At the Easter Show’s Sydney Royal Cavy competition, almost 100 guinea pigs enter, but only one can win the coveted best in show ribbon
ntrants turn to one other and a tense silence falls over the crowd. Four glossy guinea pigs sit side by side atop green velvet mats, wide-eyed and still as onlookers peek at them over the gate. They are waiting for the judges’ final call – which rodent is the best of theAssessing guinea pigs is a meticulous craft. Debbie Lawrie, who has 20 years of experience, was flown in from New Zealand to judge the Easter Show competition on Thursday.Hair is very important.
“Some days it’s a struggle,” Downie says, pointing to her grey-haired guinea pig, Comanchi, who “has too much attitude”.Photograph: Blake Sharp-Wiggins/The Guardian Like dogs, guinea pigs are assessed by breed standards. The closer a cavy gets to the 100-point standard, the closer it will be to the blue ribbon, the NSW Cavy Club president, Michelle Parker, says.“The judge is … weighing up the different factors against that [standard], to see if it has got the overall package.”
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