Sokoke Standard

Category III	SOK	Sokoke Standard
Head	Shape	modified wedge, appearing small in relation to body profile: on top of the skull almost flat
	Nose	of medium length, straight. A short, softly curved bridge to the front broad, with a relatively abrupt end of the tip
	Cheek bones	high and well defined
	Whisker pads	well defined, not pinched
	Chin	strong and broad, in line with the tip of the nose
Ears	Shape	medium large; broad at the base tips slightly rounded tufts desirable on the tips
	Placement	medium high set, should have the distance of one ear's breadth in between
Eyes	Shape	large, set wide apart, slightly slanted towards the nose; slightly almond in shape
	Colour	brilliant and expressive amber to light green, outlined with the same colour as in the solid areas of the pattern
Body	Structure	medium long, slender, well muscled and with a strong bone structure well-developed prominent chest
Legs		long, slender and well muscled hind legs longer than the front legs well angled on the hind legs the position of the hind legs is very characteristic for this breed
	Paws	oval
Tail		medium long, wider at the base than at the end
Coat	Structure	very short, close lying and glossy, but not silky with little or no undercoat
	Colour	colour: any shade of black tabby pattern: as for all blotched tabbies however, it is desirable that the pattern shows agouti hairs in the solid areas, which makes the special appearance that identifies the Sokoke breed
Nose leather		brick red, outlined with the same colour as the pattern
Paw pads		black or seal
Faults	Head	type too Oriental stop too distinct pinch
	Neck	short and thick
	Body	too cobby lack of elegance

Sokoke Standard scale of points

Scale of Points		Points
Total		100
Head	general shape, nose; jaws and dentition, forehead, chin, shape and placement of the ears	15
Eyes	shape and colour	10
Body	shape, size, bone structure, shape of legs and paws. shape and length of tail	25
Coat	colour and pattern	30
	quality and texture, length	15
Condition		5