For over four centuries they've been bred for their outstanding companionship, and are often referred to as "Comfort Spaniels" because of their wonderful ability to comfort, sooth, and love their families. We've found that they have quite the knack for not only offering, but for finding comfort - no matter if it's on a reclining person, or even on a plastic chair at the amusement park while the teenagers drive noisy go-karts nearby. At our house they're often referred to as "Comfortable Spaniels"!

Cavaliers are happy, playful, loving, intelligent, gentle, and very adaptable; so will eagerly share your passions and hobbies. They are super-snugglers - making them ideal for warmth on cold winter nights, eliciting pleasant memories while doing visiting pet therapy work, or for just sharing love. They are more than willing to offer assistance in opening presents or eating blackberry pie, and are marvels at urging people to hurry up with opening christmas stockings (especially if those stockings contain puppy toys!).

Cavaliers are very sweet, never bitchy or witchy, so they get along very well with other family pets. However, they still consider themselves to be 'sporting' dogs, and will guard the deck and yard while on "squirrel patrol".

Cavaliers are cultured and sophisticated dogs: they enjoy a gourmet meal, and will cheerfully offer to supervise meal preparations. In years past they've been an inspiration for many artists, and they continue to prefer aligning themselves with fine art - enjoying the richness of a well-done masterpiece.

And speaking of food: they do have rather long and furry ears, so it's important to protect that lovely feathering by having them wear a snood while they dine. Of course, if the snood is a bit too big, it can instead be used as a feedbag!

They are very graceful dogs (well, when they're not being silly!), so it's fun to watch them move in the yard, or through the family room, or around the show ring with such style.

Of course they also have their Friday night with the boys sides: the little card-sharks! It would appear that the Blenheim boy has a much better hand than does the Tri-color boy!

They certainly are wonderful mothers, and don't mind sharing their babies - and mommy duties - with other furry family members. It's an interesting relationship of trust and cooperation, not found with every breed.

We'll jump right in to say that a Cavalier puppy approaches life with great enthusiasm, and they would easily win the "world's cutest" category in any contest!

So - while it should be noted that puppy or very small Cavaliers, and very young or rambunctious children are not a good combination - the answer to your question is yes, Cavaliers are wonderful with children and adults alike! Waiting until children are older is often advisable for the safety of the family and the pet.

We cannot forget to mention our human puppies, errr... our children! That's Kyle on the left, Brittany in the middle, and Colin on the right. (Click on the photo to go to my family page!)

I was fond of saying that my beautiful Labradors who were Champion and hunting dawgs: "aren't just another pretty face", and the same holds true for the Cavaliers. There is a lot of personality packed into these compact, lap-sized Cavalier bodies, so they can do more than just look beautiful: they can snuggle, they can show, they can play, and they do it ALL really it well!

We do care about their health as well, and do what we can to ensure healthy dogs and puppies. Health checks on our girls tell us that their hearts are Veterinary Cardiologist "heart-clear", their eyes are opthalmologist checked (ACVO/CERF) "clear", patellas OFA "clear"; and hips clear of dysplasia (OFA "good").