[JeanieK]

Originally Posted by bjh

If you go back to that first link I posted that had the point scale for the different divisions it will show you how many dogs of each sex you have to beat in order to receive points from 1 to 5 per show. You live in Division 6.
Division 6 is comprised of: Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Wisconsin. In Division 6 it takes 7 dogs for a 3 point major and it takes 8 bitches for a 3 point major. For a dog to become a champion it has to win at least two shows that are majors and those major wins have to be under two different judges. It takes a total of 15 points for a dog to become a champion and those points have to be won under at least three different judges.

At a dog show all the males are shown first. There are different class divisions that exhibitors can enter their dogs in like puppy class, 12 to 18 month class, bred by exhibitor class, open class, there are other class beside those. After each class is judged then the 1st place winners of each class come back into the ring to complete for winners dog. The best male is awarded winners dog and is gets the points based on the number of other dogs he beat. After winners dog is selected the judge will select the reserve winners dog but that dog does not win any points unless later the winners dog is found to be disqualified. After the males are judged then the bitches are judged in the same manner. After the class dogs are judged then the winners dog and the winners bitch come back in the ring along with any specials (dogs or bitches that are already champions) and then judge will select Best of Breed, Best of Winners and Best of Opposite Sex.

For example if the winners bitch was awarded 3 points based on bitch entries and the winners dog was awarded 2 points based on males entries then if the male was awarded Best of Winners then he would be awarded 3 points instead of 2 since he beat the winners bitch.

Yes I saw all that but did not know what was meant by the word major. So it means a win?