tag:laurelwindcavalier.com,2005:/blogs/newsNews2023-08-18T04:50:42-06:00LaurelWind Cavaliersfalsetag:laurelwindcavalier.com,2005:Post/72589112023-08-18T04:50:42-06:002023-11-07T19:59:28-07:00Exciting Litter on the Ground!<p>We are so thrilled with our latest litter - born 6/2/23 - out of our Ch. Mockingbird's Alleluia and Chantismere Fearghal (Ireland). Just beautiful and so busy! There might be a couple of them available soon, so let me know if you have an interest!</p>LaurelWind Cavalierstag:laurelwindcavalier.com,2005:Post/71551742023-02-16T11:55:02-07:002023-02-16T11:55:02-07:002023 Litter Update<p>Well, we have good and bad news! Good news is that Gracie is expecting a small litter - she is high-risk, so we are hoping she will hang on to them through full term. The bad news is that Olivia is not expecting this time. No one ever said that breeding is easy! But, we keep moving. So, our next breeding is in March. Allie, our newest champion pictured below, is being bred to a really beautiful Irish boy. And, we will also be breeding our lovely Luna (pictured on our “Girls” page) to a lovely triple Champion - UK, AKC and CKCSC - in March as well!!</p>LaurelWind Cavalierstag:laurelwindcavalier.com,2005:Post/71474172023-02-02T06:01:34-07:002023-02-02T09:55:05-07:00Breeder of Merit<p>Last fall we were honored by the AKC with the designation of Breeder of Merit. What this means is that we are an ethical breeder, doing all of the recommended (and more) health testing for all of our dogs, make sure that all of our puppies are properly registered and that we have shown a number of our dogs to their championships. We have worked hard for this recognition and try every single day to raise the best puppies possible in every way - health, conformation and temperament!<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/59923/9c07ab5f33b2c2eca8a4800526ebed7b3c938502/original/cavkingcharles-bom-banner.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>LaurelWind Cavalierstag:laurelwindcavalier.com,2005:Post/71474132023-02-02T05:23:08-07:002023-02-02T05:24:23-07:00Grand Champion - Laurelwind Mockingbird Irish Blessing<p><span class="font_small"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/59923/e5680a31c7116e561b3814cb8bd2f63e98dacff8/original/vl3304-1.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span>I can't believe I never posted this before! Last summer we gained our third Grand Champion, Laurelwind Mockingbird Irish Blessing! He is a beautiful boy with lots of promise for his show career in the future. He wound up being nationally ranked even though he was only shown about 6-7 weekends in 2022. He is simply the sweetest boy ever, and now gets to come home and lord it over all of his girls!!</p>LaurelWind Cavalierstag:laurelwindcavalier.com,2005:Post/71474122023-02-02T05:19:20-07:002023-02-02T09:55:05-07:00New Champion!!<p>We are thrilled to announce our newest Champion, Mockingbird's Alleluia! She is a simply lovely girl out of Valentyne the Irish Tenor and our sweet Huntland Lexie of Mockingbird Laurelwind. Now that her show career is over, she gets to come home and begin her new adventure as a mother in the next few months!!</p>
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<p><span class="font_large">Well, so far this year we are making good on our puppy plans. We have a litter of five Blenheim boys on the ground right now at 2.5 weeks old, and a new litter of six tricolor/Blenheim puppies coming next week. We are gluttons for punishment. Our little boys are absolutely beautiful, and this new litter is hopefully going to be a gorgeous litter our of International Ch. Womanizer of An Excellent Choice - the loveliest tri boy we've ever seen and our beautiful Chloe! I am starting the interview process for our boys, and will for the new litter in a couple of weeks once I'm sure they are thriving.</span></p>
<p> </p>LaurelWind Cavalierstag:laurelwindcavalier.com,2005:Post/67891182021-10-28T05:39:04-06:002022-05-08T19:24:29-06:00Next Year's Breeding Plans<p>We are presently planning on three litters next year - maybe four if we aren't too worn out - with the first litter expected in May, and then the next litter 2-3 months later through the end of the year. We want our Show Team to finish up their championships and to mature before they are bred. I'll post when there's a new litter on the way!!</p>LaurelWind Cavalierstag:laurelwindcavalier.com,2005:Post/66904762021-07-16T20:53:00-06:002023-12-10T10:03:23-07:00Update to 2021 Breeding Plans<p>Hi all; Its July and we have our second litter of the year on the ground now. They are 8 weeks - 6 beautiful tricolor puppies, 3 boys and 3 girls. Most are committed to wonderful families who have been waiting for a long time for a puppy. This was my second litter this year - started in January with our first breeding and these puppies from the second litter will go home in mid-August. I'm not sure if I will do another litter this year or not, as I'm looking forward to a few months where I can sleep through the night, am not supplementing puppies every two hours, picking up puppy poo and washing puppy pads all day. I think I'll make a final decision in September. If I do take a break, I will have my next litter in Spring of 2022. Have not picked a sire yet, so don't know if it will be a Blenheim or Tri litter. I'll keep you all posted in the meantime.