Harvest Moon Cavaliers

31/10/2024

Happy Halloween!

The most fur-ightful time of the year is here again! That means getting in the “spirit” of the season with your favorite little pumpkin.

These helpful pet safety tips will help you get your pet ready for Halloween:

*Contain the candy: Keep any candy, cookies, cupcakes, and other human treats far away from your pet. They can contain ingredients that are harmful to pets like raisins, cocoa and xylitol, a sugar substitute that is toxic for pets.

*Distract from the doorbell: If your pet normally becomes overexcited or anxious when someone’s at the door, offer a quiet, safe space with the radio, TV, or a fan on to distract them from trick-or-treaters.

*Keep scaredy cats (and dogs) at home: Halloween masks and decor can be unsettling to pets and may cause them to react out of fright. Keep your pet at home and turn the lights off when you’re not there so no trick-or-treaters come knocking.

Have a safe night🐾🐾🐾

29/10/2024

04/07/2024

Happy 4th from Harvest Moon Cavaliers

17/06/2024

Reminder

31/03/2024

Happy Easter From Harvest Moon Cavaiers

15/03/2024

How to Deal With Your Dog’s Bee or Wasp Sting

If your dog is stung, follow these steps:

1) Carefully remove the stinger with tweezers.

2) Apply a paste of baking soda and water to the site of the sting.
Apply an ice pack to relieve swelling and pain.

3) Ask your vet about giving your dog a dose of oral antihistamine.
Give your dog fresh water and watch them carefully.

4) Allergic reactions usually occur within 20 minutes, but they can be delayed for hours.

5) If a honeybee is the culprit and leaves behind a stinger, you will need to take it out. Don’t pinch and pull at it. Instead, you can gently scrape out the stinger by placing a credit card on your dog’s skin and sliding it one way to ease out the stinger.

WHAT IF YOUR DOG IS STUNG ON THE HEAD, MOUTH, OR NOSE?

If the sting is on the nose, mouth, or around the head, observe your dog for several hours to make sure that any swelling does not interfere with breathing or swallowing. If the swelling increases dramatically after a few minutes after the sting, see a veterinarian immediately.

09/02/2024

There is NO SUCH thing as a Merle Cavalier!
The Merle coat pattern gene is NOT present in the Cavalier. It has never been, and it cannot 'spontaneously occur'.
It results from unscrupulous, profit-breeders outcrossing Cavaliers to other breeds that do have the Merle gene. These are crossbreeds or mutts!
To make matters worse, these crossbred Cavaliers are now being marketed as 'rare' and commanding huge sums of money. Thousands more than a well-bred, health-tested traditional-colored puppy from a reputable breeder.
If it were merely about color, that would be one thing, but it’s not. These dogs are having serious health issues, starting with blindness, bilateral hearing loss, and other issues due to the Merle recessive genes. Not to mention all the other health issues of the Cavalier they are not being screened for.
These breeders are not health testing. Their goal is producing 'rare' colors like Lilac Tri Colors… to command ridiculously high prices from unsuspecting buyers. They slap a guarantee on the purchase papers and falsified registrations and double the prices.
The last photos on here are Cavaliers that were put up for auction that commercial breeders attend. Cavaliers with Merle coat patterns are now making headway, and I suspect in the coming years we will see a tremendous rise in them being offered.
Profit-breeders are looking to produce the most Merles they can. Of all coat patterns, this is one of the trickiest to breed. See the chart. When one breeds two Merles together, they may produce more Merles, but some are 'double Merle' and have major health defects, including being blind or deaf or both.
What some Cavalier advocates have done to combat this craze: Many FB breed groups have not allowed Merles to be pictured in posts. Theoretically, they are not purebred Cavaliers, regardless of what any paperwork says.
Many advocates are giving warnings to unsuspecting buyers. Stopping this craze is going to take educating the public and reducing the demand.
The Cavalier is the first breed to ever have a ban on it for health issues.
PLEASE pass this forward to educate people that a Merle Cavalier is from crossbreeding to another breed that has Merle coat pattern and can come with major health defects far above those of a Cavalier.
Find a reputable breeder that is health testing the parents and will be there for the rest of your puppy's life!

Be an advocate for Cavaliers.

19/01/2024

Cavaliers love the snow, and wearing snowball decorations on their legs and feet

09/12/2023

AKC HEROES: 2023 AWARDS FOR CANINE EXCELLENCE’ SPECIAL COMING TO ESPN
By Jessica Rice
Published: Dec 06, 2023 | 1 Minute
The American Kennel Club (AKC) is excited to announce that its popular special, AKC HEROES: 2023 AWARDS FOR CANINE EXCELLENCE, will premiere on Sunday, December 10th at 10:30pm ET on ESPN2. The show features incredible stories of this year’s AKC Humane Fund Awards for Canine Excellence (ACE) winners. These annual awards celebrate loyal, hard-working dogs that have significantly improved the lives of their owners and/or communities.

This one-hour special will take a deep dive into the stories of five remarkable dogs and why they were selected as this year’s honorees in their respective categories from a pool of over 600 nominations. The five award categories include: Exemplary Companion, Search and Rescue, Service Dog, Therapy Dog, and Uniformed Service K-9. The broadcast is hosted by Sportscaster, Carolyn Manno.

14/11/2023

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04/07/2023

Happy 4th of July!

17/03/2023

Tips for keeping your lucky charm safe

As the saying goes, everyone’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day—even our pets! Whether they’re in search of a pot of gold or just a few extra treats, there’s a lot to get excited about.

However, don’t rely on luck to keep your pets out of harm’s way this St. Patrick’s Day. Here’s a helpful list of pet tips to help your little lucky charm celebrate safely.
Beware of these popular St. Patrick's Day foods

Shepherd's Pie
Corned beef
Irish soda bread

Shepherd's pie:
Typically contains garlic and onions, which can cause damage to red blood cells.

Corned beef:
High in fat, which can cause pancreatitis.

Irish soda bread:
Typically contains raisins, which can cause kidney failure.

Call your veterinarian if you believe your dog or cat has consumed these foods.

14/03/2023

Saint Patty’s Day Dog Treat Recipe🍀