Rare Varieties Cavy Club

17/05/2026

📸 Day 6 — Tweed Photo Gallery (Community Day 2)
Our final day of the Tweed takeover — and it’s all about YOU.

Share:
- Your favourite Tweed photo
- Your best show moment
- A baby picture vs now
- Or your dream Tweed if you don’t keep them yet

Let’s celebrate this beautiful New & Emerging Breed and the breeders, exhibitors and pet homes who love them.

Thank you for joining us this week — tomorrow we spin the wheel again…

16/05/2026

📸 Day 5 — Tweed Photo Gallery (Community Day 1)
It’s gallery day!
Let’s fill the comments with Chocolate Agouti and Cream Agouti Tweeds — babies, adults, show pigs, pets, all welcome.

Whether your Tweed is perfectly silvered or still developing, we want to see them.

Drop your photos below and tell us their name and age.
We’ll share a selection in tomorrow’s gallery too.

15/05/2026

📘 Day 4 — Exploring the Guidelines (Part 3: Type, Head & Coat)
Today we’re focusing on the structure and presentation of the Tweed.

Head & Expression
- Large, bold and broad
- Gently curving profile
- Wide, rounded muzzle
- Large, bright eyes
- Ears large, drooping, and well‑set

Body
- Short, cobby, thick‑set
- Good width across shoulders
- Firm flesh and good size for age

Coat
- Soft, clean, free of guard hairs
- Groomed to show off the silvering

This is a variety where type and colour work together — the silvering catches the light beautifully on a well‑rounded body.

If you’ve shown Tweeds before, what do you find most rewarding about preparing them?
Share your thoughts (and photos!) below.

14/05/2026

📘 Day 3 — Exploring the Guidelines (Part 2: The Mask & Markings)
Today we’re looking at the mask, one of the Tweed’s most defining features.

The mask should:
- Cover the nose and muzzle
- End at the height of the eyes
- Not touch the corners of the eyes
- Appear darker because the short hair hides the paler undercolour

Meanwhile:
- The belly should remain typical to the standard agouti belly
- Silvering should be even everywhere else

This balance between mask, silvering and belly colour is what gives the Tweed its unmistakable look.

Do you have a Tweed with a particularly striking mask?
Share a pic — we’ll feature some tomorrow.

13/05/2026

📘 Day 2 — What Makes a Tweed a Tweed? (Part 1: Colour & Silvering)
Today we’re diving into the guidelines for this striking variety.

The Tweed is a smooth‑coated agouti with a distinctive silvered appearance across the whole head and body. This comes from a modifier gene that “grizzles” the chocolate pigment, creating lighter hairs and a paler undercolour.

Key points:
- The top colour should be Chocolate Agouti or Cream Agouti
- Each hair should show a tipped, lighter appearance
- Silvering must be even all over, except for the mask
- The belly stays true agouti yellow, not silvered

Got a Tweed with beautiful silvering?
Pop a photo in the comments — we love seeing the variety across different lines.

Explore more about agouti genetics or silvering effects.

11/05/2026

Our members are the heart of the RVCC, and we’re so grateful for everyone who helps show after show.
We’re looking for a few volunteers 24th May in Oldham — Book Steward, Steward, & Card Writer.

Regulars, newbies, anyone who wants to be part of the day… you’re welcome with us.

Let's give Maria a bumper entry !

10/05/2026