About Our Breeds

What is a Golden Cavalier?

What do you get when you cross the classic beauty of the Golden Retriever with the “teddy bear” face of the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel?

A down-sized version of the best of both worlds – a playful, people-loving disposition at a gentler energy level.

How do our breeds compare?

We breed both Golden Cavaliers (other names include ‘mini golden’ or ‘comfort retriever’) and Golden Cavadoodles.

Golden Cavaliers

Our Golden Cavaliers are 50% Golden Retriever and 50% Ruby Red Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.

The Dams (mothers) are Golden Retrievers and the Sires (fathers) are the Ruby Cavaliers.

Golden Cavadoodles

If you are looking for an engaging, family-friendly dog who won’t take up too much space on the couch, then the Golden Cavadoodles might be the perfect match for you.

Adult golden cavaliers weigh on average 25 - 45 lbs.

Coloring can be as varied as light golden, deeper golden with red highlights, and deep russet or ruby.

Puppies and dogs should be bathed and brushed regularly to keep shedding down.

If you're looking for less shedding, we recommend a poodle mix as the tighter the curl, the less the shedding.

Medium energy levels. Puppies play hard and rest hard.

Golden Cavaliers are a friendly dog breed that make great family pets.

They’re affectionate and playful, making them ideal for homes with young children.

Golden Cavaliers — a Specialty Crossbreed — by our family, is a labor of love.

We’re about puppies, ponies, farm, and family. As a family man, I wanted to leave a legacy, and what better way to do so than by bringing other families together over a beautiful golden cavalier puppy.

It was our daughter Rachel who sparked the idea of a specialty crossbreed. She has a brain injury and gets seizures, and when we first started raising Golden Retrievers, she found a purpose in taking care of the mothers and their puppies. But she needed a bit more easy-going dog. While their temperament was perfect for her – sweet and playful – we thought a smaller dog might be more manageable for her.

The King Charles Cavalier Spaniel also has a great temperament, is smaller, and has a gentler energy level and was such a great fit for our family. And so, our Golden Cavaliers business was born.