Cavalier Talk

The key to house training a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppy or adult is consistency. Take your Cavalier puppy outside to the same location after every meal, after they wake from nap or sleep regardless of how long the nap or sleep was, after every drink of water, and at least every 2 hours. Often it is a good idea to limit water and food intake to specific times. Consistency, consistency, consistency cannot be overdone here.

If you have a male Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppy or adult you can purchase a belly wrap that wraps around their body. It is a straight piece of fabric sewn together to form a padded wrap and velcro is attached to each end. You just wrap it around their belly covering their private area underneath and velcro the wrap on top of their back. If a male has an accident in the house the wrap will catch it. The wrap is not used to protect against bowel movements, but Cavalier puppies usually circle around back and forth several times before a bowel movement and if you are giving them full supervision it is easy to realize they need to go outside. The belly wrap can be removed quickly to go outside so this is one added benefit obtained when adopting a male Cavalier puppy over a female Cavalier puppy. They do make panties for females usually used during seasonal periods, but I have found with female Cavalier puppies that the panties do not work well and make it too difficult for them to walk around and do not recommend putting panties on female Cavalier puppies. Belly wraps can be purchased online through specialty websites and eBay has a huge selection priced more economically than the specialty websites. Measure your male Cavalier puppy around the waist area and then try to add a few inches to the length then check sizes on eBay listings. Always try to go a little bigger to compensate for growing and you can always add some additional velcro if the size is too large.

House training is actually very easy if you use consistency and keep your Cavalier puppy in a crate when supervision is not possible. If you are home, but busy doing something then that is not supervision and your Cavalier puppy should be in a crate, but have the crate nearby so your Cavalier puppy can see you and feel like he/she is still involved.

For more training information for your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel please visit our website at www.cruisincavaliers.com