Buying A Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Puppies

The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is a small loving dog, fondly called the love sponge. Traditionally, during Tudor times in England, Toy Spaniels were very common as children and ladies ‘ pets, although it was under the Stuarts that they were given the royal title of King Charles Spaniels. King Charles II was seldom seen without two or three spaniels at his heels. The red and white strain of Toy Spaniels was bred at Blenheim Palace by numerous Dukes of Marlborough. The breed disappeared thanks to the coming into favor of flat faced dogs like Pugs and King Charles Spaniel (also called “Charlies” and known in the US as the English Toy Spaniel). The breed was reintroduced in the 1920 and in 1945 the UK Kennel Club granted separate registration for the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.

To learn more about the breed I would recommend looking for a local breed club. A local club will let you have interaction with people that have been with the breed for a number of years. Further info can be gained from the national clubs internet sites.

Selecting a pup - all puppies are lovable, cheerful and irresistible. The selection of a credible, responsible and experienced breeder is the most important step you can take to help you in finding a healthy, temperamentally sound young dog that can turn into an equally healthy and temperamentally sound adult dog that’ll be part of your household for years to come. Let the breeder lead you, the breeder has observed the puppies since birth and has a understanding into each puppies personality and characteristics.

Are you worthy of purchasing? A good indicator of how seriously a breeder is will be evident in their interactions with prospective buyers. Be prepared for the 5th degree interview if they care about placing their puppies. They should be able to let you interact with the mother to see her temperament (mom not available should be a red flag). The breeder should stress about the welfare of the little puppy after placement and will have questions on your whole family schedule, home and yard. The breeder will also require a neuter/spay contract on pet puppies. The harder it is to qualify as a Cavalier puppy purchaser the higher the chance you are working with a responsible breeder. A top notch breeder will be looking for more out of a buyer 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 parents and grand-parents. It is worth the time to do your reasearch and require health testing documentation. You are adding a family member that will be with you for years.

Bob & Lyn Jones have been Cavalier King Charles Spaniel breeders since 2000 and have been showing Cavaliers since 1998. More information is available from their Cavalier King Charles Spaniels in Oregon web site. We only breed to attempt to obtain top quality dogs to show and use for future breeding with health, temperment, and structure of primary significance.