Calacarey Celtic Crusader – “Kelsey”
Date of birth: 26.05.2008 - 26.10.2018
Hips 9:4
Kelsey was a sweet, loving, acquiescent individual, who was swift to learn and always eager to please. She showed good early potential with regard to gundog training, sound, obedient and responding quickly to the whistle. She retrieved well both on land and water, was happy to carry and swam like a professional lifeguard at the tender age of eleven weeks.
More About Kelsey
Kelsey sat quite happily on the decking on fireworks night, watching without any sign of fear or apprehension as the night sky lit up around us with all the accompanying noise, colour and excitement. She sailed through her Kennel Club Bronze certificate at just six months old despite never having attended a class. She was a compete poppet and as much loved by her canine companions as she was adored by us.
Sadly her health was compromised at the tender age of two, when she developed an auto-immune condition in her hocks which left her lame and somewhat incapacitated. She was my second dog to suffer an adverse reaction to her booster vaccine which was the start of my questioning traditional vaccine programmes.
But for all her handicaps, her competitive spirit never diminished. In earlier years she was determined to reach the ball first, or indeed whatever we had cast for them to retrieve from the water. She never had puppies, but was besotted with both Shiloh and Lucy’s litters in 2011, then again Sadie’s babes in 2014 and continued to excel in her role of indulgent maiden aunt, surrogate sitter and playmate with pups throughout her life. Like all my girls she was in her element in the sea or river where her compromised gait was less evident. Eventually old age and arthritis took their toll although she was still game to hobble alongside on our daily walks and was happy to paddle about the shallows. She left us eleven short days after her mother, my sweet little unassuming “Kitcat”
| Parents | Grandparents | Great Grandparents | Great Great Grandparents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ch Catcombe Corblimey | Rosaceae Ideal Forecast at Purbarn | Sh Ch Amirene Pacifique | Sh Ch Stanroph Soldier Boy |
| Amirene Integrity | |||
| Rosaceae Precious Jade | Ch Purbarn Xtra Thunderstorm | ||
| Rosaceae Brocade | |||
| Catcombe Cheerio | Ch Chinnordale Dudley | Wyvan Merrigo Likely | |
| Millwater Letitia of Chinnordale | |||
| Catcombe Chasing Dreams | Catcombe Cheshire at Millgreen | ||
| Catcombe Charlie Girl | |||
| Mevagold Belle Lucie | Ch Captain Finn at Steval | Sh Ch Steval Mickey Finn at Ivycrest | Amberland Sky-Hi |
| Steval Latest Edition | |||
| Princess of the Universe | Steval Soul Singer | ||
| Treganhawke Lady Arona | |||
| Trebell The Tomboy at Mevagold | Shearstone Harry Billy | Ch Ritzilyn Cockney Robin | |
| Shearstone Honky Tonk Angel | |||
| Scarlet Lady of Trebell | Steval Soul Singer | ||
| Steval Saucy Sue at Hollywillow |