SINITTA THE STARLET
Lanola Sinitta owned and bred by Stephen R. Goodwin has gained the final points for her Junior Warrant at16 months of age. She is by Ger Ch Angel’s Pride Benjamin Button ex Lanola Sabrosa JW ShCM......compliments to Sinitta
BELLABEATS HER FEARS
A dog that was days away from being put down is running rings round other pets as an agility champion. Bella, the Cavalier, suffered fear aggression issues when she came into the care of Charlotte-Louise Yeaman two and a half years ago. However, her new owner’s faith in Bella has pushed her to become a star in the fast-paced world of agility.
“I got her when she was a year and half,” Charlotte from Kinross in Scotland said. “She wasn’t exactly a rescue as I got her from a breeder but she was quite aggressive when I first got her and tried to attack me and my other dogs. I don’t know what went on in her first home. You could tell she was a good dog, she’d just been treated badly. We have a coal fire and even if you lifted a log to put it in she thought she was going to get belted, so she’d start biting. She was very difficult on a lead as she’d never been on one before. We were walking along a beach one day and I had her on a lead. Two kids walked past and she started snarling and my dad said I had two weeks to sort her or she was getting put down. I calmed her down a lot in two weeks but it took a while to fully sort. Now you wouldn’t even know that she’d been like that – it’s amazing.” The 18-year-old said she was pleased with how far her pet had come in the years since. She said: “I’d done agility with my other dog and I wanted to do it with her but she had a lot of problems which needed to be overcome before I got near that stage with her. I’m lucky as I have a lot of my own equipment so I could teach her basics but I didn’t take her down the club until I knew she wasn’t going to rip a dog or a person apart. In our first year she was brilliant and went up a grade in every show she was at. In 2015 she went up to grade 7, which is championship, she was at Crufts and we were champions in the team event at the World Junior Agility Championships.” Charlotte-Louise and Bella are now gearing up to compete at Crufts for the second time in March. Go Bella...
UNDER THE WEATHER....
Although not active in the breed for several years, Lisa Murray Banthorpe (Tweedworth) and her husband Gordon still take a keen interest and can be seen enjoying spectating at most of the Humberside shows. Sorry to hear that Lisa has not been well of late.....our best wishes for a speedy return to good health.
DOG BLOOD
TRANSFUSION
SERVICE
Jake, a 6 year old Border Collie cross was with his owner New Zealand Animal services officer Betty Hall when he got the call. “They needed help.....what they really needed was blood – Jake's blood – and they needed it now." It was a life or death situation, and Jake was in the right place and it was at a time where he could make a difference. That's not how Jake had seen the night panning out. He and Betty were headed to Te Puke, where Betty was due to give one of her education evenings for new dogs owners. But things quickly changed. They made a two minute mercy dash to Tauranga Vets . Jake was a rescue dog and now it was his turn to do the rescuing. A Cavalier lay on the operating table and was critically injured after being struck by a car. The call from the vets was for a dog more than 20kg. Jake weighs 23kg so he ticked the boxes.
The vets slipped a syringe into his jugular, because that vein is superficial and easily accessible, and drew off the blood they needed (it wasn't a lot) and it was then administered to the patient. The vets gave him some doggy treats, some pig's ears and a little squeaky toy. It was just like the New Zealand Blood service where you get biscuits and a drink after donating. “Giving blood was a first for Jake, but I am a regular plasma donor” says Betty. They presented the Cavalier with a chance. It's all due to Jake, circumstances and a fine team of vets,” says Betty. The latest bulletin from the vets – it was quite a big operation but he spaniel made it through the night. Great story
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a charity which provides a national canine blood bank. ... Over 1000 dogs needed a transfusion last year
Launched in 2007, Pet Blood Bank UK is the only charity that provides a canine blood bank service for all veterinary practitioners across the UK. Their aim is to advance animal health and welfare and to relieve suffering by providing quick and convenient access to blood. Similar to the human blood service, dog owners kindly bring along their much loved canine companions to give blood at one of our many sessions across the country.The blood is then taken to our state of the art processing centre in Loughborough where it is separated into red blood cells and plasma products, and then stored ready for despatch.
