Interesting about the Pyr lady book...maybe I'll keep an eye out for it. Not that I read much except the computer anymore....think it's an e-book yet? :)
I think the "cowhock" thing is a matter of temperament; the breed is just very submissive to humans and eager to please. Happy Easter! Any chocolate bunnies at your house? L ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betsey Lynch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 10:32 AM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] FW: [CKCS-L] new listmember > > Susan, look into the Cavalier books and you'll find photos Mme Harper > > Trois-Fontaines (always wearing a brimmed hat) among the UK Breeders. She > > was THE lady who founded the Great Pyrenees (Pyrenean Mt.Dogs) in England. > > She was also a friend of Lady Forwood (Eyeworth Cavaliers) and helped keep > > the Cavalier breed going during the 2nd WW. If you go back in the early > > pedigrees, you'll find the deFontenay affix on some of the dogs > > > She has a wonderful autobiography called "My Travelling And My Dogs", which > I'm sure Judy and many others have read though it isn't easy to find. It is > fascinating to read her ideas on how to raise puppies, prepare dogs for > show, etc., as well as the remembrances of her travels. She must have been > quite a character! Very little in the book about Cavaliers but still > definitely worth reading. It was published in 1972 shortly before she was > to judge Pyrs at Crufts at 87 or 88 years of age. > > Betsey Lynch > > ========================================================= > "Magic Commands": > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > to start it up gain click here: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. > ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
