Quick update from Sally and Keith for Poppy and Mollie (Previously Lilibet/Millie). Poppy is from Ernest and Rosie's litter April 2021 and Mollie is from Ernest and Blottie's litter of eleven pups born February 2022.  It is Poppy's 1st Birthday today.​

"Hi Jane.
Just to say all is well here.  Mollie (another name change!) has joined the family and is already much loved by us all.
I love the Facebook page and seeing all the Poundland pups too."

Betsy update at one year old.  Betsy is from Ernest and Rosie's litter.

"Hi Jane
I hope you, your family and all the woofers are doing well.
Thank you for the email relating to the Facebook group for owners of Betsy's siblings.
I thought you might like to see a few photos of her, now that she has just turned 1 year old.
She is an absolute delight and I couldn't imagine life without her now, she is so gentle and friendly and very much her own personality which is confident, playful, loving yet independent, and so much more.
She went on her first holiday recently and thoroughly enjoyed it all, not fazed in the slightest by the change of scenery and routine, and has settled back into homelife since equally as well.
Her and her pusscat brother are good friends, although in a typical big brother little sister way he does tend to look at her with a tolerant "what are you doing now you idiot" expression a lot of the time, but I often find them both snoozing together which is lovely. 
Anyway, just wanted to give you an anniversary update and say thank you.
Gina"

1st Birthday update and greetings from Tilly. Tilly is from Ernest and Rosie's litter.

"Hi Jane and this comes with greetings to all the family and celebrations for Tilly's first birthday on Saturday and her litter siblings !
We thought we would send you a good update of all things Tilly !
Tilly is a delight; full of energy and joy ! She loves life and we call her FOMO because of her fear of missing out ! She loves to be involved in everything. She is very loving and cuddly, a quick learner, enjoys her walks and especially holidays and being on the beach. Tilly is great with both humans and other dogs and very much enjoys her food ! She has been good at all her puppy classes and is just about to start her adolescent training. The one issue we have is she loves to chase pheasants and then her recall is not so good so we have started proper gun dog training which is brilliant so far ! 
Tilly is great health wise - no problems - she is 12kg, and is going to be spayed soon - her first season resulted in a phantom pregnancy which was interesting to say the least !! She really seems to have calmed down over the past few months.
Thank you for Tilly - a beautiful addition to our family. xx
Love Helen and Charlie x"

Lovely to see so many of Ernest and Rosie's pups over on the facebook page saying, "Happy 1st Birthday" to each other. Ernest and Rosie's litter born the 30th April 2021 ​From start to finish
​Happy 1st Birthday to all eleven of you!

Yesterday Ernest (3/4 Cavalier 1/4 Poodle (miniature))at just over six years old and Rosie (1/2 Brittany 1/2 Cavalier), who will be four in June, travelled to Exeter to have Doppler heart scans. Both got a "GREEN" on the knew system. Heart Scheme: Cavalier King Charles Spaniels - The Kennel Club

Now to get eye examinations booked ​BVA - Hereditary Eye Disease Scheme for dogs and for Ernest now over 5 years old, that last MRI scan as he has some level of Chiari-like malformation. On his previous two scans he has graded SM 0. He will be booked for MRI scanning along with his Granddaughter Polly. BVA - Chiari Malformation/Syringomyelia Scheme.
​All going well with those results. We will be hoping for an Autumn litter from these two.
Ernest and Rosie's litter April 2021 
​The decision to go ahead with this litter is born from keeping Rosie's fertility up. As much as not breeding to close between litters, going to far between litters the bitches fertility will reduce as her uterine lining builds up. With Ernest she she produced a beautiful first litter and we will use Ernest again due to being unable at this time to find another suitable stud for her. The only problem with using Ernest is we already have retained bitches by him and Rosie it has always been the plan to breed her to an unrelated male to our other line, as Rosie is unrelated to that line as well and hopefully retain a male from her. Plans are flexible and although I have Jasper (now eight months old) running on as that potential male. He has yet to pass health checks. It would be nice to hear from anyone out there that has either a  potential stud pure Cavalier CM 0 to CM 1  or a crossbred Cavalier that is either CM 0 or CM 1. Also "GREEN" on the new KC Heart Scheme.

Update for Lottie who recently left us. Ernest and Blottie's litter of eleven pups born February 2022. ​Hope all is going well!

"Hi Jane
Lottie’s been for her general check at our vets - all good.
 Lottie has settled very well and is certainly keeping us busy. 
Many thanks
Anne"

Received an update for Maple a few days after she left us. Ernest and Blottie's litter of eleven pups born February 2022.  Hope all is going well!​

"Hi Jane 
Maple is getting on really well. She is such a sweet, adorable girl and so quick to learn and gentle with our 1yr old... But still really fun and energetic and loves racing around the garden with the older kids! Sometimes she doesn't finish all her food but I think she is getting better at this as we have started to establish a routine. 
The only tricky thing with her at the moment is that she doesn't like to be left alone at all, unless sleeping, and is very talented at escaping through gaps to try and get to us! I know this will get better in time as she gets more confident and we'll make sure we practise leaving her for short periods. 
Thank you so much for all your help and support. She is an absolute darling of a dog and a credit to you and the large amount of effort you put in to all your pups. 
Many thanks 
Katharine"

Sally sent me an email and video (I unfortunately can't upload) of Millie settling in. Millie is from Ernest and Blottie's litter of eleven pups born February 2022. ​

"Dear Jane,
Just to let you know that Millie was welcomed with such joy from Poppy, as you can see.
The two slept in the crate last night as good as gold.

