Where have Zoe’s babies gone?

Axel – has gone to live with Dee and Scot in San Jacinto, CA.  He is enjoying his life with his new best bud Ivan the cat.  Well probably not his “best” bud because Ivan tolerates him, but they have a peaceful co-existence.  Axel goes to work with Dee but probably his favorite activity is riding around the reservation with Scot in the golf cart.  He also likes to ride in Scot’s lap when Scot is cruising around in his wheelchair.  Axel has really fulfilled his role as “the comforter spaniel” this past year for Dee.

Beau – Beau (now called Basil) is living in Kansas City with Cori and Charles Haris.  A lot has gone on for Basil this last year.  Cori and Charles got married and now Basil has welcomed another human into his life – baby Clark.  Clark arrived very early and had to spend a lot of time in the hospital, but now Cori, Charles, Clark and Basil are enjoying being a family.  Basil is the second one of our Cavalier puppies that Cori has gotten from us.  Her first Cavalier from us was Fiona.  (It was so much fun to introduce ourselves as “Basil’s first Mom and Dad” at Cori and Charles wedding” when everyone asked who we knew at the wedding.)  Of course, we knew Cori and Charles, but it was fun to answer “Basil”.

Claire – Claire (now Remy) is living in Wichita with Kortney and Bryan Kittle.  She got to come and stay with use several weeks ago when Kortney and Bryan went to Cancun on a business trip.  Remy really had a good time here with the other dogs and LOVED playing with the puppies.  She also got to sleep on our bed the first night because the Old Guy thought she was lonely and missing Kortney and Bryan.  What a softie!  I would never have guessed

Update:  Lilly’s two girls have a bright and happy future with their new humans.  Clementine (Claire) is going to live with Darlene Young and her adopted sister Audrey with the hopes of a career in the dog show world.  Emmaline(now Wallis) is going to live with Jerry Huddleston.  (Pictures attached.)

Lily's Family

Our sweet Lilly girl was pregnant with five babies and after a long labor she was able to present us with 3 girls and 2 boys.  Unfortunately, the babies were very small and we lost three in the first week – two little boys and one girl - in spite of round-the-clock tube feedings.  Thinking that all was well, I began to relax with the two remaining puppies but Lilly was bleeding more than usual.  One morning she was unable to walk.  We rushed her to vet and discovered that she was   severely anemic.  She received a transfusion from Camper and really perked up in the afternoon and we took her back home.  The bleeding didn’t stop.  The next day we made the difficult decision to have her spayed as it seemed to be the only way to stop the bleeding.  At this point, I had a very sick Lilly in addition to some very hungry puppies on my hands.  I called my friend and Cavalier breeder here in Wichita, Darlene Young.  She had a litter of one little girl whose Mom readily accepted the hungry little babies.  The babies stayed with their adopted Mom Glory and her daughter Audrey until they were weaned and could come back home.

Now for the rest of the story…the babies, Clementine and Emmaline, will go to their new homes next week.  I will miss them so much particularly since I didn’t have them for as long as I usually do but they are both staying here in Wichita.  They are doing very well (Thank you Glory!) and are enjoying our big snowfall yesterday.  Lilly has recovered fully except for having a continual bad hair day due to the surgery.  She has gained all the weight back and is her normal sweet self.   She continues to spend the night in her special place next to our bed and I suspect that neither of us will want her to give that up any time soon. 

I am planning to breed our tri girl Velvet when she comes in season so there are puppies in our future!  Keep checking the website for updates!  Thank you to everyone for your care and concern for Lilly and the babies – a happy ending!

Zoe's New Puppies! Born December 6th, 2011

Supper Time

Friday, December 5 was a long day for all of us.  We were expecting four puppies but the first born  -- Axle – was a BIG boy weighing in at 9.5 ounces.  Zoe worked all night and he was born at 8:50 AM the next morning.  Two of the pictures show Zoe in her whelping box just waiting and waiting.  Beau the second little boy was born two hours later at 10:50 AM and he weighted 9.0 ounces – two big boys.

We call them the “bruiser boys” 

I told Zoe that I would like two little girls for the last two puppies if she didn’t mind.  Little Clare was born an hour later and she is such a dainty little girl – 7.5 ounces.  Dixie was born about 30 minutes later and weighed 5.5 ounces but something was wrong.  She was born with some of her intestines outside her body.  After a quick trip to the vet, we decided that the best thing would be to put her to sleep since her prognosis was not good.  The remaining puppies are doing well and gaining every day.

They eat and sleep as all puppies do and keep Zoe busy feeding and cleaning them.  She’s a good Mom – quiet and determined to keep those babies clean and fed.  It will be so much fun to watch these little puppies grow and gain.  At about 10 days, their eyes will start to open and in about two weeks, they’ll begin to show the pepper spots on their noses. 

Welping Box

Final Four

Zoe keeping cool

Axel - Beau

Axel

Big Boys

John and Andrea Colley

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Kidz Cope (Formerly Three Trees) Volunteering

Ivy’s Blog

I just had to write and let you know what my human Mom and I have been doing!  She calls it “volunteering”, but I think it’s just plain fun!  My human Mom heard about an organization called “Three Trees” and she takes me there each Tuesday evening while they are having classes.  She is the “hostess” for that evening.  She bakes cookies each Tuesday morning, which we take for that night. The kids really like home made cookies.  (My human Mom says making these cookies is a snap – 1 cake mix, 2 eggs and 1/3 cup oil.  Roll into small balls, smash with sugar and bake for 5 minutes at 375 degrees.)  Now back to my story.

