We are currently without power here on our hilltop. We have no phone service as well. Please forgive us if you are waiting to hear back - we can not access prior emails or messages. Hopefully we will be back on the grid in a few days.
Indy (a 4 1/2 year old boy from Stonehaven) and the lovely Biermann Ladies are all ready for Christmas. Aren't they adorable?
Cooper won Winners Dog today at the Cheshire Kennel Club dog show in Mass, under Judge Mrs. Marlene Dunbury, expertly handled by Karen Galipeault. Way to go guys!
Cooper wins BEST OF BREED today over Specials at the Palisades Kennel Club show in NY. Thank you Judge Zell Von Pohlman for this nice win.
Cooper earns some more points towards becoming a Champion by winning Winners Dog and Best of Winners at the Monticello NY Kennel Club show under Judge Denny Mounce. Way to go Cooper!
We would like to welcome our little girl from Sweden ~ Lazycroft's Honey Ryder. Thank you very much to Ewa Forsberg Johansson for letting us have her! Keep an eye out in the show ring for her in the future.
Cooper was Winners Dog and Best of Winners today at the Tuxedo Park Kennel Club show in NJ today. Thank you Judge Anthony DiNardo for this win and Karen Galipeault for showing our little boy.
Our sweet little boy, Cooper, has headed off to become a show dog. He won his first point toward becoming a Champion at the Wachusett Kennel Club in MA on Sunday, August 16th under Judge Richard Bauer. Cooper was expertly handled by Karen Galipeault. We're so excited to see our little boy become a Man. 
Here is Cooper and his Horsey outside playing. He doesn't like to leave Horsey behind; he carries it everywhere with him.
Cooper is not for sale. We just wanted to show off how cute he and his horsey were. Cooper is beginning his show career now. Watch for him in a ring near you.
Lily finished her AKC Champion title in style. She won a four point major at the Classic Toy Dog Club of Western Mass. Specialty show on May 23rd. She was Winners Bitch, Best of Winners, and Best of Opposite Sex. The judge was Dr. Gareth Morgan-Jones. Thank you to all the judges who gave Lily her wins and to Karen and Ron Galipeault for taking such good care of our little girl and presenting her so nicely in the ring.
Finally Miss Lily got a major! She's been winning, but the major points keep breaking. She showed today at the Ladies Kennel Assoc. of America in Oyster Bay, NY under Judge Rafael de Santiago. Lily won Winners Bitch, Best of Winners, and Best of Opposite Sex, over Specials (dogs that are already Champions). She was expertly handled by Karen and Ron Galipeault. One more major win and Lily comes back home a New Champion.
Andy and I were lucky enough to be able to sneak away to the ACKCSC National show in Cape Cod, MA. A special thank you to my parents for holding down the fort while we were gone and watching the children, and thank you to Katherine for coming and helping care for the dogs.
The site for the National show was very lovely. Since I was not showing any dogs myself, we decided to make the trip easier by leaving all the dogs home. However, once we arrived and saw hundreds of Cavaliers everywhere, Andy and I felt a little out of place not having any with us.
I was pleased with the overall quality of dogs that were there and I was also happy with the judges final choice for Best in Show, Best of Winners, and Best of Opposite Sex. The Awards of Merit were given out to very deserving dogs as well. The Winners Bitch and Best of Winners was a lovely little black and tan girl. It was nice to see a wholecolor in the winner's circle.
Karen Galipeault expertly handled Lily for us in the Open Blenheim Bitch class. She was in a class of 16 girls and the judge made a cut of 5 dogs and excused the rest. Lily made the cut and remained in the ring for the final placings. However, she did not win a ribbon. It was nice for her to make the cut though. Here is a photo of her in the ring.
I took about 500+ photos at the show and will be printing them in this upcoming Summer Issue of The Royal Spaniels. If you'd like to see and read more about the show, make sure you check out that issue. It will also have coverage of the CKCSC National which is taking place this week in South Carolina.
Lily showed in Wilmington, DE under Judge Mrs. Nancy Hafner on 4/25 where she won Winners Bitch and Best of Opposite Sex. The next day at the Penn Treaty Kennel Club show she also won Winners Bitch and Best of Opposite Sex under Judge Mr. Stephen Regan.
