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National Wins For KBPride In Massachusetts!
Congrats to Select Dog, Elliott, Best Puppy, Lincoln, and Award of Merit, Mufasa!
From left to right, our KBPRIDE home bred boys placed as Select Dog (Elliott), Best Puppy (Lincoln), and Award of Merit (Mufasa, co-owned with Deborah Kirsch Mitchum) at the 2019 AKC Cavalier King Charles Spaniel National in Massachusetts!
What an honor it was for us! As you can see, it takes a village!
Our special thanks to our judge, Robert Schroll, for finding our boys amongst all of the other beautiful entries and to our three skilled handlers, Laura King, Wendy Rollins-Evans, and Tyler Mills for navigating them so expertly around the ring. Congratulations to all!!
Brynn Named Best In Specialty Show In Orlando!
We’re so proud of Ch KBPride Surprise Package, our little Brynn!
Thank you to the Mid-Florida Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club for an amazing specialty today!
Thank you to Laura King, Robin Novack, Alex Romero, and Tory Beaman for your incredible support, your grooming, conditioning, and handling of our Cavaliers!
Thank you to our esteemed breeder judge expert, Elaine Whitney, for finding Brynn (KBPride Surprise Package) amongst this beautiful entry of Cavaliers. We are 'over the moon' that Brynn was honored with the Best in Specialty Show (BISS) title.
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ROYAL CANIN Nationals—What A Week!
It’s always fun to see friends from around the country when we gather at these amazing events! This series of shows is so well-run with a strong panel of judges. Thank you to all who have made this series possible with their hard work! We are so very blessed! KBPride had a terrific week in Florida with our youngsters gaining good ring experience under Laura King and Robin Novack’s skilled guidance. Thank you Team Daybreak!
TUESDAY: KBPride Dawn with Field Lane Elliott was awarded WD and BOW.
WEDNESDAY: New Champion KBPride Dawn with Field Lane Elliott was awarded WD and BOW. In addition, our home bred boy, GCH CH KBPride Scottish Warrior’s The Lion King (Mufasa), co-owned by Deborah Kirsch Mitchum and me, was beautifully handled by Tyler Mills to earn the BOB award. Our baby boy, Impress Me vom Kaninchengarten at KBPride, was awarded WD. In addition, CH KBPride Dawn with Field Lane Elliott was awarded Select Dog.
FRIDAY was the Cavalier Specialty with the National Dog Show’s Sweepstakes class just prior to the Specialty. Engel’s Pride Despacito (Marcio) was awarded BOB in Sweepstakes. Specialty results: Engel’s Pride Despacito (Marcio)was awarded Reserve WD and our little tri boy, Impress Me vom Kaninchengarten at KBPride (Herbert), was awarded Best Puppy.
SATURDAY Engel’s Pride Despacito (now a new champion) was awarded WD and BW, baby girl KBPride Surprise Package (Brynn) was awarded the WB title, and GCH CH KBPride Rattlebridge Fergus, #1 Cavalier for 2018, achieved an AOM.
SPECIAL THANKS to Jane Curry Brooks for your help with Baby Brynn! I appreciate you!! Thank you to all exhibitors for their participation in these shows and congratulations to all winners. It truly does take a village.
BIG APPLE WINS FOR KBPRIDE
BIG APPLE DEBUT: The New York series of Shows in February was a marvelous opportunity for our KBPride puppies, their debut in the Big Apple! The Progressive Dog show BOB title went to Ernie, Jolainey Touch of Evan, bred by Debbie Coole. KBPride Rattlebridge Fergus was right on Ernie’s heels with the Winners Dog title.
MEADOWLANDS SPECIALTY SHOW was also a sweet showing for KBPride in that Fergus, KBPride Rattlebridge Fergus, dazzled Judge Joan Scott who granted him the Best in Sweepstakes title. What an honor! Thank you Judge Scott!
Judge Luc Boileau awarded our darling little Chloe, KBPride LaPerle, the Select Bitch title and our young boy, KBPride Scottish Warrior’s Wise Lion, aka Zazu, the title of Best of Opposite Sex Puppy. We thank both Joan Scott and Luc Boileau for appreciating the qualities of our home bred puppies.
WESTMINSTER: The highlight of the Big Apple experience was, of course, Westminster. What an honor it has been to be at Westminster each year since 2013. In 2013, our Kingsley, GCHP CH We-Syng Royal Etiquette, then rated #1 Cavalier all systems, made his cuts but did not place. In 2014, our gorgeous boy, Kinvaar Make Pretend, then ranked #4 Cavalier all systems, received an Award of Merit.
In 2016, glamor girl Gabby, Wandris Buttons and Bows, was awarded the coveted Best of Opposite Sex Award.
More recently, our home bred girl, Olivia, aka KBPride Etiquettes Royal Maiden, made her cuts, our two entries, Ernie (Jolainey Touch of Evan bred by Debbie Coole) and our home bred girl, Chloe, KBPride La Perle, both received ribbons! What an honor!
We are so grateful to Judge Elizabeth Sweigart who awarded our sweet Ernie an Award of Merit and our beautiful Chloe the title of Select Bitch. I am so pleased that I was able to be there to witness these wins!
