Cutey Cutey!

...as babies always are...

Miss Karissa, now 6 weeks old.  Sleepy eyes and perfect lips.

Anonymous Donor

I came home on Saturday to find this plastic bag containing some lovely little red capsicums outside my door. Thinking I knew who the donor would be - a colleague and nearish neighbour, -  I waited until I would see her in person today at work to say thanks.
But it wasn't her.
Now I have no idea who is was, but I am grateful for the thought and the potential yumminess. If it was YOU and YOU are reading this - many thanks for thinking of me and please reveal yourself :)

You Bea-UTE-y!

Whilst my folks are galavanting around Europe, I have had a chance to galavant around in my Dad's ute. Aside from being a little more difficult to negotiate out my driveway, it's been excellent. Especially for transporting dogs and gear to a dog show. You would not hazard the amount of crap one lugs in and out to show one small dog off to his potential.

I also quite like being higher up on the motorway. And I have even quite enjoyed driving a manual again.

Thanks Hilt - she's bloody beaUTEy, boy!

More Dog Stuff

I have sure made a lot of dog related posts lately.

No big wins for us today at our TIKI Champ show, but a couple of nice placings. Especially proud of Hugo's 3rd in NZ Bred as a shaggy neuter boy in a class of 6. Also he placed second in Best Dog Head (to the show winner).
He was such a good boy, and I am sure his presence had a positive influence on Stirling's anxiety.

The photo today shows the trophy table in the background; some evidence of the silverware I had to track down, receive, account for, catalogue (also have done photographically), polish (thankfully most were already pretty clean) bubble wrap, transport, unpack, display and gain signatures and contacts details of all who won them today.

I actually DID get 2 myself - forgot to mention above. Best Handler and Best Neuter. The latter trophy will get Du Maurier Sir Hugo's name engraved on it 3rd time running :)

Canine Valium!

I'm at 4 dog shows this weekend - 2 All Breeds, our Tiki CKCS Championship show, and Auckland Toy Dog. All at the same venue, but will still be very full on, and with a busy environment, my little dogs sometimes get a bit overwhelmed.
So much so for Reilly that this time he is staying at Aunty Mignon's; the show scene really isn't for him. Hugo, as a neuter, is able to be entered at the Tiki show. Nothing much phases him, except he does hate the bath routine - thankfully that is over!
Stirling's entered in all 4. He has been through a patch of feeling unhappy in the ring lately. Upon the recommendation of a respected cavalier breeder/judge I got what she called 'Valium for dogs'; a homeopathic remedy for anxiety called Gelsemium. Maybe 'rescue remedy' for dogs?
He's been having the drops for a few days now. Here's hoping they will make him feel less anxious and on top of the world tomorrow and Sunday!

It's Officially Official

My family here, is legal.

Got the paperwork to confirm my multiple dog ownership status tonight.

Which is good - but also a little inaccurate.





For starters we Cavalier King Charles Spaniel owners really do like the name to be said correctly. It is not King Charles Cavalier.
Secondly, Hugo and Stirling are not red, but blenheim. I can handle Reilly being called black, but really? Red?
And lastly, please don't tell Reilly he's a girl. He has enough problems feeling manly as it is! And Stirling might also be a tad confused by this; after all Reilly is his Dad not his Mum!

Is It A Bird?

No, not this time, (not even a Bird of Paradise) but again, I love the colours :)