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Mick with Ceely Pups heading for Australia
Mick with Ceely Pups heading for Australia
BIS & Multi Ch. Boxing Helena`s Eva So Sweet - Jen

Photo courtesy of Boxing  Helena  Whippets & Cirneco Dell'Etna
Photo courtesy of Boxing  Helena  Whippets & Cirneco Dell'Etna
SBIS and Multi Ch. Boxing Helena`s Epos Ena (Justin)

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Last modified: November 28, 2009


    NEWS NEWS NEWS - (29 November
    2009)

    Year end news from Avalonia!

    It is hard to believe but it is 11 months since our
    last update, a fact that reflects that this has been a
    very quiet year for us here at Avalonia as we took a
    breather from both the show ring and the whelping
    box! Our time this year was spent enjoying our
    dogs, many of whom are older dogs we want to
    lavish affection on while they are still with us.  It is
    hard to believe how much of our kennel is made up
    of dogs 10 and over, and a bit frightening too!  
    Everyone is healthy – this is a long lived breed and
    for that we are grateful – but we are conscious of
    the march of time.  

    In late summer our good friend Nicole Gagnon of
    Thunder Bay had to say farewell to one of the
    many dogs we are so proud to have bred.  Cdn.Ch.
    and CDX Glastonbury Louisiana, who was born on
    20 June 1993 crossed the Rainbow Bridge and was
    given peace two months after she celebrated her
    16th birthday.   

    In 2009 we grew on one male and two female pups
    from our October 9, 2008 litter sired by Cdn.Ch.
    Avalonia Oscar Peterson (Cdn.Ch. Avalonia Wotta
    Jesta x Cdn.Ch. Avalonia Lagavulin) x Eng.Cdn.Ch.
    Nevedith Ceefa Ceely (Eng.Aust.NZ.Ch. Nevedith
    Rare Rogue x Eng.Ch. Nevedith Justa Jenie).

     Avalonia Maple Leaf Forever – a striking black
    brindle and white dog whose call name is Thomas –
    is still with us and maturing into a wonderful dog
    who will make his show debut in 2010.  

    His two sisters, pictured as pups in the arms of
    Mick, stayed with us till mid September when all the
    testing required to export dogs to Australia was
    finally completed and Avalonia Maple Hues at
    Xkaliba (Delta) made the trip over to her new
    owner, Neil Weeks, and Avalonia Wallalea Maple
    Sugar (Sugar) moved to her new home with George
    and Lyn Wallace. It is very hard to grow on dogs for
    such a long time and then let them go, but we know
    both Delta and Sugar have wonderful homes in Oz,
    and we look forward to hearing news of them, in the
    show ring and in the whelping box, in the years
    ahead.

    A new Avalonia litter expected at the end
    of January 2010

    We are thrilled to report that there will be a new
    whippet litter at Avalonia, expected at the end of
    January 2010.  

    We are deeply indebted to our very good friend
    Bart Scheerens (Boxing Helena`s Whippets in
    Belgium) for letting us bring to Canada one of the
    finest bitches he has ever bred –BIS & Multi Ch.
    Boxing Helena`s Eva So Sweet – call name
    Jenneke. Jen brings a new outcross line to Avalonia
    along with the Nevedith lines we have relied on as
    the basis of our breeding program over the past 25
    years.  

    Sired by Spinneyhill All That Jazz at Hammonds
    (Eng.Ch. Barnesmore Dream Weaver at Savuka X
    Spinneyhill Summer Wine) and bred by Peter
    Morgan in the UK, Jen`s dam is Boxing Helena`s
    Xena who was sired by Dk.Swed.Ch. Nevedith
    Veefa Vagabond (sire of two dogs already at
    Avalonia) X Belg.Ch. Nevedith Supa Sassy, the
    foundation bitch for Boxing Helena`s kennel.

    In addition to her multiple All breed Best in Show
    and group wins, Jen holds an astonishing 9
    Championship titles in Europe:  She is an
    International, Dutch, Belgian, Croatian, Slovenian,
    Portuguese, German, German VDH, and
    Luxembourg Champion, and is, as well a Canine
    Good Citizen.

    Jen has been bred this week to a dog with an
    equally impressive pedigree and record of
    achievement in the European show ring:  SBIS
    (Nationale d’Elevage French Whippet Club 2009)  
    and Multi Ch. Boxing Helena`s Epos Ena (call name
    Justin). Justin is a son of Eng.Ch. Nevedith Eefa
    Empra x Int.Dutch Ch. Boxing Helena`s Art Groupie.
    He is an International, Belgian, Lithuanian,
    Slovenian, Estonian, Finnish and Swedish
    Champion.

    Jen will make the trip to Canada once an
    ultrasound confirms she is in whelp.  

    Stay tuned to for more news when Jen arrives, and
    when this very promising litter is on the ground!