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Sobre a raça

Origem

Possivelmente, esta raça possui nos seus antepassados uma mistura entre os gatos de pelo curto vindos da Inglaterra e trazidos pelos vikings e as raças de pelo comprido.

Existem relatos do gato Norueguês da Floresta num livro de crianças de 1912 e um desenho de 1910, mas ele muito mais antigo.

Foi reconhecido na Noruega em 1930 e foi apresentado pela primeira vez, em 1938, numa exposição.

Nos últimos anos foi permitida a sua exportação e foram criadas linhas, consideradas puras, dessa raça.

Um gato muito resistente ao frio

Chamado popularmente na Noruega, sua terra natal, como Norsk Skaukatt, o gato Norueguês da Floresta vive muito bem durante os períodos de inverno rigoroso, sendo bastante resistente, pois possui uma longa e grossa pelagem que repele a água e protege contra as baixas temperaturas.

Acredita-se que esta raça seja de origem selvagem e ainda hoje existem nas florestas da Suécia, Noruega e Dinamarca.

Actualmente os nomes oficiais são: Norsk Skogkatt, Norwegian Cat e Norwegisce Waldkatze.

Pelo facto de ser muito independente pode não se dar muito bem em ambientes fechados e totalmente urbanos. O norueguês da floresta é muito sociável com os restantes animais do seu ambiente e sente grande necessidade de estar ao ar livre. O ideal é mantê-los em locais com bastante espaço para que se possam exercitar. Geralmente, é muito reservado, mas é muito amigo e delicado.

Até metade do século XX não era conhecido por outros países a não ser a Noruega, e ficou restrito apenas às fronteiras desse país. Apesar disso, começou a ser difundido por outros países e conseguiu lugar de destaque em feiras e exposições.

Esta raça pode ser encontrada com pelo em todas as cores. Os seus exemplares podem cegar a pesar entre 8 a 12 quilos. A sua estrutura óssea é muito forte, com pernas e patas muito grossas. Os olos são ovais, sendo apresentados em todas as cores. O seu grande destaque fica para a sua cabeça, com um nariz alongado.

(https://www.petfriends.com.br/enciclopedia/ra%E7as_gatos/gatos_enciclopedianoruegues.htm)

Características Físicas

A necessidade de se abrigar durante os invernos frios da Escandináviatransformou seu manto num cobertor macio, protegendo-o do vento e da neve. Além disso, o manto mantém o calor, secando após cerca de quinze minutos. Para proteger-se do frio este gato também se serve do abundante “colarinho”.

O Norueguês da Floresta requer escovação ocasional, pois, apesar de compridos, os pêlos dificilmente se embaraçam. Como todos os outros gatos, ele passa por uma mudança de pêlos uma vez ao ano.

Temperamento

As necessidades de sobrevivência também tornaram o Norueguês da Floresta um gato cauteloso, inteligente e grande caçador. A personalidade desta raça apresenta traços de afectuosidade e de independência.Estes gatos adoram grandes espaços. Uma característica curiosa deste felino é descer das árvores em espiral, de cabeça para baixo.

A maior população encontra-se na Suiça.

(https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noruegu%C3%AAs_da_Floresta)

How do you define and describe the standard of Norwegian Forest Cat?

Adapted from: (https://bolboretaforest.com/index.php/standard/standard-structure-and-physical)

The size of the Norwegian Forest cat is medium/large, bones and robust, strong constitution. It is muscular and body is long and rectangular. The paws are solid as the body has big round plants in accordance with the whole skeleton. It is a cat that may take 2-3 years to fully develop, so it is slow to mature, so it should be considered slow development and evolution, both in body shape, as in his coat. It has a wild appearance.

The back legs are longer and higher than the front, which helps it jumping, running and climbing with ease. Its appearance is that of a provided, firm, strong, solid and muscular cat.
Males are larger, weighing between 6 and 8 kilos, females are usually smaller.

Some of the characteristics of the Norwegian Forest cat

Long body
Long profile
Strong chin
Hair covering the neck
Longer hind paws
Shorter front legs
Wide footpad
Tufts of hair between the fingers
«Pants»
Long tail

Head:

The head is one of the most important parts. It is robust and its size is consonant with the body. It has the shape of an equilateral triangle, that is, the 3 sides are the same, from ear to ear, passing under the nose . The eyes should are within the line of the triangle sides by touching with them.

It has a long and straight profile, no «stop» or break straight line, high and rounded forehead, and a strong and prominentmenton, or chin, aligned with the upper lip. At present there is a tendency that the profiles are getting longer, which breaks with the proportion of the equilateral triangle, and may affect the robustness of the chin, changing the shape of te skull.

The head front view keep proportions, as is the distance between the forehead and nose, the distance between eyes, etc.

The head front view should keep proportions, as is the distance between the forehead and the nose, the distance between the eyes, etc.

