THE CAVALIER CHRONICLE

As I write this, the 2026 Puppy Picnic is now behind us. What a wonderful event it turned out to be. We once again held it at the Lawrenceville Kennel Club's training center. We hosted eye and heart clinics at $55 each and had several people bring non-cavaliers to take advantage of this great pricing. We had Canine Good Citizen (CGC) and Trick Dog judging that resulted in 3 dogs earning their CGC title and 2 dogs earning Trick Dog titles. We followed that up with a Fun Match, a Ballon Dog Match and ended the day with several fun competitions including biggest eyes, fastest cookie eater, pole weave, etc. We also had more food than we could eat with several folks taking extras home with them.

We are now focused with wrapping up preparations for the May specialty in Perry, GA with 4 all-breed shows and 2 specialties followed up closely by our normal Winter Specialty in Atlanta, GA in June also featuring 4 all-breed shows and 2 specialties. Remember, the Winter Specialty was moved from February to June this year only due to a conflict with Westminster. Please plan on joining us at both shows.

We will also have a puppy social in the summer at Paula Ayers' house that we are wrapping up planning for and establishing a firm date that I hope to see everybody at.

Keep safe and it looks like spring is fast arriving.

Jim Utych
President

I hope you enjoy the March newsletter! Please reach out with any suggestions, brags, pics, to have your kennel featured, and/or to provide information about yourself so we can all get to know you a big better! Email me at CKCSCAtlantaNewsletter@gmail.com - I can't wait to include you in a future newsletter!

Thanks -

Beth Lassiter, Editor

April

Apr 6 6:30PM - Board Meeting (finalization of any issues of May Specialty shows)

Apr 6 7:30PM - Regular meeting (including floor nominations) - note date change due to ACKCSC National

May

NO Board Meeting

May 11 7:30PM - Regular Meeting (elections)

June

Date TBD 6:30PM - Board Meeting to finalize any June Specialty Show issues

NO Regular Meeting

Date TBD - Puppy Social at Paula Ayers' house

We had a blast at our Spring Puppy Picnic held on March 15 at the Lawrenceville KC Training Facility. We had heart and eye health clinics - lots of cavaliers were tested in addition to some other breeds that attended. We had amazing food, as usual - we know how to provide way more food than anyone could possibly eat! Ashley Powell evaluated multiple dogs for Canine Good Citizens and Trick Dog titles. Then Susan Green judged both our Fun Match and our fun contests, including our annual balloon dog competition. This year Jim added multiple complicating factors to the balloon dog show: he blew up one balloon dog and created a wind tunnel for everyone in the ring. Spoiler alert: the dead balloon dog didn't seem to struggle with the wind tunnel - maybe it was the fact that it was being handled by Paula, or that it had been stuffed with paper towels by Susan - who's to know? A great time was had by all - even the dead balloon dog!

A HUGE thanks to the following people for volunteering and helping at our puppy picnic:

Sharon Utych, Jim Utych, Beth Pedersen, Victoria Babcock, Jessica Hillman, LaVada McCosh, Linda Whitmire, Ashley & Carolyn Powell. From set up to clean up, your helping hands made light the work! The Club appreciates you!

Georgia On My Mind and Cavaliers In My Heart

Sponsorships are Open and online! Please consider a sponsorship to help us offset the costs of putting on high quality Specialty shows with fabulous judging panels. There are a handful of remaining sponsorships available for the May Sunday Specialty show and we would love to be able to sell them all out!

Placement sponsorships for both our May and June Specialty Show weekends are open and available on our website! Your generous donations help offset the cost of putting on our high quality specialty shows! Your sponsorship will be noted online on our website and also ringside. Please consider sponsoring a placement in honor of or in memory of a special cavalier!

May Specialty Sponsorship: Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club of Greater Atlanta - 2026 May Specialty Show

June Specialty Sponsorship: Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club of Greater Atlanta - 2026 June Specialty Sponsorship Page

May Specialty Host Hotel Information

We have negotiated 20 rooms under a special rate (Group Code: CKC) with a brand new hotel 1 mile north of the Fairgrounds off of I-75. The Candlewood Suites is an all suite hotel (each suite has a full kitchen) located at 110 Mataji Way, Perry, GA 31069 (phone: 478.369.5752)

Rates are as follows:

One King standard: $110 plus tax per night plus pet fee

Two Queen standard: $120 plus tax per night plus pet fee

King Suite: $130 plus tax per night plus pet fee

Pet fee: One time flat fee of $25

Room rates are based on single or double occupancy.

Booking link - please click on this link: Select a Hotel

There will be a $10.00 charge for each additional guest 18 and older. Children under the age of 18 stay free with a paying adult.

A minimum of 10 rooms must be picked up/reserved for the discounted rate to be received.

