About Us

Breeding Healthy Cavaliers since 2012

Raising puppies is a family hobby. Our dogs are brought up in the heart of our family here in Paulden, AZ and are well socialized, happy, and confident. Cavaliers are wonderful little dogs, and maintaining the special gift they possess is very important at Nine Mile Cavaliers. Cavalier King Charles Spaniels are very social and need people as well as a safe environment to grow. We would be willing to meet, within a reasonable distance, to bring the puppy to you. All of our adult dogs are OFA tested for heart and patellas. We also DNA test our adult dogs for EFS and CC.

Nonrefundable deposits are accepted to hold a puppy. Please pick up your puppy at my home, or we can possibly arrange a nanny to bring puppy to you. Birth announcements will be posted on the Available Puppies page. If you would like an e-mail of announcements please subscribe using the form on the right side of the page.

Nine Mile Cavalier's Commitment

We are happy to share these dogs with others. We do place our puppies in loving homes only. However, you will not be subjected to extensive questioning and you will not be asked to fill out a questionnaire. Puppies/dogs need your time, care, and love. Owning an animal is a responsibility. Cavaliers can live into their teens, and will need you during all of these years. Unless you are prepared to take your Cavalier out on a leash every time it needs to go out, a fenced in yard is also important. Cavaliers are playful little dogs, and find great fun in chasing a rabbit or perhaps another animal across your yard. This can be dangerous if your Cavalier is not in a safe and secure area.

All puppies listed on Nine Mile Cavaliers are advertised with the intentions of connecting our puppies with responsible, caring and loving families.

We do OFA, CERT, testing on all our adult dog for heart, patellas. We also do EFS/CC testing on all of our adult dogs.

As its name implies, the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is derived from spaniel roots. The European toy dogs were probably the result of breeding small spaniels to Oriental toy breeds such as the Japanese Chin and perhaps the Tibetan Spaniel. These Tudor lapdogs, known as “comforter spaniels,” served as lap and foot warmers, and even surrogate hot water bottles. The toy spaniels became especially popular because they appealed to all members of the family.

In the 1700’s, King Charles II was so enamored with his toy spaniels that he was accused of ignoring matters of state in favor of his dogs. The dogs were so closely associated with him that they became known as King Charles Spaniels. After his death, the Duke of Marlborough took over as the major advocate of the breed; the red and white “Blenheim” color, which was his favorite, is named after his estate.

The King Charles Spaniel continued to grace the homes of the wealthy for generations, but with time a shorter-nosed dog was preferred. By the early 1900’s, the few dogs that resembled the early members of the breed were considered to be inferior. A twist of fate occurred when a wealthy American, Roswell Eldridge, came to England and offered outlandish prize money for the best “pointed-nosed” spaniels, most resembling the old type. Ironically, these dogs, namedCavalier King Charles Spaniels in honor of the Cavalier King, eventually outstripped their short-nosed counterparts in popularity, becoming one of the most popular breeds in England. In 1996, the AKC recognized the Cavalier.

Temperament:

The Cavalier in many ways fits the bill as an ideal house pet. It is sweet, gentle, playful, willing to please, affectionate, and quiet. It is amiable toward other dogs, pets, and strangers. Outdoors, its spaniel heritage kicks in, and it loves to explore, sniff, and chase.