MOVE OVER BENETTON!
by Libor..
WIN THIS TAPESTRY
Cath Deddis from Northern Ireland has kindly put up this tapestry as a raffle prize hoping to raise money that will be split between Cavalier Rescue and Cavalier Health. The work is all by Cath's fair hand, so please buy a ticket and do your bit to help. The tapestry will be at Crufts for viewing and you can have 5 tickets for £5. The draw may take place at Crufts (depending on how many tickets are sold) or else at the Northern Ireland Cavalier show in May. If you are not to be at Crufts and would like to purchase tickets please email Cath on cath.deddis@hotmail.co.uk
SANDRA and DAVID STOP OFF IN SWEDEN
At the Swedish Cavalier Club in Sollentuna where Sandra (Charnell) and David (Gayhalo) Moger judged, the Ruby bitch, Int Ch. Campanards Dream Rose took Best of Breed and the tricolour dog, Best Mates Love Machine went Best Opposite
CAPTION CORNER
Captions requested for this smashing photo of Aum!
“JACK” - DELTA THERAPY DOG
Gary and I moved from Brisbane in July 2012. We hitched up the wagon
literally and took our 3 dogs and drove 1896 kms
to our new address in Victoria. During the long drive south I kept wondering what I would do with my
time whilst Gary was away during the day and on the very first day we arrived I
noticed the local newspaper in the letterbox
- it contained an advertisement for DELTA THERAPY DOGS to be trained to
work in the Geelong area. It was a
sign! I looked at my Tricolour boy
Jack and thought – we can do this! Jack is just one of those beautiful Cavaliers that will do anything for
the person he loves. 2 weeks later we attended the big TESTING DAY FOR DELTA DOGS. This rather harrowing event was staged on a dreadfully cold and windy day
inside one of the huge show ground sheds used to house the cattle during Show events.
The dog’s temperament is assessed in the following manner
The handler walks the dog on a collar and leash through a crowd simulating typical Nursing Home situations i.e. elderly folk making extremely loud and erratic noises, banging their walking sticks and waving them around as they talked, racing around in wheelchairs and wildly bumping into each other with zimmer frames – altogether CHAOS! Throughout this process they screech and yell at each other like maniacs. They crowd around the dog hemming he/she in, and the dog is then marked on their reactions.The handler leaves her dog with an assistant and walks 50 metres away, turns around and calls out the dogs name loudly – the dog is expected to return to his/her owner immediately. If the dog wanders off, or runs to anyone else other than his/her owner then they would be marked down.
The Assessors then put a plate of food on a low table and instruct the Handler and her/his dog to walk past the plate closely instructing the dog not to eat/touch the food. This temptation proved too much for many of the dogs on the day. Jack actually stopped, looked at the food and then at me and asked the question …. a firm “NO” ensured we passed the test. One week later Jack and I were initiated and mentored into the Boorapool Nursing Home in Geelong. Jack took to his visits like a duck to water.
His patience and empathy with residents is amazing. From my perspective, I am very alert for out-of-control wheelchairs and frantic walking-stick wavers! Instead of talking with their hands they tend to wave walking sticks around to emphasize a point. For those poor residents who are extremely ill and incapacitated, I lift Jack up onto their beds and they extend a hand for Jack to lick or he will lean forward and give them a doggy kiss. I cannot emphasize enough how much joy these very special dogs give to the elderly. They are now in a situation where they cannot keep a pet and a regular visit from Delta dogs provides them with those special moments of joy where they can touch or stroke the dog and the dog in turn, responds with a happy tail wag or a doggy kiss. Jack is the master of both.
I feel I must give an example of how these dogs melt hearts. One very hardened resident at the Home, his name is Aiden, in earlier days had owned several thousand acres of land which he farmed for 52 years. He had, of course owned working dogs and was, I gather, really tough on those dogs. When I was introduced to Aiden with Jack, he just stared at him and said “call that a bloody dog” and launched off into graphic descriptions of how hardened his dogs were and how they fought like tigers over their food etc.etc. Anyway, Jack and I persisted in annoying him by greeting him every time we visited. Finally, after the 4th visit, he relented and bent down to pat Jack – Jack gently lifted his front legs and rested them against Aiden’s knees and licked his hand then lifted his head and stared into his eyes. It has been a love affair ever since. Jack is now the best dog this side of the proverbial Black Stump!
