I’ve binged so many of your videos! Your knowledge is amazing and so helpful! I’ll be getting my first cavalier in a few weeks and it’s been great watching your content. Thank you!!

You explain things very well! Thank you!

I’ve been curious about this for a while. Thanks for the clarification!

Very informative. Thanks for the information you always provide!

Thank you for teaching us this today. I've learned so much from watching your videos.

Thank you so much for your videos

Very well explained. Thank you for the great information!

Great explanation!!! Can’t wait to hear the names.

I discovered your KZread channel when searching for information on Cavaliers (I'd like to get Blenheim one in the future like Jamba). I watched Lizzie with her first litter and was hooked on your videos. I think I've become somewhat of a super fan as I've now watched all of the Easter Egg hunts and Ken Puppy Derbys! I enjoyed watching Lizzie with her pups, the pups at play with each other and with their extended family (aunt Bootsie, grandma Boo and great aunt Tag) - such a unique perspective. Your commentary is both informative and entertaining! Congratulations on sweet Bootsie's beautiful new litter and am looking forward to the updates on their progress. I know you probably have your hands full, but It would be great to have an update on Jamba too (Congrats on his first win at the puppy show)!

Love your puppies!

GREAT explanation!

I love your videos, but do admit that a big reason is because I love the cute puppies. I love the information you give too. My hubby teaches math. He teaches algebra at the local college. He taught elementary school for decades before teaching college.

Thanks for explaining the color combination

Oh poppa Charlie never keep mama Boo waiting!!! Lol. She's such a great mom. Hope you don't mind but I ran your DNA thoughts by my son since that's his niche among other things and he said to tell you that you are on the right track in your proposed analyses. I'm sure you are laughing by now. Interests amongst this breed is phenomenal and I hope your viewers as it does appear appreciate why you spoke about it. Nice video. Now let Boo bundle babies again. Have a super day. Hope she continues to improve but we already know how perfect she really is!!!

I love watching your puppies , my friend has a black and tan she will be in heat in a few months thank you for the video's

Thank you! Appreciated! Now I know why you’re such a fantastic teacher! Because you are a teacher! 🤣

Good explanation of color

Love the Clan Fraser shirt! We love watching the puppies especially now that we have our own puppy #teamjamba

@morgancherry1283

3 жыл бұрын

I didn’t notice the shirt until reading your comment. I’m a member of Clan Fraser, and a Cavalier owner, as well! Must be in the blood 😊

In any color...I love them !!!!!!!

Very well explained. 🍸

You have great videos and Thankyou ..We have a Black and Tan female and a male Blenheim.Patsy our female had a litter .She had two puppies one boy and one girl and both are ruby color. The boy has a little white top of his head

Thank you!!

I just love your videos, they’re the most helpful I’ve found on what to expect with this breed! The training videos with Jamba are so helpful, can you explain the order in which you train? (Crate training, sit, lay, stay, come, etc) I’m hoping to train our new Cavalier puppy to be a good little boy (not for dog shows, just for home.) There’s so much to train and so much training information for various breeds, it’s hard to know where to begin. Do you train only one thing at a time, or multiple concepts simultaneously? And do you have an order you like to train in?

@chaskat35

3 жыл бұрын

It's all done simultaneously. The crate training goes from 8 weeks of age for months. During that time, the puppy gets supervised play time after going out, and that's when we can pick something useful like come, stay, etc. to teach him. Tricks are best taught in short sessions on a regular basis.

Very interesting!

Muero de amor❤❤❤❤

Do you have a waiting list for your puppies? I love watching your videos and have 2 cavaliers myself. Your training techniques are helping me with my current puppy!

@chaskat35

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, unfortunately we have way more names on our waiting list than puppies we'll have available. I'm glad my videos are helping you with your training.

Love the shirt! Is from outlander?

@chaskat35

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely from Outlander!

Is there a book you like and would recommend this about breeding these 4 colors? Thank you for this explanation - would like to learn a bit more. Thank you.

@chaskat35

3 жыл бұрын

There might be, but I've never run across one. I learned from talking to other breeders, attending seminars, and personal experience. The book I always go back to is the the 25 year old classic "The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel" by Bruce Field. Chapter 10 has a nice explanation of genetics, but it doesn't go into any detail about color. On line sources are available, but they go into way more detail than you need, and discuss all breeds. I found a nice chart at ckcs-lve.weebly.com/about-cavaliers.html, but it doesn't explain what the letters mean. I believe the E is dominant black, e is recessive non-black, S is dominant non-white, and s is recessive white. I hope that helps you.

Very interesting discussion and discovery about Bootsie's genes. Does this have any effect on whether she will be a Blackfire mom in the future?

@chaskat35

3 жыл бұрын

Not really. It might affect our choice of stud dog, depending on what we are looking for.

Thank you for the educational explanation on the genes, admittedly I did have to watch this twice 😉. My question is: does only the mother's genes determine the liter colors or will the sire play any role in that? I recall reading that the sire was a Blenheim.

@chaskat35

3 жыл бұрын

The roles of both parents are equally important. In the case of each characteristic, one gene is taken from the mother's pair, and one from the sire's pair. Since the sire is a Blenheim, we know that these puppies have one recessive white gene, and one recessive non-black gene. It's pretty certain in the case of this litter that they all inherited the dominant black gene from the mother, the tricolors inherited the recessive white gene from her, and the black and tans got her dominant black gene. It would have been much more complicated if the sire was something other than a Blenheim!

