All Breed Body Type
Shape/Size
The outline should consist of a gentle curve rising from the nostrils to the shoulders, then dipping to the back and briefly rising once more before dipping over the hindquarters.
The body should be short and coby with deep, broad shoulders.
Size is very desirable but not at the expense of cobiness and quality.
Head
The ideal shape is a compact and broad nose, giving plenty of space between the eyes and ears.
The profile of the head should be “Roman” and NOT snipey.
The head should be wide and moderately blunt.
Ears
Large & petal shaped, set fairly low on the sides of the head.
They should drop slightly, giving a droopy ear effect set on the side of the head.
Eyes
Big, Bright and Bold
Body Shape 20%
Head 10%
Eyes 10%
Ears 10%
The outline should consist of a gentle curve rising from the nostrils to the shoulders, then dipping to the back and briefly rising once more before dipping over the hindquarters.
The body should be short and coby with deep, broad shoulders.
Size is very desirable but not at the expense of cobiness and quality.
Head
The ideal shape is a compact and broad nose, giving plenty of space between the eyes and ears.
The profile of the head should be “Roman” and NOT snipey.
The head should be wide and moderately blunt.
Ears
Large & petal shaped, set fairly low on the sides of the head.
They should drop slightly, giving a droopy ear effect set on the side of the head.
Eyes
Big, Bright and Bold
Body Shape 20%
Head 10%
Eyes 10%
Ears 10%
Group 1 - Self
DE White - Snow white colour without tendency to greying or yellowish shades.
Eyes are dark, ears and pads are flesh in colour. DE Cream - Pale delicate cream colour like Vanilla Ice-cream, free from lemon or yellow tinge and brassyness.
Eyes are ruby in colour, ears and pads are flesh in colour. DE Golden - Should be a medium rich golden colour free from yellow brassiness or redness.
Eyes are dark in colour, ears and pads are dark or golden in colour. Buff - Deep rich buff shade, medium sand colour, deep, lemon yellow. Colour
between light golden and cream without being too close to these.
Eyes are dark in colour, ears and pads are buff in colour. Black - Deep Lustrious matching black colour, must not show red, but blue.
Eyes are dark in colour, ears and pads are black in colour. Red -
Rich
deep red colour
Eyes are ruby in colour, ears and pads are red or brown in colour. Chocolate -
Rich
dark real chocolate colour.
Eyes are ruby in colour, ears and pads are chocolate in colour. |
PE White - Snow white colour without tendency to greying or yellowish shades.
Eyes are pink, eras and pads are flesh in colour. PE Cream - Pale delicate cream colour like Vanilla Ice-cream, free from lemon or yellow tinge and brassyness.
Eyes are pink in colour, ears and pads are flesh in colour. PE Golden - Should be a medium rich golden colour free from yellow brassiness or redness.
Eyes are pink in colour, ears and pads are pink or golden in colour. Saffron - Deep rich buff shade, medium sand colour, deep, lemon yellow. Colour between light golden and cream without being too close to these.
Eyes are pink in colour, ears and pads are pink in colour. Lilic - Dilute shade of black, even medium dove colour, with pinkish cast, darker at birth and lightens with age.
Eyes are pink in colour, ears and pads are pink or lilic in colour. Slate - Blue is pale, silvery colour with a slate blue tinge, not to be confused with Lilic.
Eyes are dark in colour, ears and pads are slate or blue in colour. Beige - Dilute shade of chocolate, light rich brown, even and medium in colour. Born dark and lightens with age.
Eyes are pink in colour, ears and pads are pink or beige in colour. |
Group 2 - Ticked (Agouti & Argente) & Solid Ticked
Silver Agouti - Deep black undercoat
Silver (white) ticking & belt/belly to be a rich silver free from whiteness. Eyes are dark in colour, ears and pads are dark in colour. Lemon Agouti - Deep black undercoat
Lemon/Cream (Buff) ticking & belt/belly to be Lemon/cream (Buff) Eyes are dark in colour, ears and pads are dark in colour. Chocolate Agouti - Deep Chocolate undercoat
Golden/red ticking & belt/belly to be golden/red Eyes are ruby in colour, ears and pads are chocolate in colour. Golden/Lilic Argente - Deep Lilic undercoat
Golden ticking & belt/belly to be golden Eyes are pink in colour, ears and pads are pink/lilic in colour. Lemon/Lilic Argente - Deep Lilic undercoat
lemon (saffron) ticking & belt/belly to be lemon Eyes are pink in colour, ears and pads are pink/lilic in colour. White/Lilic Argente - Deep Lilic undercoat
White ticking & belt/belly to be White Eyes are pink in colour, ears and pads are pink/lilic in colour. |
Golden Agouti - Deep black undercoat
Golden/red ticking & belt/belly to be a rich mahogany free from brassiness Red ticking & belt/belly to be Red Eyes are dark in colour, ears and pads are dark in colour. Cream Agouti - Deep Chocolate undercoat
Cream (buff) ticking & belt/belly to be cream (buff) Eyes are ruby in colour, ears and pads are chocolate in colour. Cinnamon Agouti - Deep Chocolate undercoat
Silver (white) ticking & belt/belly to be silver free from whiteness Eyes are ruby in colour, ears and pads are chocolate in colour. Golden/Beige Argente - Deep beige undercoat
Golden ticking & belt/belly to be golden Eyes are pink in colour, ears and pads are pink/beige in colour. Lemon/Beige Argente - Deep Beige undercoat
lemon (Saffron) ticking & belt/belly to be Lemon Eyes are pink in colour, ears and pads are pink/beige in colour. White/Beige Argente - Deep Beige undercoat
White ticking & belt/belly to be White Eyes are pink in colour, ears and pads are pink/beige in colour. |
Ticked on the left … Solid Ticked on the right The only difference is that the ticking continues all the way around the piggy including the tummy as seen above. Please note that the same applies for the Argente all colours included above in ticking group are accepted.