</p>LaurelWind Cavalierstag:laurelwindcavalier.com,2005:Post/63856072020-07-15T08:40:15-06:002023-12-10T10:00:15-07:00Our Breeding Plan for 2021<p>There has been a real shortage of Cavalier puppies born this year by responsible show breeders due to COVID-19 and the impact it has had on the dog show circuit. I have inquiries almost every day about available puppies. I've thought about this quite a lot, as many inquiries are from families who've lost their dog and who are looking to add one of these wonderful pets to their household. I expect to have three litters this year to try to help these families while I continue my program to breed my next show puppy. If you'd like me to alert you when I have a litter on the way or on the ground, please see my Contact Us page and select "Add Me to the Mailing List" on the form. I will only send out notifications when there is real litter news.</p>LaurelWind Cavalierstag:laurelwindcavalier.com,2005:Post/61346332020-01-20T07:26:05-07:002021-11-29T09:09:34-07:00Puppies on the Way<p>We are happy to report that we will have some puppies in early February, 2020 - we expect that they will be both Tricolor and Blenheim puppies. We are hojping for a nice show puppy in this litter, but all others will be available as pets. Let me know if you are interested! </p>LaurelWind Cavalierstag:laurelwindcavalier.com,2005:Post/58129062019-07-03T14:11:11-06:002023-12-10T10:35:19-07:00Gigi's Done It Again!!<p>We were not sure if this was going to work or not this time...there were a few challenging moments....but it DID work and we have about five or six puppies on the way. Gigi was bred to a lovely Blenheim boy from Shreveport. We have high hopes for a show puppy from this litter, which will be both tricolor and Blenheim puppies. But, its not likely that all of the pups will be show puppies, so if you have an interest in a beautiful pet, let me know. </p>LaurelWind Cavalierstag:laurelwindcavalier.com,2005:Post/56479102019-02-17T19:41:21-07:002022-05-08T19:26:12-06:00Gigi's Sweet Babies!<p>Gigi is our sweet girl at home, and she's had two lovely puppies out of Verheyen Jared, a beautiful boy from England and an AKC Champion. We love these little boys! We are going to run one on to see if he is going to be a show dog, but his sweet and gentle brother is looking for his new family! Let me know if you would like to know more about this sweet three-month old puppy!</p>LaurelWind Cavalierstag:laurelwindcavalier.com,2005:Post/48841452017-10-09T16:56:11-06:002022-05-13T23:40:49-06:00Keep Your Fingers Crossed!<p>We are praying for some little ones in December.....Caroline and Rumor are ready for puppies, and I need my next show dog!!</p>LaurelWind Cavalierstag:laurelwindcavalier.com,2005:Post/48841422017-10-09T16:51:06-06:002021-12-04T06:20:51-07:00Its Been An Amazing Three Months<p>After a really busy spring, I realized it was time to throw a couple of my fur babies out into the show ring to see what happened. Imagine my shock, surprise and total joy at my two little angels! Zoe is now a Grand Champion, and Jamie is a Champion!! These great honors are even more sweet because Zoe is the child or Rumor, who is the child of Lilee and who was the child of my first show dog, Sophie. Not only that, but Zoe was a tiny 4 oz baby when she was born, and I had to tube and bottle feed her for three weeks to save her life. My boy Jamie is a complete dreamboat - entrusted to me by one of England's best breeders - and I ws very anxious to see if the judges agreed with me. They do!! Here is my lovely girl Zoe and my heartthrob boy Jamie!</p>
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<p>Chantismere Casino Royale Laurelwind Just My Imagination</p>LaurelWind Cavalierstag:laurelwindcavalier.com,2005:Post/45132322016-12-15T18:25:59-07:002023-12-10T09:33:19-07:00Welcoming our new babies!!<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/59923/d625909d6fae6b5815a22031a57a995c8321f92a/medium/caroline-puppies-day-1.jpg?1481851672" class="size_m justify_center border_" />Caroline is the proud mother of five puppies today. It was a tough road but we made it! They are all healthy, vocal and hungry. Here's our very first picture!LaurelWind Cavalierstag:laurelwindcavalier.com,2005:Post/44923002016-12-01T14:24:32-07:002023-12-10T10:10:52-07:00Kavalor Sweet Carolina at LaurelWind is a New Champion!!And Caroline did it in style! Caroline's three major wins and most of her other points were from Cavalier specialties, including winning Winner's Bitch twice at Eukanuba last year!. Many thanks to Caroline's judges who recognized her qualities, to Michelle Jones for showing her to her championship and to Karen Galipeault for entrusting her last puppy girl to me to raise, show and love.LaurelWind Cavalierstag:laurelwindcavalier.com,2005:Post/44923012016-12-01T14:24:08-07:002022-05-14T03:19:11-06:00We are blessed! Puppies are on the way!Caroline has retired from the show ring, and has moved on to her next challenge - being a mother!! We have tricolor and Blenheim puppies on the way out of Mockingbird Double Dutch, and we couldn't be more excited! We expect them to be on the ground in mid-December 2016. Please drop me a line if you are interested in more information.LaurelWind Cavaliers