Before the cookies are baked, I always get a bath, my nails trimmed and grooming.  My human Mom says that I have to be the cleanest dog there.  I don’t understand that at all because I’m the only dog there -- but w-h-a-t-e-v-e-r.  (Zoey and Lilly also get baths too, but they stay home -- .)  When my human Mom starts loading the Tesco bag, I know that we are getting ready to go. She puts my collar on with the green leaves -- my name is Ivy, you know -- and we’re on our way.  I ride shotgun and my Mom drives.  I try and watch for other dogs and cars and like to look out the window.  It’s a long drive, but I don’t mind because my Mom is always petting me. 

When we get there, Charlene is waiting for us and usually some of the facilitators are already there. (My Mom will take the facilitator training the end of February.  She says that she is looking forward to that very much.) While my Mom makes coffee and puts out snacks, I usually check out the rooms to see if any of the kids are there yet.  I love it when they start coming because they always ask about me and come looking for me if I’m not in the front waiting for them. I think that they really like me and I know that I like them.  The first night, I stayed in the 5-6 year old room for the whole class because one little boy was almost crying and I think he liked it because I was with him.  I really liked that room because they have BIG soft pillows for the kids and me to lie on.  Some nights, I just stay with my Mom during class unless someone else needs me.  They have a big table that I like to lie under when I’m just relaxing.  For two classes, I got to stay in the Ocean Room because a little girl was lonesome and she wanted me to watch her paint. 

Everyone thinks that I’m very well behaved.  They didn’t know a lot about Cavaliers – that we’re just naturally well behaved.  We are sometimes called the Comforter Spaniel too.  That’s what I think this volunteering thing is all about – comforting.  It makes me feel so good when the kids hug me and pet me.  I like to try and hug them back.  The pictures are some of my new friends at Three Trees. There is a picture of Charlene and me at the front desk, one of me waiting for the kids to come in the front door, one of me with some of the younger kids in the big clam shell in the ocean room and one of me riding home.  You probably won’t be surprised that I go to sleep the minute I get in the car.  I’m always tired but am still anxious to go back next week.

(Three Trees is a non-profit, non-affiliated organization providing support and a comforting environment for grieving children and their families.)  For more information, here’s the website http://www.kidzcope.org/

Puppy News

Yesterday, we took Zoey to Eagle, Nebraska to be bred.  We will keep you posted on puppy progress on the website.  Puppies will be due around the first of March if the breeding is successful!  We’ll have pictures of the sire and updates on her progress.

Someone New Has Come to Live With Us!

We are proud to announce that a new puppy has come to live with us – RoseRiver Lillianna!

From Andi – One of the nicest things that happens when you raise and show this wonderful breed is that you meet such nice people. In my case, I met the nice person first and then was introduced to the breed. Darlene Young, RoseRiver Cavaliers and I met at a library book club many years ago and I was fascinated by her dogs – Cavalier King Charles Spaniels. As I came to know and love the breed, I realized that I had to have this breed as part of our home.

My first Cavalier, Ch. Telvara Angelina, was from Karin Ostmann, Sheeba Cavaliers http://www.sheebacav.com/) and was obtained as a pet. As our Cavalier family grew (AKC Ch. Sheeba Dorothy and Sheeba Rosemary), the timing wasn’t ever right to get a RoseRiver puppy. The time is now and Lilly came to live with us about a month ago. She fit right in with Ivy and Zoey and now is one of the “biggest ducks in the puddle”.

She loves to run in the yard, shred paper and chew on anything that will hold still. The picture is of her at eight weeks and doesn’t really portray what a cutie she is. However, as you can see by the picture, she has Attitude with a capital A. She is a puppy doofas like her Aunt Zoey and they spend hours running in the backyard and chasing squirrels. Stay tuned for pictures and video of Lilly as she grows. We will be showing her in April at the Sunflower Cluster Dog Show.

Where Have All the Babies Gone?

Our August 2009 babies are all in their new homes and growing up fast! If you remember their puppies from their first blogs, here is what has happened to them.

Gabriel -- (now called Willow) is living with the Gutesha's in Colorado and has joined big "sister" Cedar and Muffin the cat. Cedar is one of our puppies too!

Helen -- (now called Callie) is living in Ohio with the Brown's who have two other puppies of ours -- Harry and Josie.

Isabella -- is living with us and has started her "show business" career. We call her

Zoey and you can read about her show experiences in "Zoey's Blog".

Luke -- (now called Sam) is living with the Dinkles here in Wichita

Maggie Whetstone -- is living with the Fiesters in Wichita.

We hope to have another litter during the winter so stay tuned.

I took the puppies to the vet 10-22-08

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“I took the puppies to the vet today and we all hag fun! We try to schedule for the end of the day so everyone can play with the puppies. Fortunately we had plenty of puppies to go around. Dr. Whetstone did the honors and Dallas helped him. The puppies have really grown since they were last weighed.

Helen 2.91 pounds
Luke 3.34 pounds
Isabella 3.84 pounds
Gabe 3.56 pounds
Maggie Whetstone 2.34 pounds

It’s interesting that they all still weigh in the same range that they did when they were born. All the babies are healthy and the boys both have all their boy “parts”.

We’re going to the photographer tomorrow and then to see Karin on Friday, the 24th when they will be eight weeks old. It’s really been a fast eight weeks. The puppies love to be outside and are discovering all kinds of interesting things to play with. They love to chase leaves, drag around small sticks and chase a tennis ball. They roll and tumble and play until they all just drop – usually in Missy’s cat crate. They curl up in there until its time to play again. They are eating puppy food, but still try to get a snack from Ivy whenever they can, but she is not very receptive to that. She’s loves to play with them, but has decided that she’s through with nursing. With all those teeth, I don’t blame her. Dr. Whetstone said that all their bites were good so they are ready for their new homes.”