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| Name: |
Cavalier_King_Charles_Spaniel |
| Average Maximum Height: |
12-13in |
| Average Maximum Weight: |
13-18lb |
| Colors: |
Blenheim (rich chestnut on pearly white background)
Tricolor (black and white with tan markings on cheeks, inside ears, resembling eyebrows, inside legs, and on underside of tail)
Black and Tan (black with tan markings)
Ruby (rich reddish-brown all over)
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| Coat: |
long, silky, straight or wavy |
| Grooming Required: |
Medium |
| Good with Children: |
Yes |
| Good with Pets: |
Yes |
| Best Kept: |
Indoors |
Activity Level
(1 low; 10 high): |
3 |
| Trainability: |
Low |
| Originates From: |
United States/Great Britain |
| Origin Date: |
1925 |
| Original Use: |
Companion |
| Current Use: |
Companion |
| Life Expectancy: |
9-11 Yrs |
| AKC Recognition: |
Yes |
| Year Recognized: |
1996 |
| Class: |
Toy |
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Common Traits |
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Prone to eye disease, eye infections, and tend to gain weigh very easily when overfed |
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History |
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The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is a cross between a King Charles and a Cocker Spaniel, however, differs greatly. Their name is from King Charles II who kept a large number of Toy Spaniels By 1940 these dogs were classified as a unique breed and were given the prefix Cavalier to differentiate them from their forebears. |
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Miscellaneous |
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Litter Size: 2-6
Virtually all Cavaliers suffer from mitral valve disease, causing progressively worsening heart murmurs leading to heart failure. This condition can begin to emerge at an early age, and is present in more than half of all Cavalier King Charles Spaniels by 5 years of age. It is extremely rare for a 10-year-old Cavalier not to have at least a slight heart murmur. It is the leading cause of death of the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.
Cavaliers, like many toy breeds, are subject to a genetic defect of the femur and knee called luxating patella.
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