BRITISH CAVY COUNCIL

Full Standard breeds

The Rare Varieties Cavy Club caters for the following Full Standard breeds:

Californian (White, Cream, Buff, Golden, or Red body, with Black points and dark eyes or with Chocolate points and ruby eyes). Click here to view the Californian Breed Standard

Chinchilla(White/Chocolate (Cinnamon), Chocolate/Cream (Cream), Grey/Cream (Lemon), Grey/White (Silver). Click here to view the Chinchilla Breed Standard

Satin Click here to view the Satin Breed Standard

Swiss Click here to view the Swiss Breed Standard

Tortoiseshell Click here to view the Tortoiseshell Breed Standard

Guide Standard breeds

The only breeds that may be shown in Guide Standard classes are those for which a specific Guide Standard has been agreed by the Council. These are:

Argente (Gold/Beige, Gold/Lilac, Gold/Slate, Lemon/Beige, Lemon/Lilac, Lemon/Slate, White/Beige, White/Lilac, White/Slate). Click here to view the Argente Guide Standard

Bi-Colour (all Full Standard Self, Agouti and Solid Agouti colour combinations, except DE Golden/Black or Red/Black (the Tortoiseshell). Click here to view the Bi-colour Guide Standard

Harlequin (Black/Cream and Chocolate/Cream). Click here to view the Harlequin Guide Standard

Lunkarya (any colours/markings). Click here to view the Lunkarya Guide Standard

Magpie (Black/White and Chocolate/White). Click here to view the Magpie Guide Standard

Minipli (any colours/markings). Click here to view the Minipli Guide Standard

Solid Argente (Gold/Beige, Gold/Lilac, Gold/Slate, Lemon/Beige, Lemon/Lilac, Lemon/Slate, White/Beige, White/Lilac, White/Slate). Click here to view the Solid-Argente Guide Standard

Tri-Colour (all Full Standard Self, Agouti and Solid Agouti colour combinations, except DE Golden/Black/White or Red/Black/White). Click here to view the Tri-colour Guide Standard

NB: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.

New and Emerging Breeds

The only breeds that may be shown in New/Emerging Breed classes are those for which specific NEB Guidance Notes have been agreed by the Council:

See Guidance Notes for Breeders, Exhibitors and Judges for these specific New and Emerging Varieties can be viewed here

In addition, the following cavies may be shown in New and Emerging Breed classes: variants of a Full or Guide Standard Nonself breed displaying a Full or Guide Standard Self, Agouti, Solid Agouti or Argente colour(s)/ticking(s) that is/are not specifically recognised in the above lists; such varieties include:

Unrecognised Breeds Pending Assessment

All breeds not included in the lists above.

A new colour variant of a Self cavy, e.g. the Pink Eyed Blue.

A Nonself cavy (other than Solid Satin) containing a colour that as a Self would be regarded either as a ‘New and Emerging Breed’ or as an ‘Unrecognised Breed Pending Assessment’ (i.e. it does not have a Full Standard or a Guide Standard) will be treated as an ‘Unrecognised Breed Pending Assessment’,

A Nonself cavy displaying a combination of features that are likely to interact in an inappropriate or unpredictable way will be treated as an ‘Unrecognised Breed Pending Assessment’. Examples of such combinations are: Crested versions of rough or harsh coated Non-Self varieties such as Abyssinian, Rex, Teddy, Lunkarya or Swiss; combinations of Marked and/or Marked Pattern varieties, e.g. Tortoise & White Dalmation; Satin versions of Coated varieties other than Cresteds, e.g. Satin Abyssinian, Satin Rex, Satin Peruvian, Satin Sheltie.

A variant of a Full or Guide Standard Nonself breed displaying a combination of colours and/or patterns and/or coat features not specifically recognised in the above lists; such varieties include:

Click here to view a gallery of cavies catered for by the Rare Varieties Cavy Club

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