Thank you again for doing such a brilliant job on producing such sweet dogs.

Sally xx"

Thanks Helen for sending me photos of Piper (previously Zip) and Hope meeting for the first time. Hope is from ​Ernest and Rosie's litter of eleven pups born April 2021 and Piper is from Ernest and Blottie's litter of eleven pups born February 2022. ​

"Hi Jane,
I hope that all is well with you and the clan.  I went to give Piper (previously Zip) her second vaccination today and took Hope along.  She was very excited to see her half-sister and they played for ages.  Piper didn't notice her injection at all.  I have attached some photos but it was very hard to keep them both still!
Kind regards,
Helen"

Lovely update for Kyah I received on the 10th April. Kyah is from Ernest and Blottie's litter of eleven pups born February 2022.  Hope all is going well!

"Hi Jane
I was just thinking of sending you an update on how Kyah is doing when I saw your email.
She is fast asleep on my lap at the moment. We have both been enjoying plenty of cuddles. I'm amazed at how quickly she is learning - already responding to 'sit', 'come', 'down' and 'come on Kyah'. She has even been asking to go out when she needs to go and almost performs to command. I put it down to the early training she had with you. It took months for Misha to get to this stage, although she soon became the best of all my Cavaliers. 
Kyah is also showing great character and getting up to the same mischievousness that all my pups have. She enjoys playing with all her toys, including ones Misha has outgrown but her Foxy is definitely favourite.
After a few days of having to hand feed her she is now eagerly eating from her bowl and loves her treats. Misha always has some bits of carrot when I get dinner and Kyah has learnt that this is also a tasty treat. She's beginning to watch and learn from Misha.
I was a bit concerned when I chose her that she might be a bit shy with strangers as she wasn't as forthcoming as some of the other pups but I needn't have worried. She has won over everyone she's met and eagerly greets regular visitors. She met Marcella, my vet, on Tuesday when Misha went for her anal gland check up. Marcella thought she was gorgeous.
I hope all her siblings settle in as well."

Thanks for this update I received on the 9th April for Poppy and Brimble. Unfortunately, I could not load up the video. Hope all is going well!
Poppy and Brimble are from Ernest and Blottie's litter of eleven pups born February 2022. 

The beginning of March I received the sad news of Florrie passing away. Florrie was born before we started up the website. Her Mum was Bonnie and her Dad was Charlie. She was a KC registered Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.

"Hi Jane, 
I hope you are well. 
It's with great sadness that I'm writing to you.
After almost 12 years (I believe Florries birthday was the 13th of March) we had to say goodbye to her yesterday. 
She had had a heart murmur since she was 5...but it had been well managed and she had remained healthy until this past year....even then she had more good days than bad.
Her rapid decline was really since Christmas,  although even then she enjoyed a 4 mile walk on Valentine's day. 
She has been such a wonderful member of our family, she's brought us so much love and joy.
We will miss her so much.
Thank you for bringing her into our lives. 
Love
Amy and the Chudley family"

Lovely update sent to me in February for Saffy. Saffy is from ​Toby and Treacle's litter born July 2019. Sorry for taking so long to put up here.

 "Hello Jane,
I hope this finds you and all the family and dogs well. I have been sat with Saffy curled up this evening in front of the fire, thinking about how lucky we were as a family to have her and have found you when we did. It prompted me to to send you and update and of course a few photos. 
Saffy is still a joy. She is the most adventurous and able dog - she does not tire of running with our lab, she is in every river, muddy puddle and bush she can find. She rounds the sheep on our walks and even goes in the sea. At the same time, she is a cuddler, finds her way under the duvet when it is cold and once the kids are in bed doesn’t leave my knee. She is a true mixed bag!
The children love her (needless to say) Emmeline, who came to your house to meet Saffy, is now 4 and we have a 14 month old Atticus. Our lab Storm is 4 this year. It is a busy, crazy dog house - like yours I imagine!
I hope you are all well. I’ve enjoyed reading your blog tonight and wonderful to see more puppies. 
We send our love and thanks.
Love Sarah and Jon Lasker (Saffy, 2019)"

So sorry for not publishing this until now. 3rd Birthday greetings from Flossie, who is from ​Casper and Blottie's litter of nine little Blenheim pups born March 2019.

Dudley is settling in well with our niece Sophie. Dudley is from ​Ernest and Blottie's litter of eleven pups born February 2022 

"Hi Jane,
Dudley has settled in very well. We’ve been on a couple of walks and he’s been very good on the lead loves meeting all the new people.
Sophie"

Looks like a fresh breeze to me!

Andrew set me a challenge. Only a couple missing that are pets that we have not bred from. So I'm setting a challenge. Anyone name them from left to right?

Just Peaches and Brimble now . Time to start their training in earnest.

Lilly left us this morning to start her life in Barnstaple with Jackie and Mike. Lovely cuddly girl!

As some know, a few days ago I started up a facebook page ​​The Poundlane Spaniel. There seems to be a bit of confusion about the page, so I thought I should explain that the page is only for those who have a Poundlane puppy. It's primary purpose is for those who have had a puppy from us to be able to get in touch with each other, it is not a page for promoting and selling our puppies through. Secondary though, it may also turnout to be a useful tool to flag any problems health and temperament wise. 
Why private? So it is a safe place for people with our pups to communicate freely with each other without to much white noise. 
If you are truly interested in what we are doing and want to know more. I'm afraid you will need to phone me (Jane) for a chat on 01769 560969.  Most week days, midday is the best time to catch me.