Crested Cavalier
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Breed Attributes
General
Breed group: Type: Hybrid Talent: Herding, Military Work, Racing, Sighting, Watchdog
Physical
Size: Small Weight: 10-18 pounds Fur length: Short Ears: Flappy Fur type: Straight Fur Color: Black, Black & Brown, Brown & White, Dark Brown / Chocolate, Merle / Spotted / Brindle / Speckled
ATTRIBUTES
Life Expectancy: 10-12 years Rarity: Common Availability: Hard to find Climate: Not good for cold climate.
Breed Details
General
The Crested Cavalier dog is a mix breed dog. It is a result of a mix between a Chinese Crested and a Cavalier king Charles purebreds. These dogs are called hybrid dogs. They are small size dogs standing between 9 to 13 inches and having weight in the range of 10-18 pounds.
Since they are a mix breed dogs, their characteristics can be judged by studying their parent breeds.
A comparative study of parent breeds show that these hybrids should be alert, cheerful and social dogs. They can have black, black and tan and red colouring and their coat can be fine and silky.
Color
Common colours for these dogs are black, black with tan and red or a combination of these colours.
Coat
They can have short or long coat with fine and silky fur.
Personality
They are very loving and extremely affectionate dogs who love to please their owners. They are very social and will get along well in any environment. As such, they are good with children and other pets in the house. Their alertness means that they would alert the family if they sense anything out of usual in their surroundings. They make a very loving and playful family pet.
Care
These dogs would require fair amount of grooming and regular brushing.
Training
They are easy to train dogs. Being very energetic and active, they love the opportunities for training and playing.
Activity
They would require fair amount of exercises and playing opportunities.
