Our Club provides this list to help potential Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppy buyers locate a breeder in their area, to help breeders find wonderful homes for their Cavalier King Charles puppies, to educate new Cavalier owners about the breed, and to inform them about our local Cavalier breed club in Houston.

While all of these breeders are regular members of our club, the club does not guarantee that all of them will meet your personal standards. Therefore you must take the responsibility to do your own research.

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club of Greater Houston, Inc.

Breeder Referral Program 2023

Revised Jan 2021

Purpose: ​To help potential puppy buyers locate a breeder in their area. To help breeders find wonderful homes for ​their puppies. To educate new Cavalier owners about the breed, and to inform them about our local ​Cavalier breed club.

Requirements:​All participants must be regular

members of the CKCSC of Greater Houston, Inc. They must also be active in the club, attending at least one meeting and actively serving in a leadership position at one or more club activities in the 12 months prior to signing up for the program. One should show a commitment to the breed standard by exhibiting in at least 3 conformation shows per year with dogs they own. To continue in the Breeder Referral Program, participants must reapply annually. In addition to these requirements, one must be a regular voting member of the club at least one year prior to application.

Guidelines:​All participants are required to follow these guidelines.

1. When you have submitted your signed agreement forms and fee, the

Board of Directors will vote on your application. If approved, you will be listed on the breeder referral website until the end of the calendar year. If denied, you will be notified in writing as to the reason for the denial.

2.​Our club has an extensive Code of Ethics which applies 100% in this Breeder Referral Program. Please re-read the Code of Ethics as it has a definite impact on what is expected from the breeders that participate in the Breeder Referral Program.

3.​The following are additional requirements for the Breeder Referral Program.

a. All Cavaliers, adults and puppies, are to be kept in clean and sanitized conditions with proper home care.

b. An OFA “NORMAL” heart certificate, showing examination by a CARDIOLOGIST, on the dam and sireof the litter must be provided to new puppy buyers. The exam date on these certificates should be dated within one year of the date of breeding. However, if the sire of the litter is over the age of five, a NORMAL heart certificate may be provided only through the age of five.

c. An OFA eye certificate from the Canine Animal Eye Registry (CAER) on the mother and the father must be provided to the new puppy buyers. The exam date on these certificates should be dated within one year of the date of breeding.

d. All puppies must be registered with the American Kennel Club or have appropriate papers to obtain this registration.

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4.​All puppies must not leave before the age of eight weeks and be accompanied by the following when they go to their new homes.

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a. Written sale agreement.b. Feeding instructions.c. Shot and worming records.d. Current Certificate of Health signed by a Veterinarian. e. Pedigree showing at least three generations.f. Current OFA “NORMAL” heart certificates on the dam and the sire with normal heart only through the age of 5.g. Current OFA eye certificates on the dam and sire.h. CKCSC of Greater Houston Membership Application form.

​i.​AKC Registration or appropriate papers to transfer ownership

Any deviations from the guidelines should be thoroughly discussed with puppy buyers.

Any written or emailed complaints received by any member of the Board of Directors will be taken very seriously.

Participants may be subject to discipline, up to and including dismissal from the Breeder Referral Program and revocation of membership in CKCSCGH.