Thought I'd share with you what I feed my dogs. The kibble is First Mate New Zealand Lamb and the raw food is Instinct Venison or Lamb. Then I add some carrots, apple and some fresh spinach. They also get salmon oil in a capsule some "Show Coat". They like it a lot.
Beringer is 9 months old and a chunky monkey. His coat is huge and actually easy, so far, to care for. He has never developed any eye staining. I'm not sure but I think it may be due to his diet of raw food and First Mate (no grain) kibble. All the dogs get this as well as salmon oil, fresh apple, carrots and lightly steamed broccoli. He is already half way (5 points) toward his Canadian Kennel Club championship. He's daddy is Cowboy's Rio Bravo who, by the way, won the breed last year at the 2010 World Dog Show in Denmark. This was out of 140 Cotons! Beringer is such a sweet gentle boy and loves to bring me his toys and when I pick him up he likes to snuggle.
Last week-end my friend Carol with her Cavalier "Diamond", and me with both Clouseau and Beringer drove the 4 plus hour drive to Maple Ridge BC Canada to be in the Oceanside Kennel Club CKC dog show. We took off early on Friday morning for ring time of 1:30 PM and since I wanted to follow the GPS directions, we went way out of our way to get there and almost didn't make the ring time! Beringer (Sugar Bay's Beringer) won 4 points (need 10) toward his CKC Championship and as a puppy, nicely done. 
Yesterday, my friend Marla and I participated in "Meet the Breeds" at the Seattle Kennel Club Dog Show. I took both Beringer and Ziggy who were great ambassadors for the breed.
Let the wild rumpus begin! After I finally got every hair in place, just like a bunch of kids getting ready for a family photo, they all ran outside and got wet in the heavy rain. So we did it again. They had a wonderful time tearing open their presents. Of all the toys, the favorites were a fox with a plastic bottle inside (makes a great cracking noise), the "snake", and three squeaky sausage links. The top photo is of Beringer and the line-up on the sofa is from left to right: Oscar, Jamaica, Clouseau, Monet, Ziggy and Beringer. It was a Merry Christmas.
