Hi, I enjoy your Ask The Breeder videos. I have a 5 month old Cav. I recognized the pictures of George; he is also my dogs father. I have a copy of those pictures. I have enjoyed watching Sherlock grow and have incorporated your advice in bringing up my dog, Rudy.
I notice you don't ftim your beautiful dogs feet, whereas I was told I should or he'd get arthritis in his toes. We live in the UK. Advice much appreciated. Thank you for all the fun and advice you give.
Trimming anywhere other than between the pads on the bottom of the feet is strictly against the Breed Standard. I show my dogs, so I don't trim. As far as causing arthritis is concerned, that's one I have not heard before.
Ciao Charlie, Annarita dall'Italia,felice di vederti, complimenti Sherlock, Apple, ecc...!❤❤❤ Complimenti ancora Charlie per essere così disponibile nel rispondere a tutti, nell' essere così comprensibile, preciso, chiaro, dedito al tuo lavoro fatto con tanto amore, che traspare nelle tue parole!Un grande professionista!🤴👍🌞🌻!Ah Charlie dimenticavo mi potresti dare la ricetta della torta fatta col fegato di pollo?Sono sicura che sia opera di Katia!Lo confermi!🤔😁😉!Saluti Katia 🤗💐💐👸
Non esiste una vera ricetta. Basta far bollire i fegatini di pollo in acqua, poi metterli in un robot da cucina con un po' d'acqua e frullarli fino a ottenere una purea densa. Modellarla a forma di torta ed è fatta!
Hi again just commented on Cavs being in worst behavior category…that’s so wrong! I have been absent…just trying to keep up with all things with you and your pups…one question I may have missed answer to…are you keeping Sherlock?…I can only imagine the answer is yes as I can see the pure joy he and mama Apple bring to your human and canine family…have you made it official? The ask the breeder question I have is “ Is it normal for cavaliers to shed like crazy?” I brush her and besides a few knots to remove hardly any hair comes out….but my broom, dustpan or vacuum will show quite a bit of shedding…just fyi she was spayed at about 14 months. I just can’t believe the amount of hair I pick up! Any advice or information would be most appreciated…thank you for your wonderful videos😊Kimberly
George is very handsome. Thank you for Ask the Breeder 13. I loved all the photos you shared of your different pups. Enjoy your day and especially your beautiful family.
Thank you, my Cav Lily will retrieve the ball in the house and bring it to you but not outside she won't retrieve it, we will keep working with her. I am new to the Cavalier world and appreciate these videos.
My ten-year-old black and tan boy, Charlie, has severe MVD - sadly, surgery, even if I could afford it, is not an option but it's encouraging to know that one day, this wretched condition could be corrected. As for retrieving, the only toy he has ever brought to me is a purple hippopotamus, which he drops just close enough for me to reach and throw. He loves that game - almost as much as I love him!
Thanks for this video. It was very interesting to hear about mitral valve surgery, the identity of Sherlock’s father and a way I can get my dog to bring the ball back to me ☺️
Thanks so much for answering our question re; Training a Cav to fetch a ball. We were really impressed with how fast Sherlock was with his learning - and also what a handsome little chap he is. Very smart, very playful and loving. Also, what a great legacy to have bred more than 120 Cavaliers, so many people and dogs you have made happy over the years. Nice work. (ps We are also in Australia, where we know you have many followers.)
Hi Charlie. My cockapoo loves to play ball. She can play for hours. She trained me in how she wanted to play bal. She will lay down and wait for me to toss the ball, that lights up on impact, she tries to catch the ball. If she misses she chases the ball. Returns with the ball for another toss or she plays with the ball herself. I love to watch her problem solve when the ball goes under a chair or object. Sometimes she only needs for me to turn on the light for her to retrieve the bal. Dogs are fascinating.
My vet said the mitral valve surgery is done in Colorado, Rutgers and one other place. She was taking her 13 year old dog to Colorado for it. Don't know the outcome yet.
Thanks, I hadn't read about those other places, but I'm not surprised. Years ago, I had the pleasure of a day-long tour of the vet school at NC State, one of the top in the country. At that time, they were beginning to experiment with mitral valve surgery, and I would think that they have some sort of program going there as well.
George is very handsome! As a puppy, my cavalier taught herself to retrieve. She would shove a ball at an outdoor wall and then "fetch" the rebound. We played a lot of hallway fetch during the winter. I have a question a bit related to Apple. Given that her first litter had one surviving puppy, would her future litters be expected to be small? Conversely, if a dog has a huge litter with 6 surviving is she then expected to always bear large litters?
Litter size is dependent on a whole bunch of factors, including number and motility of the sire's sperm, number of eggs ovulated by the dam, timing of the breeding, type of breeding, etc. The conventional wisdom is that the mother's ovulation is the chief deciding factor, but it could be any of the others. In this case, I think we had all the other bases covered, so I imagine that Apple doesn't produce a lot of eggs. However, my biggest concern is her lactation deficiency, and it's not likely that I'll breed her again. In regard to fetching, Sherlock also does a lot of the ball playing with himself, and I'm sure that's why he caught on so fast.
Each heat cycle (they come every 6-8 usually) lasts about 3 weeks. The bleeding is normally during the first week or so, and the ideal time for breeding is generally within a week or so of that. If you are interested in breeding, the best way is to get an experienced and responsible breeder to act as a mentor, and you can learn all the details and the ins and outs. My practice is to wait until a girl is at least 2 years old, and have her tested for symptoms of heart disease (by a cardiologist), eye problems (by an ophthalmologist), hip dysplasia (x-rays evaluated by the Orthopedic Foundation For Animals), and patella luxation (by a veterinarian). If she passes all 4, and if she is a good representative of the breed, I would breed her at her next season, which would be at about 2 1/2 years old. I would not breed her in more than 2 consecutive seasons, and not past around 6-8 years old.
Question- for heartworm and flea and tick protection, do you think simparico trio is safe for cavaliers? It says online it can cause neurological problems. Just curious what you give your dogs for heartworn protection, and flea tick protection?
I don't have too much experience with flea/tick medications, as I very rarely use them. Right now, if I find them on the dogs, I will first remove them by grooming, then treat the environment so that they don't get any more, and if we need additional steps, I give a SINGLE dose of Nexgard. With nearly all flea/tick medications, there is a small incidence of adverse reactions, and Simparica Trio is no exception. Anecdotally, I have heard some frightening stories about reactions to Simparica Trio in particular. I did a video on this topic: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--A0vj6OvziQ.html
Here's a question you can answer on the next "Ask the breeder" if you'd like (but it has nothing to do with breeding). I'm posing this question to you because Sherlock's father was imported into the U. S. So the question is: What do you think of the new rules about importing dogs into the U. S.? They were recently changed and it's now much more difficult to import a dog into the U. S. and a puppy younger than 6 months can NOT come into the U. S. (which is a death sentence to puppies on Mexico that come into the U. S. for adoption and makes it impossible for situations like we had with my nephew, who was on vacation in a foreign country, found an abandoned puppy and brought the puppy back with him when he returned to the U. S.; now he couldn't have done that).
Thanks, I'll address it in the next one. Over the years, I've only imported 2 Cavaliers, but both were well under 6 months. One of them is in the lines of nearly every Cavalier we now have - under this rule, none of these dogs would be alive today.
Hi, from Australia. Question re cavalier coats. We have had three cavaliers. One has very thick hair, it grows very fast, and differs from most cav coats. She is definitely 100% Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, from a reputable breeder. She is desexed, (not till 18 months) which didn’t change things much. Why would her coat be like this please? Thank you. Nicole
