Cavalier King Charles Spaniels are a very special breed that offer unending love and affection to their people. However, the breed is in serious danger due to irresponsible breeding and many suffer from serious health issues. PLEASE help this breed by learning about them first and learn the signs to look for when finding a responsible and reputable breeder.

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I have a pure bread Cavalier, as well as a Cava-poo, a cavalier and a poodle, and i love them to death. i work at an animal hospital and i see alot of dogs, and these are by far my favorite! there loving and so much fun to be around, i would recomend this breed to anyone looking for a new or old dog!

Pros: kind, loving, fun, great with kids, active, smart, caring, all of the above!

Cons: none.

I was prompted to write a review after hearing some contradictory information on this site. My Cavalier is a voracious eater and not very eager to please. He's very manupulative with his stares. He is 10 years old, very healthy despite a heart murmer and patellar luxations. His teeth have needed to be cleaned at the vets multiple times even with lots of tooth brushing at home. Lots of times when you see these gorgeous dogs you are distracted away from any potential negativity. There isn't a lot; their tempraments are golden. But grooming, heallth, and price are to be considered.

Pros: Beautiful, sporty, lovable, trained easily, gets along with other dogs/cats, little barking

Cons: Underside gets wet in rainy weather, physically fragile, can have heart and patella problems, very expensive to purchase

Cavaliers are wonderful dogs. If you purchase one, PLEASE MEET THE BREEDER IN PERSON, and view the mother dog, and her living conditions. Unfortunately, because these dogs are expensive there are breeders who only see dollar signs and breed the female dogs non-stop without any concern to her health or well-being. It is easy to fall in love with an adorable online picture of a puppy, purchase the dog online, have him/her shipped by air and never see the deplorable living conditions that the dogs must withstand. Online puppy mills know all of the right words to say to pretend to be responsible breeders to make a sale. Of course there are many breeders who love and cherish the breed, but you don't know which you are dealing with until you get in the car and visit the breeder. Beware of any breeder who will not let you see the mother dog, or inspect the living conditions of the dogs. Better yet, save a precious Cavaliers life and money by finding a dog thru a Cavalier rescue group. There are plenty of wonderful Cavs. in desperate need of loving homes.

Pros: Extremely cute, don't need long walks, easy to travel with, convenient size, friendly, gentle disposition, relatively easy to train, great lap/nap dogs

Cons: Prone to eye and heart problems, expensive to purchase and maintain, need almost constant companionship, fragile, not for homes with small/young children, mine snores louder than any person I know :)

We purchased our first cavalier for our 2 year old daughters birthday. We researched breeds with the desire for a small loving dog that would bond with the entire family. Our choice of the cavalier was indeed correct. Our cavaliers name is ruby. Ruby and our daughter Emily who is now 4 have become the best of friends. Ruby is very responsive to Emily. Ruby sleeps with Emily every night. Emily has different outfits she loves to dress ruby in and ruby always seems ready to play. Emily has always been very gentle to ruby and ruby just looks at Emily with love. It is the sweetest thing ever. Not once has ruby ever snapped, growled, or shown any signs of aggression towards Emily or any of our other children. Smaller dogs can tend to be timid and less tolerant of children but this is not the case with our cavaliers. Of course our children are also taught to handle all animals with care. Our whole family has fallen in love with the cavaliers. We purchased our 2nd cavalier only a few months after having ruby. Both cavaliers get along wonderfully with each other and everyone they meet. They do like to chase birds and things so letting them have free roam is a disaster waiting to happen. Even though we live out in the country We put an invisible fence in our yard for our cavaliers just because of their desire to chase after birds and butterflies. Our cavaliers trained so quickly on the boundaries of the fence that after only 3 months they no longer have to wear their collars when going outside. They will not cross the boundary of the fence. They will chase a bird to the line but they will just stand there and bark until they've lost interest. I highly recommend a fenced yard or invisible fencing for these dogs. They are to precious to risk losing. We have not had shedding problems, or any grooming problems. I can't think of a thing I don't like about these dogs. My only worry is that they will develop heart problems in the future. They have been vet checked as well as their parents have been cleared..but its always in the back of my mind..what would I do if something happened to Emily's ruby..It would break all our hearts. These are not just dogs, they are best friends, children, and they are family! You can not go wrong with a cavalier!

Pros: Sweet & Gentle, wonderful family dog, does not know a stranger. Very responsive, attentive, and easily trained

Cons: Worry of possibility of heart problems devolping in the future