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English Toy Spaniels
One of the more smaller dogs in the Spaniel category, the English Toy Spaniel, was a dog that was favored by King Charles. That is why this dog is sometimes called the King Charles Spaniel. Of course, if you live in the United States or Canada, then you more than likely only know this kind of dog as the English Toy Spaniel. You need to make note that English Toy Spaniels is a different breed from the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. This can become hard to remember, because the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is sometimes called the King Charles Spaniel for short. The best way to remember which one is which is to remember that the cavalier King Charles Spaniel looks more like the Cocker Spaniel while the English Toy Spaniels look more like a Pug.
Before you buy the English Toy Spaniel puppies for sale or English Toy Spaniel for sale you need to know they are doomed with many health problems from the start of their life. Even though you may not notice these health problems until latter in their years, the English Toy Spaniel has tons of health problems. Most of these problems link back to heart defects. However, they also tend to have eye problems very soon in their life, and they have patellar luxation. If you have never heard of patellar luxation, this is a problem that means that the kneecap slips when walking. Of course, their problems do not stop there either. They also have a big problem with their toenails. If their toenails are not taken care of, they grow incorrectly all the time. This gives them very bad backs from trying to walk correctly on their feet. Since they do have so many different health problems, it is important to point out that most of these dogs only live to be about 12 years old at the max. Most of them do not live to see there tenth birthday.
There seems to be less information around the net about the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. However, you need to note that these dogs suffer the same problems as the English Toy Spaniel. Either way, these dogs make great family, and they love to be loved. They also love to love you back. These dogs like to be lap dogs, and when you are sitting down, that is where they are going to expect to be, in your lap. Since these dogs are so small, there are some things that tend to scare this dog more than what it would scare another dog.
These dogs are pretty easy to train, but they tend to not listen all the time. This is not because they did not learn the command, but because they chose to not listen. This makes them one of the smartest and most strong willed breeds around. These dogs tend to get scared more often when they can not see, so if your dog goes blind, you will have to start spending more time with it. That way it can remember your scent. Only then will this dog live a happier life after losing its sight. Do not expect this dog to live too long. Even with a good dog diet, they do not live for very many years.
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