COFFEE WITHOUT A

CAVALIER?REALLY?  

by the super talented Libor Král

NOUVEAUCHAMPION

Séverine Abraham of Sévijean's Cavaliers, who is located in the North East of France in the Champagne-Ardenne Region, has a new French Champion.....CH HARANA BRUNO MARRS (imp UK) who recently won his 10th CAC. Bred in the UK by Lucy Koster and sired by Honeybet My Way ex Harana Rihanna. Bravo Bruno

GUCCI...DESIGNER DOGS

Alessandro Michele is the current creative director of Gucci and one of his recent collections seems to be inspired by Staffordshire Spaniels...

Embroidered striped wool knit top   £1,610

 
the complete look

 

 Tweed jacket...£2420

...hurry now, you have just time to purchase before Crufts!

           IT'S CARNIVAL TIME

Canada’s 2016 Top Dogs List has been published with Ch Miletree Carnival (Ch Miletree Constellation X Ch Shirmont Birthday Carousel) being recognized as number 1 Cavalier, number 2 Toy Dog and number 10 Dog All Breeds. "Cruz" is owned by Robert & Elaine Whitney (Sigma Chi), Canada & Dr Bruce & Shirley Henry (Shirmont), USA. His breeders are Peter & Ruta Towse (Miletree) UK.  Seen here winning under Jenny MacAlpine (Annatika)

well done Cruz and co...super achievement

 BLUEBELL'S BIRTHDAY

HAPPY BIRTHDAY.....CH LORANKA'S STAR SURPRISEwhocelebrated her 14th Birthday recently. Many Happy Returns

HOW "ART" THOU?

sent in by Bruno Castro from Portugal....Toy Spaniel? or looking closer, maybe a Lowchen

.....andanother delightful piece of artwork

Daughters of King George 111 by John Singleton Copley in 1785

Sent by Elsa-Marie Kitching from Wiltshirewho writes "Isn’t this delightful – peachy all round. Little Princess Amelia in her  highly decorous“buggy” with her sisters and adorable spaniels. Born at theRoyal Lodge, Windsor on 7th August 1783, Her Royal Highness Princess Amelia was the 15th child and sixth daughter of King George 111 and his very busy wife, Queen Charlotte. The only one of the royal children to be born at Windsor Castle. Amelia was a strong character who unfortunately suffered bouts of ill health, eventually dying on November 2nd 1810,  aged just 25 , on her brother Edward’s birthday.  When she knew she was dying she had a Mourning ring made for her adored father. A lock of her auburn hair set under crystal surrounded by diamonds .Amelia’s love interest was  the Hon Charles FitzRoy, second son of Lord FitzRoy, 1st Baron Southampton. Charles was 21 years older. Though Amelia and Charles wanted to marry the provisions of The Royal Marriages Act prevented them from doing so. How sad was that? Enjoy the portrait. Apparently the artist, like so many before and since, found working with  children and animalsexceedingly trying." Thank you Else Marie for your snippets that accompany the paintings you find and send to Chatterbox.

