Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

We have had a King Charles Cavalier for 11 years now since he was a puppy. He lived with a family and all his siblings, named after the teletubbies. He was called Po, but we renamed him. He's a lovely dog with a lot of character and he's very loving, caring and harmless too. You can get these dogs in three colours: black and white, brown and white or the tri colour including black, brown and white. Ours is actually the tri colour as he is black and white with brown eyebrows and a brown bum. He looks great and developed odd curly hair on his sides as he grew older. He has curly ears too and we get him short haircuts, which make him look really ...  Read the complete review

I have two Cavalier King Charles spaniels, Hector who is black and tan and 3 years old and Jonty who is ruby and 2 years old and I adore them. I fell in love with the breed 12 years ago when we had our first CKC boy Digby who was a tri colour. Sadly he died of cancer 3 years ago and even now we still miss him. Cavvies as they are known are a joyful breed and love people, cats and other dogs. My two boys even get on with my ducks. If they are properly brought up and trained they are easy to walk and socialise well. It is very unusual for find vicious traits in this breed and my 2 boys are very gentle friendly dogs. In fact Jonty is too friendly running ...  Read the complete review

If you are looking for a dog that is great with kids, then this is the one for you. We had one at home when I was growing up, and I have since gone on to have 2 more of my own, mainly because I knew that they would be a fantastic addition to a household with small children, because of their gentle & affectionate nature. However they are a very adaptable dog and equally at home with and suitable for an elderly owner or young professionals. HISTORY/BACKGROUND: They are a pedigree 'toy' breed. Toy breeds of dogs are those that were bred to be small, portable, good-natured companions, and many were traditionally pampered and treasured by ...  Read the complete review

Cavalier King Charles Spaniels are one of the most lovable dogs that a person can wish to own and they certainly live up to their nick name the "Love Sponge". The history of the Cavalier can be traced back to the time of King Charles I. There are three different colours of Cavaliers, Blenheim which we have (Which was named after the place, Blenheim Palace, where the Duke of Marlborough owned a cavalier), a Tan, a Tri colour and Ruby. We bought our dog, Ty, from a Woman that was advertising in a local paper, but we made sure the woman reputable and we checked this out. Which I recommend due to some of the problem that a cavalier may have, which I ...  Read the complete review

When I was about to take early retirement I decided I'd finally get a dog again - I hadn't had one since I was a child. My husband wasn't too keen on the idea but I persuaded him then waited for the glorious day, 23rd March 1996. Stupidly, I realise now, I contacted a pet shop. She had two Cavvies of the right age at that time but was prepared to save them for me until retirement day. I visited them frequently and fell for them completely. I'd already chosen male names but these were sisters, so Cicero and Cassius became Cissie and Cassie. Although I'd heard of puppy farms I didn't know what they were. I believe now that C&C came from a puppy farm, in ...  Read the complete review