Introducing...
BlackFire Simple Twist of Fate
"Dylan"
Ch Kaceem Jonathan X BlackFire Sweden's French Kiss

    Dylan attacks a tree branch in his back yard!

Dylan tries to blend in with the autumn leaves

BlackFire Sitting Pretty
"Cameo"
Astarring Elliot If I Know X BlackFire Pretty in Pinck
Born May 23, 2011

The BlackFire girls
had quite a weekend at the
COS/CMW Specialty Weekend
in Nashville - Dec 3-5, 2010.

Ch. Chadwick September Song at BlackFire,
"Bexley," finished her CKCSC Championship
under judge Barb Curley.
By finishing her title at the age of 13,
she is believed to be the oldest Cavalier
to do so in the history of the club!

In the same weekend,
AKC Ch. BlackFire Trifecta, "Derby,"
was awarded Reserve Best in Show
by judge Kathy Aycock!

This is Derby's first major in the CKCSC.

BlackFire Dark Thicket "Bramble"

Born January 27, 2010

CH Chadwick Brig O'Doon AX, AXJ
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Brown Sugar of Woodville at BlackFire

  Watch a video of Bramble jumping
gracefully over the fencing in the back yard.
She apparently takes after her father!

     Now that we know Bramble can jump,
she goes to school for agility practice.

    Bramble practices agility in the back yard.

   Bramble practices her agility

Front:
CKCSC and AKC Champion Chadwick Bewitched at Blackfire "Sammi"

On chaise:
Chadwick Pinckney at Blackfire "Pinck"
Blackfire At The Garden "Madison" (Sammi's daughter)
Blackfire Irish Amber "Murphy" (Bexley's son)

Four generations of BlackFire Cavaliers:
Chadwick Blackout at BlackFire "Widget"  front left
Daughter Ch. Chadwick September Song at BlackFire "Bexley"  back right
Grandson BlackFire Irish Amber "Murphy"  back left
and Great-Grandsons BlackFire Giblet Gravy "Albert"  bottom center
and BlackFire Pilgrim's Pride "Pilgrim"  bottom right

BlackFire Irish Amber   "Murphy"

Chadwick Pinckney at BlackFire   "Pinck"

BlackFire Shows Class "Flair"

CH Truluv Kissalot, JW
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AKC CH BlackFire Trifecta

                  Flair has a new trick - she has figured out how
                          to open the crate door while Diva is inside ...
                          eating!

Flair gets a close inspection from judge
Kathy Aycock at her first dog show
in York, PA - November, 2009

Good enough for second place!
Quite an accomplishment in a large, competitive class.

BlackFire Pretty in Pinck  "Diva"

AKC CH Picasso of Woodville at Truluv
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Chadwick Pinckney at BlackFire

Diva experiences her first snow!

  Diva and Flirt play in the yard

At the Westbury Kennel Association show
in September, 2009,
Diva took Best of Winners!

AKC Ch. BlackFire Trifecta  "Derby"

In her very first show
Derby took first place in her class
at six months of age.

Cavaliers of the South
Atlanta, Georgia
March 31 and April 1, 2007

Derby wins Best Tricolor in Show
Cavaliers of the Northeast
Baltimore, Maryland
June 7, 2008

Derby finished her AKC Championship
on Friday, July 16, at the Riverhead Kennel Club show
under judge Colleen Brossard.  She was Winners Bitch,
Best of Winners, and Best of Breed.
We are understandably proud - we bred Derby ourselves, she has always been
owner-handled in the ring, and we finished her ourselves. 
Here she is pictured at the Trenton show on Sunday, May 9th,
where she was Best of Winners - another major!

Derby at her first birthday,
October, 2007.

In her first dog show,
in York, Pennsylvania in November of 2006,
Brûlée wins Best Puppy Bitch
under judge Jean Grant of
Granasil Cavaliers in the UK.

Nice debut, Brûlée!

Brûlée wins Best of Breed
under judge Peggy Hauck

Suffolk County Kennel Club
September 29, 2007
 

We were excited to say "Bone Jour" to
our little French girl,
Brown Sugar of Woodville at Blackfire
"Brûlée"

Brûlée's pups are all grown up

Left to Right:
BlackFire Sweden's French Kiss "Flirt"
BlackFire Aquavit n Bordeaux "Bracer"
BlackFire Emil's Billet-Doux "Madeline"
and Brown Sugar of Woodville at Blackfire "Brûlée"

                 Bracer competes for Winners Dog at the CNE / COS
                         show in York, PA - November, 2009

CKCSC and AKC Champion
Chadwick September Song at Blackfire
"Bexley"

At the CNE specialty in August, 2010
held in Baltimore,
Bexley made the Cavalier record books
by winning Best in Show
just 3 weeks shy of her 13th birthday!

