Puppies

(and sometimes young adults)

 

I've had occasional trouble getting email from this site.  If you have any trouble, please send email directly to rneumeie@gmail.com and that should work!

ALSO:  Want to see how puppies turn out as they grow up?  'Cause it's interesting to see how they grow and change.

PLUS:  Curious about what it's like to breed a litter?  Here's my take on the experience.

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An Anara Puppy Comes With:

Dual registry with the CKCSC and AKC.

A microchip registration form -- Anara puppies are generally microchipped before they are sold.

Copies of relevant health certificates for the parents.

A vaccination record.

A guarantee covering the puppy's heart and hips.

A detailed handout on housetraining, plus a handout of general tips about Cavalier puppies.

A money-back return clause in case you find after purchase that the puppy isn't working out for you.

And an offer to reimburse you for routine heart and eye checks on your puppy, as long as I have related dogs in my breeding program -- I always want to know about health issues if any occur.

 

Anara Lavender Rose

AKC Ch. Anara Honeysuckle Rose RN RA x AKC and CKCSC Ch Fox Creek Here Me Roar

 

 

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If you are interested in an Anara puppy (or adult dog), then --

 

Please write a real email. Tell me your name, plus a little bit about yourself and your family and your past and current pets and why your family would be a good fit for a Cavalier -- just tell me something more than that you are looking for a puppy. Most Cavalier puppies are suitable for many, many homes, but they are not suitable for every single home! Besides that, every specific puppy is suitable only for some good homes. Tell me exactly what kind of temperament your ideal puppy would have and let me know if you plan hiking or Agility or walks in the park. I need to know enough about you to make sure that your home is actually a good fit for a puppy and also pick out an individual puppy that would be a good fit for you and for your home.

BTW, if you are looking for a quality, healthy, pretty Cavalier for a pet, I really urge you to think hard about whether you HAVE to have a female.  And I know everybody's got their color preferences, and yes of course you want a puppy you will enjoy looking at -- I don't personally like freckles, for example, so honestly I do understand preferences for color and markings.  But if you are flexible about color and sex, it is a LOT easier to get a really nice puppy. 

My bet is that if you buy a puppy, you will never regret making health and sound structure and a nice personality your priorities and letting color and sex come later in your list of criteria.  I promise you, no matter what color is your favorite, when a puppy of some other color crawls into your lap, you will be charmed by that puppy in nothing flat.

 

 

2023

 

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR AN OLDER PUPPY OR ADULT:  

I may place my four-year-old Naamah as a pet. I'm in no hurry; she is available only to a home that truly suits her. Check out her description on The Gang's page and contact me if you think she sounds perfect for you.

 

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A PUPPY:  

Puppies arrived March 11, 2024, four lovely wholcolors and one Blenheim -- picture below!

 

Morgan -- Anara Morgan Le Fey

Anara Kimberlyn Rose RN x AKC Grand Ch Snowbird Wicked Good Wizard


Grand Champion Closeburn Red Fox to the Front

Denham Moonstruck x AKC and CKCSC Ch Khatibi One in Vermillion, Eng JW

Morgan
Red Fox
Blenheim
Black and Tan #1
Ruby Girl #1
Ruby Girl #2
Black and Tan #2

All the puppies are doing great.
I expect to keep a ruby girl.
I believe the other ruby girl is probably spoken for.

The Blenheim boy and the two black-and-tans are probably available to great pet homes.

Puppies would be ready for new homes in May.

The picture will be updated as the babies grow, but you can also check my actual blog at rachelneumeier.com for frequent updates.

Morgan's puppies

 

Morgan is heart clear as of June 2023, eye clear as of spring 2024. She is a mellow, calm, sweet Cavalier of about four years. She has produced beautiful puppies to my Ishmael and now these lovely wholecolor puppies from a litter with Red Fox.

Red Fox is about the same age as Morgan. He is sweet and loving, but also vibrant and vivacious. He is an extremely glamorous young dog, with a lovely head, outstanding structure, excellent movement -- just a stunning dog. He is an AKC Grand Champion for a reason! He's small, smaller than Morgan. I'm very hopeful that he his puppies will be outstanding.

Previous Litters

Here are Morgan's 2022 puppies
by Anara Call Me Ishmael RN RA RE

 

Morgan's 2020 puppies
by Anara Call Me Ishmael RN RA RE




Update: here's that black-and-tan boy at two years of age, just after winning his first major in the show ring, from judge David Fitzpatrick! Winners Dog and Best of Winners.

Way to go, Gimli and Camille!

