NOVEMBER 2011 NEWSLETTER OF THE CAVY COUNCIL OF VICTORIA

Season’s greetings –

We hope you enjoy our Christmas Show

which brings a wonderful year to a close. We

have many different activities including the

Christmas fancy dress and colouring comp.

There will be lunch and a hamper to win – so

make sure you buy some tickets…

We’ve also prepared a special visual

presentation of cavy at shows throughout the

year.

A quick reminder about cavies in the heat of summer - the ideal temperature range for cavies is 18 to 24 oC and anything above 32

oC can potentially lead to heatstroke. Please read the info across carefully. Shows kicks off again in 2012 on Sunday 4th March. Wishing you all a great Christmas and a cavy-filled New Year! Happy reading!

Regards Jazzy

Hedon Rian – Winner of Best in Show (Nov 2011)

DAY DATE EVENT JUDGE Sunday 4th March March Table Show TBA

Please note the show is subject to the heat rule: If the temperature, as advertised on the 6.00 p.m. news the day before any show, indicates 34°C or above the show will be automatically cancelled

Cavy Calendar

Cavy Council of Victoria

President Secretary Treasurer Show Manager Ken Peddersen Ken Peddersen Robert Brown Jeff Phelan 75 Raphael Cres 75 Raphael Cres 12A May St Frankston 3199 Frankston 3199 East Doncaster 3109 T: 03 9776 5455 T: 03 9776 5455 T: 03 9842 5952 T: 0412 609 088 E: kenpedde@au1.ibm.com E: kenpedde@au1.ibm.com E: rbrown@rmit.edu.au E: Muffin1@live.com

Club Membership

FAMILY/PARTNERSHIP (2 adults + family children)………………………………………………… $50.00 ADULT………………………………………………………………………………………………….… $40.00 JUNIOR (16 years and under, non-voting)……………………………….……………...…………… $30.00 PARTICIPANT1 (family/partnership or adult, non-voting)...………………………………………… $40.00 FAMILY/PARTNERSHIP PLUS (2 adults + family children + full time students residing at same address).. ……………………… $65.00 1 A participant member has all the member privileges, but forgoes their voting rights. The membership is specifically available for

those members who do not wish to partake in annual general and special meetings that are conducted regarding the business operation of the clubs.

Please make all cheques payable to the Cavy Council of Victoria.

Membership includes caVIChronicle subscription

Show Entry

UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED:

All show entries are required to be pre-booked. Entries cost $1.50 per animal, per class

Entries close with the Show Secretary at 4.00pm on the Wednesday before the show for table shows.

Mail or e-mail entries to: Mindy Roach (Show Secretary) Postal: 41 Moores Rd.,Thorpdale 3835 Email: mindy_roach@hotmail.com

Late entries and entries on the day of the show will incur a double entry fee, i.e. $3.00 per entry.

caVIChronicle

Articles Would you like to write something for the newsletter? We would really appreciate it if people could send us some articles for the newsletter. They make good reading for members and are also a good source of knowledge.

Please send articles to Jazzy.Cavameer97@hotmail.com at least a week before the show and we will do our best to publish them. Thank You

Unless otherwise stated, the opinions in this newsletter are not those of the Cavy Council of Victoria or the Editor. The CCV reserves all rights to select or reject any material for publication in the caVIChronicle.

Advertising Rates A stud advert (9cm X 6cm) - costs $16.00 per year (or $1.60 per issue).

Members classified 1/8th A4 page (or up to) - $5.00 per issue. Please send money (with cheque payable to CCV) or submit to the Editor with your ad by 25th of the month.

Show Secretary Mindy Roach 41 Moores Rd., Thorpdale 3835 Ph. 03 5634 6316 mindy_roach@hotmail.com

Monthly shows held 1st Sunday of the month, March to December inclusive.

Starting Time: Bench by 10.00am for a 10.30am start.

Location: Pinewood Primary School, Toombah St, Mt Waverley.

