About Us
Our Past
My husband and I have always had at least one dog in the house, as children and adults. We started out with a female English Springer Spaniel, named Cleo. She was a loyal companion to our family for 13 years.
With the Passing of Cleo we chose to add another member to our family a Sheltie named Teddy. Not long after Teddy joined our family, we adopted a retired security German Shepherd named Tess who was with us for only three happy years.
The Beginning
I have always longed for a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and after a year of research and searching, we finally decided on a companion for Teddy. We were fortunate to meet Ricki and Arnold of Gooseberry who allowed us to bring Aiden into our home. We started into show handling with Aiden and have continued showing our own dogs in the ring.
In February 2009 a black and tan boy, Merlin joined our family. Merlin found his place in our lives as our St. Johns Therapy Dog and he brought a smile to a lot of peoples faces who didn't have much to be happy about.
Morgan and Pebbles of Brinklow Cavaliers where the next additions to our pack. Both Morgan and Pebbles were our first to achieve their championships and became the foundation of what Midsummer is today. Morgan's daughter Darla achieved the prestigious Register of Merit having produced 5 Canadian Champions. Pebbles daughter Chloe produced an exceptional litter of Greer, Annie and Joey that stayed with Midsummer. In 2019 Joey was the top cavalier puppy in Canada with 7 best puppy in show. Joey made Midsummer a true contender in the ring.
Over the past several years we have developed a friendship with Bill and Chris of Carolus Cavaliers, in the UK. We have learned a lot about the history of the breed and different UK lines. In 2017 Bill and Chris entrusted us with Carolus the Viceroy "George", changing the dynamics of Midsummer.
Crossing the Pond
Early in 2020, we had an opportunity to travel to the UK and were able to visit Carolus and spend hours enjoying each other's company, discussing cavaliers, meeting and enjoying many of the older dogs in Georges' pedigree. During the stay in the UK Bill and Chris were generous enough to allow me to show one of their dogs at Crufts, the largest dog show in the world. The final highlight of the trip we brought Castlewytch Texas "Lennie" home to Canada. Adding Lennie to our lines continued to add diversity to Midsummer.
One of the beliefs of Bill and Chris is to keep their older cavaliers with the pack and is one of the things Midsummer continues to this day.
