Brûlée gave birth to a litter of five
in the wee hours of January 27                

     At 9 weeks old, they all come
                         in for dinner.

  At 5 1/2 weeks old, the pups
           go outside for the first time.

 "Scout," the ruby boy, gets his
            very first taste of solid food

BlackFire Path Maker "Boone"
BlackFire New Frontier "Scout"
BlackFire Into the Woods "Hunter"
BlackFire Dora the Explorer "Dora"
BlackFire Dark Thicket "Bramble"

Pinck's puppies, born June 9, 2009

BlackFire Pinck Champagne "Grace"
Chadwick Pinck Panther "Clouseau"
BlackFire In The Pinck "Rosy"
BlackFire Tickled Pinck "Giggle"

   The pups stop playing with Flair
to come running for a treat.

    Rosy shows off her first trick!

  At 4 weeks old,
Pinck's puppies play with each other.

Rosy will always hold
a special place in our hearts!

Is she a vegetarian Cavalier?

Perhaps she's a party girl?

Most of all, in true Cavalier fashion,
she loves to sleep.

Derby's pups born May 16
BlackFire Has Chance "Cooper"
BlackFire Shows Class "Flair"
BlackFire Handicapper "Finbar"
BlackFire Can Do "Gino"

     The pups keep trading food bowls -
Which one tastes best?

  The pups play in the yard,
while their mother looks after them.

   The puppies are in the pen,
but their mother is outside.

    The pups eat their first meal
of solid food.

          The pups venture out into the yard
                                                          for the very first time!

Flair at 6 weeks old

    Cooper is the first of the litter
to walk around the yard.

  Flair makes it up the steps
to the deck.

Finn at 3 months old

Gino just loves chewing on his bone in his new home

Pinck's puppy, "Diva,"
Born June 25, 2008.
Pictured here at 3 months of age.

Diva experiences her first snow!

  Diva nurses quietly, at 2 weeks of age.

"Oh, no!  Now what?"

  Diva , at 3 months old, plays with Pinck. 

Diva loves to cuddle with her mother.

  Diva plays with her mom outside.

At the August 2008 CNE show,
Diva had a chance to meet Elaine Shail.
Elaine, visiting from the UK to judge the show,
bred Diva's great-grandfather,
Ch. Rossbonny Elliott of Chadwick.

Madison's pups, born May 17, 2008
L to R:  BlackFire Hurdy Gurdy "Bailey"
BlackFire Fiddle "Haley"
BlackFire Ribible "Chaucer"
Top:  BlackFire Banjo "Andy"

One of the pups snuggles with
the "snuggle puppy."

  Watch the pups play with each other at one month old.
  Why you shouldn't wear sneakers with laces around the puppies.
  The pups eating solid food.
  The girls play Tug-of-War.

Andy at one year old.

   Andy comes for a visit,
and chases Diva around the yard.

Nothing like an armful of puppies!

  Everyone comes running for a treat!

Bailey has settled in with
her new companion, Nellie.

Bailey and Nellie can be
quite a crazy pair!

Haley at 10 months of age

Brûleé's pups, born May 6, 2008
Two girls and a boy!

BlackFire Emil's Billet-Doux "Madeline"
BlackFire Aquavit ‘n Bordeaux "Bracer"
BlackFire Sweden's French Kiss "Flirt"

Video Clips of Brulee's pups:

  They spend their first day out in the yard.

  Check out the way they dive off the porch steps!
  Pups try to get milk from Brulee, while she jumps and dodges, and tries to play.
  The pups wrestle with their mother.

Madeline visits with her sister Flirt
at 4 months of age.

At 6 weeks of age, "Flirt" is caught
lounging outside on the deck.

  "Flirt" gets stranded in the garden.

 Flirt and Diva get lazy around the yard.
Lots of (yawn!) action.

Bracer at 16 months of age.

  "Bracer" discovers dog toys.

Flirt and Madeline love to relax
around the house.

Madison is now fully recovered from her surgery.
Thank you, Brûleé, for filling in so admirably
and nursing her pups!

Pinck's puppies born December 22, 2007.
A girl, Chadwick Winter Solstice "Winter,"
and a boy, Chadwick Yuletide, "Brynner."
Pictured here at 8 weeks of age.

