"Toy spaniels" refers to a specific type or breed of small dogs that are similar to spaniels. These dogs are often considered "toys" because of their small size and are commonly kept as pets or companions.
Full definition
During the sixteenth through eighteenth centuries, a variety
of toy spaniel breeds were very popular in the Courts of Europe.
The working spaniel breeds are medium - sized, and several
toy spaniel breeds have developed as lapdogs.
If you are seeking english
toy spaniel puppies for sale or adoption, please visit our Breeders page.
PHPV / PTVL is recognized as inherited in some breeds (Bouviers, Dobermans, Staffordshire Bull Terriers,
several toy spaniels, Siberian Huskies, and Standard Schnauzers and others).
AKC Standard: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is an active, graceful, well -
balanced toy spaniel, very gay and free in action; fearless and sporting in character, yet at the same time gentle and affectionate.
The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is descended
from toy Spaniels like the ones you occasionally see in paintings from the Middle Ages.
Interest in the Old
Type toy spaniel was fostered particularly by Amice Pitt, daughter of the painter, Sir Everett Millais, who remembered the little spaniels depicted by the Old Masters, and took up the challenge.
the Chinese wolf led to the Chow Chow, prehistoric North American dogs, and the Pekingese and
various toy spaniels;
This breed is a glamorous, elegant, yet
sturdy toy spaniel capable of accompanying his owner on cross-country walks.»
Some evidence supports the theory that Mary, Queen of Scots, brought the
first toy spaniels to Scotland with her from France.
The haughty English
toy spaniel enjoys a life of leisure, punctuated with rollicking romps.
He decided to have a contest, offering a prize of money for the best dog and bitch that had the old world look of the old
toy spaniels kept by royals in the past.
The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is a very loving,
affectionate toy spaniel with fearless, gay temperament - a good companion both in body and mind, capable of sitting on laps and jaunting cross country with its owner.
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.
But other evidence points to crosses of the English cocker with even
smaller toy spaniels (that nonetheless arose from the same ancestral stock).
Of the two types of Papillon, the drop - eared variety probably preceded the erect - eared dogs as it more closely resembles the
other toy spaniel breeds.
A
true toy spaniel this is a dynamic small breed that is bigger in personality than their size.
Although the English Toy Spaniel existed in England long before King Charles I, his reign launched them into the spotlight, as he adored his black and
tan toy spaniels so much that he took them everywhere he went and a parade of dogs often followed him around the castle.
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.
Miss Mostyn Walker brought Ann's Son to a meeting and others attending brought all the old paintings they could find that
showed toy spaniels with longer noses.
Over 50,000 dogs have been successfully potty trained with our world - famous indoor dog potty, called the Potty Training Puppy Apartment, including
english toy spaniels.
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.
The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is an active, graceful, well -
balanced toy spaniel, very gay and free in action; fearless and sporting in character, yet at the same time gentle and affectionate.
In America, the drop - eared pap is known as the phalene, which is French for moth, whereas in Europe it is called the epagneul nain or
Continental toy spaniel.
The Papillon is related to
several toy spaniels, and it is difficult to ascertain when it became a separate breed.
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.
GROOMING THE ENGLISH
TOY SPANIEL The coat of an English Toy Spaniel should be long, silky, soft and wavy, but not curly.
Of
the toy Spaniels, it is considered among the oldest.
The English
toy spaniel is a stocky little dog, compared to the French - native papillon.
In a strange turnaround, this dog breed might be too gentle for children, such that the children must be reminded to be gentler with
the toy spaniel.
Although it enjoys a nice walk on leash or a fun game in the house or yard, the English
toy spaniel is not overly active and its exercise needs can be met with minimal effort.
At the bottom half of this page is specific breed information about the temperament and traits of an english
toy spaniel.
In America, the name was changed to English
toy spaniel.
We have english
toy spaniel house training solutions, so housebreaking english toy spaniel puppies will be fast and easy.
The training techniques and tips are being demonstrated by Miniature Pinscher puppies, however, the techniques are exactly the same for an english
toy spaniel puppy or an english toy spaniel adult dog.
Square - proportioned, compact and cobby, the English
toy spaniel is profusely coated with a silky, flowing coat.
The English
toy spaniel and the cavalier King Charles spaniel share identical early histories.
Incredibly, only days before the original deadline for this publication, Mrs. Peer discovered an important photograph of B. F. Wilson with
a toy spaniel in his lap!
Gladys may have been a bit overzealous in her passion for
her toy spaniels, but she truly loved and adored her dogs.
It is from these old spaniels that land and water spaniels eventually evolved, as did the setters and
the toy spaniels.
These early imports were larger than modern Chins, and it is possible that some crossing with English
toy spaniels may have occurred to reduce size.
They were bred for nobility and loyalty and it was Charles I and Charles II who gave
the toy Spaniel its name.
While this breed originated from
a toy Spaniel, there is no toy version of a Cavalier King Charles.