Dogs 101- Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
a luxury pooch for royalty the Cavalier
King Charles Spaniel spent most days
warming the laps of nobility the Royals
made them snooze in their beds to
attract fleas sparing their masters
diseases like the plague today they’re
the quintessential lapdog
it would be like your idea of the
perfect mate sweet kind gentle
affectionate loving if you’re a fan of
kissing and beautiful faces the King
Charles is definitely the dog for you
today’s Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
descends from small toy spaniels like
the pug and the Japanese chin he was
brought to Scotland from continental
Europe in the 1500s where he became a
fashionable lap dog for the noble class
king charles ii was a huge fan and lent
his name to the breed King Charles never
went anywhere without his two or three
little spaniels when the monarchy fell
the Cavalier King Charles Spaniels
popularity fell with it and the breed
almost became extinct the gentle melting
expression of the Cavalier King Charles
Spaniel is an important breed
characteristic often highlighted by
their large dark brown eyes
the coat is silky with a slight wave and
feathering on the ears chest legs tail
and feet Cavalier King Charles Spaniels
come in four colors Prince Charles or
tricolour King Charles or black and tan
Ruby or rich mahogany and the fourth and
most popular color Blenheim which is
chestnut in white the Cavalier King
Charles Spaniel is most notably known
for its sweet gentle and loving
temperament the wonderful dog very
happy-go-lucky very loving they just
tend to be the type of dog who’s just
you know nice to everyone
nicknamed the love sponge of dogs
Cavalier King Charles Spaniels love
people and need loads of companionship
they make an excellent companion for
almost any dog lover and are known to be
wonderful with children kids love these
dogs and these dogs love kids it’s very
important to make sure that your kids
learn to be gentle with this dog because
this is a meekly framed animal Cavalier
King Charles Spaniels can live happily
just about anywhere they need a daily
walk and should be taken inside a cool
place during very warm conditions these
lovely and fearless dogs want to please
so they’re typically a breeze to train
good job they retain information for a
long time once they learn once they know
exactly what’s up yes good job
Cavaliers live on average nine to
fourteen years and are prone to mitral
valve heart disease the leading cause of
death in the Cavalier King Charles
Spaniel the Cavalier is 20 times more
likely to get this disease than any
other breed it’s a deterioration of the
hearts mitral valve one of the four sets
of valves in a dog’s heart when it
strikes the mitral valve atrophies the
valve doesn’t fully close after each
pumping action allowing blood to flow
backwards from the ventricle into the
atrium this can lead to valve collapse
and ultimately congestive heart failure
so you need to make sure that both a mom
and dad did not have heart problems the
Cavalier requires regular grooming
special attention should be paid to the
feathered hair on the ears it’s prone to
matting and tangling you want to make
sure that they’re clean and tidy because
it’s such a beautiful dog who wants to
look at a dirty King Charles Cavalier
good job so in general the Cavalier King
Charles is a dog who will happily live
almost anywhere they’re prone to several
heart problems daily brushing is
recommended training is a cinch and
their tops for every type of dog lover
young or old
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