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Dog Articles
Past and Present: King Charles Spaniel
This is
one of the English toys, which name in this country includes the
King Charles (named after Charles II, with whom they were favorites),
Prince Charles, or tricolor; Ruby, and Blenheim Spaniels. They
differ from one another only in distribution of color, being
identical in conformation.
They are
all small, scaling from seven to twelve pounds. The ears are very
long and flowing, reaching nearly to the ground, and are heavily
furred with long, silky hair. The coat throughout should be long and
silky, straight or wavy, but never curly. They all have the bulby
head, short muzzle, deep jaw, wide-set bulging eyes, dark and large
pupil, showing the white when they look askance, which is much of
the time.
Owing to
the condensed face, their breathing is often faulty and asthmatic;
owing to their surroundings they generally get fat and fussy; owing
to their high price, the public is not greatly troubled with them;
owing to their physical disabilities and the inherent weaknesses due
to long generations of inbreeding, they are poor reproducers and
hard to rear; and owing to their snobbish dispositions, they have
never been popular, nor ever will be.
The King
Charles is the pure black and tan type.
The
tricolor, or Prince Charles, is black and tan with a large amount of
white.
The Ruby
is all deep rich red or mahogany bay.
The
Blenheim is mainly pearly white, with large, evenly distributed ruby
or chestnut markings
Source:
National Geographic 1919
Recommended Reading
Dog Training
Mastery - An Owners' Manual
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