Compare Napoleons

COMPARING:                                       NAPOLEON                                                  PERSIAN GROUP                                                     MUNCHKIN GROUP

   (Category)

HEAD:Shape                  Round, broad, with well rounded              Round, broad smooth domed, with great         Modified wedge with rounded contours, in
                                             contours when viewed from any               breadth. Should be medium to large in           proportion with body. High, defined
                                             angle. Cheeks moderately full and           size and in proportion to body. Jaws broad      Cheekbones. (Males can appear larger than
                                            blend with the overall roundness of         and powerful with perfect tooth                         Females.)
                                            face. Overall a very sweet expression      occlusion. Cheeks should be full and
                                            Jaws broad with good tooth                          prominent. Overall sweet expression.
                                            occlusion.

HEAD: Ears                    Medium, with preference given to            Small and round tipped, not                                In proportion with head, broader at base,
                                            slightly smaller ears. Rounded tips.         unduly open at base. Set wide apart,                 ending in slightly rounded tips. Placed as
                                            Set wide apart, but not extreme or           fitting into contour of head.                                  Much on top of the head as on the sides, not
                                            flared.                                                                                                                                                      flaring; alert furnishgs: Lynx tips are
                                                                                                                                                                                                               Acceptable on longhair cats only.

HEAD: Eyes                  Large and round, with a straight bias,    Large, round, and full. Set level and far           Walnut shaped. Spaced rather wide apart
                                           adding to the sweet expression of the        apart giving a sweet expression to the               Giving an open and alert expression, and at a
                                           face. Moderately far apart to show             face; eye color has equal importance to             Slight angle toward the base of the ears. No
                                           breadth of nose, with a non-protruding    size and shape. PS/ES: Deep brilliant                  Relationship between the coat and eye color.
                                           brow ridge. Deep brilliant eye color is       eye color preferred which conforms to
                                            preferred, which conforms to coat              coat color. HI: Deepest blue preferred,
                                            color.                                                                    but light to medium blue is acceptable.

HEAD: Chin                 Rounded within contour of head.                Strong, full, well-developed, fitting into           Firm, but not overly prominent. (Aligns with
                                           In alignment with nose.                                 the face.                                                                       nose.)

HEAD: Nose                 Moderately short, broad, and                       Almost as broad as long with open                      Medium in length, slight bump is acceptable.
                                          straight with an obvious stop. Top of        nostrils. Muzzle should be short, broad,              contours in proportion with head.
                                          nose leather cannot be equal to or               and full.
                                          higher than the lowest point of lower
                                          eye lid. Not snub.

HEAD: Muzzle           Moderately short and broad.   Well                                                                                                     Moderate with gentle
                                         developed, with rounded contours.                                                                                                     contours in proportion with head.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                Prominent whisker pads are acceptable.

HEAD: Profile          Moderate stop; No break                                Short, snub-nose, definite break                            Slight stop. Forehead is flat.
                                                                                                                      directly between eyes. Forehead,
                                                                                                                       nose and chin in straight line.

Head: Neck                 Moderately short                                             Short, thick, and well-muscled.                             Firm musculature on males, slightly less on
                                                                                                                                                                                                               females.

BODY: Torso              Semi-Cobby. Well rounded body.               Cobby, firm, well-rounded mid-section              Thick semi-foreign body, not compact. Back
                                         Slight rise from the shoulders to the          in proportion. Medium to large in size.               gently slopes upwards from s houlders to tail.
                                         tail as the forelegs may be shorter              Back short and level. The chest is to be              Well-rounded chest and firm hips. Females
                                         than hind legs, with straight topline         deep; equally massive across the                          generally smaller/lighter than males.
                                         preferred. May appear moderately            shoulders and rump with a short, well-              Angulated shoulder blades are acceptable.
                                         long in relation to legs.                                   rounded abdomen and ribs.

