TORI STAR OF
THE SILVER SCREEN
"Victoria" is an 8 part British drama series currently being shown on TV. It follows the early life of Queen Victoria from her accession to the throne at the age of 18 through to her courtship and marriage to Prince Albert. It also portrays Prime Minister Lord Melbourne as a handsome brooding confidante to the young queen. His troubled past (his wife ran off with Lord Byron) doesn’t stop him from forming a close and almost romantic bond with the new monarch that many disapprove of. Jenna Coleman and Rufus Sewell are making this such enjoyable viewing.
Cavalier lovers will be delighted to see the tricolour Cavalier "Tori" return again as"Dash".Bred in the UK by Hilary Bartlett (Korolevsky) Tori is a seasoned pro as she also starred in the movie "The Young Victoria" alongside Emily Blunt. Aged less than a year old, Tori was cast as Emily Blunt's four-legged palace friend, and a royal legacy was born. So it was no bother at all to step back into Dash's furry shoes eight years later – even though Tori's now gone partially deaf. Owner Sonia explains "She can still obviously do magnificent canine acting as long as you’re in vision so you can give her hand signals," and says Tori and Jenna had absolutely no trouble recreating the all-important bond between monarch and palace pooch. "Jenna was great because she’s a dog lover, she’s had dogs in the past so she helped us out all the time with Tori." Regal Tori (who shares her real-life home with Dodger, aka Buddy from Doc Martin) is no one trick pony, though, In fact, she's got quite the film and TV CV. She’s the Spinalot dog from the old Winalot ads, carried a dagger in her mouth after sniffing out the murder weapon in Midsomer Murders, and you can also spot her among the crowds in Keira Knightley film The Duchess. Tori has also acted alongside Matthew Perry in The Dog Thrower, played Miss Havisham’s Jip in Dickensian and will soon play Flossie, one of the Bronte’s dogs in upcoming BBC Bronte biopic To Walk Invisible.
In her downtime she loves nothing more than getting muddied and chasing ducks on her walks at home, though Sonia Turner admits her thespian canine can be "high maintenance, like any royal! When she comes home she walks into the garden, on to the patio, stands still and looks at me as if to say 'I’m the Queen’s dog, do something with me'."
‘My darling Dash’ — This is the way a young, mid-teenage Victoria would refer to the pet dog of her household. A tricoloured Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Dash did not initially belong to Victoria. The patriarchal figure of her household, Sir John Conroy, had given the dog to Victoria’s own mother as a gift. It did not take long for Victoria to ‘adopt’ the little dog. He was perhaps, the only valuable heirloom she ever inherited from Conroy. It would not be an exaggeration to say that Victoria had hate and contempt for Conroy, who was at the helm of both she and her mothers lives. Her mother had depended on this domineering figure, but Victoria had only suffered in his shadow.It is safe to say that Dash became a form of solace for Victoria. She would walk him, bathe him and even dressed him up in tiny outfits. She was enamoured and devoted. As she was growing a little bit older, she had to think a little more seriously about her duties. However, guarding and caring for Dash was an important one, nonetheless.
HAVE CAVALIER ....
WILL TRAVEL
WHEELS FOR THE WOBBLY
If your beloved dog has lost the ability to use its legs, fear not. There are animal wheelchairs on the market. K9 Carts has made a name for itself in the animal care world by being the first company in the United States, and perhaps the world, to sell carts, basically wheelchairs for animals, according to owner Barbara Parkes. The company builds support chairs for pups, cats, mini horses and nearly any other animal imaginable that either was born with a disability or is losing the function of its legs. The carts are constructed from lightweight material to help the animals manoeuver without being dragged down by extra weight. Made primarily with metal, some plastic pieces and wheels that vary in size depending on the cart, the wheelchairs are constructed quickly enough that the company sells around 50-75 carts per week. Carts cost $225 for smaller carts, and extra large carts are $525. Rentals are available ranging from $75-$175 depending on the size.
"It’s a service that Washington State is lucky to have when a pet starts to lose function of its legs", said Bellevue resident and customer Howard Eng. Eng recently brought Roxy, his 13-year-old Cavalier into the shop since its little legs started to atrophy a few weeks ago. "We're just fortunate they're here," Eng said. "I read online they're one of the top companies that do this. In the last couple of weeks, Roxy couldn’t even walk 10 feet without stumbling. “It still didn’t look good at the beginning of the session, but once they modified the cart she did so well. To see her walk again was great.”
DANIELDELIVERS
Well done Alison Walkerfrom Middlesborough and 9 year old 'Daniel' (Korolevsky Iosif Sh CM) taking Best Veteran in Breed and going onto Group 4 in the Veteran Toy Group.'Daniel' is a great ambassador for our breed and is a consistent winner in the Veteran arena.
