Discover the Perfect Companion
Our Velaris Cavalier King Charles Spaniels are loyal, friendly, and ready to join your family.
About Velaris Cavaliers
Our Vision
We are a small preservation breeder located in the Niagara region. Our focus is on temperament and health. Our Cavalier King Charles Spaniels compete in conformation and performance events, and are health tested by veterinary specialists.
Our Process
Our breeding process is carefully designed to ensure the health and well-being of our dogs. We conduct extensive health screenings and genetic testing to ensure that our puppies are free of any hereditary diseases or conditions. We also provide our dogs with the best possible care, including proper nutrition, exercise, and socialization.
Our Success Stories
Over the years, we have had the pleasure of placing many Cavalier King Charles Spaniels puppies in loving homes. We love hearing from our families and seeing the joy that our puppies bring to their lives. We are member of the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club of Canada and the Canadian Kennel Club. Our puppies are registered with the Canadian Kennel Club and sold with a Non-Breeding contract.
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Find Your Perfect Companion at Velaris Cavaliers
We specialize in breeding Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppies that are raised with love and care. Our puppies are well-socialized and make great family pets. Please inquire about our health testing.
Health Testing
MRI Scanning
Heart Echocardiograms
Heart Echocardiograms
Syringomyelia (SM) is a heritable disorder causing a fluid filled cavity (FFC) in the spinal cord with a reported overall prevalence of 39 to 46% in the Cavalier King Charles Spaniels (CKCS). Breeders started screening their CKCS with MRI in Ontario since 2007. We are lucky to have our breeding girls come lines with generations of MRI screening. All of our girls are MRI'd before breeding and are bred to sires that have been MRI'd as well.
Heart Echocardiograms
Heart Echocardiograms
Heart Echocardiograms
Heart Mitral Valve Disease is a terminal illness that affects over half of all Cavalier King Charles Spaniels by 5 years of age and almost all the breed by 10 years of age. MVD is the leading cause of death for the breed and prevents the heart’s mitral valve from closing after blood flows from the atrium to the ventricle.
We use the MVD breeding protocol of The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club of Denmark (Cavalierklubben), and the Danish (Dansk) Kennel Club (DDK), using both auscultation and ultrasound. The protocol is a modification of the standard MVD protocol. Breeding dogs first must be examined by auscultation and echocardiograph at the age of 18 months or later by a cardiologist.
Eyes
Heart Echocardiograms
DNA Testing
The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel has more than its fair share of severe diseases afflicting the eye. Our breeding dogs are cleared by a board certified veterinary ophthalmologist annually/biannually.
DNA Testing
DNA Testing
DNA Testing
Dry Eye / Curly Coat Syndrome is a severe congenital condition of the skin, coat, claws, and eyes in some Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppies. The reference to a curly or rough coat comes from the unusually curly abnormality of the cavalier's coat which is apparent at birth. However, the puppy also suffers from an extreme version of dry eye and as the affected dog matures, it develops a deterioration of the skin which results in seborrhea, consisting of skin inflammation and excessive oiliness. Also, the dog's teeth, gums, and other connective tissues may be adversely affected. The form of dry eye associated with curly coat also is distinctive in that it is of congenital origin. We have DNA tested our girls before breeding to detect mutations.
MCADD is caused by a fault in the gene that provides the instructions to make an enzyme called medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCADD). This genetic fault causes the enzyme to either not work properly or be missing entirely, which means the body cannot fully break down fat to release energy. Our girls have been recently DNA tested for this as well.
DNA Testing
DNA Testing
DNA Testing
Episodic falling syndrome (EFS) is a unique genetic disorder in the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, due to a mutation of its brevican gene (BCAN). The disorder has been recognized in the breed since the 1960s. No other breed is known to suffer from it.
Symptoms of EFS vary, but they all are attributed to the dog’s muscles being unable to relax. Typical signs include the cavalier engaged in exercise or being excited or stressed, and then suddenly develop a rigid gait in the rear limbs, extending and retracting in an exaggerated, stiff manner, like that of a hopping rabbit. The dog’s back may be arched, and the dog often yelps. The dog may lose its footing while running. It usually loses all coordination and collapses on its side or on its face. When the cavalier collapses, it may hold its forelegs or hind paws over its head.
