At the initiative of the British Longhair/Shorthair Breed Council and recommended by our Commissions (BRC, HWC and JSC), the Board decided to grant preliminary recognition status to additional golden varieties in British, effective as from 01.10.2025.
Please click here to download the table of the preliminary recognised additional golden varieties in British Longhair/Shorthair.
Please note that the Breed Council specifically asked to include only the listed colours/patterns, and not any 11/12 variety with white. The 01/02/03 11/12 varieties remain non-recognised (“x”) varieties.
The golden colour descriptions are available in the General Part of the Standards (pages 36-37, 40-43 and 92).
As from 01.10.2025, these additional golden varieties in British Longhair/Shorthair can be exhibited at shows as preliminary recognised varieties in accordance with Show Rules § 5.5.2:
- up to classes 7 and 8 (for CACIB/CAPIB),
- Best in Variety is possible, but
- no Nominations and no Best in Show.
Please send scans of judges’ reports, diploma’s and PIC/PIP-title registrations of the new golden British Longhair/Shorthair varieties, needed to propose the full recognition of the varieties to: Mr. Marcel Frank (NL), member of the Breed Council BLH/BSH.
We wish breeders and exhibitors of the new golden varieties in British lots of success in their endeavours leading to full recognition of the new varieties.
Exception granted to propose full recognition
In order to facilitate an early proposal for full recognition the Breeding & Registration Commission will accept documentation from the preliminary recognition phase until 01.03.2026 (→ Breeding & Registration Rules § 11.2.5).
