What Is a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel?

• Loves people and thrives on people's affections.
• Know as "lap dogs" or "love sponges".
• Loves hunting, hiking, retrieving balls, and swimming.
• Learns tricks and commands easily, especially if dog treats are used.
• Outgoing, cheerful, friendly, fearless, happy, trusting, kind, gentle, playful, and snuggly.
• Extremely affectionate, loyal, sweet, and charming.
• Followers of their human pack leader everywhere they go, docile.
• Inquisitive, like to try new things.
• Like to lick, it shows friendliness, submission, respect.
• Can carry them around in arms or a crate easy to travel with.

• Tend to coward down to more dominate breeds of dogs.
• Can develop separation anxiety if don't get the human interaction and attention they crave causing destructive behavior and barking.
• Not a watch dog, too friendly.
• Easy to spoil, so cute and cuddly.
• Some can be shy.
• Cavaliers can take on characterists of owner nervous, fearful, etc.
• They should not be left outside in a kennel.
• Shed their coats.

• Excellent for families, singles, and the elderly.
• Gets along well with other pets.
• Fits well into a active or more seditary lifestyle.
• Quickly adapt to life style of owner.
• Great for novice to more experienced dog owners.
• Gets along with toddles and kids of all ages.
• Senior citizens lap dog, easy to groom, do not require a lot of exercise.
• Not bark a lot unless left along for long periods or time. Great for apartments or condos.
• Gets along well with other animals, especially when exposed at young age.
• Comfort dog for sick or handicapped individuals.
• Small, sturdy size does not overwhelm small child, active enough play fetch and learn tricks with older children.

• Blenheim (rich chestnut on pearly white background))
• Tricolour (black and white with tan markings on cheeks, inside ears, resembling eyebrows, inside legs, and on underside of tail)
• Black and Tan (black with tan markings) rare colors
• Ruby (rich reddish-brown all over)

• Food: Well balanced diet. Do not overfeed. Feed one time per day, with no table scraps, except for table raw vegetables, which are good for them.
• Grooming: Fur is naturally soft, silky, and wavy. As cavalier puppies grow, so does the fur on the ears, legs, chest, and tail. Daily or every other day brushing is required or the fur will tangle. This breed is classified as a light shedder. Trimming or cutting of the fur is not necessary.
• Cavaliers do not bark much, except at other animals and some strangers.
• Affection: The Cavaliers are extremely people oriented. They love to follow their human family members around the house. They do not do well left alone in the house for long periods of time. They have to have human affection. If they are deprived of affection they will bark and destroy their enviornment. Give them lots of love and affection.
• Exercise: Cavalier's get most of their exercise getting on and off people's laps. They love to chase balls. This breed does not require a lot of exercise, but love to go for walks, especially through the woods, along beaches, or just cruising through town on sidewalks.
• Toys: The Cavaliers love balls, small stuffed toys, and ropes. Like other puppies, Cavaliers love to chew. They need safe chew toys or they will chew on anything. They will play with any toy you want to give them. Each dog will tend to develop it's favorite.
• Training: The easy going temperament and eagerness to please makes training this breed easier than most. They do tend to forget, so use the commands frequently.
• Other Pets: Cavaliers are very loving and kind. They get along with most pets, especially when they are exposed to a variety of people and animals as puppies.