Siberian Forest Cat a breeder of Siberian Forest Kittens

Article : Siberian Cat - Pride of Russian Felinology

Author : Tatiana Pavlova (President of the Association

of Siberian Cat Lovers)

Published : Magazine "Mezhdu koshkoy i Sobakoy" (Between Cat and Dog) # 12/ 2001

Article : The Neva Masquerade Cats

Author : Comments of International Felinologycal Assosiation in Russia on the recent article in German Cat Lovers Magazine Die Edelkatze

Published : cats club link.htm (Between Cat and Dog) # 12/ 2001

Article : Do you want to find a real Siberian in Siberia? A story of one true Siberian that found his owner.

Author : Marina Zamyatina (doctor neurologist and biologist from Siberia - Tyumen')

Published : From a personal letter to Olga Norin

Article : Siberian race and Neva-Masquerade cat – how it was

Author : By Elena A. Shevchenko
President of International Felinological Association (Russia)
Expert from 1992
Organizer of cat exhibitions from 1988
Has learning experiences at the exhibitions of FIFe, CFA, WCF, and independent clubs.

Published : It has not been published in any magazines yet. So what you see is actually the translation from original, not edited article.

Rembo - here @ Katyenka we believe this is the " wild expression " & what we want to achieve

Article : How Cats Became Siberian

Author : Olga Mironova

Published : Magazine "Kot i Pyos" (Cat and Dog)

Article : Siberians Half a Century Ago

Author : Marina Zamyatina (doctor neurologist and biologist from Siberia - Tyumen')

Published : Magazine "Droug" #1/1995

When I first decided to breed Siberians I got very confused & the more I researched the more confused I got.

Also I began to realise breeding Siberians was going to be....

interesting.........

to say the least between Traditional & Neva.

The reasons I chose to breed Traditional (Aboriginal) Siberians are simple, each cat has a right to exist.

I just believe they should be separate breeds.

1) The genetics behind colour point is to protect or deflect heat from certain parts of a cats body

(why would a cat in a cold country need the points on the body?????)

2) Colour point colours originate from Persian, Siamese etc.....again genetics

Aboriginal to Russia means a cat that can survive the harsh climates of Russia & the cats that produce the colour points

just would not cope.

Standarden Olga Mironova i 1989.

Historie:	History: native breed occurred in Siberia and Far East of Russia. Siberian cats are well-known in Russia more than 200 years. First standard was established on 1989 (proposed by O. Mironova).
General:	Strong, massive, muscular, powerful animals from medium to large size. Females are generally smaller in size than males. Coat is medium long, dense, with well-defined guard hair.
Head:	Large, shaped as short broad trapezium, in good proportion to the body, with the slight flat plane on the top of the head. The profile is without stop with smooth dip from the short forehead to the broad straight nose. The nose is medium long. Cheekbones, whisker pads and chin form a smooth, rounded line. Chin is wide, rather strong, but not protruding. Neck is strong and short.
Ears:	Medium size, wide at the base, the distance between the ears exceeds the width of one ear at the base. The external earline is vertical, the external end of the earbase is slightly above the eyelevel. The ears are slightly tilted forward, tips are rounded. Finishing the ears by tufts and brushes is preferred.
Eyes:	medium size, rounded, set wide apart, with the outer corners tilted slightly upward. Color is green or yellow of various gradations, distributed evenly. The eyes of the cats ?f pointed and white colors are bright blue. The cats of "van" and white colors may have oddly colored eyes.
Body:	Medium length, massive, with well-developed muscles, on the strong legs of medium length. Hind legs are slightly longer. Paws are large and round. Hair tufts between the toes are strongly desired.
Tail:	Medium length, thicker at the base, slightly tapering to the tip.
Coat:	Medium long. Guard hairs are solid, glossy. On the torso sides, the fur is softer, lightly-lying, and very dense. Undercoat is double, but its grade of expressiveness depends on the season. The decorative fur is long, dense, forms complete ruff and frill. The tail is excellently furnished with fur, the fur forms fluffy "britches" at the hind legs. During the fading season the decorative coat is usually scarce. "Agouty" and "tabby" colors have the most typical coat texture.
Colors:	All colors are permitted with the exception of chocolate, lilac, burmese, abyssinian and their colorpoint varieties. "Colorpoint" and "colorpoint with white" Siberians are known as "Neva Masquerade". The expertise is done separately, as per colors.
Condition:	Cat is healthy, strong, well groomed.
Faults:	Straight profile; deviation toward the "persian" type; long, narrow, light head and/or face; flat cheeks, weak cheek-bones. Small, rounded, deeply set eyes; large or narrow set ears, straight or high set ears, "persian" type ears (small, low-set, too trimmed with fur). Too short, too long, or too lightly built body; weak bones; small paws; no fur tufts between the toes. Slim long neck. Too short and/or sharp tail with a scarce fur trimming. Fur lacking undercoat, extremely tough or fluffy coat, dim on the back and croup.
Disqualify:	Clearly expressed signs of "persian" type.
Other:	Outcrosses with other breeds are not allowed.

Articles you see here are from the most popular animal magazines in Russia : Droug (Friend) and V Mire Zhivotnyh (In The World of Animals). Translations from Russian to English made by Olga Norin.

Article : Siberian cats

Author : Olga Mironova

Published : Magazine "Droug" #1/1995

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Article : Colorpoints in comparison

Author : Olga Mironova

Published : Magazine "Droug" #3/1996

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Article : Be Careful - Neva Miracle

Author : Memedova T.V

Published : Droug (friend) # 4/2002 pg 17-17

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