r/cavalierkingcharles

Anyone else have a cavi puppy who loves to chew on anything and everything?
Timmy loves to play bite and play tug and rough house. Especially with his tiny human.

First of all her eyes MELT me
She does good with bathing but attacks both the brush and HATES being blow dried. She just jumps up and tries to fight and bite the blow dryer and she landed on her back last time which stresses me out.i also need to leash train her so im afraid to put a collar on because i dont want to hurt her little neck. She is wild! lol. But so sweet and cuddly too. Any tips?

Roux works so hard being cute and cuddly all day, that sometimes he just has to pass out on his big sister. 🥰

Happy 3rd Birthday Kevin🥳 I couldn’t have asked for a more sweet yet judgy little boy. We love you 🥹❤️ In celebration we ask that EVERYONE pay the cheese tax to their babies (rotisserie chicken also accepted)
***Bonus: Included is his first and middle names (last name omitted for obvious reason)

Right now, we have several inches of pea gravel. I got Matteo one of those indoor turf boxed; he just ripped it up. No potty.

Here’s what we’re considering:

- Fake grass, maybe with a sprinkler system to drown the pee smell.

- Real grass but I’m afraid he’ll just dig holes all over it.

- River rocks but will that be comfortable

- River rocks with a turf or fake grass run.

- cedar chips but he eats wood. It would be an all you can eat buffet for him.

The fake grass is the most expensive. Then the turf. Then the river rocks. I’m not sure but I think the cedar chips would be the least expensive.

What do you have and how well does it work?

My in-laws were fuming, but everyone’s happy now 🥰
Thank you, Alfie, for 11 amazing years. For your Bark Mitzvah, you’re getting the matching harness 😂

So much drama!

I got a part time job (finally) and its hit Molly super hard. She isnt alone though, she has my mom with her. But I know its my fault for not doing more for her training. I dont know what to do anymore though because her separation anxiety is even worse now that Im gone for so much longer.

I at least know that I shouldn't make a big deal when I leave vs when I come back and such... (although its really hard), and she gets apparently very frantic with mom and whines like.. a lot. To the point where its annoying my mom. I really dont know what to do. I move to my aunts house in about a week and I need to figure something out soon.

Any advice is very welcome. Lately I haven't had much time to use my brain for much else.

That is all.

Anyone else's Cavalier pooping and peeing inside when it's wet outside? He'll go out in 40° weather without a coat, which is his shiver threshold.

But if it's raining or wet outside, he casually does both businesses on the kitchen floor. I've even caught him in the act and said "NO! NO! NO!"

I don't know what to do.

P.S. it started around the time his older brother, Toby, passed but it could just be a weather coincidence. It's getting worse with the worsening rain.

We call the crow Clarence.

Piper and I had a lowkey long weekend, and with the weather we had, it was the right pace for us. Friday night was spent with friends enjoying some laughs and outstanding food. Our hostess is in the process of finishing a cookbook, and after enjoying her spread I know I’ll be first in line to buy it because everything was so good.

The rest of the weekend was a mix of work, getting caught up on things unfinished, and making sure Piper and I still got outside despite the cold, wind, rain, and random snowflakes. Since I’m pretty paranoid about ticks right now, we avoided our favourite trails and headed to the dog park instead. I exercise a high level of caution there, but it ended up being perfect.

Because of the miserable weather, it wasn’t overly busy, the dogs were well behaved, and everyone was really social. We even met another Cavalier, which was fun. The park is huge, so a few laps and you’ve easily hit 10,000 steps. Piper’s confidence really grew this weekend too. I’ve always been nervous about dog parks because of large or uncontrolled dogs, but there was enough space that if I felt uneasy, I simply scooped her up and carried her until we got past situations I was uncomfortable with.

It was a good reminder that even when the weather is lousy, there are still ways to get outside, move your body, and let your dog enjoy some adventure too. Piper rocked it and enjoyed being part of the gang with the dogs that I felt she was safe with. Seeing my blind girl thrive makes me cry sometimes and there were a few tears this weekend.

Hope everyone had a great long weekend and got some quality time in with their pups. Piper and I are looking forward to getting back to the wilder trails once tick season settles down a little. Until then, we’ll got some fun activities planned and will continue visiting the dog park. 💕🐶