This breed, also known as the English Toy Spaniel, emerged in the mid-1600s when a King Charles Spaniel was crossed with a Pug. This crossbreeding resulted in a much smaller sized dog with a rounder head and a much flatter nose. The King Charles Spaniel became a royal favorite almost immediately.
This breed is very playful, gentle and generally a positive breed to have as a family pet. You will definitely need to be gentle with this type of breed, but you need to be firm on the same point. Being extremely smart, they will sense how serious you are about training. These King Charles Spaniels are very good with children and are definitely not the best guard dogs in the world, but at least they are in the top 10. Here are some tips to help you train your new dog:
The first thing a successful animal trainer must do is secure the trust and respect of the animal they are teaching. This essential information undeniably applies to dog training. If a dog cannot recognize the leader of a pack, then he accepts the role of leader.
If you become the authority figure for your dog, he will be sure of his connection with you and will make any school assignment easy for him to understand. Until your dog has come to trust and respect you, it will be difficult for any training course to be successful. Over time, your dog will come to respect and depend on you, but he must first treat you in a trustworthy and fair manner. After your dog sees you as the leader of his pack, he will have an enthusiastic and capable learner on his hands.
Most new dog owners confuse love and friendship with loyalty and respect. While it’s okay to shower your new dog or puppy with love and care, it’s also important to earn their trust and loyalty. While a pup can play the cute card to get just about anything he wants, it’s a big mistake to start out that way. It’s best for your puppy to have boundaries, rules, and expectations.
Dogs really appreciate these types of limits, as they are similar to the expectations that the leader of the pack imposes in the wild. Although the pack leader is at the head of the pack, each dog within the pack also has a structured place above and below their pack mates.
Good luck training your new King Charles Spaniel puppy!