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SHORT-HAIRED BLUE BRITISH

The Blue is the most popular of the British short-hairs, and a good specimen with a coat of even blue, no shadings and no white hairs, and good copper or amber eye colour, is always much sought after. In the past, unfortunately, in an endeavour to perfect this breed, various out-crosses have been tried, with Blue long-hairs, Siamese and Russian Blues, and while some improvements may have been made, in some cases the type, eye colouring and length of coat have suffered. Serious efforts are now being made to breed true, with good results.
There are a few Blue British in Europe, but the French have a breed called the Cartreux, said to have been brought to France from South Africa by the monks of that order. They are very like British Blues, which may cause some confusion. Their standard calls for a coat of any shade of grey or greyish blue, with a head not quite so round, and with a very powerful jaw.
In addition to the general standard for the British short-haired breeds the following are required:

Standard Points

Colour Light to medium blue, very level in colour and no tabby
markings of shadings or white anywhere. 25

Eyes Large and full, copper, orange or yellow. 25


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