C-ATCH Carefree's My Fair Lady "Liza" 10/28/06-6/10/22 Liza was a very sweet and special girl! She was definitely meant to be Janet's girl and together they accomplished so much. While they did agility and nosework and accomplished great things, overcoming Lyme's disease and later a bout of AIHA were big victories. Liza lived a full and enriched life and was lucky to have Janet as her owner!

June and Peter started out looking for a pet male English Cocker. I had a litter of 2 boys and 2 girls. They visited when they were 4-5 weeks old and I said that I couldnt guarantee a boy but if they were open to either sex, there would be a puppy. After toying with whether to pass on the pups, they decided to keep ther options open and alas, they were offered a female from the litter. "Taylor" became Bess, named after Bess Truman. Bess was enrolled in obedience classes and June was starting to get bit by the bug. June piloted Bess to major reserves in the Breed ring, even though conformation wasnt June's thing. Agility was much more fun and June and Bess learned a lot about the sport together. They earned advanced AKC titles, though really loved CPE. Just last year, Bess qualified for CPE Nationals and earned her CS-ATE title which was very impressive for the 11 year old (at the time) gal. June and Peter live in neighborhood that requires parking passes to park in front of the house. Bess would be the one to run the parking pass out to the people who parked there. She would go out for coffee with June and Peter at the outdoor coffee shop. She was a true ambassdor to the breed with her wonderful demeanor and her being willing to do whatever was asked of her. She was seemingly healthy until last week and had a very sudden decline. Bess will be sadly missed!

What I will always remember is all the firsts I had with her! Pixie was my first English cocker! I only had Pixie 4 days when we stepped into the conformation ring. At 4 months old she took 4 BIS Puppy that weekend.... and I was hooked! She was game to try anything and everything I asked her to do! I believe she was the first Carefree dog to earn a VCD1 tile! For those who don’t know you must earn a CD in Obedience, a NA and NAJ in Agility and A TD(Tracking Dog) Title , and this earns you a Versatile Companion Dog Title!! And that she was!! She was a dog that once she knew something... she knew it..... and you could take long breaks and come back to it and get a stellar performance! She earned UKC Agility titles having never seen their particular equipment before! And in the end she started training for what she was meant to do all her life. Nosework! When we started training it was a relatively new sport and AKC did not even offer it.... but this was what she loved!! She had been locating moles under ground in our yard all her life.... so getting paid to sniff something out was a dream come true for her!! There are so many Pixie stories I can’t put them all here, but she was an Amazing little Pixie! And she will be greatly missed! (written by owner-Laurie)

Carley Jo (11/6/03-3/6/18) was the beloved girl of my Moms best friend. Carley had such a beautiful head and such a beautiful disposition, loving everyone she met. She is solely missed!

Landon started his life with the Cegelski family and when he had the chance to become the Agility partner for Julie Ashley in Ohio, it was felt that it was best to give him the chance to realize his talents. What a ride he had! Going to Ohio at the age of 1, Landon amassed 19 MACHs in the next 9 years!! He has recently been the #1 ECS in ECS Agility and qualified for and attended the Invitational, the Agility nationals and Westminster. A truly amazing little dog who will be sorely missed. His 10 years cut short by lymphoma were not nearly enough

Ch Carefree's Witch Doctor BN CD RE CGC CGCA "Adam" 4/17/04-7/11/17-- Adam was the special "heart dog" of Carly . He came to her as a 12 year old girl and was her introduction to all things "dog". She competed in Junior Showmanship, the conformation ring, obedience and rally. She and Adam "grew up together" and Adam was recently part of Carly's wedding. He will always own a large part of Carly's heart. Carly has his daughter Eve, and plans to do all she can to make Eve's Papa proud!

Am/Can/UKCGrCh Carefree's Larger Than Life CD RA SH WDX CGC "Kyle" 2001-2016-- Kyle was a handsome and talented boy who excelled in many areas. So many memories of dog show trips included Kyle. He was also a great 4-H partner to Claire Schuster. Rest well "Wylie Coyote Boy" You are missed!