Melways Ref: 70 H5

Editor Howlett Family 10 Richardson St, Hughesdale 3166 Ph. 03 9568 3193 Jazzy.Cavameer97@hotmail.com

Sub Editor Helen Vella Vellafamily3@gmail.com

RESULTS Sunday 06 November 2011 Here are some of the official results of the show. Judges: J. Payne Best in Show/Best Inter Hedon Rian (Texel) K. Peddersen Reserve in Show Dunvegan Felicity (self Blk) R. Brown Best Baby Kerabee Elayna (Coronet) M. Roach Best Adult Eramosa Vitaliana (self blk) K. Peddersen Best Marked Bumbora Black Storm (blk dal) K. Peddersen Reserve Marked Xcalibar De Javu (red Dutch) M. Booth Best Satin Mirrormere Silver Shard (Sat SA) K. Peddersen Reserve Satin Karkalla Raphael (CR DEW sat) J. Maggs Best Self Dunvegan Felicity (self blk) R. Brown Reserve Self Eramosa Vitaliana (self blk) K. Peddersen Best Crested Dunvegan Zamora (cr Blk) R. Brown Reserve Crested Eramosa Nyarah (cr. Lilac) K. Peddersen Best Ticked River Rose Detroit (SA) H & G Rosenow Reserve Ticked Gnarojin Wickepin (SA) K. Peddersen Best Coarse Coat Xcalibar Orinoco (Rex) A. Lawerence Reserve Coarse Coat Dunvegan Pollux (Aby) R. Brown

Best Longhair Hedon Rian ( texel) K. Peddersen Reserve Longhair Kerabee Elayna (coronet) M. Roach

Coarse Coat judging

Cavameer What a joy and Cavameer Tallulah are off to the races in the Melbourne Cup fancy dress……

A Melbourne Cup themed show saw many new entrants in the condition classes and yet again some outstanding cavies. There were 102 entrants in total.

Stud Prefix Information-What is a Stud prefix? Karl Kilpatrick (Australian National Cavy Council Stud Registrar) I would like to remind people that your stud prefix is for the life of your involvement in the fancy. A stud Prefix IS NOT a Stud Name. You can name your stud whatever you like, but a stud prefix is the name that goes before the name given to any cavy born at your stud. This prefix is registered with the ANCC, hence the application. A prefix is very important in the fancy, as it is how other members in the fancy recognise your cavies - for breeding and showing purposes, as well as writing pedigrees. At this stage in the rules, no one else can use the prefix while you have it registered. Your Stud Prefix can say a lot and I would think carefully about how you want to be seen as a breeder and exhibitor.. Also, as was mentioned some time ago, when choosing a prefix keep it as simple as possible - remember it will be used for things such as writing it on pedigrees and by the Show Secretary who needs to use the FULL name for the records Once a stud prefix is allocated to a cavy, in your stud, that is its name for showing, selling and breeding purposes - it can never be changed. It is a record of that cavy, where it comes from, what stud it was born at and other lineage information that is required on pedigrees. There are certain rules available on the ANCC website about Prefixes, such as the length of a prefix. A Stud prefix with 15 letters is a bit much and won't be approved. Also any similar names to current prefixes registered will not be approved either. Offensive names are a NO GO!. For example, once your Stud Prefix is approved, from the date on the certificate that is sent to you , you will be able to use your prefix exclusively for cavies born at your stud. You cannot change a cavy’s prefix or give it your prefix if it was born outside of your stud. If you had a cavy born at your stud and you registered a prefix "Andino" (which is one of mine) and you then called the cavy "fluffy" then it's full name for life is Andino Fluffy. Andino is the important part of the name as it recognises the breeder. Whether you sell or keep this cavy it MUST carry the prefix of the stud it was born at for life. Also you can apply for more than one stud prefix and, like me, there are several members that have more than one stud prefix for various reasons such as to allocate to different breeds in their shed or because they no longer like their current stud name Whatever the reason, there is no restriction on that. Just some things to keep in mind. I hope this explains our current stud prefix system. The current and updated Stud List is on the ANCC website along with the updated Application Forms and Rules for Stud Prefixes.

http://cavycouncil.org.au/national-stud-list.html Current ANNC Stud Prefix Rules I. Any person who is a financial member of an ANCC affiliated club or affiliated State or Territory council in their state or territory of residence, may register and use a stud prefix. An application form, together with the current registration fee must be sent to the ANCC Stud Registrar. I (a) The prefix will remain registered while the person's membership remains current with a club affiliated to the ANCC in the state or territory of residence. II. A stud prefix may not be used until notification of its registration is received. III. Baby cavies carry the prefix of the stud that is the legal owner of the mother of the litter. IV. Under no circumstances is the name of the cavy to be changed. It must retain its original name given by the breeder, both stud prefix and given name. V. A stud cavy's FULL NAME must be used when shown. VI. A cavy born before the prefix is registered is not entitled to carry that prefix. VII. Any cavy purchased from a source that does not have a registered prefix must NOT carry a stud prefix.

Colour in our Christmas Cavies.

