Princess Ellie Rebecca

Here she is!!!! The Princess joins the family on February 16th!!!!

A Little About Ellie

Ellie is a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. Her mommy, Jasmine has been dreaming about having a Cavalier since the day she saw Lady and the Tramp. The Cavalier is the largest of the toy breed dogs and the smallest of the Spaniels. They have a long illustrious history dating back to the Kings of England and especially King Charles who is their namesake. It is said that Charles loved his lil spaniels so much he allowed the females to give birth to their puppies in his chambers and even on his bed and he passed a law that, that still stands today, that says Cavaliers are allowed in any public building including the Parliament building. They are the number 1 toy breed today in England.

Cavaliers are loving and sweet and people pleasing dogs. They are known as comforter spaniels and bring joy and delight to all those who come into contact with them.

Ellie is coming for just that reason, comfort. In early January my husband and I suffered a great loss when we miscarried our first child. Though it wasn't a planned pregnancy the loss was tremendous and Ellie became the start to healing our hearts. Ellie will be 7 months old on February 28th and much to her new parents' delight she is already fully housebroken!

This will be my first puppy so this will be a diary of our adventures and misadventures with our new princess.

Please note that the Cavalier is known to have several severe health issues including the heart condition MVD and the neurological disease syringomyelia or SM and thus it is extremely vital that if you want to buy a Cavalier you do your research and find a good breeder who does health testing and adheres to the codes set forth by the two Cavalier clubs, the CKCSC and the ACKCSC. Because of these health issues it is vital to never buy a Cavalier from a pet store where the pup most likely comes from a puppy mill, or a back yard breeder. Remember your pet is a family member that will hopefully be with you for many many years. You don't want to compromise the health of your pet in anyway and by buying from a good breeder you are lessing the chances of issues down the road which may cause immeasurable heartaches.