The working spaniel breeds are medium - sized, and
several toy spaniel breeds have developed as lapdogs.
Not exact matches
(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.
There were retrievers, pointers,
spaniels, greyhounds, huskies, sheepdogs, livestock guardian dogs, hounds, mastiffs and bulldogs as well as
several «
toy» or «pet» type dogs.
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.
In the 19th century, in an effort to reduce the size of these dogs and produce a breed with a smaller nose,
several types of
toy spaniels were crossbred with the Pug and the Japanese Chin.
To date the condition has been also reported in King Charles
Spaniels, Griffon Bruxellois, Chihuahuas, Yorkshire terriers, Maltese terriers, Miniature dachshunds, Miniature /
toy poodles, Bichon Frise», Pugs, Shih Tzus, Pomeranians, Staffordshire bull terriers, Boston terriers, French bulldogs, Pekingese, miniature Pinschers, Havanese, Papillons, and
several cats (Domestic Short Hair and Persians).
Several spaniel breeds, poodle,
toy dachshund and terriers are more prone to the disease.
CM is common in
several brachycephalic
toy breeds including Cavalier King Charles
spaniel and crosses, King Charles
spaniel, Griffon Bruxellois, Affenpinschers and Chihuahuas [1].