What health testing should breeders be doing? “What we didn’t realise back then was that this little dog would touch us so deeply with his love, companionship and devotion that it would put us on the path to a life of sheer joy and commitment to these beautiful little dogs.”, Lyndy said. “Our first Cavalier King Charles Spaniel was gifted to our daughter in 1996 from a Dogs Australia registered breeder friend, as a dearly loved family pet and show dog.” Lyndy is also an instructor at her workplace’s puppy preschool classes. Lyndy has been a veterinary nurse for 34 years and is a member of the Cavalier Club of New South Wales and the ACT. Happy, friendly, sporty, affectionate and fearless, many Cavalier King Charles Spaniels live long healthy lives, giving enormous joy and happiness to their families. What is a healthy Cavalier King Charles Spaniel? This article is a collaborated piece and features Lyndy Morris a Dogs Australia registered breeder of healthy Cavalier King Charles Spaniels of 26 years, under the kennel name ‘Coloora', on what to know when you are considering a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppy as your new best friend. This could be the difference between a happy and healthy puppy and a poorly bred one. Like in all dogs, there are specific health issues, and it’s important to make sure your breeder does the recommended health testing for their breed. The results are recorded on the ORCHID database. So how do you know the difference between a responsible and irresponsible breeder?ĭogs Australia registered breeders follow a strict code of breeding ethics, conduct health testing to help reduce the incidence of inherited diseases and, for accountability, and research. This popularity attracts them to inexperienced and unscrupulous breeders. We'd also like to hear from you! You can write a message to us using the form on the left hand side of this page.Cavalier King Charles Spaniels are one of Australia's most loved breeds. Included in 'Michelle's Thoughts', I've added a link to a page that all dog lovers should read-also, please watch the video! It's terrible, heart breaking stuff but only YOU can educate others!! > Thinking about buying a puppy from a pet store? Read this first.Our goal is to make your entire experience with us as special as possible and we look forward to the big day when you come to our home in central New York to meet us and your new puppy! A special thanks to those very special people who decided to make one of our very beautiful puppies your own. Thank you to everyone who contacted us, wrote a comment in our guestbook and enjoyed the videos of our puppies. Our animal family also consists of 1 Border Collie, 5 Great Pyrenees, 5 Horses, 1 Pony, several Cows, lots of Ducks and chickens. See some of our pups through the years at #midlakecavaliers on instagram (from our client photos)! Only a healthy well rounded parent can give birth to healthy babies. so our adults look and feel their best! Our dogs and puppies are very well socialized by each member of our family and are healthy inside and out. Every three weeks, our licensed vet tech, Mikayla, comes to visit our dogs for grooming, bathing, teeth, etc. ![]() Our pups are seen by Dr Alex for a full wellness exam prior to going to their new homes. ![]() All of our adults are checked annually and again before breeding for heart, knees, eyes and general wellness. ![]() We follow vigorous health protocols with our traveling veterinarian who sees us generally once per month. We breed for quality and conformation. We've also selected our adult dogs from healthy, well conformed Cavalier breed 'standard' parents. We welcome visitors to come and meet our Cavy's, learn more about the breed and much more! Mid Lake Cavaliers is located in central New York where all of our adults and puppies are raised as part of our family. Website is updated regularly- Any puppies listed as available will be modified to 'sale pending' or 'sold' as status changes.
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