JayB

Eep - mispost!

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Cavalier's tend to be pretty fearless, gentle and tolerant; either of our boys would happily trot over to any person or dog with a smile on their face. With people: You're instantly a friend in most every case - they just love people. Both of ours still light up when they see a new person out on a walk, and when in the city, they go along with their heads swinging from side to side throwing everyone a doggy smile as they go past lol! In my experience, they are very tolerant and adore kids. Not prone to snapping, rough housing or being full on. They will jump a little to hug and lick you, but do calm very quickly once they get their paws on you and just want pats and such. With other dogs: They tend to approach happyily as I said, without any fear or aggression. They play gently compared to most breeds, definitely wouldn't keep up with tackling games or rough playmates too well. Soft sniffs and happy tails as long as the other dog is not aggressive. If they are approached by aggressive dogs, or dogs that are too full on and bounding at them, in my experience they tend to go behind their owners legs and try to get away from the situation. I can't imagine a Cav fighting back or going in to that mode at all. One of ours is known to stare in the other direction when a neighbors dog is snarling at him through the gate as we go past. Overall they are affectionate, gentle and need lots of love and companionship. Velcro dogs, much like pugs, they just follow you around everywhere - even if you think they're asleep, it's like they have an alarm when you get more than 5 metres away from them. At home they don't often bark and are happy to sit with you watching movies all day, or going for a long walk. They seem to adjust to your lifestyle and can be as active or as mellow as you are. Always exercise them though, at least half an hour a day, because.. They LOVE food. All the foods, all the time. If you feed them everytime they look or seem hungry, they'll be ten tonne in no time. So don't!! They snore, loud! NOTE: I'm writing from a view of socialised Cavaliers. They both have very different general personalities (one incredibly mellow, the other more excitable and outgoing), but they both react to new people, dogs and situations pretty much the same. Never assume just because a dog is a 'gentle' breed that they will act in that way and that you should let your dog/child/self touch them without a second thought - history and individual temprament are always unknowns and caution should always be used to some degree with any unfamilar dog you meet :)

Looking for harnesses that don't pinch or rub - the ones we have for our older boy aren't thin or of bad quality at all, and we've had the fit checked, it just still seems to pinch or annoy him a little under the front leg (arm pits?) unless he's walking ahead of us (rare lol, likes to sniff). I've seen some of the thicker design that have come out of late (more like a vest) and was wondering if they'd be better? Or if anyone has any brands that sit nicer on the dog? TIA :)

I had it running for a few months without any hiccups (for food and wormers/flea treatments) :) the delivery/service etc didn't have any issues, ran pretty smooth. I always picked X-amount of weeks for redelivery, never had the option to pick a date.

He was just a bit over eight weeks there I think but definitely the runt of the litter!

Thank you for the replies everyone! @Persephone RC Mini Junior kibble is what he's always been on, and we've slowly transitioned him from that alone, to having small amounts of the homecooked veges and bones like the older boy gets as well, which she agreed would be good :)

Eeek, everyone's little one's are so beautiful! Thought I'd add our new little guy, Moses a ruby Cav. That's him cuddled up in the fur of our older boy, Bailey.

Hi All, I have two Cav's and I'm hoping to give them the best chance of having excellent heart health for as long as possible. I've heard a lot about both fish oil and making sure they have a good amount of animal protein (we feed them boiled chicken and homecooked food as well as raw bones/chicken necks as a treat, so they should be getting a really good amount!) Mostly wondering about the fish oil/omega 3's? Is it okay to use human oils in their food if I work out the right dosage for their weights? Are there any other supplements etc that support heart health that you know of? Thanks so much in advance, looking forward to getting a little more educated on this side of things :)