Fun prizes to be had.

Did you know….? Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States of America, was famous for his many pets. His six kids had several animals including guinea pigs.

Useful links

Fun:

http://www.guineapigsclub.com/gp_site/index.asp

http://www.cartoonizemypet.com/shop/furry/

http://www.marsvinsspelet.com/spel/index.php?sprak=en

Australian National Cavy Council:

http://cavycouncil.org.au/

Clubs around Australia:

www.hobartcavyclub.webs.com/

http://www.freewebs.com/northerntasmaniancavyclub/

http://home.netspeed.com.au/reguli/cancavy.htm

http://www.nswcavyclub.org/

http://queenslandcavycouncil.webs.com/

http://brisbanecavyfanciers.webs.com/

http://www.capricorniacavyclub.com/

http://cavywest.com/

http://www.freewebs.com/cobsqld/

Forums:

http://cavycouncil.org.au/forum/

http://ancfoc.org/forums/

Facebook pages:

http://www.facebook.com/CavyCouncilofVictoria

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Australian-National-

Cavy-Council-Inc/138671176174794

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cavy-

West/332452343479

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Capital-Country-Cavy-

Club/149995555037145

http://www.facebook.com/pages/NSW-Cavy-Club-guinea-

pig-club/132258936849384

http://www.facebook.com/groups/137937052883423/?ref=ts

If you are looking for a pet cavy:

http://www.australiancavysanctuary.com/

Melbourne vets who specialize in small animal health:

http://www.canterburyvet.com.au/home.html

http://www.melbournerabbitclinic.com/

Honour Roll 2011

March:

Best In Show: Rockside Seamus (Rex) E.Buhck Reserve In Show: Dunvegan Gengis (Crested Black) R.Brown

April: Best In Show: Dunvegan Cordelia (Self Black) Reserve In Show: Shuri Peachy Keen (Lemon Agouti)

May (State Championships):

Best In Show: Dunvegan Ladria (Self Black) R. Brown Reserve In Show: Dunvegan Jeremiah (Abysinnian) R. Brown

June:

N/A

July:

Best In Show: Hedon Rian (Texel) K. Peddersen Reserve In Show: Dunvegan Valetta (Self Black) R. Brown

August:

Best In Show: Rockside Charlie Brown (Rex) E. Buhk Reserve In Show: LavenderVale Lolly Pop (DE White Self) G. Erskine

September Young stock: Best In Show: Hedon Rian (Texel) K. Peddersen Reserve In Show: Eramosa Vitaliana (Self Black) K. Peddersen Spring Champions: Best In Show: Eramosa Vitaliana (Self Black) K.Peddersen Reserve In Show: Hedon Rian (Texel) K.Peddersen

October (Royal Show):

Best In Show: Hedon Rian (Texel) K. Peddersen Reserve In Show: Eramosa Tahnee (Self Black) K. Peddersen

November:

Best In Show: Hedon Rian (Texel) K. Peddersen Reserve In Show: Dunvegan Felicity (Self Black) R. Brown

Merchandise

Your club has a great number of items for sale, all at very competitive prices and remember that the profits go to your club!

PRICE LIST FOR MERCHANDISE

Show Mats $3.00 Ivomec $5.00 Water Bottles $12.00 Watering Kits $9.00 Plastic Bowls $2.50 Pet Towel $5.00 Nail Clippers $2.00 Shampoo/Rinses $10.00 Combs – small $1.00 Books $10.00 Vitaliser Brush $5.00 Stationery (various) $2 -$3 Eucalyptus Oil $6.00 Stickers $3.50 Cool Mats $7.00 T Shirts $20.00 Pillowcases $10.00 Ceramic Cavy Figurines $35.00 Show Carry Cages –

2 sectioned $40.00 3 sectioned $60.00

Food for thought…

If undeliverable, please return to: The Editor 10 Richardson Street, Hughesdale 3166

Very little is needed to

make a happy life; it is

all within yourself in your

way of thinking…

Make sure you include: 1. Section (A, B or C) 2. Class number 3. Animal’s full name 4. Clear subject heading 5. Birthdate for baby & intermediate classes 6. Your stud name NOTE: If you are entering more than one person on the same e-mail, keep each person’s entries separate & make it clear which animals belong to which person

Stud prefix and given name both included for ease of working out points

Age group & class number Just in case I got the number

wrong, there is less chance for errors because the class name is also included

No mistaking which stud this entry belongs to

Clear and obvious subject heading

Birth-date for the baby

Entering a Show via E-mail.