Group 3 - Non-Self
Bi-colour (nbi)
50% of each colour preferable. Must be well balanced Sharp defined areas is wanted. All approved colour in self and agouti are accepted Fault is uneven colour and brindle |
Tri-colour (ntr)
33.3% of each colour preferable. Must be well balanced Sharp defined areas is wanted. All approved colour in self and agouti are accepted Fault is uneven colour and brindle |
Tortieshell & white (ntw)
Colour Any two self colours & white Must be defined patches even and placed I no specific order all over the body. Head: Must contain two colours divided down the centre Although brindling is often seen clearness of colour and patches is aimed for and adds to the attractiveness of the exhibit. |
Himalayan (nhn)
Primary colour white Secondary black or chocolate Smut symmetrical and as dark as possible without white hairs Ears same colour as smut Pads same colour as smut Smut must run up between the eyes |
Torttieshell (nts)
Colour Any two self colours excluding white Should be defined patches of red and black colour distributed in no specific order over the body |
Brindle (nbr)
Colour include combination of any two recognized self colour. The even distribution (brindling)of two colours over the entire body |
Dutch (ndu)
Primary colour white with all approved self colour is secondary Eye colour depending on second colour Pads depending on second colour Head: Checks are two circles not to enter nostrils or mouth Ears are the same colour as the circles Blaze: symmetric, even must look like an inverted “V” with the widest area at the nostril and whiskers, ends up a thin line between the ears, not closing. Body: White including front legs, Saddle and undercut (white) From the hips and the rest of the body secondary colour Footstops must be balanced , white toe nails accepted. |
Dalmation (ndn)
Primary colour white with all approved self colour is secondary Head: White blaze well balanced Spotting – colour, clear, well placed spots all over the body including the belly and also on the bottom. Feet markings – solid colour on the entire foot. |
Roan (nro)
Traditionally,there are two distinct colour roans, Strawberry and Blue. A strawberry roan is a non patched but rather a mixture of red and white hairs that are solid to the root. The blue roan is a mixture of black and white hairs. The head must be clean colour without white roaning Fault would be to see white hairs on the face The roan gene has been developed across all the self colours Therefore the new proposed breed standard will read: Roan is a non patched but rather mixture of any self colour mixed with white hairs solid to the root. The head must be the colour of the roan, however free from any white hairs (roaning) |
Sable (nsb)
Sables are a sepia self colour with black pigmentation at birth. As they age the colour on the points start to darken (Blacken) like that of a Himalayan. By the age of 6 months the colour also has darkend along the spine |
Belted (nbd)
Should be a self cavy with a band of white around the belly. The white should be from behind the shoulder to in front of and not beyond the hips Californian (nsi)
Primary colour cream Secondary black or chocolate Smut symmetrical and as dark as possible without white hairs Ears same colour as smut, pads same colour as smut Smut must run up between the dark eyes. |
Magpie (mag)
Half Black, Half White, and a mixture of the two as a third colour. The head ideally to have two colours divided down the centre, a blaze of a third colour is almost desirable. Chocolate & White also acceptable. Harlequin (har)
Half Black, Half Yellow, and a mixture of the two as a third colour. The head ideally to have two colours divided down the centre, a blaze of a third colour is almost desirable. Chocolate & Yellow also acceptable. |
Group 4 - Hairless Breeds
Skinny (ski)
Skin should be firm, clean and warm to the touch The belly will appear prominent. Colour of the animal is determined from the hair on the face and feet. Skin colour should correspond to the hair colour. The coat is kinky and wiry in texture. It should be confined to the face, particularly on the nose, across the ears and on the feet. Faults such as scars, scratches, or wounds, hair extending onto the body. |
Baldwin (bal)
Skin should be firm, clean and warm to the touch The belly will appear prominent. Baldwin is to have wrinkles and folds on the head, shoulders and legs. The head wrinkles are to have a line down the centre with wrinkles forming around it. Shoulder wrinkles are deep, rump is smooth. Faults such as scars, scratches, or wounds, hair extending onto the body. |
Werewolf (wwf)
Skin should be firm, clean and warm to the touch The belly will appear prominent. Colour of the animal is determined from the hair on the face and feet. The coay is kinky and wiry in texture. It should extend from the face, to beyond the shoulders and down the back. THIS BREED is NOT for Showing |
Lakeland (lak)
Lakelands have a teddy coat when young and mature with a rexed coat. They are a combination rex Guinea Pig. The reason they are registered in the hairless group is due to them being bred as part of the hairless genetics. THIS BREED is NOT for Showing |
Group 5 - Combination Short hair
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Group 6 - Rough Coated
Abyssinian (aba)
Ridges: To be straight and erect and stand well up and placed as follows:
the centre ridge running along the back bone from collar to rear two side ridges running parallel to the centre ridge on either side a collar ridge running over the shoulders at right angles to the centre ridge, and the back ridge running over the hips and back parallel to the collar.
