BRITISH CAVY COUNCIL

The Rare Varieties Cavy Club caters for the fully standard Argente, Bi-colour, Tri-colour, Brindle, Satin, and Tortoiseshell, and the Guide Standard Slate, Harlequin, Magpie, Ridgeback, Teddy, Pink-Eyed Cream and Belted cavies

Guidance Notes for Breeders, Exhibitors and Judges for the specific New and Emerging Varieties (Chinchilla, Lunkarya, Dark Sable, Sable Fox, Caramel and Swiss) can be viewed here

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Click here to view the Argente Breed Standard

Click here to view the Bi-colour Breed Standard

Click here to view the Tri-colour Breed Standard

Click here to view the Brindle Breed Standard

Click here to view the Tortoiseshell Breed Standard

Click here to view the Satin Breed Standard

Click here to view the Slate Guide Standard

Click here to view the Pink Eyed Cream Guide Standard

Click here to view the Harlequin Guide Standard

Click here to view the Magpie Guide Standard

Click here to view the Ridgeback Guide Standard

Click here to view the Teddy Guide Standard

Click here to view the Belted Guide Standard

Other Guide Standard varieties

In addition to the specific Guide Standard Varieties described above, the following Varieties will also be regarded as having Guide Standards:

A/ Non-Standardised Colour Variants of Standardised Non-Self Varieties

These will be regarded as having a de facto Guide Standard, the guidance points being as for the standardised breed but with colour definition(s) remaining to be specified, with the exception of Self varieties, for which shade of colour is so fundamental that a specific Guide Standard must be defined for each colour.

N.B. Any solid coloured Satin is regarded as being fully standardised, as per the Standard for the Solid Satin.

B/ English Crested versions of Smooth, Short-coated Guide Standard cavies

These will be regarded as having a de facto Guide Standard, the guidance points being as for the corresponding Guide Standard cavy, plus the crest which must conform to the requirements laid down in the Standard for the English Crested.

Crested versions of Coated varieties such as Abyssinians, Rex, Teddy, Peruvian and Alpaca are not recognised as either Standardised or Guide Standard varieties.

C/ Satin versions of Smooth, Short-coated Guide Standard cavies

These will be regarded as having a de facto Guide Standard, the guidance points being as for the corresponding Guide Standard cavy, plus the satinisation, which must conform to the requirements laid down in the Standard for the Solid Satin.

NB: As noted above this does not apply to satin versions of GS cavies of solid colour, which are fully-standardised Solid Satins.

D/ Satin versions of Coated varieties such as Abyssinian, Rex and all Longhairs (but not short-coated Cresteds)

Because satinisation affects coat quality in a fundamental way, due to the hollow hair shafts of the satin coat, these varieties will be regarded as having Guide Standards only, until specific requirements for such cavies can be defined, taking into account the effect of satinisation on the normal coat qualities.

Satinised versions of Guide Standard Coated breeds (e.g. Teddy) are not recognised as having a Guide Standard, and should be exhibited in the New/Emerging Breeds class until they can be assessed as suitable to receive a Guide Standard.

E/ Dalmation or Roan versions of Guide Standard Self or Ticked cavies

Dalmations or Roans in Guide Standard Self or Ticked colours are regarded as having Guide Standards, with colour features as for the relevant GS variety.

As the effects of different markings frequently compete with each other, Varieties based on combinations of different markings will not be regarded as having Guide Standards unless such have been specifically defined and agreed.

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