How to Rehome Your Cavapoo Responsibly in the United States

What are your options before you rehome your Cavapoo?

• Fix the problem if you can. For separation anxiety, PetMD recommends more exercise, mentally stimulating toys and crate training for mild cases and a full behavior modification plan for severe ones. A vet check can rule out pain behind a sudden change such as snapping when handled; in a Cavapoo that can include the neck pain of syringomyelia.
• The breeder. Many contracts ask you to offer the dog back first.
• Rescue. Cavalier Rescue USA is a national, foster-based nonprofit focused on Cavaliers, so ask whether it accepts a Cavapoo. An Ohio Cavalier rescue and a Florida rescue have listed Cavapoo puppies in the Cavalier section of Rescue Me!.
• Family and friends who already know the dog.
• Placing the dog yourself, with the steps below.

How do you write an honest Cavapoo rehoming listing?

• Title: cross, age, sex and city, for example Cavapoo, 4-year-old neutered male, Phoenix.
• Photos: clear, recent and in good light, showing the coat as it is now.
• Why you are rehoming, in one or two plain sentences.
• Daily life: walks, grooming, time alone, where it sleeps and what it eats.
• The home you want: for example someone home most of the day, no young children or a fenced yard, whatever suits this dog.

You can post a Cavapoo rehoming ad for free and reply to applicants through PetzLover's messages. Keep your phone number out of the ad text, and look at other Cavapoos for rehoming to see what people include.

What health and behavior must you disclose?

Honest disclosure keeps the dog from bouncing between homes. Put these in writing:

These matter more with this cross. PetMD calls mitral valve disease a leading cause of death in Cavaliers, and says Cavapoos can develop syringomyelia, a painful spinal cord condition, because of their Cavalier roots. A new owner who knows can plan check-ups and costs.

How much should you charge to rehome a Cavapoo?

Adopt a Pet suggests a reasonable dog rehoming fee is often around $50 to $150, and notes that a fee well above about $300 is closer to a sale. With PetMD putting breeder puppies at typically $2,000 to $4,000, a free adult Cavapoo draws resellers and backyard breeders, and a modest fee screens out some of them. Spaying or neutering first, which the AKC puts at typically $50 to $300, removes the breeding motive. Take the fee only at the handover, with a receipt.

How do you screen people who want to rehome your Cavapoo?

1. Ask every applicant the same questions: household, work hours, other pets, past dogs and their vet.
2. Call the vet reference.
3. Talk by phone or video about the dog's needs, including heart care costs and grooming.
4. Meet in person, with the dog, and watch how they interact.
5. Visit their home or ask for a video tour.

Turn down anyone who wants the dog shipped, asks if it can be bred, wants several dogs, or sends a check for more than the fee, the overpayment trick the FTC warns about. The checklist in how to take in a rehomed Cavapoo shows what a careful applicant will ask you.

How do you hand over your Cavapoo safely?

• Hand over in person, ideally at the new home, so you see where the dog will live.
• Sign a short agreement listing known health issues, the fee, no breeding or resale, and that the dog comes back to you if it does not work out.
• Give the vet records, rabies certificate, care sheet, food, harness and a familiar blanket.
• Transfer the microchip registration that day.
• Agree on a photo update after a week.

If you would rather not charge at all, read giving away a Cavapoo for free without risk. Breeders with a litter rather than one adult dog should see how to sell Cavapoo puppies.