UKC CH Carefree's Two Feathers Lil Bear CD RA JH WDX CGC- "Teddy" 2002-2016-- Teddy was Grace's Juniors dog and together they accomplished many things/ Life was always good for Teddy so long as Grace was there with him! You are missed "Teddy Bear!"

Logan-- a special dog to so many--be it his Mom, Dawn, who he gave her first experience with an ECS and who introduced her to her love of fieldwork and now an AKC hunting judge. He was foremost her faithful companion. To Dawn's daughter Claire as Logan and Claire were a prized dynamic duo in all aspects of 4-H competitions and AKC showmanship. He was also borrowed by other kids when they needed a dog to show in a pinch. My Mom adored Logan. He also was a producer of several Champions, MACHs and other performance titles. We will miss you BoBo boy!

Written by Tuckers owners:On Monday, November 2, 2015 we helped our beloved Tucker - Ch Carefree Cascade Captivation CD RN WD CGC - travel across the rainbow bridge. He was just six weeks shy of his 16th birthday. Tucker presented a very striking figure with his shimmering white and black coat with rich tan markings, but it was his face that was the most beautiful to me. He had the intense focus of his mother, Kendyl and the loving and cuddly nature of his father , Foster. He was a very happy boy with his tail in almost constant motion. Many a judge commented on his enthusiastic waggle. If a bark could be considered beautiful, his certainly was: it was a rich deep baritone. I once caught him performing a duet with Celine Deion - it was breathtaking. Tucker was a talker and the variety of sounds he would make were amazing and hilarious. He loved balls of all sizes and playing ball was his favorite activity. But when it came time to rest, it was his big fluffy ball that became his pillow. We have so many wonderful happy memories to treasure, and we will be forever grateful to Amy Kluth, who honored us with such an awesome dog. We valued her mentoring and her friendship throughout this marvelous journey. We are indebted to Dawn Schuster for taking Tucker on an adventure filled journey, which included obedience and field work making him a Versatile English Cocker Spaniel. And, most of all to Tucker...Thank you for all the joy, happiness, and excitement your brought into our lives. You taught us so much: to be patient, to be stoic, to relish the things we love, to have fun, and most of all to be loyal and to show unconditional love.

Kailey was the Breeds first female Champion Master Hunter! She lived her first three years with Junior Handler, Kaleena, and together they were a top ranked team and attended Westminster twice! After Kaleena's graduation from school, Kailey made her home with Paul & Cheri where she had her first exposure to game birds at age 3. She also earned a CD and had two beautiful litters of puppies. Her AKC name was "Carefree's As Good As It Gets" and we would always say that Kailey was "As Good As It Gets" and laughed and said "just ask her"... she'd tell you the same! She had a well lived life at age 16 years 1 month!

Billy was born here, raised & shown to his Championship by Sue Cascio and then began his Agility career with Tim at the age of two. Together Tim and Billy had a remarkable career together including a MACH 5, a PACH, and the first ECS to have a CH/MACH and a hunt title. Billy was an amazing dog and Tim & Billy were a team that is hard to replicate

Christopher became known as Brady after his show career was over and was the beloved pet of Cassie & family and later Joe & Jane--all who gave him great love and attention

Spencer was the 1st Carefree dog to earn a CD title and was Bob & Gretchen's 1st Carefree dog. He was very smart and unique and is very much missed!

McKenzie was Grandma's girl and went with her everywhere she went. Mac was "the can do dog" competing in multiple venues and being loaned to various 4-H kids who needed a dog to work. She was a very special gal indeed!

Tracy was my 2nd ECS and taught me so much about ECS. She was a fun loving girl and is very much missed

Patrick was my heart and soul. He had drive and determination that didn't quit. He was Michelle's Juniors partner for 9 years and competed in many performance events. His presence is felt in his kids and grandkids and I love that part of him is still here!

Kendyl is the foundation behind all of the current Carefree dogs. She was Reserve at the 2006 National with over 200 bitches. She had immense performance drive and passed that along to her offspring. I will always be grateful to Sue Cascio for sending her my way

Trista was my first English Cocker and was responsible for me getting hooked on the Breed.