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Answer by Miss Cathy
Submitted on 12/22/2004
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I have had two labs and loved both dearly. One never did master Housetraining 101 and had to be kenneled nightly for the safety of the carpets. Both lived to ripe old ages, and when they died, we got a German shepherd. Our shepherd was easily housebroken but had to be in-kennel trained. He is a protection and service trained dog. I failed at all attempts to train him at home (obedience training), but I do believe that the problem was mine, not his, as he is one of the smartest animals I've ever seen. He was obedience trained as part of his in-kennel training, and he is well-behaved and gentle, despite being a protection dog. Our Cavalier is a very smart, absolutely delightful pup. But I have come to realize that training a little dog is much different than training a big dog. For one thing, their needs (anatomically) are different. They can seem harder to housetrain as their little bladders can't always handle prolonged intervals and they don’t fully mature until a year or so of age. Our breeder gave us wonderful guidelines to follow for a feeding and potty schedule that made this a breeze, and she has been trained to sit, stay, come, get down, etc. Training is simple if you know the techniques. We went to Puppy Kindergarten with her and they taught us an amazing amount of things about dogs and training, a lot of which we had never known and made a big difference in our approach with her. Using the strategies we learned, we trained her to sit in a matter of hours. What I am constantly amazed by is her ability to plan a strategy to steal either a toy or a bone from her larger shepherd “brother”. She will distract him, and then when he isn’t paying attention, grab his toy and run off with it. He, fortunately adores her, and is very gently with her as well. One thing you should be aware of though, as that Cavs are absolutely fearless and as puppies, incredibly fast. Our little one is totally fascinated by trucks – the larger and louder the better. She constantly pulls on her leash, trying to run into traffic. Teaching her to “come” was critical – on those rare occasions when she has been able to slither through our legs and make a mad dash out the door and toward the street, a sharp “Emily, Come!” brought her to a screeching halt.

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Question by Claudia
Submitted on 1/16/2004
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Is the CKCS a dog that is easily trained and obiedent? We like the breed, but need to know if it intelligent and will follow commands.

Answer by Brenda
Submitted on 1/27/2004
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If you are comparing this dog to a Lab then no. But they are very eager to please and train well. I would say it took me 4-5 weeks to completely potty train both of mine and that is accident free. They want to please.

Answer by mrs d
Submitted on 3/3/2004
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I THINK LABS ARE SMART BUT I AM NOT SO SURE THEY ARE SMARTER THAN CAVALIERS. I BOUGHT MY PUPPY ALMOST 3 YEARS AGO. HE LIVES WITH A 4 YR OLD ROTTI. HE WAS HOUSEBROKEN WITHIN A FEW WEEKS. HE GOES EVERYWHERE WITH ME BUT WILL STAY HOME IF NECESSARY. HE DOES NOT BARK UNLESS HE IS STARTLED OR JOING IN WITH THE GANG. HE GOES TO WORK WITH ME EVERY DAY AND NOONE KNOWS HE IS BEHIND MY DESK UNLESS I TELL THEM OR THEY HEAR HIM SNORE. HE QUIETLY COMMUICATES HIS NEEDS AND IS THE MOST PATIENT DOG I HAVE EVER OWNED. HE DANCES FOR TREATS AND DOES NOT HAVE A MEAN BONE IN HIS BODY. FROM TERRIERS TO SHEAPARDS THIS IS THE SWEETEST DOG I HAVE EVER OWNED.

Answer by brushalot
Submitted on 6/23/2004
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How much time are you willing to spend training your dog? I got mine at 18 months and she had never been trained except for the ring. So, she is very good on back (important for not getting slammed in the door) , I trained her to sit and down. She doesn't do come, but if you begin to close the door or go around the corner, she's right at your heels. She will stand on her back feet, and she gives the sweetest hugs in the world. What more do you need? Oh I know, she knows how to stop kissing people when I give her the signal and she never leaves my side. her the signal.

Answer by Lee
Submitted on 7/5/2004
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Cavalier King Charles Spaniels are the absolute best dogs in the world, but you need to have alot of time to spend with them because otherwise they could get seperation anxiety. They are very intelligent and eager to please. They are unlike other dogs because they are more dainty and sophisticated, and people tend to spoil them as much as their own children because they are so lovable. If you make a little room for them in your heart, they will give you all of theirs.

Answer by JanetM757@aol.com
Submitted on 11/4/2004
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I just got the cutest Cavalier King Charles Spaniel...her name is Maggie. I hope she will be potty trained outside soon...She is about 14 weeks old...and have had her only 3 days...It was pouring out today, and she wouldn't even go out from the garage! Needless to say, a few cleanups indoors...what to do? If anyone has any answers or can help me get her housebroken, please email. It seems like she won't ever learn...That business about her peeing or pooping 20 min. after eating or drinking just doesn't work for her...she seems so irregular, and sometimes pee's after going out, even though she's been out for 45 min! What to do?

Answer by Jan
Submitted on 10/23/2005
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I have a black and tan and we do competition obedience. He has his Companion Dog title, and we are part of the way to his Companion Dog Excellent title. Most of the dogs we compete against are working dogs, but Jesse is so eager to please that he learns just as quickly as they do. The difference is in the way that you teach a CKCS - gentle, persistent, patient and NO YELLING OR FORCE. Intelligence can be measured in more than one way, and cavvies have a different temperament to labs. CAVVIES ROOL!

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