The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is descended
from toy Spaniels like the ones you occasionally see in paintings from the Middle Ages.
While this breed originated
from a toy Spaniel, there is no toy version of a Cavalier King Charles.
Not exact matches
Originally bred in Great Britain 400 years ago, the
toy spaniels were pets of royalty and named because of a children's pet in the household of Charles I. King Charles II decreed that the
spaniels could not be banned
from any public place, including Parliament, and they're commonly seen in British historical paintings.
(9) In 2007, 13 of the top 20 breeds recognized by the American Kennel Club were
toys or small dogs, and several other small breeds (French Bulldog, Havanese, Cavalier King Charles
Spaniel, and Papillon) have climbed
from relative obscurity in 1997 to appear in the top 40.
This
toy breed is thought to have orignated
from the larger King Charles
Spaniel and was named after King Charles who perpetuated the breed.
The original Cavalier King Charles
Spaniels were around and had been bred from other toy dogs and spaniels during the 16th century or so, but modern day breeders have been using other methods of breeding to bring a more pure version of the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel back into ex
Spaniels were around and had been bred
from other
toy dogs and
spaniels during the 16th century or so, but modern day breeders have been using other methods of breeding to bring a more pure version of the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel back into ex
spaniels during the 16th century or so, but modern day breeders have been using other methods of breeding to bring a more pure version of the Cavalier King Charles
Spaniel back into existence.
From that information alone, you can guess that the Cavalier King Charles
Spaniel has been around in Europe for several hundred years, although it has not always been the most popular of
toy breeds.
They began as one breed, probably resulting
from crosses of small
spaniels with Oriental
toy breeds.
Some evidence supports the theory that Mary, Queen of Scots, brought the first
toy spaniels to Scotland with her
from France.
Elegant in appearance, untouched by artificial grooming, and absolutely radiating its soul
from its wonderful, loving eyes, the Cavalier is the epitome of the royal
toy spaniel and a most glamorous addition to the
toy group where it has fared very well in its first year of AKC competition.
It is
from these old
spaniels that land and water
spaniels eventually evolved, as did the setters and the
toy spaniels.
The Japanese chin is an old
toy breed that most likely evolved
from the Tibetan
spaniel.
But other evidence points to crosses of the English cocker with even smaller
toy spaniels (that nonetheless arose
from the same ancestral stock).
The
toy dog breeds have often been developed
from breeds which originally had a job to do such as the terriers and the
spaniels.
It is said they were bred down
from hunting
spaniels to produce a
toy dog recorded at the time of England's Charles II.
One of the oldest of the
toy breeds, the English
Toy Spaniel probably has ancestors
from Japan and maybe even China, which bred with European
toy spaniels to produce a small, docile dog with a feathery coat and a pushed - in nose.