PLACE YOUR BETS ON ROULETTE
2015 was a great year for Bruno Castro and his Multi Ch Gayhalo Roulette whose ranking in the Portuguese Kennel Club saw him finish TOP CAVALIER, RUNNER UP IN GROUP 9 and (out of 443 All Breeds) he rated 26th BEST DOG
Diane Spavin from the UK judged on Day 1 and Porto Winner 2016 title was attributed to the winners in each class. 16 Cavaliers were entered
Puppy Winner (female): LAST BUT NOT LEAST CASTELLUM MARE
Puppy Winner (male): LOLLIPOP POPLICIOUS CASTELLUM MARE
Junior Winner (female): WINSOME ROSE DU CHATEAU NOBLESSE
Porto Junior Winner (male): JINGLE BELLS DE JEREYLLE
Porto Winner (female)and Best Opposite: CH JR GIB. JANE EYRE DE LOS URSIDOS KODIAK
Porto Winner (male) & BOB: ARANEL ARAMIS
Ch Gayhalo Roulette.....BEST OF BREED
Juliette de los Ursidos Kodiak at Monte Santa Maria.....BEST OPPOSITE and new Junior Champion
AUCTION OF PHOTO ALBUM
A photo album detailing the Duke of Windsor's trip to Germany in 1937 is to be sold at auction. It was compiled and captioned by the Duke's sole equerry, Sir Dudley Forwood, and has been in his family ever since. More than 60 pictures detail the official visits the Duke(former King Edward V111) went on with his new wife Wallis Simpson, who had been the cause of the abdication crisis the previous year. It is expected to sell for around £1000. Sir Dudley on left with moustache
Sir Dudley Forwood Bart. passed away in 2001 aged 88 and was the husband of Lady Mary Forwood, breeder of the Eyeworth Cavaliers. Both judged our Breed at Championship show level. The Forwood family had its roots in Lancashire, making its fortune from shipping out of Liverpool. The baronetcy was created in 1895 when his grandfather, Sir Arthur Forwood, was MP for Ormskirk from 1885 to 1898 and who was also secretary to the Admiralty for six years from 1886.
Dudley was educated at Stowe School and afterwards was a reservist in the Scots Guards.In 1934 he was appointed Honorary Attaché at the British Legation in Vienna. It was whilst serving in Austria that he met the Duke of Windsor, then Prince of Wales, at the Grand Hotel in Kitzbuhel where the Prince and Wallis Simpson were taking a skiing holiday. It was after that meeting that he was attached to the Prince’s ADC Sir Walford Selby. Dudley’s language skills in French and German came to the fore immediately after the abdication when the Duke of Windsor went to stay in Austria to sort out his affairs. It was then that he was asked to become equerry. Accompanying the Duke on his departure from Britain to live in exile in Paris, he travelled in the car to Southampton, moving with them to live in Paris. A year later - after the outbreak of war - he was summoned back by his regiment, the Scots Guards, but remained in close contact with the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.
A member of the Kennel Club since 1963 Sir Dudley Forwood was elected Chairman of Crufts in 1973 bringing a great sense of dignity and importance to his Chairman’s lunches each day at the show. He remained Chairman until 1987 when the Kennel Club’s ‘75 year rule’ meant he could no longer hold office. A year later he was elected Vice President of the Kennel Club and kept an interested eye on its progress over the years.
When I was editor of the CKCSC magazine "Expressions"....Sir Dudley kindly let me interview him and his answers were, as expected from a great raconteur, enormously interesting and entertaining. Reproduced below from 1997
SPANIEL TREASURE
Late Victorian, circa 1880’s, 15 carat gold enamel brooch. 1¼ inches in diameter $ 3700
THREE CHEERS FOR ARCHIE
Ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together for Archie an 11 year old Cavalier who marked his 500th therapeutic visit at Crestview Public School in Ontario, Canada on 2nd March 2016.
In addition to schools, Archie has pawed his way to 500 therapeutic visits by also visiting seniors in homes and in hospital. “For the past three years, Archie has become a well-known and well-loved friend to many students and has provided much needed support as they learn to read. He is an extremely important and welcome visitor to the school.”
Archie and his handler Gail Bailey have been working with students at a number of schools, through the Paws for Reading Program. The program, supported locally by St. John’s Ambulance, provides an opportunity for students to improve their reading and build their self-esteem and confidence by reading to dogs.
FUN IN TENNESSEE
Mimi Hodges (Mimric) from North Carolina was invited to judge a Fun Match at the CKCSC, USA December Specialty in Chattanooga. Harana Calypso Rose...... bred by Lucy Koster and handled and owned by Kathy Gental ( Sumara) was Best in Match
.....and after taking off her judge's hat ,Mimi puts on her exhibitor's one
....and takes 3-in-a-row Best Puppy in Show wins and gains a Junior Warrantwith her homebred Mimric Fiddle Dee Dee. My my...Mimi
On the 14th February, the New Zealandbased Facebook Group ‘Cavalier Chat NZ’ held a Valentine’s Play Date & Shared Picnic Lunch. It was well attended by 58 Cavaliers & 40 owners, hosted by Jan & Andrew Eatock of Darilance Cavaliers. The day was somewhat hot at 26 degrees, but there was a pleasant breeze across the hills, and some cloud cover at times. A paddling pool was available to help keep the Cavaliers cool. It was a fun filled and enjoyable time with Cavaliers doing Agility, having a go at Rally-O, an obstacle course Egg & Spoon race, and fancy dress. Cavalier Chat NZgroup has continued to grow over the first 12 month period and now has around 300 members New Zealand wide.
Andrew & Jan with one of the boarding dogs
Cavalier & Owners
Egg & Spoon racing through obstacles
a giggle trying to get rubies only in the photo
with the Cavalier Club show and Crufts just around the corner...time is tight...but will try to fit in another edition showing the Northern, Humberside and Scottish Club shows that took placed recently.
2nd March 2016