Appearance: Small sized, well balanced body. Big round dark eyes. Long flowing ears that hang to the side of the head. Long tail.
Temperament: Lively, Friendly, Playful, non-aggressive; no tendency to nervousness.
Characteristics: Sporting, affectionate, absolutely fearless.
Grooming: A Cavalier should be groomed thoroughly once a week. (It sounds
like Cavaliers are a lot of work and they are not). This is a shedding dog but no more than any other dog with a medium length coat. good grooming should keep the hair load on your furniture fairly low.
Special attention must be given to the ears are they are drop ears and there is very little air circulation. (The only special attention is to make sure that the fur under the flap of their ears is dried well after a bath. Most people forget to do this and the resulting moisture causes problems.) No trimming is necessary and is, indeed, disallowed for the show ring.