In the color point class the eyes are blue. The back is medium in length and very slightly curved or arched, the back appears to be horizontal when in motion. The convex muscular torso and a round compact belly appear with age. Fur on the front legs thick, short to medium in length. Fur on hind legs medium to long, thick and feather like.
Legs are thick and dense and medium in length.
The feet are big and round and toe tufts are desirable. The tail is medium, somewhat shorter than the length of the body, wide at the base, blunt at the tip without thickening or kinks, evenly and thickly furnished. This is a plush, medium length coat, with hair on the shoulder blades and lower part of the chest being thick and slightly shorter. There should be a ruff setting off the head, though allowances should be made for juvenile cats. There is a tight undercoat, thicker in cold weather.