 

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 Leda -- Anara Lavender Rose

AKC Ch Anara Honeysuckle Rose RN RA x AKC and CKCSC Ch Fox Creek Hear Me Roar

Ish -- Anara Call Me Ishmael RN RA RE

Anara Give Me A Break x AKC and CKCSC Ch Jayba Easy Does It, JW


 Leda

 

 

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Leda's 2023 puppies
Two boys, two girls

All lovely puppies

Leda's 2022 Puppies
Boy 1
Boy 2


Leda is a beautiful young lady, four years old. She has her majors and just needs to knock off a few single points to finish her championship. She cleared her heart in 2022.

Scroll down to see her parents and read about them. Leda's mother was MRI'd for syringomyelia when she was five and was clear.

Leda is a sweet, gentle girl, attentive and affectionate, with low prey drive. She is compact and small, with excellent movement. Her full brother and sister are also beautiful and sound. There is every reason to expect nice puppies from Leda.

Bred to Leda, Ishmael will hopefully produce glamorous puppies that are sweet, sensitive, gentle, beautiful, with good hearts and all-around good health. He is heart-clear at nine, clear for eyes, fair hips, good patellas, MRI'd clear for SM. He is also outstandingly mellow and willing, gets along with all other dogs, cats, people, everybody. He's a lapdog, sweet clear through, moderate in drive. He's the easiest dog I've ever trained for Rally or other performance sports.

And, of course, he's extremely handsome.

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Litters from 2019 and earlier -- keep scolling down if you would like to look back through the generations

 

   


Morgan, Anara Morgan Le Fey, one of my "sorceress" puppies.
Morgan was the only puppy in this litter
Her defining characteristic right from the beginning has been her utterly fearless personality.
Morgan is, as you can see, black-and-tan. She is carrying both red and broken color from her mother, so she could have puppies of any color, depending on the male. She will be two years old in July 2021.




Morgan



Naamah, Anara Nimue Du Lac, my other "sorceress."
Naamah was also the only puppy in her litter.
She is a fine youngster, with the excellent structure of both parents and a pretty head and expression.
She will also be two in July 2021.




Naamah6mo

 

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Kimmie and Conner are littermates from a fantastic 2017 litter. Their mother, Honey, AKC Ch. Anara Honeysuckle Rose RN RA, was bred to CKCSC and AKC Ch. Fox Creek Hear Me Roar JW (Leo).  Take a look at their puppy pictures below.

 

Honey

Leo

 

 

 

 

From left to right, Girl 1, Girl 2 and Boy.

Girl 1has nicely symmetrical facial markings, always preferable in the show ring.

Girl 2 has somewhat asymmetrical facial markings, with the color coming down farther toward her mouth on the left side of her face.

Boy has a "mustache" mark on the left side of his face, right down by his mouth -- no doubt he got that from Honey, who has a similar face marking.

 

 

 

Boy, now named Conner, shown here at five weeks and at nine weeks. An extremely good looking puppy, with a beautiful head and plenty of bone.

That mustache mark has not slowed Conner down much in the show ring. He did very well in the puppy classes and I hope and expect to finish his championshp soon.

Girl 1, now Kimmie, captured first in a (brief) pensive mood at five weeks and then in a somewhat blurry picture at nine weeks. Her structure is very good. Her face is lovely, her head beautiful.

Kimmie matured beautifully and won Winners Bitch in her first nine straight shows, picking up all her single points easily. Now she needs majors to finish. I hope to finish her shortly.

Girl 2, now Livvie, went to a great pet home where she is the pride and joy of a wonderful eight-year-old boy. She is pictured here at five weeks and then nine weeks. She is a very nice puppy and most likely could have finished her championship despite her asymmetrical face markings, but keeping all three puppies seemed a bit much. Her head is quite pretty; her eyes are beautiful. She is cobbier and heavier than Kimmie, almost as big as her brother, with plenty of bone. Her front is probably better than Kimmie's, though she does fall off a bit in the croup. It was tough deciding which girl to keep, but Kimmie's lovely head and superior facial markings make her a superior show prospect.

 

 

 

 

Here are Conner and Kimmie, showing off their ribbons after their first AKC show as junior puppies. The only class entries in this small show, I did not expect them to earn championship points, especially at their age. However, Kimmie beat out two Grand Champion bitches for Best of Opposite Sex, thus earning her first point; and then Conner beat Kimmie for Best of Winners, thus also earning his first point. It was a great beginning to their show careers!

They are nearly eight months old in this picture.

 

 

 

In late 2015, I bred Honey's mother, Ch. Roycroft Kenya Cameroon RN RA, to my glamorous young boy Anara Call Me Ishmael RN RA.  Kenya has been a terrible producer, with very serious premature labor issues.  This was my final attempt to get a really beautiful male puppy from her, and I did get a single living puppy, a male.

