stop press.....SUSAN BURGESS
(CRISDIG) HAS PASSED AWAY
....more at a later date
STRONG HEARTED POPPY
CINDY AND HER CHEESECAKE
Meet Int Champion Cinderella Lemna Minor from Slovakia."Cindy" was born on October 9th 2000 so will be 15later this year and her brother Craig lived until he was 13 and half. Her father is a Blenheim dog imported from UK.....Milkeyn Monarch at Lymrey and her mother was Florance Moravske lazne (who was also long living until she died at almost 16 years still with a clear heartand all her teeth). She is loved by her owner/breeders Edo and Viera Stloukalova who hopes they will have her around for some time yet.
'Cindy' taken a few weeks ago May 2015 - still with a big appetite and loves cheesecake.
Cindy loves the comfort of the sofa - aged 10
'Cindy'aged 9 presented by Viera at the 2009 Slovakian Club Show in the Veteran Class in 2009 under Marilyn and Bryan Claydon
THE CAVALIER CLUB OF
GERMANY...ANNUAL WINNERS
SHOW
BEST OF BREED went to Miletree Solomonowned by Marlen Blessmann
Tanja Schumann also had a good day picking up lots of titles and awards including Most Successful Breeder 2015 for her Château Noblesse Cavaliers.
Tanja wrote...."All the wholecolour Club winners and Club Junior winners were either bred by us or sired by one of our boys. What a compliment for our kennel and our work."
Oriental Love du Château Noblesse (above)....BEST OPPOSITE SEX
Pistol Pete du Château Noblesse (at his very first show ) at 9 months ..... Black/Tan Club Junior winner
Une Cherie du Château Noblesse (owned by Denise Kühnemund).....Best Puppy in Show
Zimply Magic du Château Noblesse (owned by Petra Kühnemund)....Ruby Club winner
Dottie Mae du Château Noblesse Tricolour Club Junior winner
Melanie Kolb with Melrose Honey who went Best Blenheim Bitch seen here with Tanja and Oriental Love
Best Puppy- Une Cherie du Château Noblesse
Zimply Magic du Château noblesse...Ruby Club winner
Coco Chanel vom Grauen Granit...Best Tricolour Bitch
......Judge of the day was T Engel
RUE'S RED LETTER DAY
Avalcier Rougeowned by Katherine and Ming Li had a wonderful day at Birmingham Ch show. Not only did she gain her final points for her Junior Warrant but topped it off by winning the Bitch RCC. "RUE" is 16 months old by Ch Gamble on You Des Contemplations out of Avalcier Lady in Red. Rue rocked it!
STICKING TOGETHER
Great shot of Darcy Weddell's and Lindsey Gow's Cavaliers out for a romp in Cammo Parkland, near Edinburgh.
"THINGS YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW BUT DIDN'T DARE ASK!" from CKCS Club Magazine 1994
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
A New York City hotel doorman helps out as actress Olivia Munn, who co-starred in the film Mortdecai opposite Johnny Depp, lifts her Cavalier 'Chance' into a waiting vehicle. Olivia revealed earlier this year that she rescued her from a puppy mill.
HEARTLESS MONSTER
(WHO DOESNT LOOK LIKE HE
MISSES MEALS!)
n Co Antrim. It was in a very bad way with an open neck wound and was also malnourished. When I took the dog to the vet it had a chip and it turned out to be from a puppy farm.
We couldn’t get in touch with the owner so we contacted the local council and they went to see the owner to tell him we had his dog. The council staff were so horrified by what they saw at the puppy farm that they rang me and asked if I could take another nine dogs.They described what they found as ‘hell on earth’ and I will never forget seeing those dogs. It was absolutely horrific. The first thing was the smell and you couldn’t tell which end of a dog was the head and which was the tail because they were so badly matted and covered in their own filth. We got a lovely local dog groomer to shave them and what was underneath was another sight I will never forget. They were virtually starving to death, just skin and bone and it was a miracle they were alive.”
'Cavaliers in Need'now takes up every hour of Catherine’s spare time and she runs the service with the help of a team of over 80 dedicated volunteers and 30 foster families. Support for the group has spread through word of mouth and social media — they now have more than 7,000 followers on Facebook. Catherine says she is stunned by how quickly it has grown. The vast majority of the dogs she rescues are from the puppy farms and often at the request of owners who no longer have any use for the dogs either because they are too ill or too old to breed. She also has re-homed many pets who were neglected or abandoned by their owners. Catherine is so passionate about Cavaliers that she and her family now share their home with 18 of the precious pets. She says she never ceases to be horrified by the conditions some unfortunate dogs are being kept in.
“We have rescued different breeds but we can’t rescue them all which is why we concentrate on Cavaliers. I can’t even bear to think about the others, it’s just too much. People are very passionate about Cavaliers, they are an adorable breed. They have the sweetest nature and are so loving — there is not an aggressive bone in their bodies. Despite everything most of them have been through we find that with a little TLC and love they usually end up very happy pets.”
Gordon Laverty, whose address in court papers was given as Red Brae Road, Carrickfergus
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Laverty receives a 10 month suspended prison sentence and banned form keeping pets for the next 20 years. Sentencing him at Belfast Magistrates' Court, the judge said he was only being spared immediate imprisonment because of his clear record and guilty pleas. Laverty must pay veterinary costs and legal fees of just over £700 as part of the sentence.
Ms Southwell, who attended the hearing with other Cavaliers in Needvolunteers, wept as the punishment was handed down. Outside court she said: "Obviously we would have liked an immediate prison sentence, but the 20-year ban was good."