Jack also participated in the Classroom Canines Program during the latter part of 2012. This involved a one-on-one reading session with two children who were having problems reading in front of their classmates or teacher. Normally such children come from abusive or broken homes and these children can relate to dogs and their handlers because dogs do not criticize or correct – dogs, through the mouths of their handlers (and there is a great deal of acting involved) encourage the children, vocalizing and assisting where required, and receiving in return, incredible results. Those two children after 3 weeks of “reading with Jack” were able to read in their classrooms
The Bupa Nursing Home was part of the GALA parade in November – this involved entering a float (a huge flat top truck with 6 residents safely seated in armchairs on the back) driven from one side of Geelong City to the other through the main streets. Jack was the only live animal in the parade – he was incredibly popular and must have been patted on that day by at least 1000 people – he was not at all phased and licked dozens of hands – (and survived!!!) but the children couldn’t get enough of him. We walked for probably an hour or so, with the exotic “Belly Dancers” in front of us and a Bagpipe Scottish Band close behind.There were 76 floats in the parade. Cavaliers are remarkable little dogs. My feet were sore that night and Jack slept like the dead!!!
It has been a wonderful experience working with Delta and I thoroughly recommend that those with just a little time on their hand and a willing, obedient Cavalier, take up this cause. Jack really looks forward to the visits as I do, together we make a good team. Cavaliers are ideally suited to this work. Lynne Heyden
KISS THIS
CKCSC USA & AKC Ch Chadwick Embrace JW, owned and bred by Anne Eckersley, was born 12 days prematurely, along with five other puppies who weighed from 1.5 – 3 oz. "Kiss' and her sister, "Lily", were the only survivors. Wherever Anne went, they went, in a heated papoose along with tube feeding paraphernalia. At a Christmas party the guests were surprised to find that they were not hamsters but instead were actually puppies! Soon the two began to nurse and here she is, a strapping, fit girl who was only shown once as a puppy but since April 2012 has gained her Jr Warrant, became the top winning female in CKCSC USA for 2012 and finished her AKC Championship.
CZECH CHAMP
Bruno Banani vom Welfenhof has gained his Czech Title for his owner Ivana Jandova. He was bred in Germany by Simone Frankenburg.
WESTMINSTER...THE USA "CRUFTS"
Winning Cavalier Best of Breed this year at Westminster was the German bred Ch Bonitos Companeros Halli Galli who has been living the "life of Riley" with Ted and Mary Grace Eubank in Texas. This 4 year old blenheim has had great success in the USA with Ted at the helm, and with his "vacation" over, he returned home after the show, to his owner Nicola Morrison in Denmark. His breeders Markus Kirschbaum and Klaus Vordestrasse and Nicola travelled to New York to cheer on their dog and the trip was well worth it when he won Best of Breed against some of the best competition in the USA.
Ted & Halli
Mary Grace, Ted, Markus, Klaus and Nicola
a link to the Cavalier judging..
http://www.westminsterkennelclub.org/videoindex.php?year=2013&day=1
WHO WON IN SCOTLAND
The Scottish Cavalier Club Open show in Alva, Clackmannanshire is one not to be missed. The warm welcome aside, who can deny the venue's picturesque setting at the foot of the Ochil Hills. Irene McManus was the judge and she is seen here with her major winners.
McInally’s Dalvreck Catch A Fallen Star...Best Puppy
Finlay’s Ellemich Joe Malone At Marisk JW....Best in Show
McMurray’s Cinderlace Primrose At Merryoth....Best Opposite
.....and not forgetting the the oldies ....Merryoth Maeve who was Best Veteran with grannie, Marie McFarlane.
IN MEMORY OF FREDDIE....A SPECIAL FRIEND
Sandra Ireland has a touching tale to tell...."On 23rd February 2013 at the West of England Cavalier Championship Show held at Hutton Moor Leisure Centre, West Super Mare, the Club were delighted to receive from Pete Boulter, a cheque for £1560, to be divided between Cavalier Rescue and Welfare and the Health Fund.
