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Trixie in Fort Worth, TX

🌸 Meet Trixie: A Loving Companion From Fort Worth, TX Awaiting Her Forever Home

🐾 About Trixie: Introducing Trixie, a one-year-old (10/1/22) sweetheart whose intelligence and affection are sure to win your heart. After being surrendered by her previous family due to unforeseen circumstances, Trixie has shown remarkable adaptability and quickly made herself at home in her foster environment. This smart girl responds to commands like “outside,” “no,” and recognizes her name with ease.

🐾 Trixie’s Talents: Trixie has mastered the art of using a doggie door, allowing her access to a fenced yard where she loves to chase butterflies and explore. She is doing great on her house training with the help of the doggie door. At night, she comfortably sleeps in her kennel for eight hours, waking up ready to go outside and start her day with breakfast.

🐾 Her Personality: True to her Cavalier nature, Trixie thrives on human connection. She prefers the company of her person over other pets and enjoys snuggling up on the couch during quiet times. Though she lives with three other dogs and cats, she tends to keep to herself, choosing her human’s affection over theirs. She does not like being left and will voice her frustration (this has lessened as she has been in foster care). She will need love and patience as she works through separation anxiety with her new home.

🐾 Ideal Home: Trixie would be best suited to a home where her human isn’t away for more than a few hours a day, making her a perfect companion for someone who works from home or has a flexible schedule. Her playful spirit and love for walks make her an ideal match for an active individual or family looking to add a joyful presence to their life.

🐾 Health: Trixie is currently 11 pounds, recently spayed, up to date on vaccinations, heartworm prevention, and is microchipped. She has grade 1 bilateral luxating patellas. This does not affect her mobility. Walking and exercise can help to strengthen her patellas.

🐾 Join Trixie’s Journey: Are you the special someone who can offer Trixie the love and companionship she seeks? Her journey of settling into a new life has prepared her to take the next step into a loving forever home. Let’s make that a reality for Trixie! Please email shelbynfields@gmail.com if you think Trixie would make a great match for your family. Please ensure you have an application on file.

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Maci in La Fayette, AL

Update 7-24-24: We’ve received several promising applications for this pup so aren’t taking more for now. Thank you!

Maci is a beautiful & loving Ruby Cavalier with a new lease on life. As a petite 5 year old breeder surrender, Maci has had several litters of puppies in her former role as a momma, but now acts and plays like a 2 year old.

Since coming into foster care, Maci has gained some weight and is up to 14 pounds. She was recently spayed and passed all her wellness checks with flying colors. Maci also had a full dental and her teeth are sparkly and white.

Prior to coming to rescue Maci didn’t have the opportunity to be around a loving family or the chance to play with toys. This sweet momma has opened up her heart to our family as she’s learning to trust everyone around her.

During the day, Maci loves to run & play in the grass and chase butterflies in the yard. She enjoys playing with her foster brothers and sisters. In the evening she loves to lounge in her bed, or cuddle in a blanket with you. Maci gets along well with the family cat, children and even enjoys an occasional ride in the car.

Maci is doing great with her housebreaking – no accidents in weeks! Maci has done well with leash training, and answers to her name when called off-leash out in the yard.

In just over a month in foster care, her inner youth is shining through as she’s become a happy & playful 5 years young Cavalier experiencing her new life to the fullest. Maci is a true princess and will be a blessing to those around her.

If you are interested in this pretty Ruby girl, please complete an online application if you haven’t already. Then send an email to Liz Nigh, Regional Coordinator for AL & TN at lizcavalierusa@gmail.com so that she’s aware of your interest.

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Cappuccino in Leola, PA

Cappuccino (alias Happy Cappy) is a healthy 2-year-old neutered Ruby male who came to rescue due to the death of his owner. Cappy was his former owner’s emotional support dog. As you will find, he is truly a companion dog and should be with someone who can spend a significant amount of time daily with him. His former owner took him as many places as she could, so he is not used to being home alone for long periods of time.

Cappuccino is an enthusiastic dog and has adjusted well in his new foster home with his 2 other Cavalier brothers. He follows his foster parents everywhere and is a lap dog or nearby if you are sitting down. He is happy, energetic, affectionate, loyal, and friendly. He listens well and follows commands. He does become frightened easily by loud noises.

