Angel Wings- Ridges of hair standing out sideways along the back or sides of a cavy. A Disqualification from competition in the American, American Satin, Coronet, Silkie, Silkie Satin, Teddy, Teddy Satin, Texel, and White Crested breeds.
Back Ridge- An erect ridge of hair running down the back of an Abyssinian or Abyssinian Satin, from shoulers to rump, including the mane.
Balance- (1) Type- Shape or Conformation. An orderly and pleasing arrangement of physical characteristics so as to present a harmonious appearance. (2) Markings- Equal distribution of corresponding markings, such as color divisions in the TSW variety and the distribution of patches in Broken Color and other marked varieties.
Banded- A term referring to the color pattern on a cavy, where one color may entirely circle the body, thus forming a "band of color".
Bare Spots- A section of cavy entirely denuded of hair.
Base Color- The color found at the base of the hair shaft- next to the skin on Agouti and Solid Ticked varieties.
Belly Band- Found on Agouti cavies, it is the area of the belly which has a red, orange, cream or white surface color without ticking.
Blaze- The head marking on a Dutch cavy. The white portion of the head, comvering the nose, whicker beds, and running along the jawline. The shape is that of a wedge, tapering to the ears, between the cheek markings.
Bleeding- A light band of color extending under the chin; found on Agouti Varieties
Bonnet Strings- Streaks of color extending from the chin area of an Agouti or Solid Ticked animal that does not exhibit an even ticking color pattern.
Brassy- The term applied to Creams when the color is too dark and too harsh rather than the pale, delicate shade called for in the color description.
Broken Coat- Guard hair that is broken or missing in spots, exposing the undercoat. Area where the coat is affected by molt, exposing the under coat.
Center Part- A parting of the coat over and along the spine of a cavy. It is a desirable feature in the Peruvian and Peruvian Satin; a fault in the Teddy and Teddy satin, and allowed over the shoulders of the Texel.
Cheek Sweeps- That part of the coat of a long-haired cavy which grows from the cheeks and blends in with the side sweeps.
Collar (Ruff)- A lateral ridge of hair running across the shoulders of the Abyssinian or Abyssinian Satin cavy.
Coronet- The rosette or crest found on the forehead of a Coronet cavy
Crest- The rosette found on the forehead of White Crested Cavies
Depth of Color- How far a color carries down the base of the hair shaft to the skin.
Double Rosette- Two centers in a rosette where there should only be one
Drag- When a color runs from a designated spot into another color, as in Dutch, and White Crested.
Ear Folds- (1) An effect created from the incorrect positioning of the cavy's ear, whereby the ear falls backwards or forwards upon itself, creating a folded appearance. (2) A fold in the cartilige along the front edge of the ear.
Eye Circles- (1)A circle of color around the eye, lacking an even ticking color pattern (found on Solid and Agouti cavies) (2)The tan marking around the eyes (found on Tan cavies)
Faking- Any change in the external appearance of a cavy on exhibition, with the intent to decieve. A disqualification in all breeds.
Flesh Spots- Small areas of skin, usually found on ears, nose, and foot pads where skin remains flesh colored and does not match surrounding skin color. A fault in Dutch and Dalmatian cavies. A disqualification from Competition on tan Americans in Black, Blue, or Chocolate, and also in some Self, Agouti, and solid ticked varieties where they constitute foreign colored spots.
Frontal- The hair which falls over the face of a Peruvian or Peruvian Satin cavy.
Head Furnishings- A collective term referring to those parts of the coat of a cavy which grow from the face, forehead, crown, and cheeks to the beining o the body. To include the mane, frontal, cheek sweeps, and mustache, when appropriate.
Mane- (1) The part of the back ridge of an Abyssinian or Abyssinian Satin cavy extending from the back of the eyes to just past the shoulders. (2) On Silkies, the long hair sweeping back from the crown to join with the rear sweep, not parting, and uniform in legth.
Muddy Belly- A fault found on Agouti cavies, which is caused by the tip color on the hair shaft of teh belly, being too short, allowing the darker base color to show through. Allowances are to be made for some muddiness when caused by kink, curl, and long coat length of applicable breeds.
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