The ridges to be placed as to give a neat closed coupled effect.
Rosettes: To be formed of good depth and radiating from a pinpoint centre they should be distributed evenly over the body and each rosette to be clear
and distinct from each other and placed as follows:
Four rosettes in direct line across the body forming the saddle and the side rosettes, a rosette on each hip in line with each other and two thump shaped rump rosettes with equal centers.. Shoulder rosettes optional.
Coat: A wealth and deapth of thick harsh coat, not exceeding 4cm in length
Ridges: To be straight and erect and stand well up and placed as follows:
the centre ridge running along the back bone from collar to rear two side ridges running parallel to the centre ridge on either side a collar ridge running over the shoulders at right angles to the centre ridge, and the back ridge running over the hips and back parallel to the collar.
The ridges to be placed as to give a neat closed coupled effect.
Rosettes: To be formed of good depth and radiating from a pinpoint centre they should be distributed evenly over the body and each rosette to be clear
and distinct from each other and placed as follows:
Four rosettes in direct line across the body forming the saddle and the side rosettes, a rosette on each hip in line with each other and two thump shaped rump rosettes with equal centers.. Shoulder rosettes optional.
Coat: A wealth and deapth of thick harsh coat, not exceeding 4cm in length
Teddy (ted)
The coat is short harsh and dense, the hair is curly and short. The guard hairs are short so that the coat does not lie flat The coat must not be longer than half an inch (1.3cm) Soft coats permissible in younger than 6 months. Flat sides and flat coat are faults in general, soft and curly coats also a fault |
Rex (rex)
Coat is short, harsh, dense, thick ect. The hair is straight (crimped) The guard hairs are short so that the coat does not lie flat The coat must not be longer than half an inch (1.3cm) Soft coats permissible in younger than 6 months. Flat sides and flat coat are faults in general, soft and curly coats also a |
Group 7 - Long Coats
Sheltie (shl)
Coat silky with coat flowing softly and freely all over the body. The coat is to be full and dense. The Sheltie has a mane, which is presented unparted and full - to be swept back, the coat should have a good length in keeping with the Guinea Pig age. The coat is straight, however a slight wave in the coat is permissible, even length is preferred. |
Texel (tex)
Wooly with coat flowing softly and freely all over the body. The coat is to be full and dense. The Texel has a mane, which is presented parted and full - to be swept back, the coat should have good length in keeping with the Guinea Pigs age. The coat is curly! Coat on the belly is to be wooly, dense and curly, even length is preferred. |
Peruvian (per)
Two rosettes placed on the hindquarters of the Guinea Pig, ensuring the direction of the hair growth towards the head and continuing over the head. To be silky with coat flowing softly and freely all over the body. The coat is to be full and dense. The coat should grow in a "sweep" that is caused from the two rosettes on the hindquarters, the coat should have good length in keeping with the Guinea Pig age. There should be no parting in the sweep. A slight wave in the coat is permissible, even in length is preferred |
Alpaca (alp)
Two rosettes placed on the hindquarters of the Guinea Pig, ensuring the direction of the hair growth towards the head and continuing over the head. To be soft and springy with coat flowing softly and freely all over the body. The coat is to be full and dense. The coat should grow in a "sweep" that is caused from the two rosettes on the hindquarters, the coat should have good length in keeping with the Guinea Pig age. The coat should be even without damaged ends. Coat on the belly is to be wooly, dense and curly, even in length is preferred |
Coronet (cor)
One single rosette places on the top of the head. This rosette is directly in between the ears. Rosette symmetrical, keeping the shape of the head to head to give a balanced appearance. The coat is straight! However a slight wave in the coat is flowing softly and freely all over the body. The coat is to be full and dense. The mane is sweeping back to join with sweep and is not parted, the coat should heave good length in keeping with Guinea Pigs age |
Merino (mer)
One single rosette places on the top of the head. This rosette is directly in between the ears. Rosette symmetrical, keeping the shape of the head to head to give a balanced appearance. The coat is curly! To be soft and springy with coat flowing softly and freely all over the body. The coat is to be full and dense. The mane is sweeping back to join with sweep and is not parted, the coat should have good length in keeping with Guinea Pigs age. Even length is preferable. Coat on the belly is to be wooly, dense and curly. |
Group 8 - Rare Variety Short Coat
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