BODY: Legs                Short, well developed with firm                  Large bones, well-developed and with                 Short, set evenly apart when viewed from
                                        musculature. Outer upper thigh                firm musculature. In front view, the fore-        Front or back. Upper and lower forelegs
                                        boning and musculature may be                legs should be short and straight from                equal in length. Hind Legs:Thigh and lower
                                        thick and pronounced due to short             breadth of chest adding to sturdy                         leg approximately equal in length. Back legs
                                        legs. Inner leg straight with no                    appearance, not to have a bull dog                      slightly longer than front legs is acceptable.
                                        bowing.                                                                appearance.                                                                When viewed from the rear,
                                                                                                                                                                                                               the legs should be straight.

BODY: Feet                Rounded and pointing forward                    Round and large.                                                       Round, compact in proportion with body. All
                                                                                                                                                                                                               four feet pointed directly straight forward, not
                                                                                                                                                                                                               inward or outward.

BODY: Tail                In proportioned to body length;                  Short and straight. In proportion to                     Carried erect when in motion, tapering to a
                                        long hairs plumed                                          body length. Rounded tip.                                        Not overly thick. Length of the
                                                                                                                                                                                                               body.

BODY: Boning          Substantial. In front view, the forelegs   Heavy, sturdy, and in proportion.                       Medium, without undue bulk.
                                        should be short and straight from
                                       breadth of chest adding to sturdy
                                       appearance. When viewed from the
                                       rear, the legs should be straight.

BODY: Musculature          Substantial and rounded                Firm and well-developed, not overly fat.             Firmly developed muscular strength, not
                                                                                                                                                                                                                bulky on females.

COAT: Color/Pattern
                                       Length (Long): Guard hairs long and       Length (PS/HI) Long all over the body.                 Length (MK): Medium to short.
                                       straight. Thick, plush undercoat.              Full of life. Dense undercoat giving the                 Solids may have a less dense coat.
                                       Noticeable ruffs. Seasonal variations in   coat full volume. Ruff should be immense.          Length (ML): Semi-long.
                                       coats shall be recognized.                              Seasonal variations in coat shall be                       Texture (MK): Semi-plush, allweather,
                                      Texture (Long): Soft. Not easily                   recognized.                                                                     resilient, with medium
                                      tangled or matted. Plush.                              Length (ES)Short, but slightly longer                   undercoat and lustrous appearance.
                                      Length (short): Short, may be slightly      than other shorthairs. Soft, dense,                         Texture (ML): Flowing and silky, allweather,
                                      longer than other short hairs.                      plush; standing away from body.                           with moderate and medium
                                      Seasonal variations in coats shall be           Seasonal variations in coat and density               undercoat. Slight to moderate ruff
                                      recognized.                                                         should be recognized.                                                   permissible. Britches are shaggy, tail
                                     Texture (Short): Dense, soft, and plush.     Color:                                                                                has full plume.

CONDITION/           Should reflect excellent health with            Should reflect excellent health and
BALANCE                 good muscle tone. Other than the                robust power with good muscle tone,
                                      short legs, all parts of the body                     Well-muscled, but not fat. All parts of
                                      should be in proportion to each                     the body should be in proportion to
                                      other.                                                                     each other.

