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Cavalier King Charles Spaniel: Your Happy Healthy Pet

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Norma Moffat, a breeder with a wealth of experience and knowledge, has written a small book full of excellent information not only about the history and temperament of the Cavalier, but also about the realistic work of finding a qualified breeder and caring for the dog from puppyhood. She includes detailed information about preparing for the puppy's arrival, feeding the Cavalier quality food at every age, grooming, avoiding diseases, training, housetraining, caring for a senior dog, and finding more resources for educating yourself. Moffat's writing makes for a quick and useful read, with enough specifics to make her book something of an instruction manual on how to be the pet owner Cavaliers so richly deserve.

Wonderful book with lots of great Cavalier pictures. Good grooming guide. Tells about the temperment of the breed and history. Also includes a very helpful section on potty training. A must have for Cavalier lovers!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is an excellent well rounded book written by someone who really knows and loves the breed. It is a hardcover with 144 pages of good information and great photos. If you are new to the breed and are getting only one book, this is the one to buy. It covers almost everything you can think of, although doesn't cover breeding much because serious breeders and exhibitors discourage people from breeding dogs, which they believe is best left to the people who know the breed standards and health concerns.

D. Woods's Amazon Review describes this book very well.

We've lived with Clive, our black and tan Cavalier, for two and a half years, and haven't found one error in the book. The author is clearly an experience breeder, and describes this type of dog very well in easy to understand language.

I'm writing this Review to emphasize a point the author makes; this breed gains weight very easily, particularly if the dog is castrated or spayed. It's partly the pleading eyes and loving personality, but it must also be in the genes. It must be terrible to be so hungry all the time. Clive and I take three to five mile walks a couple of times a week, and yet he can put on two pounds in a week.

Our vet suggested that slowing Clive's eating would help him maintain a healthy weight. We tried putting rocks and later tennis balls in his food bowl, but he quickly learned to extract the impediments and scarf down his food. The Brake-Fast Dog Food Bowls - Small Red looked like a joke gift, but in fact it is amazingly effective.

Clive has to work for at least a minute to work around the prongs and finish every last morsel. The bowl can be put on a mat so it won't move, but it takes him even longer to eat when he pushes the bowl around our kitchen floor. We sometimes a bit of egg white and microwave the bowl for a few seconds to "glue" the food in place. The result:

Brake-Fast Small Dog Food Bowl: $[___]

King Charles Cavalier Spaniel: $[___]

Watching Clive growling with frustration as he pushes his bowl around the floor: Priceless

Robert C. Ross 2007 2008

A good source of info about the Cavalier origins and nuances of the breed but the general information will not enlighten those who either have dogs now, no matter what the breed, or have previously owned a dog. Lots of the information in this book is common sense. A nice book but not for the experienced owner.

This is a very helpful and informative book. I purchased it before adopting a Cavalier puppy, and it answered all the questions I had about the breed and how to care for him!

I buy one of these for all my new puppy families. It's complete, updated, lots of photos and very helpful information about the breed and dogs in general. A must for every first time Cavalier owner!

Great book to have before purchasing this breed of dog. There are alot of things people need to know before finding a breeder for Cavalier King Charles.

I really enjoyed reading this book. The information was extremely clear and detailed. I especially liked the check list for things you'd need to buy before bringing home your pet, and detailed instructions on how to groom your pet, get rid of fleas, trim nails etc. Thanks so much!

As far as the dog training sections of the book, I much prefer "The Loved Dog" by Tamar Geller. This book was fine though, and gave me another way on how to do things.

I have been breeding and raising Cavaliers for five years now and can not get enough of this sensitive breed. I would recommend this book for any new cavalier owner. Good step by step section on grooming and housetraining. Christy from Premier King Cavaliers.