@michellerivera6772

3 жыл бұрын

@@chaskat35 thank you!! You are so kind to have responded in depth like this. I hope to one day get a Black and Tan from you in the future. ❤ Have a wonderful Sunday

So cute. Is Jamba jealous?

@chaskat35

3 жыл бұрын

I'd say he's more curious than jealous.

Thank you for that information - it was me who asked the question. Just to clarify, a Blenheim & Blenheim will always = Blenheim but the other colours can vary???

@chaskat35

3 жыл бұрын

That's right. It's a bit complicated, but you'll find a comprehensive chart of the genetics of coat color at ckcs-lve.weebly.com/about-cavaliers.html

@chrisnolan2330

3 жыл бұрын

@@chaskat35 thank you, that was very helpful

Unfortunately your original post with your reply about the question I asked about the added white in rubies and Black and Tans was deleted before I could read it and I can’t see your full explanation…

@chaskat35

3 жыл бұрын

So sorry - people found the music in the original video distracting, so I reposted without the music. However, when the original video was deleted, so were all the comments. Here's what I wrote about the white "mismarks" on Rubies and Black and Tans: My explanation on the video was a simplified explanation of the basics of color; there's more to it than just two pairs of genes. Just like humans, there are some major characteristics like eye color, skin color, hair color, etc, but there are also many smaller variations that make each one unique, each caused by the interaction of additional genes. The "mismarks" of white on whole colors is often a byproduct of cross-color breeding (breeding a Blenheim or Tri to a Ruby or B/T). Many breeders won't use cross-color breeding, but I like it because it greatly expands the gene pool, and allows us to improve on characteristics that are far more important than markings, like sound structure or true type.

@juliegroves1183

3 жыл бұрын

@@chaskat35 thanks for taking the time to write a reply to me again. I suspected it was down to cross breeding and why you choose do it. It’s such a shame your not a breeder in the UK 🇬🇧 as I would have no hesitation in coming to you for one of your beautiful puppies. You certainly demonstrate you know the science behind it all and get a vast amount of pleasure from breeding your beautiful cavaliers! From one teacher to another (lol) I send my kindest regards and look forward to seeing your next post with the names you have chosen for Bootsie’s gorgeous puppies! 🥰

They are adorable.Question my cavalier is 80%ruby but has some white is he a ruby?

@chaskat35

2 жыл бұрын

Yes - many ruby Cavaliers wind up with white markings, which mostly is an effect of breeding a Blenheim or Tricolor to a Ruby or a Black and Tan. As far as I'm concerned, the main criteria you should look for are health (both parents thoroughly tested for inherited disease, especially heart disease) and temperament (gentle, outgoing, unafraid, and happy to meet new people).

@nati5752

2 жыл бұрын

@@chaskat35 he is healthy very happy dog loves everyone so loving gentle and playful .He is full of energy got him a puppy store he was too old (6months)and they practically gave him to me .So I figured it was meant to be.Not sure his parents background.

Why is it less common to get tri from BLK/tan to blenheim? Just from my experience

@chaskat35

3 жыл бұрын

I don't find it less common at all. The only requirement would be that the B/T would have to carry the recessive white gene. Of course, if you always used B/T's that are dominant (don't carry either recessive gene), then you would always get B/T's.

The new puppy I picked Is Ruby with white feet and a little white under his chin. So is he still concedered Ruby color?

@chaskat35

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, that's definitely a Ruby. When we breed, we often do a mixed-color breeding (like Blenheim to Black and Tan) in order to broaden the gene pool and produce puppies with excellent health, structure, and temperament. It's worth the small sacrifice of getting small imperfections in color. If your puppy were a show dog, he would be considered to be slightly mismarked, and that would be one factor standing in his way of becoming Best In Show, but then again, there is no such thing as a perfect dog.

Some breeders have said they got ruby or tri from two Blenheims. Not sure how that is possible

@chaskat35

3 жыл бұрын

That is scientifically impossible.

How many litters will you let Bootsie have? Also what is best way to increase chances of producing a Ruby puppy?

@chaskat35

3 жыл бұрын

Our breed club limits us to a maximum of 6 litters in a lifetime, but we prefer to breed each of our girls no more than 3 or 4 times - there's a lot more stress caused by pregnancy when they are older. We won't get any Rubies from Bootsie, because she doesn't carry the recessive non-black gene. Her sister Lizzie doesn't, and there is a possibility of a Ruby from her if we breed her to any stud that carries that gene.

What were the colors of her last litter? How do the colors differ to this litter?

@chaskat35

3 жыл бұрын

Same colors - last litter was one Tricolor and two Black and Tans.

Could you have gotten ruby?

@chaskat35

3 жыл бұрын

Not from this breeding, because we would have needed a second recessive non-black gene from the mother, which she apparently does not carry.

How did bootsie get her name?

@chaskat35

3 жыл бұрын

She has white feet, which is not what Black and Tans are supposed to have, and they give the appearance of white boots on her feet.

Does colouring affect health if it’s a genetic thing?

@chaskat35

2 жыл бұрын

I've never seen any data to support a connection between color and health problems. I've also never had any personal experiences to support that idea, and I've always had all 4 colors.

Who are the parents?

@chaskat35

3 жыл бұрын

The mom is Bootsie, and the sire is a Blenheim stud dog owned by a breeder we know well and trust.

@HallieMaddox

3 жыл бұрын

We are excited to find out their names! My daughters think they should be the Wizard of Oz… Oz the boy, Dorothy, Glenda, Emerald, & Munchkin for the girls!

(open tab) Name ideas:

In any color...I love them !!!!!!!