Back in November, I received the following email from Pete to tell me that he had been fund raising with the R.A.O.B. (The Royal Antedeluvian Order of Buffaloes)
Pete wrote “I am a member of the R.A.O.B. and last year was the senior officer for the Devonshire Area. I chose two charities for my year of office, one being the Macmillan Nurses and the other being your charity. The reason behind my choice is I had to have my cherished Cavalier “Freddie” put to sleep. He was my pride and joy…..he went everywhere with me. He was only seven when I had to put him to sleep. That horrible day will haunt me for the rest of my life. To say I was heartbroken is an understatement. Never a day goes by without thinking of him.”
Freddie was a “puppy farm” dog and Pete,and his wife Angie, met his “breeder” at the Severn Bridge with the excuse that it would “save them having to travel to North Wales.” He had early onset MVD, Syringomyelia, dry eye and had to have a tumour removed from the top of his tail. All through Freddie’s illness he was treated by vet Rosie Macgregor who sent this poignant tribute to dog and owner.
“They say that the best matches are owners that are like their dogs. So - what about Pete and Freddie? Well, they were two opposite ends of the size scale (Pete was a rugby prop forward!!!) so there was no match there! Pete definitely doesn’t have a long flowing coat, fluffy tail or a wet nose! But for courageousness through adversity, friendliness and strength of character to keep fighting through times of difficulty, and a love for each other that transcends the sad loss of Freddie, they were incredibly well matched. The Boulters were the most dedicated and sensible owners that I have ever met, very tuned in to Freddie and his needs, and because of their nursing care I’m sure he lived much longer than he otherwise would have. Freddie in turn was the most adorable dog, good-natured and fun, who returned their love in bucket loads. It says something about them all, that they are still talked about in the practise, and we’ve not seen them for two and a half years! Pete should be very proud of what he has achieved, both personally in his care for Freddie, and in the money he has raised for very good causes.”
Freddie was such an unlucky dog to have had so many problems, but how lucky he was to have had such wonderful, loving and caring owners as the Boulters (seen above). We hope it won’t be too much longer before they can share their lives with another Cavalier. The money Pete has raised will help many other Cavaliers. Rescue dogs often have problems that are expensive to treat. The Health Fund helps to pay for yearly heart tests and MRI scans, plus also supports research into hereditary diseases .I hope he will read this and know how deeply grateful the Club is for his generous gesture.Sandra Ireland, Chairman of the West of England Cavalier Club
RUTH IS A REAL BABE
"Ruthie" is still lovely. She is regal, and the rest of the pack still defers to her, although I have never seen her so much as lift a lip. She is show pointed. However, she was indifferent to showing, preferring to socialize with any wheelchair-bound spectators or senior citizens as a true comforter spaniel. We concentrated on showing her brother to his championship. Her sister had two Master Agility Championships, a CD, and a Companion Dog Excellent title. This litter was extraordinary in many ways. I am thankful for the good genes from Ravenrush, Maramond and Craigowl."
KEVIN CONQUERS ANOTHER COUNTRY - HUNGARY
Natalia Smolenova lives in Bratislava in Slovakia and is very happy to announce that her beautiful Interchampion Multichampion.Kevin Kavaliri Kvarteto won two CAC's at International dog show
Fehova in Budapest and fullfiled terms for gaining his Hungarian
championship title.This is his 12th Championship from 4 countries, Kevin (right) is seen here with her new girl Liane's Daisy
May.
West of England 2013 winners under Elaine Berwick (Merrylaine) who did bitches and Brian Claydon (Brymarden) who did dogs
Best of Breed - Pascavale Nathan
Best Opposite - Avalcier Inspired JW Best Puppy - Jolainey Magical
Best Veteran - Clockpelters Trudie
Cavalier of the Year
EST& LV & LT& BALT JUN CH EST & LV & LT & BALT &FIN CH HEL JW`11, HELW`11, FIN JW´12 LT JW`12 LV JW`12 BALT W`12
HELANDROS WIZARD OF LOVE
Top Winning Bitch
INT CH HELANDROS VIVIEN LEE
Puppy of the Year
HELANDROS DREAM PEARL
Veteran of The Year
ROYAL FANTASY THE KING OF RIVERDANCE
....Humberside Open show winners, Cavalier Club show, apres show events,Crufts....all to look forward to.....and more if you will send me your news
4th March 2013