Charles I: A Royal Prisoner

at Carisbrooke Castle

Charles I arrived at Carisbrooke Castle on the Isle of Wight in November 1647 after escaping from Hampton Court Palace in Surrey. He had been held under house arrest for 18 months, most recently at the palace, having surrendered to the Scots in May 1646 after defeat in the Civil War. The Scots had handed him over to Parliament, and while they and the army debated what to do with him, he had decided the wisest course was to slip away. Arriving first at Titchfield Abbey in Hampshire, he opened negotiations with Colonel Robert Hammond, the Parliamentarian governor of the Isle of Wight but also the brother of his chaplain, and thought to be a crypto-Royalist. Presumably Charles believed that being on the Isle of Wight would afford him more freedom to keep in touch with his supporters. But Charles had misjudged Hammond. Arriving at Carisbrooke Castle on 22 November, he placed himself under the governor’s protection; but rather than helping him to escape, Hammond became his gaoler. Initially, though, Charles was allowed considerable freedom, driving about the island in his coach. Many of his household came to join him. A few weeks after his arrival he was even able to sign a military agreement with the Scots known as the Engagement. But after a sympathetic local officer tried to raise the people of the island to help release the king, and with negotiations with Parliament over his future appearing to have stalled, Charles’s imprisonment became stricter. He was confined to the castle, and escape seemed like a good option again. On the night of 20 March 1648, everything was seemingly in place for him to make his escape. Despite the stricter conditions, he was still able to contact supporters outside the castle, smuggling out secret messages via his chambermaid, Mary – and horses and a boat were made ready for the getaway. All Charles had to do was climb out of his bedchamber window overlooking the courtyard, lower himself on a cord, and make his way to the curtain wall. There his page, Henry Firebrace, would lower him to the ground. There was a fatal flaw in his plan, however. Charles had, he told Firebrace, checked that his head would fit between the window bars, 'and he was sure, where that would pass, the body would follow’. But when he attempted to clamber out, with Firebrace waiting below. 'His Majesty … too late, found himself mistaken, he sticking fast between his breast and shoulders, and not able to get forwards or backwards … Whilst he stuck, I heard him groane, but could not come to help him.'

Undeterred by this embarrassing failure, Charles attempted another escape two months later. He had been moved to another, more secure bedchamber, and a similar plan was hatched for 28 May. This time the bars of his window were loosened in advance with nitric acid, and his guards had been bribed. But there were too many people in on the secret, and two of the guards betrayed it. Charles saw that extra sentries had been posted below his window, and decided to stay put. In the end it was Charles’s political manoeuvrings while at Carisbrooke, rather than his escape attempts, that sealed his fate. Under the terms of his agreement with the Scots, Charles promised that if a Scottish army would help him regain the throne, he would establish Presbyterianism in England. The resulting Scottish invasion, along with simultaneous Royalist uprisings in England and Wales, led to the brief Second Civil War. When the Scots were defeated by Oliver Cromwell in August 1648, the outlook for Charles was bleak.

When the king finally left Carisbrooke, on 6 September 1648, it was with the approval of Parliament to try to join negotiations with the King on the island in Newport. After their failure he was moved, first to Hurst Castle on the mainland, and then stage by stage to London.

By then, impatient with Charles’s intrigues, and recognising that there would be no peace with him alive, a number of radical MPs and army officers had decided that he should be charged with high treason. He was tried, found guilty, and executed in Whitehall at the Banqueting House on 30 January 1649.

 GIVE THEM AIR

Teresa Tocco-Davenport and George Davenport, owners of EarthWise Pet Supply & Grooming are pictured with their Cavalier "Reese" and Washington New Jersey Township's Fire Chief holding a pet oxygen mask and two firefighters. The new store owners are raising funds to supply the local Fire Department with more of the needed pet oxygen masks in various sizes.

KICKING OFF THE

YEAR.....IN THE UK

The first two All breed shows of the year were Boston and Manchester.....join, in photo form, some of the people who were there enjoying the day