However, at just over a year old, it was clear that Jos was not likely to have his father's glamour. Jos moved to a pet home in the summer of 2017.

 

Kenya Ish

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's Puppy J at three and a half weeks, surrounded by the stuffed animal buddies that take the place of real siblings.  That llama toy is just right for a newborn puppy to drape itself over, so I always keep it away from older dogs that might destroy it, saving it for singleton puppies.

At this age, Puppy J is just starting to show play behavior, though he is not very steady on his feet yet.

All one can really be sure of at this point is that the puppy has good markings.  I personally prefer more color on the face, but that's just me -- all you really need is symmetry and preferably no obvious freckles.  Freckles often don't appear till the puppy is three months old or more, so there's no way of telling about that yet.

 

 

 

Here is Puppy J, now Anara Justinian (Jos for short) at ten weeks.  No freckles! His markings are just fine. He's a nice puppy structurally, and quite confident and outgoing.

 

 

 

 

Here is Jos at nearly a year, engaged in a favorite activity -- chasing the broom back into the closet. He's a good youngster -- nice structure and bone and proportions. I don't believe he will match his parents for glamour, though, and he has a white sclera in both eyes. His mother finished her championship with a white sclera in one eye, but I don't expect to show Jos since he has this cosmetic failing in both eyes.

Jos is an independent little cuss and filled with mischief, but also affectionate and eager to WIN THE TREAT. He easily earned his Novice Rally title when he was about seven months old.

 

 

Timmy -- AKC and CKCSC Ch Sanickro Enchanter at Heartsong

 

 

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2013's Single Puppy

 

 

Kenya's puppy from 2013's litter, Honey

Honey at four weeks Honey at eight weeks

 

Honey was the only surviving puppy from Kenya's litter with Ch Truluv Kiss N Tell at Jayba. 

Kenya won her Graduate Puppy class at the 2011 Indianapolis CKCSC specialty, from the renowned movement-and-structure judge Frank Kane, who said she was "the convincing winner" of the class. She recently won her second AKC major over a large entry of top-quality bitches.  Kenya has finished her Rally Advanced title.

Teddy is the incomparable AKC and CKCSC Ch Truluv Kiss N Tell of Jayba.  Teddy, Gene, Gene's brother DJ, and other Jayba dogs are some of the most beautiful Cavaliers in the country today -- there are plenty of details on the Jayba Cavaliers website.  It just kills me that I only got one puppy from this breeding.

 

Ch Roycroft Kenya CameroonRN

Ch Truluv Kiss N Tell at Jayba (Teddy)

 

 

 

 

 

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2012's Puppies

 

 

The first dog I bred Kenya to:  AKC and CKCSC Ch Jayba Pucker Up (Gene)

 

 

 

Puppy "G" -- Kenya's only puppy by Gene:

 

 

Puppy "G"  is a very nicely marked girl.  She was remarkably well developed for a very early preemie and, after a slow 48 hours to adjust to the real world, took off like a little rocket.  She is shown here at six days old, or the day she should have been born.  She was under four oz at birth, but at the time I took this picture, she was up to 7.25 oz, a perfectly normal weight for a newborn Cavalier.
 

 

 

Seven and a half weeks old and time to take a good hard look at the baby!  Her registered name is now Anara Give Me A Break and her call name is Giedre, which is Lithuanian, btw.  This baby was just AMAZING in the housetraining department.  It's like she just absorbed the idea from the other dogs because she basically never made a mistake.  I wish all puppies could be as clever with that!

Giedre was just an astonishing puppy.  She had excellent markings, ideal proportions, excellent bone, wonderful angulation, great tailset, low-set hocks -- the whole package.  Except her bite was a tight underbite!  (And still is, alas.)  I am hoping very much that this will correct, obviously.  Many underbites do correct in Cavaliers.  But she is just too superb for me to place her out as a pet just yet, regardless of her bite.  I now plan to breed her once, in 2014.  After that, if her bite has not corrected, I may well place her out.

Giedre has a very nice personality, outgoing and confident.  I credit her "big sister" Folly (scroll down to see Folly) for giving her a fine role model to follow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adora

Grand Champion Closeburn Graham MacInnes

 

The "F" litter -- Adora's puppies by Graham:

 

Every puppy conceived had a 75% chance of being ruby and a 25% chance of being blenheim, but as you see, I managed to get one of each.  The little ruby is (yay!) a girl!  !!!   Which is what I wanted from this litter.  The blenheim is a boy. 

