rehoming?

[ilovemarkb]

We have a five year old cavalier king charles. We are thinking of rehoming an older cavalier king charles. We arent sure if they would get on . Have we left this too late?

[lankeela]

Depends on whether yours is male/female, neutered or not. Cavs are usually very amiable with other dogs, but two females might not get on, likewise two entire males. If you have a neutered male, then get a spayed female and vice versa. Most rescues would be neutered anyway, and most rescue homes would not rehome with an entire/unspayed dog. As for your other issue, no I don't think its ever too late, even for an older dog a younger one often gives it a new lease of life. Also any rescue would expect the dogs to be introduced before rehoming, and you could take one on trial to see. Find a rescue dog and start taking it for a walk with yours to get them introduced on neutral territory. Always assuming that yours has shown no aggression to other dogs it has met!

[ilovemarkb]

thanks lankeela!! top notch advice

[Ratty2E]

Well in my experience of owning Cavs I would say go for it. Mine never had a problem with other dogs at all. The older one wasn't keen on pups but they were all fine with adults. I used to board a friends bitches occasionally when they were in season and they were often dogs my 3 had never met before but they just slotted straight in. Cavs in general are very easy going but only you know yours and how it is with other dogs. As Lankeela says if you are getting it from a rescue center then they would let them meet and make sure they got before they placed a dog with you anyway.

[sallybb]

My sister has 5 dogs three of which are cavs, See used to foster other small dogs from Many Tears on a regular basis until they were adopted, her cavs didn't blink an eyelid. Just took it in their stride. Go for it.

[ilovemarkb]

Our cav (oscar) isnt that friendly with other dogs to be honest he doesnt like jack russels and yorkies. He does get excited when he sees other cavies but its quite short lived. The main reason of getting one is company for oscar and we love the breed too! So we would be better getting the opposite sex i think?

[lankeela]

Definitely, go for a spayed bitch unless he is castrated in which case an unspayed one would be ok, although some castrated males still get a little 'excited'(!) if they get a whiff of an in season bitch.