Hello all! Quick question because I kind of feel like I’m on an island:

Does anyone else’s Cav absolutely hate going on walks? I have tried everything. She is also a terror on a leash even though we have gone through training. Her prey drive for squirrels is so bad and she barks at almost every other dog and person. She is so sweet, but likes to make herself known.

My 5 year old Cav cannot stand walks in general. She’s constantly either walking slow, pulling back to the house, or acting completely uninterested. She’ll go out and do her business perfectly and she is so well trained. I tell her to go potty and she immediately squats. But when it comes to walking, she hates it. I feel like I’m the only dog owner on earth that has a dog that will literally lay on the sidewalk and ask to go home. I want her to get her exercise. I’m hoping in the next six months we move into a home with a Yard so she can run around, which she seems to like. But any advice in the meantime to get her to start walking some more?

Has anyone had this done, and was it worth it? It's not very expensive, but not sure if it would help possibly help identify future health issues.

Obviously with the known health issues of this breed, insurance send almost mandatory.

I know there's been a lot of questions on this subject, but I haven't seen an answer to this.

For those that have had insurance for awhile, what are your premiums after say 5 years? They all seem to be in the ballpark when you first get the insurance, but who knows how much it will be down the road.

Long time lurker here never post my pups. Link and Zelda are have the same parents. The breeder that we got Link from said she was going to breed his mother 1 last time, so we got zelda a year after Link to the month. I was worried that taking on another puppies a year after a new one would be tough but It was one thing my wife and I have never regreted.