Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

Essentials Guide

How to prepare your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel for dog shows!

In this 2+ hour lecture-style presentation, your expert instructor Allison Alexander will walk you through the grooming techniques and tools needed to groom your Cavalier King Charles Spaniels for the show ring. Accompanying the presentation is also an overview of breed-specific handling and training requirements for Cavaliers!

You asked, we listened: We've received numerous requests for Cavalier grooming tutorials. In the meantime, we have created this in-depth presentation to instruct you how to prepare your Cavalier for the show ring.

Topics covered in this course include:

  • Essential grooming considerations for Cavaliers
  • Interpreting the breed standard
  • Bathing and recommended shampoos/conditioners
  • How important the systematic & stylized drying method is for Cavaliers
  • How to rake/card the jacket
  • Recommended brushes, combs, knives, and more
  • Grooming your Cavalier at the show
  • "Cavaliers should not be trimmed" - but they are groomed
  • Key points of breed-specific handling
  • Hygiene, staining, & more essentials
  • and more!

You will walk away from this course with detailed instructions and the confidence to groom your Cavalier for dog shows with confidence and ease.


The Essentials Guide Bundle

This course has been designed with a set of bundled courses in mind; additional courses that bring together the knowledge and instruction needed to groom and show your Cavalier.

If you are interested in taking your learning to the next level, we recommend our "Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Essentials Guide Bundle" which includes the following courses at an affordable bundled price:

  • (This course) Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Essentials Guide
  • How to Bathe Your Show Dog 2.0
  • Systematic & Stylized Drying 2.0
  • Enhancing & Correcting Coat Colour 2.0
  • Teach Your Dog to Free Bait 2.0
  • Planning Your Trip to the Dog Show: Bathing & Grooming

Learn more about the Essentials Guide Bundle here.

Allison Alexander


Believing that you should always do what you love, Allison Alexander became a professional handler in 1987 and presented Canada's top dogs for over 30 years. Allison has bred, owned, groomed and handled many breeds across all seven groups and has finished more than 2000 champions!

With more than 750 All-Breed Best in Shows, she is proud to have been highly awarded at such prestigious shows as Crufts, the World Dog Show, Westminster Kennel Club, and the AKC Invitational.

In 2017, Allison launched Leading Edge Dog Show Academy, the world's first online dog show training school. Her mission is to help mentor a new generation of dog show enthusiasts through innovative video-based grooming and handling lessons. She looks forward to working with enthusiastic students as they perfect their skills on the way to the winner's circle!

Course Curriculum

  Introduction
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  Basics: Hygiene
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  Basics: Maintenance Grooming
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  Grooming Products & Tools
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  Drying the Cavalier
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  Pre-Show Grooming
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  Troubleshooting
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  At The Show Grooming
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  Handling the Cavalier
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  Further Learning
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  In Conclusion
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