Our love of Cavaliers began in late 2000 when Victoria met a pair of friendly blenheims walking along the coastal trail in Half Moon Bay. Having been an animal lover for years starting with her first pet dachshund, Heidi, at age 7 and followed by Tiff (springer spaniel) Tango (parakeet) and Bear the family dog, a husky golden retriever mix, meeting cavaliers for the first time left a lasting impression on Victoria. By March 2001 she brought Rosie, her first cavalier, home. She soon learned that you can't have just one cavalier, and by Dec. 2001 she brought home Jazz. Both were from High Desert Cavaliers near Mojave, CA. One of the highlights during this time period were Sunday afternoon Cavalier meet-ups at the Foster City dog park as well as cavalier birthday parties! In 2011 after the death of Rosie (MVD) she was so heartbroken that she knew she needed both a playmate for Jazz who was then 10, and a cavalier puppy to help heal her sadness. Enter Miss Gracie, the first of four cavaliers from our now good friends Allyson and Susan Gonyo (Harrington Cavaliers) followed in 2012 by Bodhi whose face Victoria just couldn't resist! Content with three cavaliers we thought life was perfect until Allyson suggested we might co-own Harley, a show potential puppy (we had been talking about this for several years already). We said of course! With the children grown and Victoria self employed, there was room for a kitchen full of crates as she is home most of the time.
What a surprise in March 2018 to find that a puppy out of a Harley and Pearl litter was our next show puppy Bruin!
In 2024 we brought home our newest show puppy, Honey! She loves to show and is the sweetest girl. Watch for updates soon!
Besides being a cavalier lover, Victoria is a published author and intuitive counselor that followed on the footsteps of her twenty year career as a professional free lance musician in the SF Bay Area (violin).