ENTRY INFORMATION
Coop Information
This show will not be a cooped show. Tables will be provided for the exhibitors - you are asked to use the space below your allotted table space as well as the top. Each exhibitor will be provided with an exhibitor number and the tables will be labeled by exhibitor number. Please inform Liz when you send in your entries if you wish to be consecutive to another exhibitor and hence cooped together.
Entry Information
Entry Fee - $6.00 Cdn or $4.00 US per cavy
Show Secretary: Kathryn Powers
Email: portwellercavies@yahoo.com
Entry Deadline for mail, phone or email: Tuesday, March 31
No official entry blank is required.
Email is preferred, PLEASE! ! !
If mailing your entry, please allow sufficient time for it to reach . Please include your phone number with your entries in case they has any questions.
Late entries will be accepted up to Thursday, April 2 10PM but with a 50% surcharge.
Changes
She will accept changes on Friday only. If you have any questions on the colour or weight of your cavy, please see on Friday. No changes will be allowed on . Since OCC does not group, please ensure that your entries comply to the classes listed below ie. Peruvian Black Senior Boar (rather than Self).
GUIDLINES FOR OCC AND ARBA STANDARD DIFFERENCES
1. BREEDS - Abyssinian, Satin Abyssinian, Boucle, Coronet, Crested, Satin Crested, Merino, Peruvian, Satin Peruvian, Silkie, Satin Silkie, Skinny Pig, Smooth, Satin Smooth, Teddy, Satin Teddy, Texel. (all Breeds with a crest are accepted in both White Crested & Self Crested).
2. COLOURS - Beige, Black, Buff, Chocolate, Cream, Lilac, Orange, Red, Slate Blue, White, Dilute Agouti, Golden Agouti, Silver Agouti, Solid Dilute, Solid Golden, Solid Silver, Dalmatian, Dutch, Himalayan, Parti, Tortoiseshell, TSW, Brindle, Roan, Tan & Marten, California.
Differences- (a) Brindle is accepted in any 2 self colours except white (which would be a roan). (b) Buff (hot or brassy cream) is an accepted colour. (c) Orange is accepted in both red & dark eyed. (d) TSW & Parti (B/C) - all colours on the cavy must have at least one patch of 2" in diameter. Colours on a parti colour do not need to be recognized colours.
3. RARE VARIETIES- for Standards Committee approved nonstandard breeds & colours. Breeds - Satin Coronet, Satin Texel, Satin Merino, Satin Boucle, Ridgeback, Satin Ridgeback, Crested Ridgeback, Lunkarya, Satin Crested Ridgeback, Crested Teddy, Satin Crested Teddy, Swiss & Baldwin. Colours - Seal, Chocolate Himalayan, California Agouti, Otter, Rainbow (banded), Dapple, Sable. Rare Varieties do not compete for Best In Show.
4. OTHER CLASSES- (a) Sow & Litter - Short, Rough, Curly or Long Classes. 1 to 4 week old litter of more than 1 baby. (b) Boar & Son - Short, Rough, Curly or Long Classes. 4 to 12 week old son & his father. (c) Breeders’ Pen - class to consist of one boar and two sows. They are to be from the same group i.e. Short, Long, Curly, Rough except that Teddies & Abys cannot be in a trio. They will be judged on the potential to produce quality offspring. Animals with colour faults & disqualifications can be entered.
Sow & Litter, Boar & Son and Breeders' Pen do not compete for Best In Show.
5. AGE & SEX CLASSES - There are 6 classes for every colour variety in every breed as follows: (a) Senior Boar & Senior Sow - over 6 months & over 32 oz. (b) Intermediate Boar & Intermediate Sow - 4 to 6 months & 22 to 32 oz. (c) Junior Boar & Junior Sow - under 4 months - 12 to 22 oz.
6. Judges and their immediate family are prohibited from entering in the breeds that judge is evaluating. Cavies obtained from a judge may not be shown under that judge for a period of 30 days from the date acquired.
7. Youth awards are open to any person under the age of 18. Please inform the secretary when entering that the exhibitor is a youth.
8. Please note that the OCC no longer offers awards for Novice exhibitors. There will be a special commemorative to all first time exhibitors at all OCC shows in place of novice awards.
9. Exhibitors must not interfere with a judge, with clerks or carriers or harass them in any way on penalty of having their entire entry eliminated without refund. The decision to eliminate the entry of any guilty party rests with the judge or Show Chairperson.
10. Permanent ear tags are not required. Each entry will be assigned a coop number and the number is to be written on a piece of tape and put on one ear.