Judge Dick Morrisonand Steward

Sandra Ireland Moger and Carol Jenkins

Chris Knight, Hazel Edwards, Marian Mynott, Lynda Goodgame

Elaine Berwick, Sheena MacLaine, Rob Sansom, Laura Davies

Hayley Chambers, Dennis and Tina Homes

Anne Marie Cullen, Ellen Renaud, Lesley Kilcoyne

Norma and Lucy Koster

Hilda Brewer

Laura Barraclough

Sue Mangham and Elaine Williams

 Sheila Hunter

Norma, Maryann Hogan, Ruta Towse, David Moger

Cesar Cortes and Rosemary Eustace

Judge Pam Craig

and a couple of UK Cavalier Clubs held their first Open shows of 2017    

The Eastern Counties Cavalier King Charles Society recently held its Ruby Anniversary Open Show, held almost 40 years from the day of its first KC approved show on 16^th January 1977. This year’s event attracted an entry of  117 dogs for judge Evan Ryan (Cavalli) over from Ireland. Thanks to Steve Mynott for these shots.  Pictured are the committee with the judge about to cut the celebration cake which exhibitors shared during the lunch break together with a glass of bucks fizz. All exhibitors were presented with a goody bag which included treats for the dogs and humans, together with snoods and a commemorative towel. Bottles of port were given to the major winners including Best Ruby Cavalier, not beaten by any other Ruby. Evan very kindly donated sashes for his principle winners which included BIS/Best Ruby.... Lochbuie Reddy For Anything,  RBIS /BOS.... Arroline Infinity JW, Best Puppy...Tamyse Theo Avec Pamedna and BV..... Cavaliegh Innocence.

  
Lochbuie Reddy For Anything

Best Bitch and BIS: Lochbuie Reddy For Anything
Best Dog and RBIS: Arroline Infinity JW
BPIS: Tamyse Theo avec Pamedna
BVIS: Cavaleigh Innocence

Reserve Best Bitch : Miletree Ophelia at Stavonga

Reserve Best Dog : Khatibi Bark Obama

lapping it up

Frank Ballantine (Middleshot) came from Scotland to judge the Regular classes at the Northern CKCSS Open showin Yorkshire on Sunday 22nd January and the Special Award Classes were given to Ron Stewart (Marchog) and between them they had attracted a very respectable entry of 127 from 90 dogs. Hand Made by Fifidog beds were there and as always were selling well. At lunchtime there was a good choice of hot food and I think people like the idea of coffee and tea provided free all afternoon.  Following on from their successful day at Manchester on the Friday, a few of the Committee laid on cup cakes, Prosecco and cake for anyone who cared to join in the celebrations. So there was a lot going on, in and out of the ring. Here are some pics from the days events.

Best Bitch and Best in Show : Craigowl Keep in Touch

Best Dog and Best Opposite : Craigowl Out of Reach JW

Reserve Best Bitch and Reserve Best in Show : Crimbledale Jemima at Beaudale

Reserve Best Dog : Carolus Don Santino JW SHCM

Best Puppy : Salegreen Peony for Paulian

Best Veteran : Korolevsky Iosef SHCM

Best Vintage : Peakdowns Penny Lane

Craigowl Keep In Touch

Craigowl Out of Reach JW

Crimbledale Jemima at Beaudale

   
Carolus Don Santino JW SHCM

Salegreen Peony at Paulian

 Korolevsky Iosef SHCM

Peakdowns Penny Lane

Sian and Steve Watts with Marilyn Claydon

Debbie Kerr and Kathleen Holland

Cherrill Deans 
  

Diane Loynd and Louise Greenhalgh

Karen Lister

Lesley Klcoyne, Maxine and Andy Shone, Ted Rogerson

Jeff Hindle, Janice Spark and Jean Ballatine


Gordon Inglis, Richard Lee, Diane Whitfield, Norma, Joanne Hall, Cherrill Deans
 

THE SMARTEST DOGS 

There's no easy way to rate dog intelligence. As canine psychologist Stanley Coren wrote back in the 90s, there's adaptive intelligence (figuring stuff out), working intelligence (following orders), and instinctive intelligence (innate talent). In his book " The Intelligence of Dogs ," he featured the results of a lengthy survey of 199 dog obedience judges.

In the Toy Group...I found

TOP TIER....the brightest working dogs, who tend to learn a new command in less than five seconds and obey at least 95% of the time......PAPILLONcame 8th

SECOND TIER......excellent working dogs, who tend to learn a new command in 5-15 exposures and obey at least 85% of the time.....POMERANIAN came 23rd

THIRD TIER.....above-average working dogs, who tend to learn a new trick in 15-25 repetitions and obey at least 70% of the time......YORKSHIRE TERRIER (27th)AFFENPINSCHER (37th)

FOURTH TIER.....average working dogs, who tend to learn a new trick in 25-40 repetitions and obey at least 50% of the time......CAVALIER (44th) KING CHARLES (45)BICHON, (45) HAVANESE (47)

FIFTH TIER...fair working dogs, who tend to learn a new trick in 40-80 repetitions and respond about 40% of the time.....PUG (57) MALTESE (59) GRIFFON (59) IT GREYHOUND (60) CHINESE CRESTED (61), JAPANESE CHIN (62) CHIHUAHUA (67)

SIXTH TIER...the least effective working dogs, who may learn a new trick after more than 100 repetitions and obey around 30% of the time.....PEKINGESE (73)

There are of course exceptions and other ways of measuring intelligence.