SPECIAL THANKS: You’ll notice that in all of the previous text, the emphasis is on the dogs. While my very patient husband, Tom, and I rear these sweet puppies together, we could not achieve the success in the ring that we have enjoyed without our more than incredibly professional handlers, Laura King and Robin Novack. These women are absolutely the best. They keep our dogs healthy and happy, while teaching them ring presence and confidence.
It takes a Village to bring out the best in the best that KBPride has to offer. We are grateful to share our experiences with our team members and also our puppy owners, who enjoy the best love and affection available from these affectionate and beautiful puppies.
KBPRIDE WINS AT AKC NATIONAL DOG SHOW
Chloe and Ernie had great success in Norman, Oklahoma at the May, 2016 AKC Cavalier King Charles Spaniel National Dog Show.
Chloe, KBPride La Perle, was awarded Best in Sweepstakes Winner and Reserve Winner’s Bitch. The lovely tricolor girl, Tasset Sweet Rosie KBPride (bred by Ann Hall of the United Kingdon), aka Rosie, was awarded Best Puppy in Show. She was joined by her home-bred brother, KBPride Rattlebridge Fergus, aka Fergus, for BOS Puppy.
Ernie, Jolainey Touch of Evan, won the Open Blenheim Dog Class and was then awarded Winners Dog and an Award of Merit. Both Chloe and Ernie showed their ‘socks off’ for Judge Ray Paterson! Thank you to Judge Paterson for appreciating our KBPride kids during the National competition.
Following the National, Ernie also won BOB at the Regional Specialty show. All in all, the grouping of shows in Norman, Oklahoma was very good to KBPride!
Puppy Best Of Opposite Sex Win At 2015 National Specialty Show
Congratulations to KBPride Rattlebridge Dawn-Wake Up Call, our sweet little Eleanor, for winning Best of Opposite Sex Puppy at the American Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club National Specialty Show on April 15, 2015 in Ashville, North Carolina.
The Best of Opposite Sex title is awarded to female dogs and is the counterpart award of the Best of Breed title awarded to male competitors. As the winner of this title, Eleanor displayed the best female conformation to the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel breed standard.
Way to go, Eleanor! We’re so proud of you!
Best Of Opposite Sex 2016 Win At Westminster
We’re so proud of our dear little Gabby for her BOS title win at the Westminster show in New York.
We’re so proud of our dear little Gabby, aka GCH Wandris Buttons and Bows, for her Best of Opposite Sex title win on February 16, 2015 at the Westminster Kennel Club show in New York.
The Best of Opposite Sex title is awarded to female dogs and is the counterpart award of the Best of Breed title awarded to male competitors. As the winner of this title, Gabby displayed the best female conformation to the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel breed standard.
Gabby also managed to catch the eye (and lens) of Associated Press (AP) photographer Seth Wenig during her grooming session at the Westminster show. We may have missed her notoriety had it not been for the keen eye of our dear friend, De Knudson, who spied the AP photo in the February 17th edition of The Maui News. Way to go, Gabby! Thank you, De!
#1 Bitch, Dog News Top Ten List, 2014
Congratulations to Gabby, aka GCH Wandris Buttons and Bows, for being named the #1 Female Cavalier King Charles Spaniel on the Dog News Top Ten List in 2014
Way to go, Gabby!
Award Of Merit, 2014 Westminster Kennel Club, UK
Congratulations to GCH Kinvaar Make Pretend, our very own Kaiden, for winning Award of Merit at the Westminster Kennel Club competition in the UK on February 10, 2014. You make us proud, Kaiden! Thank you to Kaiden's breeder, Debbie Kerr for trusting us with this dear boy!
ISSUU Dog News Top Ten
Congratulations to Kaiden, aka GCh Kinvaar Make Pretend for consistently making The Dog News Top Ten List, ranking #5 in January of 2014! Hats off to Kaiden!
Two-Time Best Of Breed Winner At Eukanuba
For the second year in a row, GCH (Grand Champion) We-Syng Royal Etiquette, our “Kingsley”, was named Best of Breed at the annual American Kennel Club/Eukanuba National Championship held in Orlando, Florida in December 2012. The AKC/Eukanuba is one of the three most prestigious annual dog shows held in the United States, typically hosting more than 3000 champion dogs from all corners of the world.
Owned by Gayle Reardon and bred by Nanette Wright, Kingsley once again demonstrated his championship Cavalier qualities throughout the competition and was awarded the Best of Breed title. Kingsley’s skilled handler, Laura King, once again helped him obtain this most prestigious honor. Way to go Kingsley!
Best Of Breed 2011 Eukanuba National Championship
We are proud to announce that GCH (Grand Champion) We-Syng Royal Etiquette, our “Kingsley”, was named Best of Breed at the annual American Kennel Club/Eukanuba National Championship held in Orlando, Florida on December 17 & 18, 2011.
Eukanuba was one of the three most prestigious annual dog shows held in the United States, typically hosting more than 3000 champion dogs from all corners of the world.
Owned by Gayle Reardon and bred by Nanette Wright, Kingsley demonstrated his championship Cavalier qualities throughout the competition and was awarded the Best of Breed title by Judge Elizabeth Cartledge of the United Kingdom. Kingsley’s skilled handler, Laura King, helped him obtain this most prestigious honor. Thank you, Laura King! We are so proud of you, Kingsley!