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Orchardhill On A Lark owned by Linda
Whitmire and Erica Venier
Reserve Winner's
Bitch
Cavaliers of the North
East, York, PA 11-08-09
Judge Kathy Aycock, Highcotton
Cavaliers (USA)
| Flash! New Champion ~ AKC Ch. Orchard Hill Spoken For (Darby)
owned by Karin Ostmann |
Orchard Hill Spoken For
Best of
Winners - New AKC Champion
Seward County KC NE 04-26-09
Judge
Mrs M Purkhiser
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Flash!
The breeding of two specialty-winning Cavaliers is now proving itself in the
show ring:
The litter by USA/AKC
Ch. Hurleaze Birthday Boy at Shirmont to USA/AKC Ch. Orchard Hill Never Grow Up
(Wendy Darling) has so far produced:
CKCSC-USA/AKC Ch.
Orchard Hill Shirmont Back Talk, J. W.
CKCSC-USA/AKC/CKC Ch.
Orchard Hill Homegrown
CKCSC-USA/CAN Ch.
Orchard Hill Nevertheless
CAN Ch. Orchard Hill
Shirmont Showoff
Orchard Hill Never Say
Never, J.W. (major pointed)
Orchard Hill Neverland
(major-pointed)
“Back Talk”, co-owned with Bruce and Shirley Henry,
is the AKC’s # 6 Cavalier for 2008 with very limited showing. Watch
for his continued success in 2009 with handler Clint Livingston.
“Homegrown” is a specialty winner who finished her CKCSC-USA
Championship in three consecutive shows over one weekend.
Nevertheless
is co-owned with Chris and Shelly Hodgkinson of Canada. (Carver’s
Cavaliers)
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| Can Ch. Orchardhill Shirmont
Showoff |
Thanks, everyone, for your
continued support and
effort.
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Three Orchard Hill Cavaliers distinguished themselves at the Cavaliers of the
South show in Atlanta in early April.
New Champion Orchard
Hill Outspoken, J.W, finished her Junior Warrant under US breeder-judge Barbara
Grimm Curley and walked away with Best in Show, handled by
Rachel.
Orchard Hill Sunday Shoes won her class all three days and won
an Award of Merit on Sunday under Irish breeder-judge Mr. Robert Lamont
(Moorfields.) That same day her kennel-mate Ch. Orchard Hill Duly
Noted, J.W. was Best in Show. |
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the CKCSC National weekend, in Tarrytown, New York, Orchard Hill Easier Said
(Elise) was Best Puppy in Sweeps under USA Judge Mrs. Vanessa Weber
(Kenjockety.)
On Saturday at the Trudy
Albrecht Memorial Rally Elise was Best Puppy Bitch and Award of Merit under
noted UK breeder-judge Mr. Gordon Inglis (Craigowl.) The following day
she was Best Puppy in Show under UK breeder judge Mrs. Lorraine Gillhespy.
Saturday was also a big
day for Orchard Hill Sunday Shoes: “Mary Jane” won her second major
and finished her CKCSC Championship under Mr. Gordon Inglis of the UK.
(Craigowl.) Mary Jane is the fourth CKCSC Champion for her dam, Ch.
Orchard Hill Party Shoes. |
Rocky continues to do well at the shows –
he is currently the Nations’s # 1 Cavalier in Breed points and has
recently won his seventh all-breed Best in Show.
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were well represented in New York City Westminster Week, February, 2008.
On Friday at the Progressive Toy Dog Specialty little Elise (Orchard Hill
Easier Said) was Reserve Winner’s Bitch, Best Puppy and Puppy Group
Three for her AKC debut.
On Sunday Elise was Best
in Sweeps under Father Bryan Timby and Winner’s Bitch,
Best of Winners and Best of Breed over all the Specials under UK breeder-judge
Mr. Peter Hill (Montcolly).
Her dam, Ch. Orchard
Hill Where’s The Party?, won First Award of Merit in a
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Rocky wins the Breed at The
Garden!
On Tuesday at Westminster Ch. Pinecrest Orchard
Hill Rock The Boat won the Breed for the second time, handled by his breeder
and co-owner Ted Eubank.
Ch. Where’s The Party was Best of Opposite
Sex, the third time an Orchard Hill bitch has won this honor.
Now the AKC’s # 1 Cavalier, Rocky
has accumulated six all-breed Best in Show wins, over thirty Toy Group Ones,
seven Specialty Best of Breed wins and eight Best in Show wins at CKCSC-USA
Specialties.
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On the way to the
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Our December litter by
CKCSC-USA/AKC Ch. Hurleaze Birthday Boy at Shirmont ex CKCSC-USA/AKC Ch.