Coren tells about a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever he owned that was in some ways too smart for competitions. "He was so bright and attentive that he read my every motion, head turn, and even the direction that I was looking with my eyes, as a command. That made him very difficult to compete with in obedience trials, since, for instance, a glance with my eyes in the direction of the high jump might be interpreted by him as a command and that would send him off, taking the jump beautifully of course, but nonetheless disqualifying us from that round of competition."

De Waal spoke in defense of the Afghan hound (who came last in 79th place) noting that they may not be unintelligent but rather independent-mined, stubborn, and unwilling to follow orders. "Afghans," he wrote, "are perhaps more like cats, which are not beholden to anyone."

HEALTHIER HATTIE

Staff at Southfields Veterinary Surgery in Sale, Greater Manchester, are offering free 15 minute advice on the correct diet and exercise regime to suit the size and breed of clients’ animals. Southfields’ head nurse Paula Gallimore said: “Obesity is a major issue in pets, as we have seen an increase in the number of overweight pets coming in. A lot of people who come into our surgeries don’t realise their pets are overweight. Many health issues come later in life when it is harder for them to lose weight, so it is a worrying situation.Many owners spoil their pets with too many titbits, treats and scraps off their own plates. Then it becomes a vicious circle because pets can’t walk far as they’re overweight, so don’t get enough exercise. Just like many humans enrol in slimming classes in January, we’ve set up clinics to advise owners on the best diet for their pets. We want to develop good habits.” One of the pets to have already benefited from the weight clinic is nine-year-old Cavalier Hattie, owned by Gill Rossini, from Wythenshawe, south Manchester. Thanks to the practice’s advice on diet and exercise, Hattie’s weight has shrunk from 21.9kg to 19kg in three weeks, and she is on target for her goal weight of 14kg. Ms Rossini said: “Hattie is much livelier and happier, and seems to be healthier in herself. She jumps up to go for a walk, is trotting along when she is exercised and isn’t sleeping as much.”

THE LEADING LORDS AND

LEADING LADIES

The Cavalier Club Trophies 2016 won on points

 
TOP UK CAVALIER with most individual points and Top Blenheim...CH LORANKA'S CUPID JW

Best Stud Dog....  ENGLISH CH, AKC GRAND CH, CKCSC USA CH BROOKHAVEN BELIEVE IT OR NOT

Best Brood Bitch..... KAISHMAR KRISTINA by courtesy of her winning children CH CASTLEWYTCH RAVE ON WITH RUSSMIC, CASTLEWYTCH TOUCH OF CLASS JW, CASTLEWYTCH PERFECTION OF CHARNAVALE JW,CASTLEWYTCH GENTLE TOUCH FOR TORAYLAC

Best Black/Tan....SORATA MISS EMILY SANSARA

Best Black/Tan bred by exhibitor....CH HARANA KIKI DEE

Best Ruby....CH LOCHBUIE CAPPUCCINO

Top Bitch (2nd behind Cupid) and Best Tricolour .....CH LORANKA'S MOMENTS LIKE THIS

Top Puppy Bitch..ELLEMICH I'M A CELEBRITY JW

Top Puppy Dog....CHARNELL HOGAN JW

Best of Breed most times    3 dogs tied for 1st place with 4 BOB each 

CH HARANA ERROL BROWN JW

CH LORANKA'S CUPID JW

 MULTI CH, ENGLISH CH GILLESPIE DIAMOND CHASER OF PASCAVALE

 SWEET DREAMS.....Cavalier bed linen