Cappy is very well mannered for a 2-year-old dog and his favorite pastime is playing ball continuously for hours if you had the time. As the previous owner took Cappy everywhere she went, Cappy is a great car rider and wants to go along wherever you are going.

He is crate trained but does have some separation anxiety and barks when left alone. He would do better in a home that has other dogs. He has not been exposed to cats. Cappy would probably do well with scent work, rally obedience or agility. He enjoys going for walks on a leash and is improving on his leash etiquette. He gets excited when his leash is brought out. A fenced in yard is optimal as Cappy likes to explore and enjoys the freedom of wandering.

Cappuccino is housebroken but has had a few accidents in the foster parent home when he first arrived. However, frequent routine trips outside have eliminated this issue. He has a very good appetite and will finish his meals and the other dogs’ dishes if left to him. He has done well with the introduction of fruits and vegetables.

If you would like to be considered to adopt Cappuccino and you live within a reasonable drive of the Leola, PA, please complete our online application if you don’t already have one on file, and email Melissa at cavalierrescueusapa@gmail.com so she knows of your interest.

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PA license: 16547

Clara in Marietta, GA

Update 7-25-24: We’ve received several promising applications for this pup so aren’t taking more for now. Thank you!

Clara is an approximately one year old, Ruby female with a very thin faint blaze, petite frame, and a very soft and short coat. Clara is very sweet with a happy nature, and she is smart and learns quickly. She is a very bonded, velcro Cavalier with her foster mom (and will bond quickly with her new family), but she is also able to play independently and is social with other small dogs. Clara is gaining confidence every day in her new life.

Clara is very timid when first meeting new people. With encouragement, she will follow humans and obviously desires petting and affection. It helps for people to get on the floor on her level for first meeting. If picked up and petted, she will settle on a lap and soak up the love and attention.

Clara immediately bonded with her foster mom and two foster siblings. She will quickly and easily give her heart again given the same affection and attention. Clara dearly loves toys and playing with them. She plays chase and gentle tug of war games with her foster Cavalier brother and sister. If foster mom is busy with chores, Clara will entertain herself with toys quite readily for long periods of time or will curl up and nap with the other Cavaliers.

Clara is well on her way to becoming reliably house trained. She quickly followed the other dogs in eliminating outside, and she is taken out first thing in the morning and last time before bed, after meals and waking up from naps, and every few hours in between. There have been a few mistakes but she understands the concept and should quickly be well trained. She is beginning leash training, and foster mom lets her wander on leash (with mom following) as a start before directing her path. She understands verbal corrections such as “Hey” and “No” and then follows direction to a better alternate behavior. She is starting to learn “sit” and basic commands. Treats are good motivation, and she wants to please.

Clara is crate trained in her foster home, sometimes sharing a large crate or in a crate alone next to the other crated dogs when mom leaves for an errand. She eagerly goes into her crate for a treat. Maximum time without a human has been about five hours. When mom works in her home office, Clara will often nap in her crate with open door. She sometimes barks/cries when foster mom leaves or is out of sight, but that is improving as she learns that mom will return. An apartment or condo with shared walls is not ideal.

Clara’s foster mom is retired and lives alone, so Clara has a leisurely, quiet lifestyle. She has a very large, securely fenced yard, and she is very active and spends hours running in the yard and playing. She also takes frequent long naps and plays inside with her greatly loved toys for hours. At the start, Clara would hide under the sofa or go to her crate when guests visited but she now stays in the same room with family and visitors either in a chair with foster mom or a chair with another dog. This people shyness will improve with time as Clara very much wants to be social and part of the fun. Her two foster siblings are both very social, and she is building her confidence and following their lead.

Clara eats 1/3 cup dry dog food with a heaping tablespoon of wet dog food twice a day. She loves her meals and cleans her bowl quickly. She eats in the kitchen with the other two dogs with mom making sure everyone is polite and behaves well. She gets small treats frequently for going into the kennel, pottying outside, etc.

Clara has a soft (barely grade I) left-sided heart murmur that was confirmed by two different veterinarians which will need to be monitored. She has been spayed, had a hernia repair and is current on all of her vaccinations. She was treated for parasites. Clara has a grade I luxated patella in her right leg that should never cause issues, and her left knee is tight.

