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Tori and Charlie welcome their cavalier babies to the world

For those who know me well, I have had a journey of ups and downs in my cavalier king charles breeding program. I have had many missed pregnancies, and re-absorbed puppies or puppies that have been DOA. Breeding is not for the faint of heart at the best of times, but sometimes it feels like the stars are not alinging.

Miss Tori is almost 3, and fully health tested. This was her first litter, and between you and me, she isnt the best eater. I was not sure how pregnancy would go for her. Surprisingly she took to pregnancy quite well and was looking rather round. I suspected maybe 6 on board.

Cavaliers are a little sneaky and like to give birth on day 58-61 rather than waiting the full 63 days, so when she started to show some signs of digging and restlessness on day 60 I watched her even closer than I had been before.

I slept overnight beside her, but it wasn’t until Tuesday that it seemed like things were kicking into gear. She didn’t want me to leave her side and wanted to pee frequently – both favorable signs.

The snood around her ears protects her ears from getting tangled/mucky during the birth process.

Around 9pm she started to push actively and at 9:20pm we had our first baby – a little girl

by 10:15pm she had her second little girl

By this stage I was surprised we got 2 blenheims – so when baby girl 3 came and it was a tri, I was so excited – another girl

I was starting to think maybe we were going to have a litter of all girls, but no baby 4 was a boy

Then another blen boy at 12:15

And one final boy arrived just after 1.

Tori was an absolute rockstar and already loves her babies – she licks them and pushes them close to her.

If you are interested in your own Kazuri Beagle or Cavalier King Charles Spaniel pup?  Please visit our Puppy page for information on our breeding plans, and pricing, how we place pups and how to apply. We would love to hear from you.

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DeeJay welcomes her babies into the world

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Before this breeding took place, I knew DeeJay would be due to give birth during or around our specialty show. I asked a trusted friend if she was available to whelp them and she agreed. I was so grateful and knew they were in good hands.

DeeJay’s xray showed 4 big pups and so due to her tiny size, we decided to do an elective C. It turned out that they just looked big comapred to her small size as they were not that big at all.

She came through surgery just fine and had 3 girls and a boy. Unfortunately, shortly after birth, the boy became purple and struggled to breathe. Despite all the best efforts, we lost him. I have to believe there was something wrong with him that would have made his life difficult. While it is never ever easy to lose them at birth, losing them after weeks or months is even harder.

DeeJay is a wonderful momma, just like her mom and grandmother before her. She takes very good care of her littles <3

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The Cavalier pups are integrating into our life here at Kazuri

We do not have a “Kennel” – our dogs are our home pets and part of our family. So, our puppies are raised as much as we can with our family. As the puppies get old enough, they start to meet the older dogs, have time inside playing with toys and outside when it’s not too cold. They have even been watching Nick during his treadmill sessions to keep fit – I like to think of them as his little cheerleaders.

Enjoy the photos of them integrating into life at Kazuri

Are you are interested in your own Kazuri Beagle or Cavalier King Charles Spaniel pup?  Please visit our Puppy page for information on our breeding plans, and pricing, how we place pups and how to apply.

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Callie and Nick’s beagle puppies are 6 weeks old

Look at these cute little nuggets! I mean is there anything on earth cuter than a beagle puppy? I think not.

They are curious and confident and love exploring our yard. This week I found a super cute little mossy patch and took their photos there – I had about 1 second before they dashed off, so apologies that some are a little blurry 🙂

Girl 1 (Saffron)

Girl 2 (Anise)

Boy 1 (Ghost)

Boy 2 (Jalapeno)

Boy 3 (Cayenne)

These puppies are all reserved. If you are interested in your own Kazuri Beagle or Cavalier King Charles Spaniel pup?  Please visit our Puppy page for information on our breeding plans, and pricing, how we place pups and how to apply.

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Cleo’s beagle pups on the blue chair

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I decided since we were taking photos of Ivy’s puppies on the blue chair, and because we didn’t do Cleo’s pups since they were at Malia’s in Spokane, that I would do blue chair photos with the two boys I have here. They are just waiting for their families to be ready to take them home.

Enjoy “Frog” (first 4) and “Toad” (last 4) 🙂 <3

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Cleo and Dutch’s beagle pups turn 8 weeks old

They are 8 weeks old – how did that happen?? Oh my gosh – they have the best personalities – not afraid of anything and ready for their new lives to begin.

