Once your puppy comes home, give them a week or two to settle in before continuing the routine. Preservation breeders begin bathing, brushing, and trimming their puppies’ nails and feet weeks after birth. “Days before you bathe your dog, turn the pet dryer on and off a few times until he feels comfortable with the noise.”
DOGS KING CHARLES SPANIEL PROFESSIONAL
“Begin by slowly acclimating your Cavalier to having his body, including his face, mouth, ears, and feet handled,” says Terri Becker, president of the California Professional Pet Groomers Association. Add on nail and pad trimming for injury-free feet and dental cleaning for good health. The toy spaniel’s sweet expression with large, round eyes-a hallmark of the breed-and noble demeanor looks best with regular brushing and bathing. “Cavaliers are a natural breed with a single coat,” says Cindy Huggins, judges’ education chairperson for the American Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club. You can also forget about heavy-duty clipping, trimming, and fluffing.
DOGS KING CHARLES SPANIEL PORTABLE
At 13–18 pounds, this toy dog is easy to lift and portable enough to bathe in most kitchen sinks or home bathtubs.
Keeping this breed at their elegant, tangle-free best calls for a little time and some routine upkeep.īut there’s no need to worry.
Its popularity continues to grow.The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel’s medium-long luscious coat and silky, feathery ears signal royalty. In 1996, the AKC recognized the Cavalier. They were slower to catch on in America, and many Cavalier owners fought AKC recognition in an effort to control the problems that so often accompany popularity. Ironically, these dogs, named Cavalier King Charles Spaniels in honor of the Cavalier King, eventually outstripped their short-nosed counterparts in popularity, becoming one of the most popular breeds in England. Breeders bred their old-type dogs together in an effort to gain the prize, and in so doing, many came to appreciate the old type. A twist of fate occurred when a wealthy American, Roswell Eldridge, came to England and offered outlandish prize money for the best “pointed-nosed” spaniels, most resembling the old type. The King Charles Spaniel continued to grace the homes of the wealthy for generations, but with time a shorter-nosed dog was preferred.īy the early 1900s, the few dogs that resembled the early members of the breed were considered to be inferior.
After his death, the Duke of Marlborough took over as the major advocate of the breed the red and white “Blenheim” color, which was his favorite, is named after his estate. The dogs were so closely associated with him that they became known as King Charles Spaniels. In the 1700s, King Charles II was so enamored with his toy spaniels that he was accused of ignoring matters of state in favor of his dogs. In addition, they served the vital function of attracting fleas from their owners’ bodies! The toy spaniels became especially popular because they appealed to all members of the family. These Tudor lapdogs, known as “comforter spaniels,” served as lap and foot warmers, and even surrogate hot water bottles. The European toy dogs were probably the result of breeding small spaniels to Oriental toy breeds such as the Japanese Chin and perhaps the Tibetan Spaniel. As its name implies, the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is derived from spaniel roots.
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