Cavalier King Charles Spaniels are companion dogs. They love to be with their family and hate to be left alone. Cavaliers love kids and adults. They will very lovingly sit on your lap for hours, but don't think they won't like to run around outside or in the wilderness. They feel terrible if they think that they have displeased there owners in some way. Cavaliers can be your best friend especially when your feeling down and they lay down and cuddle with you or when you have no one to play with and they bring you their favorite toy and challenge you to a tug-a-war match

Color
Blenheim - Rich chestnut markings well broken up on a clear, pearly white ground. The ears must be chestnut and the color evenly spaced on the head and surrounding both eyes, with a white blaze between the eyes and ears, in the center of which may be the lozenge or "Blenheim spot". The lozenge is a unique and desirable, though not essential, characteristic of the Blenheim.
Tricolor - Jet black markings well broken up on a clear, pearly white ground. The ears must be black and the color evenly spaced on the head and surrounding both eyes, with a white blaze between the eyes. Rich tan markings over the eyes, on cheeks, inside ears and on underside of tail.
Ruby - Whole-colored rich red.
Black and Tan - Jet black with rich, bright tan markings over eyes, on cheeks, inside ears, on chest, legs, and on underside of tail. Faults - Heavy ticking on Blenheims or Tricolors, white marks on Rubies or Black and Tans.
 

 
Blenheim Tricolor Blacktan Ruby
Living environment: Cavaliers should live inside, they can live comfortably in small apartments or houses. They do not need a yard. Cavaliers adore children and are very sociable with other dogs and strangers.

Playing and exercise: Cavaliers don't need very much exercise but all the exercise you can give them is welcome. They should have a walk at least once a weak. Cavaliers love to play tug-a-war, fetch, they even like to wrestle (Just be careful they are small dogs). They like the beach and the forest and will always keep up with you on a hike.

Grooming and health care: Cavaliers have a relatively long coat and it needs to be brushed at least once every week and a half at the very least. Special attention should be paid to the ears which can get hair clumps very easily. They really only need to be bathed when you think it is needed. Cavaliers live about 11-14 years. The only issue with this breed is that some of the dogs have had heart problems, that's all.

Training and intelligence: Cavaliers are really easy to train. They are highly intelligent and willing to listen.

        


 

Origin:
 Developed from a cross between the King Charles and a Cocker Spaniel, the Cavalier differs greatly from its forebears.  Its breeders were trying to reproduce a toy dog similar to those seen in portraits from the time of England's Charles II, who was said to dote on these small dogs.  In the 1920's the American, Roswell Eldridge, offered prize money during a Cruft's Dog Show in London, to any person exhibiting King Charles Spaniels with long noses.  He was looking for dogs similar to those appearing in Van Dyck's paintings of King Charles II and his spaniels.  By the 1940's these dogs were classified as a separate breed and were given the prefix Cavalier, to differentiate them from their forebears. The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel was shown in the Toy Group of the AKC beginning in 1996.

 
Breed Facts
Height
12-13 inches
Weight
13-18 lbs