I too, have always loved animals. As a child, my parents owned a variety/convenience store and the only pet we were able to have was a cat. (I wonder if turtles count?) Anyway, my brother delivered newspapers, and one Christmas one of his customers gave him a puppy - we called her Mandy but she only lived for 3 years. I don't recall what she died of officially, but the vet explained that whatever she ate turned to fat and her body couldn't cope with that.
Once we were married and our youngest child was 4, we got our first dog - and we've had at least one ever since. My youngest is now 28! When Misty died at 14, we began our search for a purebred and quite by accident I was introduced to the Cavalier. Our Tanner is now 9 and what began as getting a family pet has turned into a showing/breeding hobby that has given our lives more meaning. We've met some wonderful people over the past 9 years and our Cavalier family now numbers 7. Tanner was never meant to be a "show dog" but my husband insists on showing her at the CFSO old timers fun match each year. She's the only dog he even considers going into the ring with, and for him, she'll do anything! My greatest win in the show ring came last Sunday at our CFSO specialty when my Tiana, Ch. Brinklow's Timpani at Burbrook, won Best Opposite Sex. What a joy that was! Peggy Wallace Burbrook Cavaliers Ontario, Canada www.geocities.com/burbrook_99/ ========================================================= "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.