Special thanks to Judge Lydia Coleman-Hutchinson for
seeing the beauty of this exceptional veteran,
to co-breeder Anne Eckersley for her constant guidance,
and most of all to all of our good friends around the country (and around the world)
who have been so supportive and gracious in acknowledging
this accomplishment.

At 13 years old,
Bexley is still beautiful -
and she was cleared of any heart murmur by a
 board-certified cardiologist in April!

    At the CNE / COS show in York, PA in November, 2009, Bexley once again won Best Veteran in Show.  Watch her compete:      Part I and Part II

"Nothing like a relaxing bubble bath
to get ready for a show!"

Bexley's Mother, Widget, had a chance meeting
with one of her puppies, George (Chadwick Black Russian)
at one of the Cavalier Club's dog shows.

CKCSK and AKC Champion
Chadwick Bewitched at Blackfire
"Samantha"
Pictured here at 6 months of age.

Sammi at 4 years old

2004 and 2005 were banner years
for Samantha!

On September 24, 2004
she finished her AKC Championship
at Brookhaven Kennel Club

On November 7, 2004
she was named Reserve Best in Show
by judge Linda Flynn
at the Cavaliers of the South specialty
in Cherry Hill, New Jersey

Her first CKCSC major!

On April 3, 2005, Sammi (right) was named
Reserve Winners Bitch
at the Cavaliers of the South specialty in Atlanta,
and finished her CKCSC-USA championship!

Pictured here next to Winners Bitch
CKCSC Champion and English Champion
Ricksbury Royal Temptation at Pinecrest

Ch. Chadwick September Song at Blackfire
"Bexley"
with her mother,
Chadwick Blackout at Blackfire
"Widget"

Chadwick Pinckney at Blackfire
"Pinck"

"Happy Birthday to you ..."
Pinck celebrates her third birthday!

 Pinck poses with her mother, Sunny.

Madison cuddles with her mother, Samantha

Not all the members of our household are Cavaliers!

Pictured here is Amicus Shall We Dance, "Mitzi,"
affectionately known as "Itsy Bitsy Mitzi,"
a beautiful Japanese Chin.
(Don't mention it to her -- she thinks she's a Cavalier)

At the Long Island cluster of AKC shows
in May of 2009,
Mitzi took Best of Breed

You never know where Mitzi might
make herself comfortable ...

Like in the toy basket ...

Or maybe in a flower pot!

Mitzi loves to cuddle with Derby ...
After all, she's only one day younger than Derby!

Phooey on you!
I am so a Cavalier!

In Memoriam

BlackFire Opus One
"Casey"

2002 - 2011

Casey was Bexley's very first puppy.
He was the only one in his litter, and we
originally named him "Opie."  His adoptive family
gave him his new name, as well as a lot of love
over the years.  He loved to start each day with a walk
on the beach, and he watched the children grow up.
He lived a good life, and he will be missed.

BlackFire Keepin' the Faith
"Penny"

January 11, 2011 - May 2, 2011

You fought so hard during your much too short life,
overcoming your cleft palate and growing into the sweetest,
most beautiful little girl.  We knew you had a big heart,
but we couldn't imagine that its weakness would take you
from us so soon.  Those of us who knew you will always
hold a special place in our hearts for you.

Chadwick Flying Solo
"Amelia"

2002 - 2009

Widget's last puppy

Mopsy

 1993 - 2008

 Mopsy was a silver and white Shih Tzu who thought she was a Cavalier.  We bought Mopsy for Mom shortly after Dad died.  The two were inseparable for 11 years, until Mom had to enter  a nursing home and Mopsy came to live with us.  Mopsy, always friends with our Cavaliers, started behaving like a Cavalier.  When people would come to look at puppies, Mopsy would come off whatever piece of furniture she happened to be sleeping on to say hello and let everyone know she was just as cute as any Cavalier.  Her favorite time of day was 3:00 pm when Katie and Mopsy would go to visit Mom.  Smart as a whip but testy with children (I’m sure David Robins will never forget her), she survived the removal of a tumor and her spleen at age 12, and behaved like a puppy at meal time almost to the end.  She always loved to frolic with our new puppies.

 In the midst of our joy over our new litter of Cavalier pups, Mopsy, now 14½, was united with Mom on May 17.  Murphy attended and sat respectfully at the gravesite while we buried her.  We loved her, and we will all miss her terribly.

Good girl, Mopsy. 

Chadwick Blackout at BlackFire
"Widget"

A great dog with a good heart -
You'll be sorely missed,
and always young in our hearts.

July 16, 1995 -- March 15, 2007

Chadwick Phantom of the Opera
"Phantom"

Thank you, Phanny, for
always keeping us laughing.

January 16, 1991 -- July 14, 2004

How many Cavaliers
can you fit in a crate?

Or on a chair?