Brush his coat twice a week with a firm bristle brush. Bathe only when necessary. Shedding is twice a year. Plenty of exercise at least twice a day as you do not want him to become obese and lazy. Loves to have room to run around freely.
Puppies are good listeners and are very attentive making their training and upbringing easy.
They are not difficult to train because of their high intelligence and quick learning ability. Can do well in either apartment or the suburbs if he is exercised regularly. Take note that Cardigans have a big-bark. Though his ancestry is not completely known, popular belief says that Cardigan descended in part from the early Dachshund. In the early 1880's Cardiganshire farmers were believe to have crossed the Cardigan with the old Welsh collie.