WELSH WALES
principal winners at South & West Wales CKCS Club Open Show under judge Cynthia Rose
BEST VETERAN...Dortmund Delyla Harana
BEST IN SHOW...Harana Kiki Dee,
RBIS.... Cavaleigh Ice Man,
BPIS....Jonsville Crystella Sancana
Jane Naylorkindly sends a report and some photos from the FrenchCavalierClubshow. It was held over 2 days on 25th and 26th April but not in the normal location of Orleans but had moved to Nevers which may have explained the drop in numbers.
"The National d’élevage is over! It was a shame the entry was comparatively small as the hall at Nevers was large and airy and the committee had decorated it very nicely. Judging on Saturday afternoon started at 2pm with babies, puppies, juniors and veterans. I saw Séverine Abraham with a delightful homebred ruby puppy dog and asked his name. She replied “James Brown” and I couldn’t help myself: I sang “I feel good!” I had heard it in the car that morning….. He went on to be Best Puppy in Show. He’s a son of Grand Cru of Cuddly World’s who was Top Cavalier in 2013 – and his mother is Gloria Gaynor of Sevijean’s - so yes, there is a theme 
Best Baby Puppy was a sweet blenheim bitch, Jestherlynn de Castelburry,bred and owned by Catherine and Kelly Vic. Best Junior was another ruby, the bitch Java de la Geode, owned and bred by Roger Madec. Best Veteran was one of those where you want them both to win! The best veteran dog is a favourite of mine, the black and tan Ch Barnaby des Buis de la Muscadière, but I love the best bitch too: the blenheim Bon Baiser de la Fieffe au Songeur, bred by Alain and Chantal Tranchant and owned by Séverine Abraham. It went toBon Baiser; she went on to be Best Opposite Sex to Best in Show.
At the dinner in the evening I sat next to people I hadn’t known before and the conversation was wide ranging and interesting: we were on tables of ten and at times I wanted to hear two concurrent themes; not easy. To my right sat Françoise Lempereur, who told me it was the first time she’d ever been to a show and stayed overnight at a hotel – with four dogs; mother and two progeny entered and one not for competition. She lives in the Auvergne region and is an “amateur”, which in French has the meaning of being a beginner AND a lover of something! She was to show her homebred tricolour bitch in open and her son in blenheim intermediate dog the following day; his tricolour litter sister had only had a "très bon" in Junior.
Sunday started with sun but during the day were a few horrendous thunderstorms. The rain continued through the night: I had four dogs in a hotel room so had to walk each individually, carry him or her back to my room, use the hairdryer and then do the next one……….three times. Because there were fewer dogs than usual and also because exhibitors suggested it, judging was staggered to allow people to actually watch the judging of other classes: admittedly there were only intermediate, open and Champion classes and all the King Charles to be judged, but it was very pleasant. Even so, a couple of classes did clash for some exhibitors.
The cardiologist Dr Haroutunian came along to do heart controls and I’d booked in Cedric, born on 1st September 2007. He has gone to Stade 2 after being Stade 1 for a few years – not bad.
CAC winners:
Blenheim dog :Ilton du Petit Monde de Brigalane
Blenheim bitch : Iseult De La Geode
Wholecolour dog: Irresistible Du Jardin De Claire ; ruby ;
Wholecolour bitch : Ile Ibiza Des Princes De La Foret Noire, black and tan,
Tricolour dog: I Have A Dream De Passeriphane
Tricolour bitch: It's In Your Eyes Des Contemplations,
Best Championwas another difficult one to choose: the best dog was the Tricolour Ch Genesis des Contemplations and the best bitch the Ruby Graine de Star du Jardin de Claire; the Ruby won.
The Breeders group; at least three dogs bred but not necessarily owned by the same person, was won by the blenheims “des Précieuses Pierres”
The stud dog/brood bitch class was won by the tricolour Ch Collins des Contemplations with an attractive group of his progeny
The committee of judges for Best of Breed; Heather Lamont, Roger Barenne and Anne Eckersley; was asked to vote by a tiny secret ballot: the dogs eligible were Best Junior, Best CAC winner, Best Veteran and Best Champion. I think the other judges; Sylvie Desserne, Julia Pennington and Caroline Gurtneralso voted. The unanimous choice was Ilton, and owner Françoise was, not surprisingly, in tears of joy! Best opposite sex was Bon Baiser de la Fieffe au Songeur. Both were applauded enthusiastically. The father of Ilton is Int Ch Byermoor Queensflite, bred by Rob Samson in the UK and owned by Nathalie Boutin-Triquet.
Best King Charles was Iggins de la Géode
BEST IN SHOW....Ilton du Petit Monde de Brigalane
BEST BITCH/BEST VETERAN, BEST IN SHOW, BEST KING CHARLES
THE VELVET TOUCH
A very special photo call...TELVARA VELVET TOUCH poses with the Committee of the Southern CKCS Club who recently ran a Health Testing day on February 22nd. At 18 and a half years, yes 18!, this little lady is amazing! If there were a Cavalier Guinness book of Records, 'Magic; would be in it for sure! What an achievement for Veronica Hull and the Telvara affix ...widely accepted as having great success for breeding long lived Cavaliers. At the Health day, the Cardiologist was amazed to see 'Magic' yet again, and confirmed that she still requires no medication for any health issues what-so-ever. 'Magic' moments....NEXT STOP....your 19TH !