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    NEWS NEWS NEWS -
    (21 November 2011)

    It REALLY is time for an Avalonia update!

    If you think you read this headline before you did... in
    October 2010 when we promised to keep our website more
    up to date in 2011 than we did in 2010.  So much for good
    intentions, but trips outside the country in January -- to
    Finland, Belgium, and the Netherlands, to Florida in May, to
    Tennessee in June, and to England in September/October
    2011 left little time, it seemed, for bringing folks up to date
    on what has been going on at Avalonia whippets in 2011.  

    So here goes!

    New litter:

    We are thrilled to report there will be a 2011 litter at
    Avalonia -- due the second week of December.  

    Dam of the litter is Avalonia Ageless Beauty (Emma), a fawn
    brindle and white female who was born here on 27 January
    2010, sired by the fabulous Multi Ch. Boxing Helena’s Epos
    Ena (Justin) out of  Cdn. & Multi Ch. in Europe (10 titles in
    total)  Boxing Helena’s Evasosweet (call name Jen).  

    Sire of the litter is Cdn.Ch. Avalonia Reckless Rogue, the
    white and fawn son of Fin.Swed.Cdn.Ch. Scheiks Ardbeg
    Avalonia x Eng.Cdn.Ch. Nevedith Ceefa Ceely.   Rogue's
    sire Erik, was bred by Jarmo Vuorinen of Finland 13 years
    ago now, using Cdn.Fin.Nor.World Ch. Avalonia Wheatfield
    Waving as sire.  Rogue’s dam is the incomparable Eng.Cdn.
    Ch. Nevedith Ceefa Ceely and he is the pup in Ceely litters
    who most resembles both her, and her illustrious sire, Eng.
    Aust.NZ Ch. Nevedith Rare Rogue.  

    This will be Rogue's second litter, bred after seeing the
    results of his first litter which was born in October 2010.

    Stay tuned -- we promise -- for puppy updates in December
    when the litter is born.  

    Where are they now??

    Pups from our 2010 litters are now found in five countries,
    counting Canada.  

    Avalonia Almost An Angel (Iza), from the 27 January litter,
    and who is owned by Maggie Wojciechowski,  now lives in
    Poland with her Mum and Dad.  

    Avalonia Roch At Boxing Helena (Roch), born on 24
    October 2010 moved to Belgium in late January 2011 where
    he lives with his owner Bart Scheerens.  Roch has already
    won two CACs and now must wait till he is over two to
    complete the qualifications for his first championship title.  

    Avalonia BryanAdams at Scheiks travelled with his litter
    brother and mother to Europe in January 2011 and flew on
    up to Finland where he now lives with his owner Jarmo
    Vuorinen of Scheiks whippets there.  He too holds two
    CACs and is now waiting for his second birthday to qualify
    for his Finnish title.

    Avalonia Lightfoot at Javelin moved to the Catskill
    Mountains in southern New York state to live with Linda
    Goldstein, her afghans and whippets.

    The rest of the pups remain in Canada in wonderful homes
    we were delighted to find much closer to us so we can seem
    them once in a while.

    Two new Canadian champions:

    We were fairly inactive in the show ring this year but did
    manage to complete the titles on two new Canadian
    champions.

    First to complete her title was Ch. Dumond Godiva, a very
    pretty and flashy black and white bitch born on 4 November
    2009 who came to Canada in mid 2010.  Godiva was sired
    by American bred Dumond Ernest Hemmingway out of
    Dumond Dancing Queen and she carries Avalonia breeding
    on both the top and bottom of her pedigree, along with
    carrying two of the black lines of Sporting Fields.  Godiva
    was in and out of the show ring before we had time to think
    -- quickly amassing a series of 3 point Best of Winners wins
    in a couple of weeks of showing before she was retired to
    enjoy summer 2011 at home.

    Avalonia Kelly Jay Fordham  a handsome red fawn with
    white trim, from the October 2010 litter sired by Ch. Avalonia
    Reckless Rogue x Multi Ch. Boxing Helena's Evasosweet,
    made his show debut days after he turned 6 months of age,
    at the Capital Area Sighthound Specialty Show in late July
    2011 and in his first show was Reserve Dog, Best Puppy in
    Group, and he supported Dad to his win as Best Stud dog.  
    He returned to the show ring in September 2011 and in very
    light showing -- 6 shows, picked up 9 points towards his
    Canadian title.  He handily finished his title at the Ottawa
    Kennel Club shows in mid November 2011 where he picked
    up five more points in two shows.

    Two new whippet girls have joined Avalonia

    Two trips to Europe to the show rings of Belgium/the
    Netherlands and Finland in January and to England in
    September/October 2011 brought with them further new
    blood additions to Avalonia whippets.

    First to arrive, in late April 2011, after seeing her as a seven
    week old pup at the Boxing Helena Kennel in Belgium, was
    Boxing Helena's Justa Queen.  Queen comes by her regal
    name honestly, not just because her parents are whippet
    royalty, but because she carries the graces and airs of
    royalty herself.  Sired by the great Eng.Ch. Nevedith Eefa
    Empra (Eng.Ch. Nevedith Justa Jesta x Eng.Ch. Nuts In
    May of Nevedith) out of Germ.Belg.Bulg.Mac.Ch. Nevedith
    Pfa Princess (Eng.Aust.Ch. Nevedith Kfa Kraka x Eng.Ch.
    Nevedith Lfa Lady Love) Queen has 12 English English
    champions in her 14-dog four generation pedigree.  

    Queen will make her Canadian show debut in 2012 so stay
    tuned.  

    Second to make Canada her new home is the irrepressibly
    delightful, stunningly coloured black brindle bitch
    Barnesmore Black Rose (Barnesmore Snoop Dog -- a son
    of Eng.Int.Ir.Port.Ch. Barnesmore Celtic Tiger X Barnesmore
    Black Dahlia).  Rosa is a granddaughter of our long time
    favourite whippet Ir.Ch. Barnesmore Black Orchid, and
    carries the regal look of her mum and grandmum as a
    currently 5 month old bitch.  Watch for her too in the show
    rings of Ontario in 2012.  

    Remembering those who have crossed the Rainbow
    Bridge

    Three more much loved dogs departed over the
    winter/spring of 2010/2011.  

    Cdn.Ch. Avalonia Wispa Jesta , our lovely daughter of the
    great Eng.Ch. Nevedith Justa Jesta, followed her brother by
    just a couple of months when she left us just before
    Christmas 2010.   

    Our oldest boy, Avalonia Gby Jura (Louis) a son of Cdn.Ch.
    Nevedith Local Lancer x Cdn.Ch. Sporting Fields Perfection,
    passed away in his sleep 12 days before his 15th birthday.  
    It was an awful shock on what would have been Louis
    birthday to then lose his son, Avalonia Ghostbuster (Casper)
    at just thirteen and a half years of age.  Louis and Casper
    were kennel mates for the whole of their lives, and we
    believe the sudden loss of his father left Casper unprepared
    to face the future without him. Not ever ill, he too passed on
    as his sire did, overnight, in his sleep joining their
    daughter/sister Avalonia Toast Ghost (Gillian) who left us on
    August 11, 2010.   They are all greatly missed.
Avalonia Reckless Rogue, sire of the newest litter.
Avalonia Ageless Beauty (Emma)
Boxing Helena's Just a Queen (Queen)
Barnesmore Black Rose (Rosa)
Avalonia Kelly Jay Fordham
Ch. Dumond Godiva