  Click Here to see them wrestling with their mother
at the age of 5 weeks.

  Click Here to see the pups jumping and playing
at 6 1/2 weeks old.

  Both pups learn to climb stairs -
Winter makes it to the top,
and Brynner uses his smarts.

Who says brothers and sisters
can't hug each other?

  See the pups (Winter and Brynner) on their first foray into the outdoors!

  At 9 weeks old, the puppies experience snow for the first time!
Click Here to see Winter's first taste of winter.
Click Here to see Brynner try to make it down the slippery stairs.

  Brynner comes back for a visit at 3 months of age,
and plays tug-of-war against his mother with a favorite toy!
(Guess who wins)

Winter, pictured here at 7 months,
is developing beautifully.
She is lovingly owned and exhibited
by her co-breeder, Anne Eckersley,
and racked up an impressive record
of 6 first place finishes
in her first month of showing!

Madison's puppies,
born Wednesday, October 4, 2006.

AKC Ch. BlackFire Trifecta "Derby"
BlackFire Triple Sec "Brandy"
and BlackFire Three's Company "Jack Tripper"
 

A 3-month-old Derby
makes herself at home ...
in the toy basket!

Brandy, at 8 weeks of age,
enjoys the fall weather.

Brandy at 4 months of age.

Jack Tripper at 4 months of age.

BlackFire Pilgrim's Pride "Pilgrim"
and
BlackFire Giblet Gravy "Albert"

Pinck's puppies, from daddy Murphy
born on Thanksgiving Eve 2006

Pictured here at 7 weeks of age
 

The boys at 11 weeks of age

Albert is very comfortable in his new home!

Pilgrim and Sam ...

Pals forever!

Pinck's puppies, born Wednesday, April 25.
Pictured here are:
Blackfire Rive Gauche "Dudley" and
Blackfire Mont Blanc "Nellie"

Watch Nellie's video clips:
  Going the wrong way up a slide.
  Yes!  I can swim!

Nellie becomes a canine snowball!

"I love watching my cousins' videos!"

"We just love each other!"

Samantha's latest litter, born December 23, 2005
Two boys and a girl:
Blackfire Old Fezziwig "Fezzi"
Blackfire Tiny Tim "Timmy"
Blackfire Li'l Fan "Breeeze"

Breeeze at 7 weeks old.

At 6 months old, Fezzi was already a big grown-up boy!

Timmy was a handsome little pup!

"Can I go out now?"

Timmy, at one year old,
visits his mother, Sammi

Mother and child.

Katie with Breeeze,
as she celebrated her first Easter with us.

Breeeze loves to cuddle with
her favorite human, Evan.

Bexley's last litter:
Blackfire Say G'Nite Gracie "Gracie"
and Blackfire It's a Wrap "'Rapper"
Pictured here at 8 weeks of age

'Rapper loves his yard!

Gracie has her day in court
with her owner (the Judge)

Gracie comes for a visit!
Pictured here at age 19 months,
she enjoys visiting her mother.

Bexley's puppies:
Blackfire Irish Amber
"Murphy"
and Blackfire Killian's Red
"Killian"
Born July 24, 2004
Pictured here at 7 weeks of age

Murphy loves to romp in the leaves!

Bexley's puppy (and Murphy's brother),
Blackfire Killian's Red
"Killian"
comfortable in his yard

Blackfire at the Garden
"Madison"
lying down next to her brother,
Blackfire Made the Cut
"Mack"

Bexley's puppy,
Blackfire Opus One
"Casey"
The first puppy in the Blackfire line

Casey is now all grown up --
and very handsome!

Widget's puppy, Chadwick Funny Valentine
"Sophie"
Now 8 years old and doing well.

Bexley's little boy.
Blackfire Hummer
"Rudy"

Rudy is now all grown up .....
and quite the pampered Cavalier!

Rudy's little sister,
Blackfire Mini-Cooper
"Maggie Mae"
She was born at a mere 4 ounces,
and we had to hand-feed her
for about a month.

Maggie as an adult --
It looks like she was worth all the work.