Another Type of Doodle

[Phoebe's Mom]

We are so impossibly in love with our Phoebe that my son is now begging for a 'little doodle' to add to our big family for his birthday. I had started doing research on mini goldendoodles (which I adore) and then met and fell in love with a tiny cavadoodle. The woman said she rescued hers from a mill but for many reasons, I would prefer to be able to 'meet the parents' and drive to see and pick up our next family member (Phoebe was flown in from Arkansas). I have been researching the breed and have come up with very few breeders. Does anyone own a cavadoodle and, if so, would you be willing to share some info on your breeder?

[Allyson, Peri & Taquito]

Is a cavadoodle a cavalier king charles bred to poodle or something? Very curious....

I have a 12 week mini goldendoodle and she is awesome. Knows come, sit, stay, down and how to ring the bell to go out! Knows how to sit then wait to retrieve a ball. I would be happy to give you my breeder's name. She has 2 mini f1b litters coming up in the next few months.

[Kim]

I think they are also known as Cavapoo's. I had a dog calendar that had a "Cavapoo" in it. Maybe you will have better luck searching for them by that name?

[Tara aka Harry & Wally's Mom]

The Cavapoo, also known as a Cavoodle, is a cross between the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and the Poodle.

If you search for Cavapoo you will get several more results then a cavadoodle.

[Phoebe's Mom]

Thanks. I will give 'cavapoo' a try and see where it takes me.

[HANNAH 8/2/07 & HONEY 7/2/08]

I had a friend who is also checking out cavadoodles or King Charles Spaniels and this is the breeder she was recommended to


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[Phoebe's Mom]

So funny...that is one of the breeders I had found and ut on my favorites list!

[LuvMyAbby&Kaela]

Thought you might enjoy this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqCxGp1lKFg

[Dianne Carter ~ Trinity Doodles]

Hi there! Please know I am NOT trying to persuade you to change your mind about a breed you are interested in. What I am trying to do is to prod you to accumulate as much as you can to make an informed decision. As a breeder I tell everyone I meet that this is my first goal in a relationship in them, not 'selling' a dog. Like many breeds King Charles Spaniels have their share of baggage in regards to genetic health issues, you would do your family a large favor to make yourself familiar with them so that you know what questions you want to ask. Most of us here on DK can tell you many red flag areas and areas of concern pertaining to the breed backgrounds of our doodles, I am not sure there is as large a Cavapoo community here that can share those concerns. In addition to commonly heard of issues, there is an alarming number of King Charles Spaniels with heart disease often striking early. Specifically check this out ~ "Heart mitral valve disease (MVD) is a terminal illness which afflicts over half of all Cavalier King Charles spaniels by the age of 5 years and nearly all Cavaliers by age 10 years. It is CKCSs' leading cause of death". For more on this http://www.cavalierhealth.org/. It is always so exciting to go through this process and I am certain that you will walk it slowly and carefully so that you can make an informed rather than emotional decision ~ sometimes we do need our friends to remind us to stay grounded though so I hope you do not interpret this with any other intent from me. Best wishes and good luck! Dianne

[Phoebe's Mom]

^Thanks so much! I always want to be as informed as possible and I will certainly take your comments into account and do some further research!

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

I second Dianne's advice. Miniature and toy poodles are a dime a dozen and have lots of their own genetic health issues. Add that to a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, which is usually an extremely fragile dog, and you really need to have proof of health testing on the parents. (Which you should have on any dog you purchase.) I sincerely doubt that you will find any reputable breeders producing cavapoos. There was apparently a need for a large dog that was low-shed, hence the doodles, which then began to be bred smaller. But what would be the reason for a cavapoo? There are dozens of small breeds that don't shed and are allergy friendly: Have you looked into Havanese? Bichon Frises? Tibetan Terriers? Or miniature poodles for that matter? All of these can be found through reputable breeders, and there are many others. Not to mention your original idea of the mini-goldendoodle, which we know you can easily find through a reputable breeder right here on DK, lol.
Some further info on the many, many health problems of CKC spaniels:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavalier_King_Charles_Spaniel
Health
Cavaliers can suffer from a number of severe genetic defects. Unfortunately, two possible genetic conditions, mitral valve disease (MVD) and syringomyelia (SM), can be both severe and very common. Breeders who breed for health will screen their breeding dogs for heart, syringomyelia, hip, eye, hearing, and patella problems and follow recommended breeding protocols to try to reduce the incidence of all these defects in the breed.

[LuvMyAbby&Kaela]

I agree with all of the above as well! And GOLDENDOODLES ARE WONDERFULLLLLLL!!! (not that the fact that I have a wonderful f1b midi goldendoodle makes me bias or anything...)

[Adina P]

I wrote this in response to someone else looking for a cavapoo:

I was looking through the two health sections of Cavalier clubs since there are two types:
http://www.ackcsc.org/club/content/view/41/113/
and
http://www.ckcsc.org/ckcsc/ckcsc_inc.nsf/Founded-1954/inherithealth...

What I came up with is that the tests recommended for parent dogs are the following:
Normal Cardiovascular Exam by Board Certified Cardiologist
Normal Ophthalmic Exam by Board Certified Opthamologist (CERF, most common but genetic tests avail too)
Patella exam (OFA)
Hip exam (OFA or PennHIP)

The Poodle Club of America lists these common diseases:
http://www.poodleclubofamerica.org/health.htm -- so it sounds like the testing required for both is about the same with a few extras for poodles (hips, patellas, eyes, heart, vwd)

So be sure to only pick a breeder that does the recommended tests for BOTH breeds. I have a feeling you won't find too many though, sadly. There just isn't as big a cavapoo community holding breeders accountable as there is for LD's and GD's. Testing shows they are taking their breeding job seriously and striving to meet the standards of the best breeders in terms of increasing the chance of healthy pets. Of course testing does not guarantee that your pup can never get any disease...because, for instance, hip dysplasia has MULTIPLE factors...but it increases the chances your pup will not have certain ones.

Because mixed breed dogs are popular and profitable...please choose your breeder with care. Hybrid vigor only works when one starts with healthy parents from healthy lines.