United Pet Club

Guinea Pig pattern

Pointed

A pale body with darker face, ears, feet and tail: Siamese and colourpoint cats, Himalayan and Californian rabbits, Siamese rats, and the schimmel gerbil, a creamy white body with apricot to orange points that grows paler with age.

45 Guinea Pig breeds list Pointed. It is in a club standard for 10 breeds.

Breeds whose standards accept Pointed

BreedACBABCC
AbyssinianStandard (“Himalayan / Cal Pattern”)No ruling
Abyssinian SatinStandard (“Himalayan / Cal Pattern”)No ruling
AmericanStandard (“Himalayan / Cal Pattern”)No ruling
CoronetStandard (“Himalayan / Cal Pattern”)No ruling
HimalayanNo rulingStandard (“Himalayan”)
PeruvianStandard (“Himalayan / Cal Pattern”)No ruling
Silkie (Sheltie)Standard (“Himalayan / Cal Pattern”)No ruling
TeddyStandard (“Himalayan / Cal Pattern”)No ruling
TexelStandard (“Himalayan / Cal Pattern”)No ruling
White CrestedStandard (“Cal Pattern”)No ruling

Breeds where Pointed is disqualified or not accepted

Breed
AbyssinianMarked
AbyssinianAny Other Variety
Abyssinian SatinMarked
Abyssinian SatinAny Other Variety
Alpaca
AlpacaMarked
AlpacaAny Other Variety
AmericanMarked
AmericanAny Other Variety
American Crested
American CrestedMarked
American CrestedAny Other Variety
CoronetMarked
CoronetAny Other Variety
HimalayanBlack
HimalayanChocolate
Lunkarya
LunkaryaMarked
LunkaryaAny Other Variety
Merino
MerinoMarked
MerinoAny Other Variety
PeruvianMarked
PeruvianAny Other Variety
Rex
RexMarked
RexAny Other Variety
Silkie (Sheltie)Marked
Silkie (Sheltie)Any Other Variety
TeddyMarked
TeddyAny Other Variety
TexelMarked
TexelAny Other Variety
White CrestedMarked
White CrestedAny Other Variety

Color changes

How Pointed can appear or change over an animal's life.

  • Whitechanges toPointed

    Coat · With age

See all Guinea Pig colors, patterns and markings