Colors & breeds

Breeds

Abyssinian	Hair grows in swirls all over the body
Alpaca	Like a peruvian but with wavy hair
American	Short haired, smooth and any color
American Crested	A smooth coat guinea pig with a flat 'swirl' of hair forming a crest on the forehead however the crest is white in color
Cornet	The coronet is like a cross between a sheltie and a crested. It has long straight hair with a crest on the forehead
English Crested	A smooth coat guinea pig with a flat 'swirl' of hair forming a crest on the forehead. The crest is in the same color as the coat.
Hairless Pigs	Skinny Pigs - Has fuzzy hair on their nose and feet. Baldwins - No hair at all
Merino	Like a coronet but wavy like a texel
Peruvian	Long hair growing towards the face
Rex	Short fuzzy hair
Sheltie	Long straight hair flowing away from the face. Short hair on the face
Texel	Long hair in a wavy pattern,

Colors

Agouti	These are most like the wild guinea pigs - can be cinnamon, golden, lemon, salmon, silver - they look like they are flecked or 'ticked' with black
Brindle	Black and red hairs, all mixed together rather than in patches.
Broken	Markings with clean cut patches of more than one color
Dalmatian	White body with colored spots
Dutch	A colored rump, and eye patches  resulting in a white midriff and white stripe down the nose white + one other color.
Himalayan	White with black chocolaty on the tip of the nose, feet and ears.
Marked	Specific color patterns on a guinea pig's coat
Roan	Several colors mixed with white hairs
Satin	Extremely silky smooth shiny hair. The hair looks so translucent as the hair shafts are hollow.
Self's	Beige, Black, Buff, Chocolate, Cream, Golden, Lilac, Red, Saffron, Slate, White
Tortoiseshell	Checkered patches of red and black.
Tortoiseshell and White	Checkered patches of red, black and white.