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We will miss him terribly....
Riley slipped away peacefully in his sleep in
the wee small hours
the morning of May 22, 2008. God bless him,
he was the smartest dog I ever knew and he spared me the awful
hard decision that so many pet owners have to make. I will miss
him every day and will always be grateful that I was allowed to
"borrow him" for a short while.
A heart of gold stopped beating,
two shining eyes at rest
God broke our hearts to prove,
he only takes the best.
Champion
Mayfield's Sir Walter Riley
"Riley"
January
1998 - May 2008
Pictured here at 7 1/2 years old, Riley was my first
Cavalier. He was, by far, the smartest of all my dogs and he ran
things around here. Christmas packages could not be left
unattended, he would open them all. He believed that whoever died
with the most toys wins. I have learned many life lessons from Riley
and now with his passing at 101/2 years of age, nothing will ever be
the same.
Video -"How to open presents"
Video - "That's not your
package"
Collecting Toys
"They're mine... all mine"
Riley and Murphy winning Best Brace
In Show
Defeating 6 other
braces that night, including a Rottweiler Brace with 40 Best Brace
in Shows under their belts, Riley and Murphy became the first Double
Champion Parti-color Cavalier Brace to win Best Brace in Show in an
All Breed Dog Show.
Riley finishing his
Championship September 2001
It was 107 degrees at
Lake Perris in Riverside, CA Riley went Best of Winners to
finish his Championship under Judge Esmee Treen.
Best
of Winners Santa Ana KC
Riley going Best of
Winners in Santa Ana on the rare occasion that my husband Jim was
there to see his namesake take the points. Riley is named after my
husband, James Riley Brogan.
Retired,
he truly lived
"The
Life of Riley"
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