Snow Day For The Collies!! More Pics added Post#11

Ok.. so we FINALLAY got a decent amount of snow lastnight. I moved to NC from Ohio a little over 3yrs ago and we have had next to no snow... Saturday and Sunday it rained all day non stop, and last night it turned to snow... here are pics of a few of the girls out in the snow. Couldn't let Cash out because a couple of the girls are in season LOL

Might try for some pics of him and the puppies in a little while..

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Paris

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Kelsey

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Pictures from my porch

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Paris -- I LOVE this picture.. just wish it was a bit closer (I had to zoom in) so it had better detail..

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Paris and Lucy

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Picture looking down my driveway

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One more of Kelsey

Those are 3 beautiful pooches you've got there. I like the big shaggy tri-colored one the most. There's more snow there than here in Flint, Michigan by the way! And if you breed collies, you should try breeding one with a golden retriever, in an attempt to have an all gold collie :D.

Wow, what beautiful pictures! The dogs are beautiful, the snowy trees etc are beautiful! I don't think I would miss the snow if I moved away but the pictures like those of the trees etc are nice to look at! When I was growing up, Lassie was one of my favorite shows on TV. I always wanted a collie but now I realize that all that long hair would be a lot of work. I never knew until the last few years that there were "short" haired collies. Your dogs are so very pretty and obviously well kept up!

The snow down there looks beautiful,the Collies colors help set it off also.I bet you were never going to see snow down there like Ohio has!

There are some of the beautiful Spiritwind collies! Kelsey, I love your snow-nose and Paris, I love your golden color! Collies, you are just gorgeous and it looks like you had fun in the snow. Beautiful pics!

hug, hug, hugs for you from one of your fans--
Elyse

Thanks everyone! I thought the pics turned out good. Going to try for more soon!... some of Cash and the 3 pups...

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Originally Posted by dreamparkingspace

Those are 3 beautiful pooches you've got there. I like the big shaggy tri-colored one the most. There's more snow there than here in Flint, Michigan by the way! And if you breed collies, you should try breeding one with a golden retriever, in an attempt to have an all gold collie :D.

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LOL yeah.. I think there is a good 6 maybe 7 inches of snow!! I LOVE it.. I really do miss not having snow. My family is all in Ohio.. they have had a lot of snow the last 2 winters!..

LOL I'll pass on breeding one of my girls to a Golden...

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Originally Posted by 4 Dog Mother

Wow, what beautiful pictures! The dogs are beautiful, the snowy trees etc are beautiful! I don't think I would miss the snow if I moved away but the pictures like those of the trees etc are nice to look at! When I was growing up, Lassie was one of my favorite shows on TV. I always wanted a collie but now I realize that all that long hair would be a lot of work. I never knew until the last few years that there were "short" haired collies. Your dogs are so very pretty and obviously well kept up!

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Thanks!! after 3 yrs with almost no snow I do kind of miss it!! Glad we got some!! It'll probably all be gone by tomorrow though.... supposed to be in the 50's this weekend!

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Originally Posted by cassiesmom

There are some of the beautiful Spiritwind collies! Kelsey, I love your snow-nose and Paris, I love your golden color! Collies, you are just gorgeous and it looks like you had fun in the snow. Beautiful pics!

hug, hug, hugs for you from one of your fans--
Elyse

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Thanks Cassiesmom!

OMG, that is A LOT OF snow!!! I bet the dogs loved it:)!!

Are you snowed in? The driveway is very much covered with snow, and there is no sign of tires either :eek::confused:

what lovely snowy pics... obviously the collie gang made them extra special...

will be lookign forward to the puppies ;)

:eek: WoW thats alot of Snow.. The Girls are so Adorable.. They seem to be enjoying the snow..

Your dogs are beautiful!
I love that 3rd picture.

Here are many many more pics I took this afternoon. Most of them are of the 3 puppies -- Blake, Bree and Kyrie -- playing in the snow.

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Blake

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I tried to get a pic like those of Kyrie the blue girl but she wouldn't hold still long enough...

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Lucy - Ptd Spiritwind Rumor Has It

My daughter is in Asheville. They got alot of snow yesterday too. She sent me pictures but not as beautiful as your's.

Those pictures are fantastic. I love Collies!!! They are so precious and they look like they're having a great time. Thanks!!:)

I reallyyyyy love Lucy!!...

the pups are lookign so good!!... I love the merle (Kyrie) the most but they are all so adorable and big and cute

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Originally Posted by Husky_mom

I reallyyyyy love Lucy!!...

the pups are lookign so good!!... I love the merle (Kyrie) the most but they are all so adorable and big and cute

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Thanks! Yes they are VERY big LOL I have no idea how much they weigh now... Blake and Kyrie the larger of the 3 are probably over 35lbs already.. possibly pushing 40 lol Bree is probably in the the low 30's now.. but she was the runt has has always been a few weeks behind the rest as far as maturing goes.

