Cavalier King Charles Spaniel — Complete Breed Guide

Officially the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel wears a silky medium coat, but ask around and you'll hear plenty of variety names — ruby, blenheim are the ones buyers ask about most. These are variations within one breed, not separate breeds, and they don't change the trait scores on this page.

A reputable breeder talks health testing before coat color. Treat color-first marketing as a red flag.

Budget roughly $90–$180 a month for the ongoing side: food, routine vet care, grooming, and insurance. Smaller, low-maintenance breeds sit at the lower end.

The purchase price itself is a different question, and there's no single honest number — it swings with breeder reputation, health testing, pedigree, and where you live. What actually drives it: documented health screening of the parents, a breeder who answers hard questions, and your region.

Run your own numbers with our monthly dog cost calculator before you fall in love with a puppy.

Puppyhood is the expensive, exhausting, wonderful part. Plan for a first vet visit within days of bringing yours home, a vaccine series over the first few months, and training that starts the day it arrives — not at six months.

The first year costs more than the monthly estimate above suggests: vaccines, spay/neuter, a crate, and chewed shoes add up. Socialize early and widely; the temperament scores on this page assume a well-socialized dog.

Designer mixes get a lot of searches, so here's an honest map: a mix inherits unpredictably from both parents — no guarantees on size, coat, or temperament. If a mix catches your eye, read both parent profiles where they exist and judge the dog in front of you.

People often search for this breed's mixes without naming the other parent. Whatever the cross, the rule holds: meet the dog, meet the mother if possible, and don't pay a premium for a portmanteau name.