TWIN CITIES
CAVALIER KING CHARLES SPANIEL CLUB
Club Activities:
Third Annual Health Clinic Recap
Our third annual health clinic was held at Shoreview North Oaks Animal Hospital on Sunday February 28, 2009. Auscultations were performed by Dr. Anthony Tobias, BVSc PhD Dip ACVIM. Fifty-one Cavaliers had heart checks done this year.
Dr. Robert Larocca, DVM, DACVO did our CERF eye exams checking thirty-nine sets of eyes.
AKC CAR microchips were implanted in ten Cavaliers by club member, Dr. Paul Draheim, DVM.
Our thanks to Paul and his wife, Cindy, for once again hosting our clinic at their office. We had a fantastic response in spite of weather, numerous sniffles, and the unexpected devouring of the helpers' desserts by one opportunistic Cavalier!
51 + 39 + 10 = 100 health checks performed! Read our mission statement: About Us
MARCH 8, 2009 "B" MATCH RESULTS
AND PHOTOS
Heart and Eye
Clinic
Our fourth annual heart and eye clinic was held February 27, 2010 at Shoreview North Oaks Animal Hospital.
Club members and non-club members alike, from the Twin Cities, out-state Minnesota and Wisconsin, took advantage of the opportunity to have their Cavaliers tested .
Dr. Christopher D. Stauthammer, DVM, DACVIM ( Uof M Cardiology Dept.) checked the hearts of 77 Cavaliers.
Dr. Jim Schoster, DVM, DACVO ( Animal Eye Consultants of MN) examined 25 sets of eyes, and Paul Draheim, DVM (Shoreview No. Oaks Animal Hospital) inserted 2 microchips.
Thanks to Paul and Cindy for once again hosting the clinic, and to all who attended and supported this endeavor!
State Fair Meet the Breed Day
Club member Kris Hassig met with the public at the Minnesota State Fair Meet the Breed Day on August 29th and 31st, 2009. It proved to be a popular and busy site as Kris handed out hundreds of pieces of information and fielded a wide-ranging array of questions.
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He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are is life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion." -Anonymous
AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Day
September 19, 2009
The TCCKCSC participated in the AKC's Responsible Dog Ownership Day on a beautiful, sunny day at the Washington County Fairgrounds in Lake Elmo. Our club was well represented by members Kris Hassig, Robin and Ally Kowalski, Rachel Stanton and Sharon Wanous. By all reports, it was a fun day with great weather and an interested public.
On August 22, the Twin Cities Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club held our first Sanctioned “A” match in conjunction with the St. Croix Valley Kennel Club Cluster. The Judge, Barbara Bedsted (Kesar Yorkshire Terriers) chose Dave Eckardt’s Canterbury Quiet Riot as Best in Match.
AUGUST 22, 2009 AKC "A" MATCH
SCVKC CLUSTER SHOW, WASHINGTON CO. FAIRGROUNDS, LAKE ELMO
AKC RDO Day Photos courtesy of Karl Reimer, Reimer Digital Photos
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HOLIDAY PARTY
November 2009
Pet Junction
In November, the Twin Cities CKCS Club hosted a Cavalier Party at Pet Junction in Shoreview. Club members were joined by both prospective members and drop-in visitors, along with their Cavaliers, for a festive day of food, games and fun. For amusement, games included "Guess My Breed", Musical Chairs" and "Tic-Tac-Toe" with the Cavaliers acting as placeholders. Diane Hagler was on hand to take photographs, and Cavaliers and people alike enjoyed time together.
MARCH 20, 2010 "A MATCH" REPORT
and photos
Congratulations to TCCKCSC club members on their wins under Judge Rick Miller in Saturday's Match!
Best Adult in Match and Best in Match went to Saranade Eternity (from the Bred By Exhibitor Bitch class,) bred and owned by Penny Freberg and Mary Hanus
Best Opposite Sex to Best Adult in Match, and Best opposite sex to Best in Match went to Kimark That'll Be The Day (from the Bred By Exhibitor Dog class,)bred and owned by Kim & Mark Baillie.
Best Puppy In Match was Baroc Object D'Art Extraordinaire (from the 6 - 9 month Bitch class,) Bred and Owned By Karen Fergus.
Best Opposite Sex to Best Puppy in Match was Cavalier Heaven Tebow of Bentley Park (from the 6-9 month Puppy Dog class,) Bred by Brian Beard and Owned By Karen Fergus.
Match Chair Rachel Stanton :
"I would like to express appreciation for the people who worked hard and contributed to the success of the match.
First, many thanks to the show committee, Karen Fergus and Show Secretary Deb Motley, and Board Liason Penny Freburg, all of whom spent freely of their personal time and/or funds to make this all possible. Thanks are also due to Kim Baillie for helping us with the AKC paperwork helping us get the details right.
Thanks go as well to everyone who donated time and talent and $$$$ to make it happen. We received donations of money from Kathy Marturano, Deb Motley, Robin Kowalski, Elaine Challacombe, Sandy Coats and Pam Lemke. Dave Eckardt donated the dog toys for door prize bags. Cindy Higgins donated the lovely original drawing that marked the ring placements. Karen Fergus donated toys and dog treats that were handed out with the ribbons. Pam Duffey created snoods for the top winners of the day. Debbie Motley came down from Eveleth and stayed over in the Twin Cities at her own expense, then sat through the entire match and meeting entering the data so we would have our catalog made and printed in a timely manner. Kim and Mark Baillie made funds available to us from a donation made to them by Randal and Linda Nord to cover the expense of our ribbons.
And then there were the all important "worker bees" without whom no colony can survive - folks who showed up early and stayed late doing set up and tear down and clean up and helping with the process of collecting entry fees and forms and creating Judges' books and arm bands. My husband Kim, Nancy Carlson, Linda Quinn, Karen Fergus, Deb Motley and Penny Freburg - to name a few! Sharon Wanous created the door prize bags; Karen Fergus, Marge Smith and I put together our Mexican pot luck dinner; Robin Kowalski helped with set up and sat ringside as our outside steward to get the classes into the ring correctly, and Karen Fergus was our inside steward double checking that everything went right. Mark Baillie spent the afternoon behind Dave Eckardt's camera so we will have photo memories of the event.
There were many who offered help and support throughout the process. This was truly a team effort and labor of love, and helped to complete our education on how to put on a show. I had fun; I hope you did too!"
Rachel Stanton, Match Chair
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2010 MEETING DATES:
January 9
March 21
May 12
June 12
*July 8
*September 11
October 6
(tbd) November 6/7 weekend
*denotes a change