According to Jetta Eva Madsun, three important parts of head and face of a NFO are crown, the forehead and nose and keep the proportions between them.

You can see how the front is longer than the nose, and crown is between the ears. The forehead is flat at the eye level, but nevertheless is rounded between the ears.

Another important proportion is the distance between the eyes and its relation to the width of the nose. The distance between the eyes must be greater than the width of the nose.

Nose:

As for the nose, should be what is called "rounded nose", the wings of the nostrils with its lower edge can be inscribed in a circle, while when it is somewhat smaller, no longer bears proportion.

Eyes:

The eyes are large and open, slightly oval and oblique. The top and bottom lines of both eyes are a curved line without straight lines. The eyes are not sunken into the skull, and their placement is such that the distance between them roughly corresponds to the amplitude of an eye.

Any form or eye with different distance between them, is not a correct eye.

Ears:

The ears in the Norwegian Forest cat attend several milestones. One is the placement in the skull, placing their cavities, how wide is its base, the shape of the tip, tilt forward profile views, the depth of the cavity of the same and finally the length.

Location:

As for placement in the skull, should continue equilateral triangle shaped head straight following the line of the chin, cheeks and the outer profile of the ears, there should be no break in the line. Failure to follow the line, are typically placed very high and makes an angle to horizontal.

However, it is common to find higher locations of the ears, giving one aspect of "common" cat. In this situation the ears break line from the chin, appearing a horizontal line.

Are recently appearing Norwegian Forest with a placement of ears too low in the skull, giving an image of Oriental cat, this placement is not correct:

It should also meet placement view from above, where they should be oblique from the nose outward. A horizontal placement too is not correct.

Size at base:

The base of the ears is wide, as shown in Figure 29, while a narrow base is not desired (Figure 30). Should be broad at thebase, and should be covered with hair everywhere, which will make them look slightly smaller than they are (and for that reason, during the summer, those forests that lose hair winter looks which have larger ears).

Inclination:

The ears should preferably be vertical, ie, seen in profile, the ends should be placed upward, not forward over its eyes.

Depth:

The depth of the cavity of the ear is something important too, must be commensurate with the size of the base, must be profound.

Tip Shape:

The tips of the ears are pointed, not have a rounded shape.

Ear hair:

The ears Norwegian Forest have hair, we have said that should be covered by the mantle at the base, everywhere, but also has short hair at the tips, triangular, called tuffs, brushes, plumes or "Linx tips "and hairs sticking out it side and inside the ears that cover, preventing these freeze ahead.

Tail:

The tail is as long as the body, should reach shoulder height, or "cross", but is larger better. It is bushy and has guard hairs.They are long, strong and flexible, slightly oily hair. This is where the Norwegian Forest holds all the coat, either in winter or summer.

Coat:

The Norwegian Forest Cat is a acclimatized to (the Scandinavian area) cold areas race. As we have said, is semi-long hair,and in the warm seasons (spring-summer) loses much hair. To prevent loss of heat in the harsh winters, has developed two layers of hair, internal, or undercoat, woolly touch and fluffy, which keeps the heat, and an outer layer of longer, thickerhair and oiled it are waterproof guard hairs.

The hair grows in winter covering it entire body, but has a number of areas where it grows longer and is characteristic of NFO. The collar, covering the neck from ear to which completely covers, down the back to the sides and front, fallingchest so it looks like the front paws out of it without being in the body . The skirts or pants, which is curled hair thathangs from the rear legs as if carrying pants hair, it hair hanging trunk as skirts, tail, heavily bushly, and also has tufts oflong hair between fingers of the legs.

To know the history about the Elvenstar * GR, has made this magnificent video in English:

https://youtu.be/SrH6AGwcxew

Acknowledgements:

· Aguafresca *ES: José Luis Ostos for photos, explanations, opinions and long conversations about the NFO in all its dimensions.

· Beruthiel Forest *ES: Raquel Andrés for lending to us these so handsome models.

· Las Meigas *ES: Luismi and Nuria for photos, explanations, opinions and long conversations about the NFO in all its dimensions.

· Montegancedo *ES: Raquel Ortega, on its website, for your help and understanding.

· Shadow Eyes: Luís Mateus for your contributions in creating the image 30, stop better identify faults in the placement of the ears.

· Andrea Duerinck Its long conversations about the NFO standard, thanks for your kindness.

· Von Timest *De: And her breeder Eva Ewald for kindly offering us images that best exemplified, and your explanations.

Drawings:

The drawings are inspired by those made by Jette Eva Madsen, at hers publication "The Appearance of Norwegian Forest. A Forgotten Trait. "1990, and in a drawing owned by Alexis Castro (Blind Love * Ar), but they have been hand redrawn by me, scanned, vectorized and edited for publication in the article. Use with reference to this place.