LUCY...THE STAR OF THE SHOW
Lucy the Cavalier has been named Rescue Animal of the Year at the Animal Hero Awards 2016. They took place on September 7 at Grosvenor House, Park Lane. "Lucy" was nominated for her work raising awareness of the underground puppy trade in England and Wales. In March 2013, she was rescued, aged eight, by Lisa Garner through Many Tears from a puppy farm in Wales. She’d been treated as a breeding machine and had never been out of her cramped cage. Speaking at Grosvenor House , Lisa said: “I am so shocked to have won, there were some fantastic nominees tonight and I’ve had some overwhelming stories. I think people really engage with Lucy particularly through social media, they think of her as their own dog. Lucy knows she has a purpose in life, she is so well behaved and calm when I take her out to meet people. Our message is to encourage people to do their research before getting a dog. Don’t just look online – and don’t underestimate the level of deceit from some puppy breeders. Lucy was seriously underweight when she was rescued. She was missing chunks of fur and her back feet touched her front feet from being hunched over in a tiny space. Lucy still suffers from health problems such as epilepsy and is blind in one eye. She has fronted a national campaign against puppy farming. “I think people have fallen in love with her cheeky character and zest for life which she has, even after all she has endured”
Many of the winners at the Animal Hero Awards had stories to share. TV star Paul O’Grady was proud to receive this year’s Outstanding Contribution Award.He said “It is very, very, special. You don’t do the work for awards, you do it to make things better. It is funny how much your career moves on and the things you end up doing, but it is just about the changes you make and the risks you take.” But he hoped the awards would go on to inspire a next generation to bring an end to animal cruelty in Britain and abroad. “You only have to look at things like puppy farms and dog fighting…the things they do to those poor animals. But youngsters are the generation that can repair the damage.” seen here with Queen guitarist Brian May and actor Peter Egan
SNAPPED AT UK SHOWS
Jill Sheard and Angela Price
Mary Drewett, Norma, Ellen Renaud and Norma Bloice
Sylvia Lymer and Becky Wileman
Chris Knight, Mervyn Hunter and David Crossley
Lucinda and Catherine Rhodes
Lucy Koster and Gordon Inglis
Julie Guvercin and Anne Bayliss
Ming Li and Elaine Williams
Norma, Paola Bianco and Rosemary Eustace
Liz Latteck
Ted Rogerson
Sandra Ireland Moger
Gail Hall and Lesley Kilcoyne
Katherine Li, Hayley Chambers and Ann Blackburn
Yvonne Holbrook and Richard Forsythe
Anne Marie Cullen
Maureen Richardson, Christine Bell and Pauline Sidgwick
Lindsey Gow and Sarah Perry
Ellen Renaud and Caroline Ackroyd Gibson
Sue Korn and Diane Whitfield
Tina Homes, Norma, Diane Whitfield, Sue Korn, Lorraine and Eurwyn Hughes
Jo Lewis
Andi and Dave Sedgbeer
Philip Lovel, Mark Sedgwick and Aum
Ellen Renaud, Debbie Coole and Dennis Homes
Kirstie McMurray, Rosemary Eustace and Elaine McInally
Alison Walker and Marco
Sheena Maclaine, Carol Gilbert, Lorraine Hughes
Lorraine and Helen Long
Mea Kendall, Brian Rix, Sheen Maclaine
always a great bunch..in and out of the ring
ALOHA HAWAII
Kap and Howard Richards were among 14 people who attended a pet remembrance service recently at the Kauai Humane Society. The service, hosted by Kauai Hospice, was a way for people to remember the good times they had with their beloved four-legged friends. The Hospice counsel people on pet loss as well as human loss and this gives people a chance for expression — to express their love for their pet through story-telling, making memory stones and photographs.”
During the hour-long service, people broke out into small groups to share pictures and memories of their pets. The pictures were then displayed on a table, while participants painted memory stones to honour their pets. "Shorty" Kap and Howard's 12-year-old Cavalier had been sick for a while and had to be put to sleep a few weeks earlier. One of Shorty’s favourite things to do was dig for crabs at the beach which she did right up until the day before she passed.
A NIGHT AT THE MOVIES
Not a single seat remained empty for the first cinema event organized for dogs and their owners in Norway. After different cinema topics like baby-cinema and coffee and knitting cinema for seniors, dogs also got their opportunity in a hall of the Ringen cinema in Oslo. Half of the 70 seats were taken by the four-legged visitors and the rest were taken by dog owners during the showing of Laurie Andreson's movie Heart of a Dog.
The cinema also provided snacks -- popcorn for dogs and were allowed to leave for a while in case some of the dogs become restless. It was the first time such kind of event was organized in Norway, but is already popular in several other countries.
The big interest in Oslo was confirmed when all the tickets were soon sold out. The only thing that was special in this case was that the volume of the movie was muted so as not to damage the animals' hearing.
"We had chosen the hall with leather seats, because these are easiest to clean. The movie is also the last one on the daily programme, so there is some extra time for cleaning and ventilation," Zecca the manager said, and added that she was looking forward to more possible dog events in the future.
One of the visitors, Anna Compton, brought her two dogs to the event, believing that they were happy to come along, although they could not enjoy the artistic aspect of the movie. "Dogs are herd animals and we are their herd. They enjoy to accompany us and not being left at home," she said. While Nora Sarastuen was not sure who enjoyed the movies more, her Cavalier or herself, Kristina Fjone said that her Cavalier liked to watch TV.
PORTUGALS PRESTIGIOUS
Roulette
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