They have been staying with co-breeder Malia for a couple of weeks and so I was lucky enough to pick them up and take some photos by her beautiful maple tree in the evening light. Enjoy their final photos

Frog

Toad

Bass

Kitty

Ducky

Interested in your own Kazuri Beagle or Cavalier King Charles Spaniel pup?  Please visit our Puppy page for information on our breeding plans, and pricing, how we place pups and how to apply.

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It’s SO sunny here in the PNW

What a beautiful start to the Summer we are having indeed. Ivy’s babies are enjoying being outside with the pack and exploring more of the yard. We don’t leave them out there unsupervised of course, but it’s wonderful to have the space for them to run and play safely.

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Tex and Chelsea continue to rock the ring in California

New win pictures for MBISS GCHS Kazuri N Van-Mar Trouble in Texas!

• Best of Opposite in Specialty Show and 15 inch Best of Variety under judge Michael Faulkner

• Best of Variety and Hound Group 4 under judge Dr. Donald Sturz

Our last BOV win photo to come… thanks to all the judges for finding our boy! I couldn’t be prouder as both a breeder, owner and most importantly as a friend of Chelsea and how much of a team she and Tex are.

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Cleo and Dutch welcome 5 beautiful beagle puppies into the world

Miss Cleo, right on time, started showing signs of early labor on Monday afternoon. Digging in her blankets, being generally uncomfortable and panting/shivering on and off. We try to give our girls space, and so I have a camera on them that I can watch from the next room. I see all kinds of things like them burying themselves in blankets, or looking at the camera, or sitting panting.

At 1:15am I felt things were getting close and so I went and lay down beside her on the bed we have in the whelping room. Sure enough by 1:45 she was pushing with intention and at 1:53 we had our first baby born – a boy 9.65oz

Baby #2 was born at 2:38am – a girl who was 10.35oz

Baby #3 was born at 2:48am – another girl – this one 9.4oz

Baby #4 was born at 3:29 – another boy – he was 10.35oz

Our final baby arrived at 3:38am – a 9.3oz boy.

Cleo did so well and settled right into motherhood nursing them and cleaning them wonderfully. All of the pups are strong and healthy and mama is doing awesome. I am so happy.

We are so thrilled to have co-bred this litter with Malia from Wanderlust beagles as she steps into her new role as a “breeder” of her first litter. I am grateful for the opportunity to mentor new breeders and then watch them fly into their own <3

Interested in your own Kazuri Beagle or Cavalier King Charles Spaniel pup?  Please visit our Puppy page for information on our breeding plans, and pricing, how we place pups and how to apply.

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An open letter to the fancy about Tex

Last October, Chelsea and I were given the opportunity to send our young special, Tex, with longtime handlers Mike and Karen Kurtzner to begin a campaign in pursuit of letting him live up to his full potential.

In January, Tex and Mike took their first steps into the ring together and were awarded Best of Variety and a group placement that very weekend! In the months that passed, Tex quickly amassed some great BOV and Group placement wins, making him the #1 fifteen inch beagle in the nation for January and February.

Much to our delight, we also had the honor of exhibiting at this year’s Westminster Kennel Club dog show, to which Tex continued to make more dreams come true – winning Best of Opposite Sex at his very first Westminster.

Campaigning a dog is an incredible privilege and responsibility. It is something we feel incredibly blessed and grateful to experience and, when you have a dog you believe in as much as we do, you have to give them the opportunity to shine.

Campaigning a dog also comes with considerable costs – time, energy, travel, personal life and financial demands. While we had hoped to make the budget stretch until December, it has become obvious that this is not achievable for us at this time.

To this end, Mike, Karen, Chelsea and I talked openly and made the mutual decision that Tex would go to Westminster and then head back to the West Coast to live with me again. While we all felt sad, we also all felt this was the best decision given the parameters we had to work in.

Tex has touched down in California after a little stop with me in Seattle, and is doing great. Mike and Karen took incredible care of him, and he is in top condition, and will be shown by Chelsea as I can.

We are so incredibly proud of all that Tex has accomplished is such a short amount of time. All that would not have been possible without the hard work, dedication, sacrifice, and years of experience that Mike and Karen have poured into our dog. We are so blessed, proud of, and incredibly grateful for them.

… Onto the next chapter! 🌟