Today Lily was at the Pioneer Valley Kennel Club in West Springfield, MA. She took Winners Bitch and Best of Opposite Sex for 2 points under Judge Mr. Darryl Vice. Lily just needs her 2 majors to become a Champion now.
Lily likes Rhode Island and the Smith's like her. Today, at the Rhode Island Kennel Club show in Providence, Lily again won Winners Bitch, Best of Opposite Sex and Best of Winners under Judge Mrs. Robert Smith. 
It was a nice birthday present for Lily today.
Today Lily won Winners Bitch and Best of Opposite Sex at the Rhode Island Kennel Club show under Judge Dr. Robert D. Smith. She was expertly handled by Karen Galipeault. 
Today our young hopeful, Stonehaven's Muddy Waters, "Cooper" went in his first show - the Elmira Kennel Club Sanctioned Match. He went around the ring like he owned it. He won Best Cavalier Puppy and went on to win a 2nd in the Toy Group. We have high hopes for this little boy.
Our son, Christian, also showed a dog. He took our lovely lady from the Netherlands, Wilfra's Flame v. Cavino, in the show ring. They placed first in their class. This was Flame's first time in the show ring also.
Lily does it again ... She won Winners Bitch and Best of Opposite Sex again today in CT under Judge Jon Cole at the First Company Governor's Foot Guard Athletic Assoc Show. It looks like she's on a roll.
Lily hit the show ring in Connecticut today. She won Winners Bitch and Best of Opposite Sex under Judge Kathleen Grosso at the Elm City Kennel Club Show. What a nice Valentine's Day present. Thank you to Ronnie Galipeault for expertly handling Lily in the ring today.
This little cutie is Stonehaven's Gift From Wilson. He's just a wee thing, born an only puppy in the litter and he loves all the extra attention he's getting from it. He's shown here stealing a free ride in my bathrobe pocket. "Willy" is now owned by Maggi and Dru.
The girls visited New Jersey today. Lily won Winners Bitch and Best of Opposite Sex at the Union County Kennel Club Show under Judge Ruth Zimmerman. Lacey was Reserve. The girls were handled by Karen and Ronnie Galipeault.
If you like to look at beautiful Cavaliers, then you will enjoy paging through a Royal Spaniels Magazine. It is packed full of stunning photos of beautiful Cavaliers from around the world. The magazine is printed in high gloss heavy weight paper with laminated book bound covers, which makes it the Rolls Royce of Cavalier magazines. It is subscribed to and collected by people from around the globe. Along with the gorgeous photos, the magazine offers interesting articles and Cavalier news from around the world. Why not subscribe today? Back issues are available for purchase as well. Visit The Royal Spaniels online by clicking HERE.
Lacey and Lily headed to Florida with Karen Galipeault to hit the southeast show rings. Lacey kicked off the trip by taking Winners Bitch on her first day out. The win came at the Greater Daytona Dog Fanciers show under Judge Warren D. Hudson on Friday, January 3rd. Way to go Lacey and Karen! What a good way to kick off the New Year.
Our sweet little lady, Lacey, has started her show career. On December 4th she showed in Boston, MA at The Middlesex County Kennel Club show. Her first time out and she showed off her stuff very nicely. Lacey was Winners Bitch and Best of Opposite Sex. Thank you to Judge Raymond Filburn for recognizing our lovely lady on her first time out. Thank you also to Karen Galipeault for expertly handling Lacey.
A sincere thank you goes out to Kevin Smith for getting our site updated and back in order. If you need website work, he's the guy to contact (ksmith709@yahoo.com).
We've been busy here at Stonehaven. In October 2006, our family grew with the birth of our third (and final) son, Eli Andrew Cornwell. We're pleased to say that he seems to carry the animal lover genes.
With all of the things going on at our house, the decision was made to stop showing and breeding Papillons and just focus on the Cavaliers. We still co-own a few of our show dogs, and they reside with their co-owners.
We do have some nice litters planned this year and some beautiful dogs that will be hitting the show ring, so stay tuned.
~Holly~
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