, smoothing nicely into the cheeks. Nose is short, snub, and broad, with “break” centered between the eyes. When viewed in profile, the prominence of the eyes is apparent and the forehead, nose, and chin appear to be in vertical alignment. Skull structure to be smooth and round to the touch and not unduly exaggerated from where the forehead begins at the top of the break to the back of the head, as well as across the breadth between the ears. Round face with round underlying bone structure. Round and massive, with great breadth of skull. Quality the determining consideration rather than size. Good muscle tone, with no evidence of obesity. Cobby type, low on the legs, broad and deep through the chest, equally massive across the shoulders and rump, with a well-rounded midsection and level back. ![]()
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