New Pictures of my Smooth Collie!!

[Spiritwind]

Just thought I'd shard some pics of my newest addition - Zack.

Zack is a smooth sable Collie. We brought him home about 2 wks ago from a breeder in Georgia. He is major pointed and will start to show up here the end of August, I really like this boy!, and think he will do very well in the show ring.

Anyway here are the pictures. They were taken just a few days ago..:

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Zack - HawkEire Flyin' Without Wings (major pointed)

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Janna

[Tonya]

Zack is a handsome boy!

[Toller 42]

Zack is a beautiful collie.

[swimma253]

wow! he is beautiful! We need to see more of him! He is so cute! :D Thanks for sharing!


Carly

[Aspen and Misty]

WOW that has to be one of the nicest Smooth Coated Collies I have ever seen!! LOVLY pictures!! I love his face!

Ashley

[chocolatepuppy]

Wow what a handsome dog! Such a cute face! :)

[heinz57_79]

What a beautiful boy! :)

[dukedogsmom]

Gorgeous! Never seen one before. I'm a sucker for cute ears and I just love his! Will look forward to more pics.

[dappledoxie]

All I can say is.....


OMG I wants!!!!!! One day I'll have a smooth collie

*Goes off to dream now*

[binka_nugget]

WOW!! :eek: He's so gorgeous! Thanks for sharing the pictures.

Now I want my Collie NOW! ;) :D

[*LabLoverKEB*]

He's ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!! What a handsome boy! I LOVE thiis pic!
http://mediaservice.photoisland.com/auction/Jul/20047313674310297529406.jpgJulie is going to love him!

[gkristian]

He's so gorgeous!!!
Thanks for sharing

[RobiLee]

Absolutely stunning!! His face is just beautiful. I don't know much about show dogs. What does major pointed mean?

Wait til Par sees him!

How about your other dogs? How are they doing. I remember you having another smoothie. How is he doing?

Thanks for sharing Zack with us.

Robin :)

[Cookiebaker]

What a beauty with the most gentle eyes! Zach is gorgeous! :)

[GoldenRetrLuver]

Originally posted by *LabLoverKEB*
Julie is going to love him!

Haha, Sarah, I do!

He's a stunning boy. I love the "taped ears" on Collies. What a beautiful boy you have. :)


Originally posted by RobiLee
I don't know much about show dogs. What does major pointed mean?

I believe major pointed means that the dog has earned major points toward it's Champion title. Correct me if I'm wrong, though.. :o

[jenfer]

Wow, he is a very handsome boy. :)

[K9soul]

I'll try to explain a little about points since my mom and I were part of the dog show world for awhile with Willie. Hopefully I am remembering the process right.

A dog needs 15 points to achieve championship, and two of the wins must be majors. A lot of shows are 1-2 points, but any show 3 or more points is considered a major. A major is determined by how many dogs are there. There has to be at least a certain number of competitors for it to be a major. I know when Willie won his major, he was up against 8 other males, and that was a 3-point major. The more contestants, the more points it is worth.

First the classes are divided by age, sex, and color. So all the tri-colors go in the ring and the first place of those goes on to show with the first place sable, first place blue merle, first place puppies, etc. But they are still kept in male and female divisions. In order to get a show point, the dog must win over the other dogs in his/her class, i.e. best of all the male winners or best of all the female winners. That is where they get the point. Then the winning male and female go against each other and any other champions enter the ring with them. A few awards are handed out at this point: Best of Breed, Best of Opposite Sex, and Best of Winners. The winning dog of all in the ring gets Best of Breed. If that dog is male, the best female in the ring then gets Best of Opposite, or vice versa if the Best of Breed is female. Then which ever of the two orignal winners is placed highest gets Best of Winners. The Best of Breed goes on to show in their group i.e. herding group, later in the show. But the actual show point comes from winning against the other dogs of their sex.

Hopefully I didn't just confuse people more with my haphazard explanation of things. My Willie had 12 points, one of which was a major, so he was one major short of championship, but dog showing is expensive, and when I started college, we did not have the money and time to finish him. Needless to say, he was sure a champion in our hearts.

[Shelteez2]

Oh I love him already!! Great pics, especially the head shot.

How is he fitting into the pack? How are they rest of your crew? I think we need some more pics! And you better be on here once a week with puppy pics after Angie whelps, or else I will hunt you down and take the pics myself ;)

[KYS]

Zack is beautiful!

I love this picture.

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[Uabassoon]

He's very handsome!

[EssTer]

WOW!!! Zack is really handsome boy :) so sweet face :) Is he a show dog?

[ParNone]

Oh what a handsome boy!! Definitely need more pics of him.

Thanks for the explanation of how the point system works k9soul! I've always wondered when I've gone to dog shows what some of that stuff meant.

Par..

[My Peanuts]

Zack is stunning! Thanks for sharing.
:D