The Cavalier Chronicle
December 2015
Editor's Mesage
Holly Brookins
Congratulations!
UK, CKCSC, USA & AKC CH Brookhaven Believe It Or Not
"Ripley"
#1 Cavalier UK - cavaliers.uk.co System
#2 Cavalier and #1 Dog - Cavalier Club System
#2 Cavalier - Dog World System
UK, CKCSC, USA & AKC CH Brookhaven Believe It Or Not
UK, CKCSC, USA & AKC CH Brookhaven Believe It Or Not
UK, CKCSC, USA & AKC CH Brookhaven Believe It Or Not
ACKCSC Rescue Trust- Volunteers Needed!
Pictured is Cameron Brookins, "rescue ambassador" with one of our foster girls!
https://cavalierrescuetrust.org/volunteers12/volunteer-application-2
CKCSC of Greater Atlanta Specialty Judge's Critique- David Kirkland, Rokirk Cavaliers
CKCSC of Greater Atlanta Specialty Critique
Thank you to the CKCSC of GA for inviting me to judge their specialty and to the exhibitors for bringing their dogs. It is always an honor to be asked to judge a specialty and I thoroughly enjoyed myself both in and out of the ring. Special thanks to Sue Bess for handling all of my arrangements and to Ken Bess for toting me around. Although not required for this show, I offered to write some comments on the main winners. I hope you all find them useful in understanding my decisions. Perhaps, they can be published in your club newsletter. Finally, thanks for the Cavalier coasters which now occupy the coffee table in our den. The trophies offered at this show were exceptional!
Almeara Extra Extraordinary (Whitmire) Eye-catching well-broken blen pup only 6 months old with so much ring savvy and presence for his tender age. Truly full of himself. Balanced silhouette with correct bone for his size. Sound mover with level topline and properly set-on and carried tail. Sweet expression from well-placed, large, dark eyes, nicely proportioned skull accompanies a filled and cushioned muzzle. Difficult to miss the many virtues of this youngster. Happy to award him WINNERS DOG and BEST PUPPY. I will be interested to watch him mature. I understand he also won the sweepstakes. Congratulations on a wonderful day!
Tudorose Rhythm N Blues (Mixon) Another lovely blen youngster nearly one year of age and sharing many of the same virtues. Rich, dark color and silky coat, slightly off-square outline, short-coupled body with adequate bone to match. Pleasing head with large, dark eyes and well-cushioned muzzle in correct proportion to skull. Very exuberant youngster albeit a bit uncontrolled at times; but, I saw enough of his movement to know he is sound in all directions. His many qualities earned him RESERVE WINNERS DOG.
Brookhaven I’m No Angel (Ayers/Martz) The winner of a very competitive BBE class. This well-broken blen girl was pressed hard by her rivals but proved victorious due to her overall balance and structure. A pleasure to go over; well-ribbed, short-coupled with proper amount of leg, good bone and short hocks. A picture in side movement; crested neck flows into level topline and on to a well-set and carried tail. Let’s not forget her classic head; sweet, feminine, enchanting expression, large well-placed dark eyes, well-filled muzzle and jet black pigment. A bit shy of coat which called even more attention to her correctly balanced silhouette. She was the one I wanted to take home. Happy to award her WINNERS BITCH, BEST OF WINNERS, BEST OF BREED and BEST BBE. Congratulations on a fantastic day!
Almeara Look At Me (Whitmire) Charismatic, lightly marked blen in glorious coat and condition. So sound in movement anyway you look carrying a level topline. Balanced silhouette with good bone, body substance and short hocks. Sweet expression from large dark eyes, dark pigment and well-cushioned muzzle, a pleasure to stare at her face. So much to admire about this girl. I was back and forth in my mind between her and the winner and it came down to the smallest of detail. An abundance of virtues earned her RESERVE WINNERS BITCH.
Signature Day Dreamer (Couture) Lovely correct-sized blen dog with a well-broken coat of rich color. Fully mature with short-coupled well-ribbed shape. Level topline and correctly set and carried tail. Excellent mover coming, going and around exhibiting good reach and drive. The most beautiful large, dark eyes on a masculine head with well-cushioned muzzle. His many virtues of breed type earned him BEST OF OPPOSITE SEX. Congratulations on your win!
Ch. Aranel Avenger (Talley, Smith, Aldous) Well-broken blen of a good rich color and correct silky coat. Proper short-coupled silhouette although a bit underdeveloped in body due to his young age. Excellent bone, solid topline. Masculine, correctly shaped head with large eyes and well-filled muzzle. Sound coming and in profile but needs strength in the rear. Happy to award him SELECT DOG.
