I'd have to say that Tor was the best late generation Chausie ever bred. I have not seen better. And he also had an outstanding temperament. He was a large, gentle, goodnatured cat -- whether at home or in the show hall. I put a photo of him in a different part of this forum, but I'll put a closer view of his head here:
His head was just about perfect. About the only thing that could have been tweaked is the ear set. Would have moved the ears *slightly* higher -- just slightly. Chausies aren't supposed to have a vertical ear set. Should be about two fingers apart and just slightly offset from vertical. Oh -- I suppose his eyes could have been more yellow and that would have been better. The pale, greenish color is acceptable, but yellow or gold are preferred.
Other than that, this photo shows most of what you want on the head of a good Chausie. The eye shape is perfect. It's distinctly flattened on top, but the bottom curve is fulller than you see on a Savannah.
You see the long muzzle -- and the muzzle only tapers a tiny bit. It is fuller than you'd want in a Savannah. The chin is not deep, but it's not shallow either. The cheekbones are a distinctive feature, well illustrated on Tor's head. They are high, long, angular cheekbones.
You see the eyes are set fairly wide apart. The nose gets a little bit narrower as you move from between the eyes to the tip of the muzzle.
Going back to the ears, you see how wide they are -- wide all the way from base to tip. That's hard to get in a Chausie, and it's very desirable. You see how the tips are somewhat rounded, too. That's perfect.
I'll look for some other photos to illustrate additional features.
