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Cavapoo.

Breed sets the odds. The parents set the dog. Every number here shows its source, its spread and how sure we are. Nothing on this page is a prediction about one dog.

0INHeightall null. An ideal from the standard, not a range.
10–18LBWeight, all linesbreed 10 to 18 lb.
1HRSExercise, every dayBoth parents sit at up to 1 hour a day: Cavalier King Charles Spaniel up to 1 hour (RKC band); Poodle up to 1 hour (RKC band). The constraint most homes get wrong.

The lines

Within one breed the line can matter more than the breed. Where the lines differ, the page says which one a value belongs to.

f1

F1: a purebred Cavalier King Charles Spaniel crossed with a purebred Poodle, the first generation. No source read measures this cross, so the line carries no figure of its own.

f1b

F1b: an F1 Cavapoo bred back to a Poodle, the usual definition of the backcross; confirm with the breeder which parent breed was used.

multigen

Multigen: later crosses between Cavapoos, F2 and beyond; no source read measures how traits vary across these generations.

The body

What the breed is built like. Registry standards give an ideal, not a range.

Height at the shoulder

12 to 15 in

DerivedAKC breed standard, 2023

Derived from both parents' standards; a Miniature Poodle parent is assumed; crosses to other Poodle sizes run larger or smaller and no figure is derived for them. Low is the lower of the two parents' lows, high the higher of the two highs. No center: the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel standard prints no single center, and a midpoint of its range would be our arithmetic, not a source. A Toy Poodle parent would run smaller; no figure is derived for it. Also cited: poo_pca_sizes.

Weight

10 to 18 lb

DerivedAKC breed standard, 2023

Derived from both parents' weight bands (AKC and FCI for the Cavalier, AKC breed page for the Poodle); a Miniature Poodle parent is assumed; crosses to other Poodle sizes run larger or smaller and no figure is derived for them. No center: the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel entry prints no single center, and a midpoint of its range would be our arithmetic, not a source. Also cited: poo_akc_page_mini.

Heat tolerance

3 of 5 · Both parents sit at 3: Cavalier King Charles Spaniel moderate-length silky coat with long feathering (AKC, UKC, FCI); Poodle dense curly coat, kept clipped. The coat a given dog inherits, and the clip it is kept in, sets where it sits

DerivedAKC breed standard, 2023

Derived from both parents' coat descriptions; the parents agree on 3. No cited source says how furnishings or curl are inherited. Also cited: poo_akc_std.

The dog at home

What the breed asks of a day. The first thing most homes get wrong.

Exercise need

Both parents sit at up to 1 hour a day: Cavalier King Charles Spaniel up to 1 hour (RKC band); Poodle up to 1 hour (RKC band)

DerivedThe Royal Kennel Club

Derived from both parents' RKC bands; the centers agree, so 60 is recorded. Also cited: poo_rkc_std.

Grooming load

3 of 5 · Parents differ: Cavalier King Charles Spaniel more than once a week (3, RKC band), Poodle every day or regular clipping (4, RKC band). Which end a dog sits at depends on the coat it inherits; no cited source says how furnishings or curl are inherited

DerivedThe Royal Kennel Club

Derived from both parents' RKC grooming bands; no center because the parents disagree. Also cited: poo_rkc_std.

What to ask a breeder for

The health clearances the breed’s own club and registry name. Reference only: what to ask for, never a statement about any dog’s health.

How to read this page

Every value carries a label. Measured means peer-reviewed data on many dogs. Studied means peer-reviewed, smaller or indirect. Breed club means a club or registry states it. Editorial means expert opinion with no measurement behind it. Where two good sources disagree, both are shown and neither is averaged.

Published when the entry rests on the best information available from no fewer than three independent sources, checked by a second pass that did not write it. 8 sources on this page. Found something wrong? Tell us and the correction is logged with its date.

Also called
Cavoodle
Parents
cavalier-king-charles-spaniel × poodle

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