The final days are here – I am trying not to count them down as my heart gets sad. I spend so many wonderful hours and days and weeks with these little loves, that saying goodbye is bittersweet.
They are ready. They are sleeping on their own, eating 3 good meals a day and confident in their own skin. I know they will take on the challenge of change in their new homes well and will be so loved.
They did not want to pose again for me, but obliged for a few minutes in between playing on the stairs – it’s always fun for me to get the pictures so I can see how their heads and bodies change with the passing weeks, and inform my decision making moving forward.
Miss Ennis, who will now be called “Dolly” will stay in my breeding program with a friend of mine Kathryn as we watch her grow up. I look forward to keeping close tabs on her. Derry (now MIllie) and Dublin (now Max) will stay local with families around the PNW and will no doubt enjoy adventures around here.
The Irish cavalier litter are doing so well. They are now sleeping on their own at night and only cry a little bit before settling down for the night.
They went on a road trip to Sequim where they saw Opthlamologist Dr Nathan Kice, and all got their eyes cleared – it’s always nice for that to happen. Next up is heart checks with cardiologist Dr Jerry Woodfield to clear hearts before they can go to their forever homes at 12 weeks.
This time with them is so precious and we are so thankful for these sweet little babies
Because of COVID, we have all been starved of going to going to shows. The State-wide restrictions have made it almost impossible all year to get together.
The Cavalier of Puget Sound (COPS) show, which are usually held mid year, were postponed till this weekend in the hopes that the numbers would be smaller. They were able to join with the shows at Richfield WA and have back to back specialty shows the day before the All breed shows that were happening on the weekend.
So, Phoenix and Summer and I, met Susan and Alisha from Lockestar cavaliers, who brought along Sirius, James and Christopher, and we had a day full of fun with our fellow cavalier fanciers. There were rules of course – stay 6ft apart and wear a mask at all times, but we all complied – anything to be able to do what we love 🙂
Our brilliant judges were Mrs Patricia Hastings and Mr Gary Stiles.
The second COPS show was dedicated to the late Nancy Rice Waggoner who passed away earlier this year. She was incredibly dedicated to the sport of cavaliers – what I mean by that is what she didn’t just see them as “pretty” lap dogs, but saw them as capable working dogs also, and many of her dogs worked on other titles as well – they got therapy titles so she could give back to others and agility titles so they could show they could move and keep their brains active. She tried to breed to the standard winning many accolades over the years – Best of Breeds, Group Placements, Best in Shows – her hard work showed in her placements. And she was a really lovely person. I always remember her smile greeting everyone at every show I went to. I was glad this show was dedicated to her memory.
Here are some of the many wonderful memories from the show – obviously not everything is here – thank you to Becky Smith’s husband Steve for taking photos ringside.
Our show chairs Becky Smith and Kathi Ogle
The table dedicated to Nancy and her achievements
Alisha (breeder/owner/handler) and Christopher (Lockestar Hundred Acre Wood)
Christopher won Winner’s Dog and a major!
James (Kaszuri East Of Eden) and Susan (owner/handler) – he won his class this show
Kathi (owner handler) on the move with Donny (BISS GCH Covington Hopjack at Kendallkastle)
Summer (Kazuri’s Sweet Summertime Kisses) on the move with me (breeder/owner/handler)
Ember (Lokazuri Star’s Ember Waves Of Flame For Elleme) doing her down and back with owner / handler Megan.
Emma and Averley (Beckwith Believe You Me) who won winners Bitch and Best of Winners for a major!
Susan (owner handler) and Sirius (GCH CH Lockestar ‘Cause I’M Up To No Good RATM CGCA CGCU TKN) on the move
Carla (owner handler) and Denny (GCH Covington Designed By Time)
Donna and Hogan (who won BISS in the first specialty show) (GCH Brookhaven’s Here Comes Hogan)
Julia and Simon (CH Orchard Hill Say it’s True)
Becky (breeder/owner/handler) and Violette (CH Beckwith Violette)
Kathi and Donny won Best In Show (Specialty) from the Veteran class – sometimes Covid rules go out the window temporarily to celebrate such a wonderful victory!
Time is flying by so fast – I cant believe I am half way to some of these guys going home. Oh my gosh – I cant even think about it.
They are all super eaters now. When the bowls go down, they chow down. They were introduced to the big pack this week and Phoenix (my 1 year old ruby cavalier) was especially excited. If you want to see a video of her playing with one, i put it on Instagram @kazuri_beaglesandcavaliers She sits by their pen and tries t play through the bars and begs me to lets them out several times a day.
The pups are getting so good at walking around and playing that we decided to take them for their first outing outside into the yard. They were a little shy at first (as you will see in the pictures), but once they had figured out that they were safe, they started exploring a little and chewing on leaves and such. It is still a little cold out, and so we didn’t stay for long. We will take them out for small times again each day. 🙂
Here are the latest pictures of the babies – they are getting bigger. <3
Hamilton
Aaron
Angelica
Eliza
Peggy
I will be forever thankful to Heidi Mohn from Covington cavaliers for allowing me to use her beautiful boy Denny ( CKCSC-USA CH & AKC CH Covington Designed By Time) for this litter.
Thank you for your interest in my puppies and breeding program. At this stage I don’t know if any of these puppies will be available as I will start assessing them around week 7/8 to see who will stay in my breeding program. I thank you for your patience and understanding. I do understand how hard it is to wait.
If you want to be considered for a puppy, please look on my “puppy page” for all the information you need about my breeding plans, FAQs, and a questionnaire to fill out. Thanks, Sarah
It has been quite a week. we were absolutely gutted on Wednesday night when we lost our littlest guy 🙁 But thankfully the other six are strong and healthy and growing like little flowers.
We decided that their blog names should follow “Hamilton” – it is one of our favorite plays and since they were born on “President’s day” it seemed only fitting.
So, introducing: Our 3 girls <3
Angelica
Eliza
Peggy
And the boys <3
Hamilton (Hammy)
George
Aaron
I dont know if any of these puppies are available at this stage. Offers will be made as soon as I know – probably closer to 7-8 weeks. Thank you for understanding.
