Hi, I am Melissa. A new member on this forum.

Welcome!

Thank you for welcoming!
Let me know if there is any Cavachon dog lover or breeder here. I have just seen this
breed at my friends home and fall in love with them. So, I decided to own this breed for
my family. For this purpose, I have also found some top Cavachon breeders in internet, but
I am looking for someone who physically met with any of these breeders and sure about their
quality of breeding. Let me know if anyone here know about any of these breeders.
Thanks in advance!

You'll be hard pressed to find a properly responsible cavachon breeder; they are bred to tap into the market for cute fluffies so sadly, health testing etc doesn't usually come into it because they a) don't care, b) don't think it matters for pets (it matters for pets more than any other dogs) and c) it cuts into the profit.  You'll also not find one on here, because Champdogs is all about purebreds.

That being said, you want to check that any breeder is doing all the health tests for both parent breeds.

Cavalier: MRI to check for syringomyelia (double check, there may be other tests for this now); luxating patella grading; hips and elbows as should be standard for all breeds; eye testing; respiratory assessment as these are technically a brachycephalic breed and a dog doesn't have to be smoosh-faced to have problems (thinking of a friend who's papillon died of BOAS).

Bichon: luxating patella grading, hips, elbows & eyes, not sure what else tbh but that would be part of your research!  It's not just meeting them, it's checking out their breeding practices.

Remember, being crossbred does NOT protect the pups from health problems.  In reality, it means they can inherit any of the problems from either parent.  Luxating patella in particular is rife among small dogs of all breeds and crosses because of lack of care choosing breeding animals, and it's easily checked for.  I've seen plenty of small fluffies with dodgy backs, knees, hips etc.

There of course no such breed as a"Cavachon",these dogs are crossbreeds one parent being a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel & the other a Bichon Frise.

Cavaliers should have a full panel of DNA tests, clinical eye(via a BVA panellist)/heart(Via a Doppler test done by a Cardiologist)/MRI scanned for Syringomyelia and the Chiari Malformation(assessed by a BVA panellist), plus hip/elbow/patella tested

The Bichon Frise should have DNA testing & clinical tests done, for Clinical- eyes Hereditary Cataract/DNA-Degenerative Myelopathy (DM)
Chondrodystrophy (Type 1 IVDD)/ Clinical-Hip scored/BAER hearing tested & possibly the following:-
Atopic dermatitis
Sarcoptic mange
Diabetes mellitus
Hyperadrenocorticism
Congenital portosystemic shunt
Immune mediated haemolytic anaemia
Cranial cruciate ligament disease (CCL)
Patellar luxation
Cataract
Urolithiasis
Primary ciliary dyskinesia

Then you have the mix of the two coats which means that they need a lot of grooming & regular clipping/scissoring to keep it under control.

TBH I doubt you will find any breeders of this cross do 1 or any of the testing, as they breed for money on the whole

Yeah agreed, particularly about patellas because it’s so often overlooked. I have first hand experience as my purebred papillon was grade 3 in both knees and had surgery 2 years ago. Physically he’s now great but rehab was very hard work for everyone and being in almost constant pain has had a bad effect on his temperament.

In his case there was no family history and no siblings or half-siblings were affected, but parents weren’t tested so who knows. I suspect it’s just bad luck with him but you definitely increase the chances of healthy knees if parents are checked and it’s super easy for vets to do during regular checkups so no excuse.

> You'll also not find one on here, because Champdogs is all about purebreds.<br />

I was going to write this, but decided to leave it to others.   The shame is, some of these mixes are so darned cute.   But 'cute' is only a small part of it.  When BYBs are breeding for income, testing goes out of the window.

Also you have met your friends dog but a mix will not necessarily be the same even to look at as your friends .
Why not research those two breeds separately and see if either appeals to you ?
Speak to breed clubs maybe go to some shows and see if those or maybe another suit . Go to the breeders section here and you will also find some information.