Orchard Hill Never Grow Up has hit the ground running –
Orchard Hill Shirmont Back Talk
JW
Best Puppy in Sweeps
Cavaliers of the Mid West Indiana, IN
07-20-07
Judge Mrs Pat Lander, Jayba Cavaliers
(USA)
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Orchard Hill Shirmont Back Talk was Best in
Sweeps in June at the Cavaliers of the Northeast Specialty under U.S. Breeder
Mrs. Mary Ellen Arthur. “Macho” also won his class the following day
under U. K. breeder Mrs. Shealagh Waters. |
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Orchard Hill Shirmont Back Talk
JW
Best In Show
Cavaliers of the North East York, PA 11-10-07
Judge Mr Jan Tornblom, Hackensack Cavaliers
(Sweden)
Flash!It’s now CKCSC-USA Ch.
Orchard Hill Shirmont Back Talk, J.W. Bred at Orchard Hill and raised at
Shirmont in Dallas, Texas,
“Macho” is co-owned with Shirley Henry of Shirmont
Cavaliers. Congratulations to Bruce and Shirley on finishing this lovely
youngster with back-to-back majors and a Best in Show win under Swedish judge
Jan Tornblom (Hackensack Cavaliers).
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“Macho’s” tricolor sister Natalie (“Never
Say Never”) has won several large classes this year and is closing in on
her Junior Warrant.
Orchard Hill Never Say
Never
Best Puppy Bitch
Cavaliers of the Mid West Indiana, IN
07-20-07
Judge Liz McInally, Dalvreck Cavaliers
(USA)
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In an entry of well-over
300 Cavaliers Rocky won Best of Breed at the ACKCSC National Specialty 2007
under British breeder-judge Di Fry of Amantra Cavaliers.
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Best of Opposite Sex to
Rocky was USA-AKC Ch. Orchard Hill Party Shoes, winning the honor for the
second time, the first being in 2004 under British breeder-judge Mrs. Mollie
Coker (Homerbrent). |
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Good things come in small packages: introducing our
newest homebred youngster, Orchard Hill Easier Said.
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At
the November CKCSC-USA Specialty little “Elise” was Best Puppy in
Sweeps under U.S. Breeder Judge Pam Burkley and Best Puppy Bitch under both
Swedish Breeder Judge Jan Tornblom and U.S. Breeder Judge Brenda Martz
(Brookhaven).
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Orchard Hill Sunday Shoes
Best
Puppy Bitch in Sweeps
Cavaliers of the Mid West Indiana, IN
07-20-07
Judge Mrs Pat Lander, Jayba Cavaliers (USA)
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It is now CKCSC-USA/Can. Ch. Orchard Hill Here for the Party. “Kelly”
won his first major at the CKCSC-USA Specialty in November and finished his
championship his next time out, winning his second major under breeder-judge
Mrs. Miriam Lovett.
Another Orchard Hill champion finished at the Cavaliers of the South Specialty
in Atlanta Georgia in April. Ch. Orchard Hill Fox in Socks is the third
CKCSC-USA Champion for her dam, Ch. Orchard Hill Party Shoes.
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It is now CKCSC-USA/AKC Ch. Orchard Hill Flower Power!
“Blossom”
gained her CKCSC title by winning Reserve Best in Show under breeder-judge Mrs.
Joan Twigg at the November CNE Specialty in York, PA. She is the third
CKCSC-USA Champion for her sire, Ch. Sheeba Special Inspiration at Orchard
Hill. |
Am/Can Ch. Orchard Hill Surprise Party has
earned her Register of Merit with the completion of her fifth champion
daughter, Ch. Orchard Hill Brookhaven Bliss.
Two more AKC
Champions in 2007 have brought Cozy’s total to seven Champion offspring.
Two of these are CKCSC-USA Champions as well.
CKCSC-USA/AKC Ch. Orchard Hill Never Grow Up
has made Breed history for Cavalier bitches by winning a total of four
AKC Cavalier Specialties and finishing up 2006 as the fifth top-winning
Cavalier in the country.
Wendy had remained a consistent third
throughout the year until she retired in October for maternal duties.
 Our young tricolor homebred Orchard Hill Duly Noted has
been very well-received, winning Best Puppy in Show at both the Cavaliers of
the West show in Pleasanton, California and the Cavaliers of the South show in
Atlanta, Georgia. “Micah” has won “Best Puppy” under
breeder-judges Mr. Alan Hall and Mr. Dick Terry, both of the UK. Rachel has
been working with “Micah’ and handled him to both of these wins.
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A profile of Erica appeared in the
series of profiles on Cavalier enthusiasts in the 'First Quarter 1999' copy of
"The Royal Spaniels" magazine. To read or download a copy please click the
magazine image on the left.
An article on Orchard Hill, featured as
one of 5 Kennels of Distinction appeared in the Popular Dogs Series magazine
volume 38 'Cavalier King Charles Spaniel' published in 2005. To read or
download a copy please click the magazine image on the
left.