PERMISSIBLE       Munchkin Breed Group
OUTCROSSESPersian Breed Group

GENERAL               The Napoleon is a hybrid of the                     The ideal PS/HI/ES is a strong cat with                 The Munchkin is a short-legged cat. Its
DESCRIPTION       Persian Breed Group and the                          excellent boning and musculature, a well-         distinctive short legs developed from a
                                   Munchkin Breed Group. The                           balanced cat, giving the impression of                  spontaneous autosomal dominant
                                   Napoleon's distinctive short legs                     robust power. The face should be round               mutation which has occurred several
                                   developed from a spontaneous                         with a sweet, pleasant expression and                  times in the domestic cat. Munchkins
                                   autosomal dominant mutation. The              large round expressive eyes. The cat                   exhibit shortening and may have slight
                                   short legs do not hamper mobility or             should be well-balanced physically and              bowing of the long bones. The spine is
                                   survival ability. The ideal Napoleon is           temperamentally, gentle and amenable           unaffected and similar in form and
                                   a medium sized, strong cat with nice              to handling.                                                                flexibility to that seen in other domestic
                                   boning and musculature. The face                                                                                                           cats. The short legs do not hamper
                                   should be rounded and open with a                                                                                                          mobility or survival ability. The breed has
                                   pleasant sweet expression and large,                                                                                                       been established from spontaneously
                                   round, expressive eyes. The Napoleon                                                                                                     occurring domestic cat lines with
                                  should be balanced physically and                                                                                                            augmentation by outcrosses to other
                                  temperamentally; gentle and amenable                                                                                                 domestic cats. Munchkins are outgoing,
                                  to handling.                                                                                                                                                       intelligent, and respond well to being
                                                                                                                                                                                                                handled. They are accepted in both long
                                                                                                                                                                                                                and short coat lengths. The Munchkin
                                                                                                                                                                                                                and the Munchkin Longhair are
                                                                                                                                                                                                                distinguished only by the appearance of
                                                                                                                                                                                                               the coat, the shorthair having a medium
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 length plush, resilient all-weather coat
                                                                                                                                                                                                                and the longhair a semi-long silky allweather
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 coat.

ALLOWANCES: Females proportionately smaller than             Consideration should be given to the                    Lockets: Allow
                                males. Heavy boning and musculature           fact that females will generally be
                                to the outer upper thigh. Allow for stud            smaller than males, but should be in                   Stud jowls in males.
                                jowls in males.                                                           proportion and balance for their size.                  No other non-standard attributes allowed.

PENALIZE:        Obvious break between the eyes.                         Long or narrow head, long Roman nose,              Cowhocking, protruding sternum, snub or
                               Snub nose. Wedge-shaped head; thin                  thin muzzle, mild overshot or undershot            excessively long nose. Round eyes. Round
                               muzzle; incorrect bite; large, pointed                  jaw; bite deformity. Missing canine                      head.
                               or poorly set ears; poor muscle tone;                   teeth in whole adult cats. Asymmetry:
                               small, close-set eyes; protruding eyes;                while nature never creates a perfect
                               excessive tearing of the eyes;                                  symmetric structure, recognition
                                inadequate nose leather and nasal                       should be given to any obviously
                              apertures; excessively protruding                         asymmetric head structure, (i.e. crooked
                              sternum.                                                                        of off-center nose, mouth, etc.). Such
                                                                                                                        asymmetry should be penalized
                                                                                                                       according to severity. Ears that are
large,                                                                                                          pointed, slanting out from the
                                                                                                                       head or set too close together. A
                                                                                                                       narrow chest, or long back. Poor
                                                                                                                       muscle tone. Poor coat condition. Slab
                                                                                                                       flanks. Small or close-set eyes. Pale,
                                                                                                                       weak eye color.

WITHHOLD WINS:
                            Eyes that are almond shaped slanted,                    Overall lack of merit. Lockets or buttons.             Overall lack of merit. Lockets or buttons.
                            or heavy tearing. Legs that are bowed                   Poor overall condition. Eye color                             Poor overall condition. Eye color other
                            as determined by "inner" leg bone.                           other than blue in Himalayans.                             than blue in Himalayans.

DISQUALIFY:Tail faults. Severe malocclusion or                        Kinked tail. Severe malocclusion or                          Kinked tail. Severe
                            asymmetry to the face structure.                          extremely asymmetric face structure;                   malocclusion or extremely asymmetric
                            Crossed, slanted, or improperly                               crossed, slanted or improperly                                  face structure; crossed, slanted or
                            focusing eyes. Any evidence of                                 focusing eyes. Severe overshot or                             improperly focusing eyes. Severe
                            lameness. Excessive bowing of legs.                         undershot jaw.                                                                overshot or undershot jaw.