The Cavalier guides
Most pages sit under the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. The breed profile is the place to begin: temperament, size, lifespan and the breed's history from the 1926 Crufts prizes to CKC recognition in 1957. From there the guides branch out. The breed standard page translates the standard into plain words, the colour guide covers Blenheim, tricolour, ruby and black and tan, and the grooming page sets out a weekly routine for a coat that is meant to stay untrimmed.
Three pages carry the most practical weight. The health testing guide explains heart, eye, MRI and DNA screening and what a murmur means for an owner. The price and cost calculator builds a first-year budget in Canadian dollars. The breeder guide shows how to use the CKC Puppy List and the national club's directory, and which questions to ask on a visit.
Rescue and adoption, puppy care, the comparison with the English Toy Spaniel and a page on Cavapoos and other mixes complete the group. If you are already on a waiting list, puppy care is the one to read next.
Province by province
The Cavaliers in Canada overview leads to five regional pages: Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, Alberta and the Maritimes. Each one covers the same practical ground, from contacts to winter care and costs, but starts with whatever matters most in that region, so the pages do not all look alike. You will find who to contact (regional clubs where they exist, SPCAs and humane societies, the official directories), which provincial rules apply to breeding and selling puppies, where to find a veterinary cardiologist, and what January does to a small dog's paws.
The differences are real. Quebec has a detailed regulation on breeding and the age at which puppies may leave their mother, Ontario amended its animal welfare law in 2024 to target puppy mills, and Calgary's chinooks can swing the temperature by 20 degrees or more in a day.
Shelties and the site pages
The Shetland Sheepdog section is smaller but complete: a breed overview, a guide to finding a Sheltie puppy through the Canadian Shetland Sheepdog Association and its member clubs, a health page on MDR1, collie eye anomaly and other inherited conditions, a grooming page for the double coat, and a page on American and English types. The Cavalier or Sheltie comparison links the two halves of the guide for households still deciding.
The site pages explain how the guide works. The about page covers sources and corrections, the AI notice explains the pictures, the privacy page explains what the server records, and the contact page has the email address for corrections and local tips.