EFS is inherited as a autosomal recessive trait. Our girls are all DNA tested clear.
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DNA Testing
DNA Testing
Breeding takes a village. I am extremely lucky to have a mentor that has been breeding cavaliers for a long time. I work closely with 4-5 breeders in Ontario that complete the same health testing. We are always learning and helping each other. We also enjoy showing our dogs together and travelling to the US to show and visit our American breeder friends.
Have questions or want to schedule a visit? Contact us today and we'll get back to you as soon as possible. We are located in Vineland, heart of wine country in the Niagara Region. We can be reached by email: velariscavaliers@gmail.com
previous Velaris Puppies
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Puppy Playground
Puppy Adoption Process
Puppy Adoption Process
Puppy Adoption Process
Adopting a puppy is an exciting experience, and we're here to guide you through the process. We keep in contact with our potential owners and let them know when our next litter is due. Once the puppies are here and we know colour and sex, we start to go through our list. Here at Velaris Cavaliers, we want to set the puppy up for success, see their personalities and choose which puppy would be the best fit for each home. We will take colour and sex into consideration.
The first 4 weeks
Puppy Adoption Process
Puppy Adoption Process
Did you know that puppies are born with their eyes and ears closed? They tend to open them around 12-14 days old. When their ears open, we start to play music all the time. We start with classical music, forest sounds, and ocean sounds. As time goes on, they will be introduced to different desensitizing playlists - car horns, fireworks, baby cries, … They also end up listening to a lot of Taylor Swift. Our puppies get weighed twice daily and get exposed to different textures, but mostly they are kept isolated and safe.
Feeding Puppies
Puppy Adoption Process
Puppy Training Tips
The first food that our puppies receive as they start to wean is Royal Canin Puppy Mousse. It is easily digestible and full of nutrition. Once they have that down, we start feeding them 2-4 times a day as mom decreases the amount of nursing. As they grow, we start to feed our puppies a mixture of Big Country Raw as well as a kibble that contains high levels of arginine, EPA + DHA, antioxidants and B vitamins. Blueberries. quail eggs
Puppy Training Tips
Still Deciding if a CKCS is for you?
Puppy Training Tips
Training your new puppy is essential for a happy and healthy relationship. We get puppies used to being in a crate, going outside, eating out of a bowl and playing with toys. They receive interaction with small children and get to play with our girls, having free range of our house (well, the first floor at least). Socialization is extremely important at a young age. Some of our puppies go to show homes so we try and have them all used to be bathed and blown dried. This breed does not require a lot of grooming. They do require their ears to be brushed out, but a good bath, nail trim and blow out, keeps these beautiful dogs looking great.
Still Deciding if a CKCS is for you?
Still Deciding if a CKCS is for you?
Still Deciding if a CKCS is for you?
Click on the following link to watch a quick video and earn more about the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and to see if this breed is the breed for you.
Groups to join.
Still Deciding if a CKCS is for you?
Still Deciding if a CKCS is for you?
Have questions or want to meet with other cavalier owners? There are many facebook groups you can look to join. Some groups host picnics and get togethers. You can do obedience, rally, sprinter, agility, and other Canadian Kennel Club events with your CKCS. There are also regional clubs within the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club of Canada. Click to see if there is a club close to you.
Current/ Upcoming litters
Freya
Freya
Freya
Freya had her last litter and we are excited to show off our very first rainbow litter! We have 1 of each colour. There are 3 boys and 1 girl in this litter.
Have questions about the process of acquiring one of our puppies? Please send us an email about yourself and if you have any preference for colour or sex. Please remember that puppies are not made to order, so if you are looking for a specific colour or sex, you may need to wait longer.
Piper
Freya
Freya
These puppies are growing fast. They have been weaned and are eating food now. They get to run around with the big girls and are enjoying playing with the jungle gym. This is an important stage because they are learning how to play and discovering different textures and sounds.