Hotel room rates are subject to applicable state and local taxes. All rates are net and non- commissionable unless otherwise specified.

Any “No Shows” are subject to the fee of one night’s lodging plus the applicable taxes.

NOTE: All attendees must identify themselves as a member of the Group to receive the group rate and to have their reservation credited to your block. Any reservations made outside of the group block will not be considered for purposes of complimentary allocations, attrition, meeting room rental, or any other provision of this agreement contingent on room pick-up.

June Specialty Host Hotel Information – Be sure to book your room early!

Our host hotel for this event is the Sonesta Airport North hotel. It is a lovely hotel with a restaurant and bar/pub. All the hotel booking and cost information is on the club website at: Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club of Greater Atlanta - 2026 Summer Specialty Shows

THERE ARE A VERY LIMITED AMOUNT OF ROOMS BLOCKED OUT AT THIS RATE, SO BOOK EARLY! HOTELS ALL AROUND THE ATLANTA AREA WILL BE FILLED UP AND HIGHER PRICED AT THIS TIME DUE TO THE FIFA WORLD CUP BEING HELD IN ATLANTA.

We need our club members support to provide a great June Specialty weekend in Atlanta! (Remember this is typically our February show, moved for just 2026 to June).

Can you donate a raffle basket? Our basket raffle at the show is becoming quite popular at the Cluster! It can be almost any type of basket/item, not necessarily cavalier related. Some of the past great baskets were Wine and Cheese/Cracker basket, Jam and Jelly basket, Whelping basket, basket of snoods, any type of food or alcohol basket, a pet bed filled with toys and goodies, and we even had a whelping box from ez whelp one year!

This year we have already donated a flat panel TV and “Lamb Chop” Lambie dog bed filled with “stuff”! If you can contribute, please let Ashley Powell know so we can keep track of how many baskets we will have and hopefully not a lot of duplicates!

Also, we always thank our exhibitors by giving them a nice exhibitor bag. This year it is insulated zipped lunch tote and we plan to fill it with some items. We make 60 bags, so if you can donate an item of 60 and have them to Ashley and Carolyn Powell before the Specialty show it would be appreciated. So far, we have people committed to pens with the club logo, note pads, peanut butter crackers. We would like to also have donations for water, poop bags, a snack item (like granola bar, popcorn, chips, etc.), a dog treat or anything else you would like to donate.

Lastly, if you would like to donate a prize for the first-place class winners on Saturday and/or Sunday, it would be appreciated. We would need 28 items for Saturday and 28 items for Sunday. Typically, we have handed out a dog toy or a small drying towel, but any nice items would be greatly appreciated, and your donations would be recognized ring side.

The 2026 ACKCSC National Event in Kingsport, Tennessee at the Meadowview Conference Center & Resort promises to be so much more than just a dog show—it’s a week-long extravaganza of education, fun, and friendly competition.

Events

• Scent Work: Sat-Sun, April 11-12 (Premium, entries close Mar 26 5PM Eastern)
• Conformation National Specialty*: Monday to Thursday, April 13–16
• Rally/Obedience*: Tues-Wed, April 14-15
• Fast CAT: Tues-Thu, April 14-16, at the driving range adjoining the hotel (Premium not yet available)
• Fetch: TBD
• Independent Specialty*: Friday, April 17
• Agility Trials: Fri-Sun, April 17-19 at Three Bulls Farm in Bulls Gap, TN (Premium, entries close Mar 23 11PM Eastern)

* Premium and entry are here (closing date Mar 18, 2026 3PM Eastern)

Additionally there will be

• Seminars for: scentwork, obedience, juniors, breeders/health
• Health clinics
• Welcome party
• Awards banquet
• Veterans parade
• Rescue parade and celebration
• ACKCSC annual meeting for members

For more information on the national, please visit the website here: https://ackcsc.org/national/

Please help us to celebrate the following members and their accomplishments this past month!!

Did you know that in addition to our website, the club also has a Facebook page AND an Instagram account? These social media accounts are managed by club members Victoria Babcock and Jess Hillman. If you have suggestions for fun posts, etc., please contact them at victoriaandjessbahill@gmail.com

If you haven’t “liked” our Facebook page, head on over and click the “Like” button!

Our Instagram page is: https://www.instagram.com/CKCS.OF.GREATERATL

Do you know a club member who needs some sunshine?

Our Sunshine Committee Chair is Ashley Powell. If you know of a club member that needs to be remembered or encouraged, please be in touch with Ashley.

Ashley can be reached at ashncav@gmail.com.

CAVALIER KING CHARLES SPANIEL CLUB OF GREATER ATLANTA

www.ckcscatlanta.org

Beth Lassiter, editor

CKCSCAtlantaNewsletter@gmail.com