 

 

   

 

Anara Fiddlesticks, now Benji, has gone to his new home, where I am assured he is doted on by all who see him.

Anara Frivolity, called Folly for short, is a wonderful little spitfire . . . can't wait till she's old enough to hit the puppy classes! 

 

 

 

2010's litter

 

Bree had three puppies May 5th, one tri boy, one tri girl, and one blenheim girl.

 

This is Myrddin Emrys (Merlin to his friends). 

Merlin got his mother's wonderful temperament, excellent structure, and great movement. 

It's hard not to sound like a used-car salesman when I talk about Merlin.  He has just about the most perfect personality imaginable -- laid back but playful, a lap dog but not too demanding, moderate in energy level, accepting of virtually everything, not a trace of shyness or nervousness.

Merlin's only fault, if you can even call it that, is uneven markings on his body - as you can see, though, the markings on his head are beautifully symmetrical.  He's in a fabulous pet home now, and no doubt still charming everybody he meets.

 

 

Here is Eilionoir -- Elli for short.

Elli is the smallest of the puppies, very feminine and sweet.

I really wanted a beautifully marked tri girl from this litter, and look!  Here she is!  Her markings are lovely and symmetrical.  But those freckles on her face are definitely not desirable for a show dog, even though many people personally appreciate freckles on a Cavalier.  And freckles on a tricolor show up so clearly!

So Elli went to a great pet home, where she will be beautiful, sweet, and elegant and no one will mind her freckles.

 

 

This is Eibhlin -- Eve for short.  She is only seven weeks here, but this picture shows exactly the body you look for in a show puppy.  A bit long in the body, yes, but angulation to die for, fantastic neck and shoulder, tremendous bone, wonderful topline and tail set.  Just an amazing puppy!

Eve is incredibly active and outgoing.  All three of Bree's puppies were 'born socialized', but Eve takes it a whole order of magnitude farther than her siblings.  Her attitude just screams that SHE is the WINNER.  She doesn't live with me anymore, but she was shown to her International Championship by her new owners!

 

The father of this litter is such a great dog!  Take a look at Guy and then scroll down to read all about him.

Bree

Guy

Now, Guy is a pretty special dog, which is the only reason I'd have considered driving all the way to Minneapolis to breed Bree to him, believe me!  He's from Scotland.  His show name is Kinvaar Obsession.  Guy is seven years old and heart clear, but the thing about Guy (besides his beauty!) is the back of his skull.  He's one of the go-to dogs if you're really *serious* about trying to avoid syringomyelia.  He's racking up an impressive record as a producer -- that is, his offspring tend to look really good as far as avoiding SM goes, way better than average.  And he's siring really beautiful offspring, definitely a plus.

 

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2009's single puppy:

Eff's puppy, the sole Anara puppy born in 2009.   This puppy's sire was Sanicro Enchanter at Heartsong, a fabulous dog (Kenya's father, too) but unfortunately, Eff only had the one puppy.

 

 

Born 9-22-09, Dara was 11 oz at birth, which I thought was huge until Bree's 12 oz tri girl beat her. 

Here she is three and a half weeks -- with her 'siblings'!  Because she was a single puppy, she needed substitutes to take the place of her littermates.  She still loves her bear!
Dara at three months old.  She turned out to have great structure, but a rather "old-fashioned" style of head -- and freckles, alas.  I finally placed her in a great pet home when she was three, where she now divides her time between sleeping upside down on laps and eradicating the neighborhood chipmunk population.

 

Dara's daddy --

Timmy

Timmy.  'Timmy' is CKCSC and AKC Ch Sanickro Enchanter at Heartsong.  (Also Kenya's father, if you recall -- Kenya and Dara are half-sisters through this dog.)   He's just as good as it gets as far as heart quality goes.  Timmy won all kinds of Best in Shows at Cavalier specialties under any number of top breeder-judges.  He is a totally fantastic dog.  He was the top Cavalier in the country in 1999.  It is just luck that I saw Linda Dupuy's ad in the 2009 CKCSC yearbook, because I assumed he was long retired as a stud dog.  But far from being retired, he his still siring puppies just as well as any two-year-old.  Plus because he has offspring that are eight and nine years old, we can also see that his puppies tend to get his outstanding heart quality, too!  As far as Linda knows, he's never sired a puppy with SM -- and since she never sells puppies out of state, she would probably know.

Update:  as of 2014, Timmy is pushing 18 and still going strong.  He is losing strength in the rear, but he is still a cheerful and vigorous old man.  This is the longevity and vigor I am trying to capture in my breeding program.