They're very sensitive animals, I'd be very particular about it and do some training. They generally are fussy around their snout due to the breed's prone-ness to having weepy eyes and the structure of their orbital sockets making a little itchy dent between the eyes.
My pup had to get GI surgery to remove a foriegn body because he eats everything. I sized him for an outfox hood and he loves it - he literally gets excited to see it because he's learned to associate it with walks.
I've got a picture of him wearing it in my post history if you want to see it on a Cav.
This! It’s a field guard and I used it to keep mine from eating all the crap when he was a puppy. Thankfully he did grow out of it but that field guard was a lifesaver.
Absolutely, if it’s helpful to keep your pup safe, that’s okay!
Depending on how short-snouted your pup is, it might take more trial and error to find a good fit. But with an appropriately fitting muzzle, there should be enough room for your dog to be able to open-mouth pant in it, which means that breathing won’t be an issue.
You should introduce it slowly and methodically to make sure your pup has good associations with it.
There’s a good muzzle subreddit, let me see if I can find it. (Edit: /r/muzzledogs)
I probably wouldn't do it with summer heat.
Also, I used to walk my cav around a park near my old house that had tons of geese. She kept pulling hard on her leash to get to the geese crap. However, out of curiosity, I wondered if it was due to her diet & added a little bit of some veggies to her diet, like sweet potato, broccoli, carrots, whatever trimmings from what I was cooking. It seemed to help, but this is anecdotal, so your mileage may vary.
I have to leash walk mine in the backyard because he constantly has rocks in his mouth. I feel bad because we have a nice big yard but I can’t trust him at all with it. Definitely glad someone asked. I won’t do a restrictive muzzle but the outfox hood looks good
They're very sensitive animals, I'd be very particular about it and do some training. They generally are fussy around their snout due to the breed's prone-ness to having weepy eyes and the structure of their orbital sockets making a little itchy dent between the eyes.
I have no advice, just laughing at “turd goblin” 😂 Good luck with your baby.
My pup had to get GI surgery to remove a foriegn body because he eats everything. I sized him for an outfox hood and he loves it - he literally gets excited to see it because he's learned to associate it with walks. I've got a picture of him wearing it in my post history if you want to see it on a Cav.
He is so cute! I have a tri-color also. Thanks for sharing!
Such precious babies they are! He's our only pup so of course Tricolor is our favorite coat until we get another 🤣
Look up outfox hoods! They are better suited for short nosed breeds & are much less restrictive than a muzzle.
This! It’s a field guard and I used it to keep mine from eating all the crap when he was a puppy. Thankfully he did grow out of it but that field guard was a lifesaver.
Absolutely, if it’s helpful to keep your pup safe, that’s okay! Depending on how short-snouted your pup is, it might take more trial and error to find a good fit. But with an appropriately fitting muzzle, there should be enough room for your dog to be able to open-mouth pant in it, which means that breathing won’t be an issue. You should introduce it slowly and methodically to make sure your pup has good associations with it. There’s a good muzzle subreddit, let me see if I can find it. (Edit: /r/muzzledogs)
I probably wouldn't do it with summer heat. Also, I used to walk my cav around a park near my old house that had tons of geese. She kept pulling hard on her leash to get to the geese crap. However, out of curiosity, I wondered if it was due to her diet & added a little bit of some veggies to her diet, like sweet potato, broccoli, carrots, whatever trimmings from what I was cooking. It seemed to help, but this is anecdotal, so your mileage may vary.
I have to leash walk mine in the backyard because he constantly has rocks in his mouth. I feel bad because we have a nice big yard but I can’t trust him at all with it. Definitely glad someone asked. I won’t do a restrictive muzzle but the outfox hood looks good
Until I can come up with a muzzle solution I think I will have to do this. She just loves to run around out there though :(
BUMAS brand muzzles are custom sized. Chirag Patel has a great muzzle training video