I love lucy! She pickedup 4pts toward her champion a couple weeks ago. Has 5 points now, in only 3 wkends of showing. I'm planning on taking her along with Paris... Cash (who I didn't get a pic of) and MAYBE Blake to the Collie National 2nd week of April...

Blake is sold, but won't be leaving until probably June. He is going to be the new juniors dog for a girl in SC. Her mother has shelties but the daughter wanted a dog of her own to show in juniors as well as conf... and they decided on a smoothie... I'm still trying to decide what I want to do with Bree and Kyrie LOL

Beautiful pictures!!

(I think I'm in love with Bree...)

Oh be still my heart. Blake has always made my heart go pitter-pat and he's beautiful. If wishes were Collie's he'd be a wish come true. I can't believe that you still have those puppies left. Everyone else is beautiful and the scenery is to die for. But there is just something about Blake I can't take my eye off of.

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Oh be still my heart. Blake has always made my heart go pitter-pat and he's beautiful. If wishes were Collie's he'd be a wish come true. I can't believe that you still have those puppies left. Everyone else is beautiful and the scenery is to die for. But there is just something about Blake I can't take my eye off of.

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Thanks! Actually Blake is sold.. he just won't leave for a while. He will eventually go to a show/juniors home in SC. The Blue girl MIGHT be going to Michigan! We'll see what works out. I've just been having a hard time deciding who to keep LOL I THINK the little girl (Bree) will be hanging out here for a while. I want to see if she'll grow big enough (she was the runt) because I think she is beautiful but maybe a little to small.... we'll see.

I'm so glad Blake found a good home! I hope his new owner(s) keep in touch with you :) (and share photos you...so you can share those with us. I'd love to see how he does when he hits the ring!)

What is the height requirement for females in the US? Do you think she's small in frame or in height? What does your instinct tell you to do? Usually instinct is right on target :)

Gorgeous pictures.. every time I see a rough tri I feel my heart catch a bit. I miss my Willie boy still to this day.

Great pics. The snow and the Collies are beautiful!:)

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What is the height requirement for females in the US? Do you think she's small in frame or in height? What does your instinct tell you to do? Usually instinct is right on target :)

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Well the height standard for bitches is 22-24" tall at the shoulders. However there is no DQ for Collies in the show ring (besides males with missing testicles, which is a DQ for every breed)... so you can show smaller collies or larger ones...

Amy was the same way though. When she was a puppy, she was the runt and much smaller than the rest. I almost sold her to a pet home, the first puppy to go actually, I had someone that wanted her.. because the bigger ones always picked on her. However, she finally grew.. and today she isn't a huge bitch but she isn't tiny. She just took a while to catch up. She ended up being the pick of that litter by far... and this little pup reminds me of her.... Amy is one of the nicest bitches I have, IMO! even though she refuses to show! LOL

The people that handle my dogs for me at shows when I can't go have seen them fairly recently and think she looks fine, actually they think she is really pretty... but I see her all the time so I don't notice her growing like they do I guess???? we'll see...

Those beautiful collies look like they are having some great fun. Thanks for sharing but must admit, not jealous of your snow. lol Give them all a collie hug from my gang.

Goooorgeous dogs. But I'm glad you got the snow and not us up in Ohiooooo. Lol!!!! It's going to be fifty this weekend, I'm so excited. LOL!!!! I didn't even see a driveway in those pictures... you said driveway and I was like, woah, where, oh maybe that big opening. LOL

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Originally Posted by MajesticCollies

Those beautiful collies look like they are having some great fun. Thanks for sharing but must admit, not jealous of your snow. lol Give them all a collie hug from my gang.

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Goooorgeous dogs. But I'm glad you got the snow and not us up in Ohiooooo. Lol!!!! It's going to be fifty this weekend, I'm so excited. LOL!!!! I didn't even see a driveway in those pictures... you said driveway and I was like, woah, where, oh maybe that big opening. LOL

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HAHA.. well about half our snow is gone already and its supposed to be in the 60's this weekend (it was in the 60's just a few days before we got snow too!) LOL crazy weather...

Don't feel bad. It was in the mid thirties in FL last night and today was in the high fifties and tonight it's like 40 or 45 - by the end of the week, they are predicting 80 degrees. *sigh*

That always happens, you'll always see her as your puppy and then one day you'll look at her and say "Where did my puppy go?!" Bree has turned out to be beautiful as well. Although I still love Blake (and hope he does well!) I think Bree may be the second best. She is refined and feminine, and from what I can see from the photos, has good muscle tone. Kyrie may set you a part in the ring because of her facial markings (she has a very beautiful head). That was one of the things I had liked about Blake, was his headpiece.

But I think the correct question would be, who would add more to your breeding program? Who do you feel of the two is where you want to be? (does this make sense?) I always hear "breed for 3 generations out." Well, can you picture either Kyrie or Bree having a litter? Who do you feel fits the standard more? Take a look at your other dogs that have pointed, or your competition and see why x dog won - what set them a part?