A Cavalier Christmas

Christmas dog carolling

Christmas Greetings from Barnaby's Cavalier Attitudes!

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Sing along with Santa Paws!

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Welcome to Barnaby's Cavalier Christmas Page!

deck the dogs with boughs of Holly...

Deck the dogs with boughs of holly,
Bow-wow-wow Wow-wow Wow-wow
'Tis the season to be jolly!
Bow-wow-wow Wow-wow Wow Wow...

Sung to the tune of Deck the Halls...


A Terrible Christmas Joke from the Terrible Twins

A Pointersett(i)er

Russet: "What do you get when you cross an English Pointer with a Red Setter? "
Rowan: "...?"
Russet: "A Pointersett(i)er"

Which as everyone and their dog knows, is a traditional Christmas pet!


Cavalier Advent Calendar


Adent Calendar

Barnaby made an Advent Calendar for the Terrible Twins and their brother Guinness and sister Tory's first Christmas in 1998. We have produced one every year since then and have another lovely Calendar for you all this year showing a lovely pair of Christmas crackers - two more Moorfields puppies! Open a new cyber window every day and see some of the Cavalier wonders of the web!


Christmas Countdown

Cavalier Christmas card

How long until your little devils can hang up their stockings? You can check out how much time there is left until Christmas - right down to the exact second!

And if you then discover you've missed the last mailing date, don't forget that you can send a virtual Christmas card, we have a selection on our Celebrations page!


Christmas Dog

Tonight's my first night as a watchdog,
And here it is Christmas Eve.
The children are sleepin' all cozy upstairs,
While I'm guardin' the stockin's and tree.

What's that now - footsteps on the rooftop?
Could it be a c@t or a mouse?
Who's this down the chimney?
A thief with a beard - And a big sack for robbin' the house?

I'm barkin', I'm growlin', I'm bitin' his butt.
He howls and jumps back in his sleigh.
I scare his strange horses,
They leap in the air.

Now the house is all peaceful and quiet again,
The stockin's are safe as can be.
Won't the kiddies be glad when they wake up tomorrow
And see how I've guarded the tree.
Shel Silverstein

This one is a real killer - I hope you laughed as much as I did when I found it! My reactions to this tale can be sung to the tune of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen:
Christmas stockings to be guarded

God help the little children
Imagine their dismay
When they discover Guard Puppy
Chased Santa Claus away...
Sad chidings of: "You nauuuuughty boy...Naughty boy!"
Sad chidings of: "You nauuuuughty boy!"


Christmas Spirit

Barney's full of festive spirit

" Woweeee - this Christmas spirit stuff really goes to your head, doesn't it?"

Have you have ever wondered how you say "Merry Christmas" in Esperanto? Do you want to find out what the Finns say to each other at Christmas, or how to wish your next door neighbour a Merry Christmas in Manx?

Well here's your chance to find out, and also to try out a different language every day up until Christmas!



Finally, To Wrap It All Up...

Christmas tree

Helping Hearts has a selection of Christmas and other cards and some small gifts for sale; all proceeds go towards funding research into MVD; check out the Cavalier Club website for more information on the "Lub Dub" Fund.

Further sources of Cavalier gifts will be found every day in the Advent Calendar, and there is also a list on our Portrait of a Cavalier page.

Santa bringing gifts

Now you have some ideas, have you written to Santa Paws with your wish list? Don't leave it too late - you don't want him to run out of presents, do you!


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