Thanks charles! Beautiful dogs!

Thanks for answering the question. Greetings from Croatia😀

Thanks for this valuable info! I love your babies…They are all so precious 💕

Apple is such an angel! They all snuggle endearingly💕 thank you for the food advice 😎👍

Thank you for all of these links to refer back to when we parents need help with our cavaliers!

Thank you for the info on what to look for in feeding your dog. We recently adopted a 3 year old Boston terrier mix. Started with dry and added wet to the mix and it's a good combination. Will check on all the nutritional factors as well. 👍

Oh they are all so beautiful! Thank you for this information! My Pom eats mostly kibble and I was worried, but not so much now! I’ll check out the ingredients. It should be good food-it’s the Hills diet!

Hi Charlie! Thank you first and foremost for making this content for all of us eager learners. I recently became a pet parent to a (now 3 month old) standard poodle. The breeder was feeding him Dry puppy kibble from the Blue Buffalo brand. I decided to continue feeding him that, but I am willing to transition him, if you tell me that the first few ingredients on that Blue Buffalo brand are not the best. Those are: Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Brown Rice, Oatmeal, Barley, and Fish Meal. Furthermore, Crude Protein analysis is 27%, Crude Fiber is 5%, Omega 3 is 0.75% and Omega 6 is 3%. Thank you so much in advance for your opinion and helping me get my puppy in the right nutritional path.

@chaskat35

11 ай бұрын

I've used Blue Buffalo, and I think it's quite good. I just avoid their grain-free foods.

Bootsie is the last girl standing, good girl! I thought Apple would hang with you, she just wanted attention 🤗 Excellent info, thank you!

I enjoy your videos so much, we are adopting our next pup in mid-December a beautiful Cavalier. We are thinking of trying a homemade food diet. We will only have one dog in the house, so we won't have to make much. Do you have any BARF or home-cooked recipes that you like? Thank you for all the helpful videos.

@chaskat35

Жыл бұрын

When I was feeding raw, I found a butcher in my area who sold 2 pound tubes of ground meat, bone, and vegetables. I would cook up a large batch of oatmeal, and add it to the raw mixture, and I also added a commercial dietary supplement.

I gave Skye&Prince Chicken,Salmon or White Fish dried food with no Animal Derivatives.

Could you share what brand dry food you like to feed your cavaliers? Also do the more senior dogs get a different food than the younger ones?

@chaskat35

2 жыл бұрын

I feed Royal Canin to my puppies, and their specialty foods to newborns, pregnant and lactating bitches. I used to use RC for my adults too, but they've had distribution problems with the large bags I need, so the adults are now on Merrick - with ancient grains. I only use special foods for seniors if they are very old and have special dietary needs, but none of them now are in that category.

@TeeTimeInTX

Жыл бұрын

@@chaskat35 I've been watching your very informative and fun videos for a few years. I'm going to be switching my 9 mo old cavalier from her Royal Canine Cavalier Puppy food to adult food. Sadly, I can no longer purchase the Royal Canine Cavalier Adult. I noticed you feed your babies Merrick. I've been looking and they have several options w/ grains. Which specific one to you feed your Cavaliers. Thanks so much for your help. - Alisa :)

What brand do you feed your cavaliers? Do you recommend an all raw diet? I am on a list for a cava. And researching best diets. Thanks in advance

@chaskat35

2 жыл бұрын

I feed Royal Canin to my puppies, and their specialty foods to newborns, pregnant and lactating bitches. I used to use RC for my adults too, but they've had distribution problems with the large bags I need, so the adults are now on Merrick - with ancient grains. We fed raw diet for a long time, but it was simply not worth it. We have a local butcher who ground up meat, bones, and vegetables, and packaged it frozen in 2 lb tubes. I purchased it 100 lbs at a time, so I needed a special freezer just for the dogs. Because I am concerned about micronutrients, I had to mix in a dietary supplement every day, and because our dogs were not holding their weight on this protein-intesive diet, I had to cook up oatmeal and mix it in as well. With all that trouble, I didn't see any benefits. Of course, if you have only one dog, it's feasible to buy a prepared raw food, but make sure it has everything the dog needs.

@achunable

2 жыл бұрын

@@chaskat35 Thank-you sir

@loreleihe8990

2 жыл бұрын

@@chaskat35 which dietary supplement would you suggest for puppy!

We have 3yr old Rudy male Cavalier. Our food supply for our Cav is Nutrisource dry food. May ask what brand and flavor you use for your Cavs?

@chrismoore2461

8 ай бұрын

His name is Rudy, his color is Ruby.

@chaskat35

8 ай бұрын

We have used Royal Canin Small Breed Adult kibble for years with good results. However, the company has been experiencing lots of supply problems with the large size bags I need, so I have recently switched to Nulo Small Breed.

@chrismoore2461

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for your reply. My wife, Rudy, Elwood (our Cavapoo) and myself, enjoy your videos tremendously!

I feed my Cav (8 mos. old) the kibble recommended by the Cav AKC (plus a TBL of pure canned pumpkin) but she scratches and bites her skin constantly. She is on Advantage topical flea/tick prevention and I never see fleas on her. I bathe her once a month in very diluted Oatmeal dog shampoo. Could her diet be causing the itchiness?

@chaskat35

Жыл бұрын

Some dogs have food allergies, but it's not all that common. If you want to be sure, you can make changes, such as adding something other than pumpkin, or changing brands of dog food. If you change brands, find a brand that is based on a different meat than what you use now. I've known one dog that had a chicken allergy, so he went on a salmon based food, and did fine.

Do Cavaliers have stomach sensitivity? I’ve noticed that there’s a couple of small dog breeds that have stomach issues. My dog has minor stomach issues and it took me a while to find him a food that he didn’t vomit.

@chaskat35

2 жыл бұрын

That's highly unusual in Cavaliers. If it occurs, it's an isolated case. I haven't really seen that with any of ours.

Have you ever had a cavalier with severe food intolerances? My girl can’t eat any meat and I’m just curious if this is something that you’ve seen.

@chaskat35

2 жыл бұрын

I have not seen that, but a breeder friend has a boy who has a chicken allergy - and many foods contain chicken. She put him on a salmon based kibble, and he does fine. You might want experiment with that.

I used to give my cavalier real bones with meat occasionally. Not only as a treat, but as a way to get her to clean her own teeth by all the pulling and scraping. Was I kidding myself, or is this a worthwhile idea?

@chaskat35

2 жыл бұрын

It's fine, as long as the bones are RAW. Never give a cooked bone - it can splinter and hurt the dog.

What protein on your kibble do you use for your adults?

@chaskat35

Жыл бұрын

We don't add a protein every day, but when we do, the most popular ones are cooked scrambled egg or cooked chopped chicken liver.

@tcreechmom

Жыл бұрын

@@chaskat35 I am sorry I ment in the dog food you are using? What kind if kibble ?beef or chicken or fish lamb?

@chaskat35

Жыл бұрын

The kibble we are using now is Royal Canin Adult Small Breed - it's chicken based.

@tcreechmom

Жыл бұрын

@@chaskat35 ok ty