cavalier king charles spaniel

Im getting a cavalier king charles spaniel puppy, i will be at home for six weeks to look after him/her, however after that i will be out at work from about eight till four every week day. I am intending to have a dog walker so the dog wont be alone all day, and will spend lots of time with it during the evenings and weekends but would it be a good idea to get an older rescue cat that gets along with dogs to keep it company during the day? Would that stop the dog from getting too lonely/bored?

An old rescue cat would not, in my opinion be good company for a puppy. Cats can be very grumpy with noisy, playful puppies, and you may find the pup gets scratched or bitten by the cat, or worse still, so stressed out it just hides all of the time.

I know you probably will get the puppy anyway, but before you do, have you perhaps considered rescuing an older dog? You could even get a rescue Cavalier KC Spaniel if you contact the breed rescue people (do a google search). You may find that an older dog woudl be happier to be left alone for that time, and may even be used to being left by its previous owners.

It is not ideal for any dog to be left for a whole working day, but I appreciate you have made plans for a dogwalker, but I really do think you should reconsider having a puppy, they do need a lot of training and time and dedication, and you may find the pup develops behavioural problems, and doesn't become housetrained as soon as it should, even after 6 weeks of training.