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What is “The Convent Effect”?

It’s not as charming as it sounds…. 😉

Four Cavaliers line up to show their faces to the camera. Tricolor, Blenheim, Black & Tan, Ruby

Why we might have (ahem) 18 puppies for sale at once.

There is a phenomenon, sometimes called the Convent or Dormitory effect, that can influence when we have puppies available. On Wikipedia, it’s called Menstrual Synchrony, and it is familiar to women who have sisters or who have lived in an apartment with female roommates.

IF it were up to me, my females would never go into heat closer than eight weeks apart. But it reallllllly isn’t. I can skip heat cycles, and I often do for various reasons. But there are also compelling reasons for going forward with a breeding when the right pairing is in peak condition and available, when other factors have postponed previous breedings, or when a much anticipated litter is expected and hasn’t begun yet.

Lots of puppies and Lots of love!
Kneeling boy cradles the head of a tricolor cavalier king charles spaniel.

We’re proud of how we raise puppies.

Your puppy is precious to us, and it gets the best attention and care from day one.

How we do it