A perfect home for Clara will be one with someone home much of the time and a securely fenced yard with another small gentle canine companion or two. Owners who love and desire a velcro dog will be the best fit. Older, respectful children will be fine, although will require a greater adjustment time.

If you are interested in adopting Clara please complete our online application if you haven’t already and then send an email to Beth Wilson, GA Coordinator at kinneywilson@bellsouth.net.

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Tucker and Amira in Des Moines, IA

Meet Tucker and Amira, six-year young siblings, whose family had a change in life circumstances and tearfully made the hard decision to find them another forever home. These two check all the boxes for Cavaliers. Sweetness overload – check. Smothering kisses – check. Plays fetch at any time – check. Loves to take long walks – check. Will eat all the treats – check and check!

Amira is a bundle of sweetness, who appears to be nearly deaf, not that it slows her down any. She follows the other dogs lead when she needs to bark at some apparent danger or when having fun. She is the first one to run to the door when the leashes come out, and taking walks is her favorite part of the day. In her downtime, she is very content to lay at your feet or close by, while Tucker wants to sit right in your face! Amira loves getting petted and playing fetch. She is a happy girl. Amira is a Blenheim Cavalier and weighs 23 pounds.

Tucker, the Ruby boy, weighs 19 lbs. He came to the rescue with a history of wearing belly bands largely due to a dominance issue. However, he has only had one instance of marking indoors at his foster home, and that was because another dog had an accident on a rug. He has not worn a belly band since coming into the rescue, but he is also not top dog at his foster home. Tucker can get a little over-excited or stimulated, but he can be corrected with minimal effort – he just wants to love you, so, so much! Neither of them indicate when they need to go outside, but they both are taken out fairly regularly, and have no issue with going potty on a schedule.

These two are true siblings, and will chase each other around the house. Tucker appears to lean on Amira’s company more than Amira needs Tucker, but they get along well with each other and other dogs. They are both crate trained, and will stay together in their kennel while their foster family is away. They also run to their kennel when commanded because that is where they get fed their meals and treats! They don’t necessarily need a fenced yard as they stick close to family when outside, but they do go outside several times a day and will need to be on leashes because Amira can’t hear you call to her.

These two are very healthy with clear hearts and joints. No known medical issues, and they are very energetic and fun-loving. If you are looking for some playmates, these two are your new best friends.

If you are interested in adopting this bonded pair, complete our online application if you haven’t already and then get in touch with Rescue Coordinator Kathi Erickson, cavalierrescueusa.ia.ne@gmail.com so she can look up your form.

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Ivy Rose in Ypsilanti, MI

Are you ready for the sweetest Ruby girl to come into your home and heart? Do you have a quiet home with another Cavalier or Cavaliers? If yes, Ivy Rose may be the girl for you. This sweet 14-pound ruby treasure, born 11-18-2019, has just been retired from breeding and is learning to trust humans again. She follows her foster siblings around and is making friends with the cats in her foster home.

Ivy Rose was very nervous when she first joined her foster family, but in just a few short weeks she is coming out of her shell more and more every day. She is still leery of being picked up, but has started to sleep close to her foster mom. She even started doing what her foster mom calls the “happy dance” in mornings, rolling around and being silly when she wakes up.

She’s done great with her potty training and has not had any accidents inside. Ivy Rose quickly took to using a wee wee pad as well. She will sit by the door when she needs to go outside. She has mastered the doggie steps up to the people bed and loves to sleep there with her foster mom and foster Cavalier siblings. Her leash training is coming along nicely, but loud noises during walk time still startle her. We recommend a harness rather than a collar for leash walking.

She has been to a few Cavalier meetups and did very well with the all the new people and dogs. Ivy Rose would benefit from the company of another Cavalier or Cavaliers to help build up her confidence, as she is still learning to trust people. A quiet home without small children would be best as well as someone who is home most of the day. She is doing well on her leash training, but is used to a fenced in yard at her foster home.

During her initial vet visit, a grade 1-2 murmur was detected. Other than that, Ivy Rose is in very good health. Since coming into rescue, she has been spayed and received a dental. She received a summer hair cut before coming into rescue. Her coat is already starting to grow in nicely. She feels like velvet.

If you think you would be a good match for Ivy Rose and live within a reasonable driving distance, please fill out the online adoption application if you haven’t already done so and then contact June at (June.cavaliers@gmail.com) to let us know of your interest in this shy little beauty.

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