Buying A Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Puppies
The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is a small loving dog, fondly called the love sponge. Historically, during Tudor times in England, Toy Spaniels were common as ladies and childrens ‘ pets, but it was under the Stuarts that they were given the royal title of King Charles Spaniels. King Charles II was hardly ever seen without two or three little spaniels at his heels. The red and white strain of Toy Spaniels was bred at Blenheim Palace by various Dukes of Marlborough. The breed disappeared due to the coming into favor of flat faced dogs like Pugs and King Charles Spaniel (also called “Charlies” and known in the United States as the English Toy Spaniel). The breed was reintroduced in the 1920 and in 1945 the Kennel Club granted separate registration for the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.
To find out more about the breed I would highly recommend looking for a local breed club. A local club will let you have interaction with members that’ve been with the breed for a number of years. Further information can be gained from the national clubs web sites.
Selecting a puppy – all puppies are cute, cheerful and irresistible. The selection of a reputable, responsible and experienced breeder is the most significant step you can take to help you in finding a healthy, temperamentally sound young dog which will develop into a similarly healthy and temperamentally sound adult dog that will be part of your home for years to come. Let the breeder steer you, the breeder has watched the puppies since birth and has a understanding into each puppies temperament and traits.
Are you worthy of buying? A good indicator of how seriously a breeder is will be clear in their interactions with prospective buyers. Be ready for the 5th degree interview if they care about placing their puppies. They ought to be able to let you interact with the mom to see her personality (mom unavailable should be a red flag). The breeder should stress about the well being of the puppy after placement and will have questions about your whole family schedule, home and yard. The breeder will also require a sterilize contract on pet puppies. The harder it is to qualify as a puppy new home the higher the chance you are working with a responsible breeder. A top notch breeder will be looking for more than just someone to buy their King Charles Cavalier puppies for sale.
Temperment problems or health issues may come from a poorly bred dog. Imported or shipped in dogs do not enable you to interact with the breeder or the puppies parents. It is worth the investment to do your reasearch and require health testing documentation. You are adding a family member that will be with you many years.
Bob & Lyn Jones have been Cavalier King Charles Spaniel breeders since 2000 and have been showing Cavaliers since 1998. More info can be obtained from their Cavalier King Charles Spaniels in Oregon website. We only breed to try and get top quality dogs to show and use for future breeding with health, temperment, and structure of first importance.
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