GCH. Manor House Right As Rain (McCaslin) Blen girl in excellent condition. Although not plentiful, her coat glistened. Her abundant ear feathering framed a face with gorgeous large, dark eyes and full muzzle complimenting her sweet expression. Well-made throughout, sound movement in all ways with level topline and properly carried tail. Quality bitch whom I have previously given top awards. I just preferred the size and femininity of the eventual winner. Easily deserving of SELECT BITCH.
GCH. St Jon Copper River(Wehking) Really admired this dog’s pretty face and kind expression. Beautiful coat of a dark, rich, ruby color. Good substance and bone. Sound coming, going and around with tail carried right off his back. His topline could be stronger. Happy to give him an AWARD OF MERIT.
GCH. Chantismere Chi Chi (Talley) Sweet faced girl with rich blen color. Sound mover coming and going. Good to go over; but, unfortunately she dropped her head going around the ring which spoiled her outline. I suspect this occurred since her handler moved her much too fast. Still in all, she easily deserved an AWARD OF MERIT.
Karvale Brookhaven Finn THD CGCA (Utych) Never easy to judge the Veterans as all of them touch my heart and I want to award all of them first. This blen caught my eye due to his well-conditioned silky coat, solid topline and properly constructed body. I was happy to award him BEST VETERAN. I would like to congratulate all of the entered Veterans with ages ranged from 7 years to 13 years! All of them in excellent well-muscled condition. Thank you for bringing them.
Member Spotlight: Beth Arenburg
1. How long have you been involved in Cavaliers? - since about 1985
2. How did you choose the breed (or did it choose you?) - My Husband, Rick, and I were attending the wedding of one of his cousins. It was held at the home of Kathy Powers. After just about everyone had left, Kathy let her dogs out and we fell in love. It was not until the summer of 1990 that we got our first one.
3. Tell us about your first Cavalier.- The first one came from Kathy Powers, a blenheim girl. We named her Sydney. She was a sweet loving little girl. Whenever we took her somewhere, when she was ready to go home she would sit at the front door, staring at it until we finally left. She passed away at 8-1/2 yrs. with mitral valve issues.
4. Are you involved in any Cavalier activities (breeding, showing, rescue,Cavalier meet-up groups)? - Not at this time.
Holiday Treats with Dr. Judy
Trainer's Corner: Stocking Stuffers for your Pet!
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The Book Nook: Mondo Man-Smartest Dog in all the Land
Review by Holly Brookins
http://www.amazon.com/Mondo-Man-Smartest-Dog-Land/dp/0615309887
Mondo Man Book Release Party
Mondo Man Book Release Party
Westminster
Holiday Pet Safety!
Brags!
Almeara Visionnaire “Stevie” – best junior in puppy sweeps under judge Kathy Gentil
Karvale Brookhaven Finn THD CGCA – best veteran in show under judge David Kirkland
Cavalier Puppy Picnic
Club Reminders!
Please consider making a donation to our Winter Specialty Trophy Fund! We will be acknowledging all our donors with a ringside poster and also on our website. You can make a donation online on our website at :
http://www.ckcscatlanta.org/on-line-trophy-donation
Or, download the form from the website and mail in a check! Your donations are needed to support the wonderful trophies we provide at our Specialties!
Membership Renewal
Have you renewed your CKCSCGA membership for 2016 yet? You need to renew by December 31, 2015. Our treasurer, Claire Ellis, mailed out renewal packets in mid November, so please be sure to turn in your membership renewal. You can also renew online at:
http://www.ckcscatlanta.org/2016-membership-renewal
Winter Specialty Show
Our Winter Specialty will be held on Saturday, February 6, 2016 at the Atlanta Expo Center South, in conjunction with the Cherokee Rose Cluster Shows. Come celebrate 15th annual Specialty with us! We will have cake and punch at ringside, along with a small silent auction. Close date for the show entries is Saturday, February 6, 2016 and our show superintendent is MB-F.
Our judges will be: Erica Venier (Orchard Hill US) for regular classes, Collette Jaynes (AKC) for Puppy and Veteran’s Sweeps and Audrey Lycan (US) for Junior Showmanship.
ACKCSC 2016 Calendars – Thank you to everyone who purchased one of our calendars! We SOLD OUT! If you would still like to have one of these beautiful calendars, you can order one online at the ACKCSC website store:
http://www.ackcsc.org/index.php/store-home/calendar
Need Some Sunshine?
Cavaliers of Greater Atlanta
Email: hmajka1@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.ckcscatlanta.org/
Location: Atlanta, GA, United States
Phone: 404-580-4498
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