What constitutes a "blenheim spot"?

**RockNRollCav** · 26th July 2006, 03:10 PM

Corgan has a nice big, round spot, just barely below the base of his skull on his neck. Is this a blenheim spot, or just a lovely mark? I'm just curious

**WoodHaven** · 26th July 2006, 03:19 PM

A blenheim spot is on top of the head- here is one of mine.

http://www.woodhavencavaliers.com/Nick.html

Sandy

**GudrunTheRed** · 26th July 2006, 03:38 PM

Corgan has a GORGEOUS face! I can't wait to see more pics as he grows up and fills out and gets all his adult feathering and coat.

Here's Chester's Blenheim spot when he was around 8 months old (and the big mess of shredded paper that he made that day!):

**Maxxs_Mummy** · 26th July 2006, 03:48 PM

LOL and didn't he have fun doing it?

He just wanted to give you something to do as he knows how bored you get

**Karlin** · 26th July 2006, 11:41 PM

Heh, Jaspar loves shredding too (though he doesn't have a blenheim spot to display while doing it). he was about a year old here and had found a roll of toilet paper.

**Moviedust** · 26th July 2006, 11:46 PM

Jasper SORTA has a spot. It just isnt perfectly centered. Does that still count?

**WoodHaven** · 26th July 2006, 11:50 PM

No, I believe it has to be an island of a spot surrounded by white, not a peninsula-lol. It is really a small thing - I would never keep a dog(for breeding or showing)because it had the spot, or not keep a dog because it didn't have it. Sandy

**Moviedust** · 26th July 2006, 11:54 PM

Originally Posted by WoodHaven

No, I believe it has to be an island of a spot surrounded by white, not a peninsula-lol. It is really a small thing - I would never keep a dog because it had the spot, or not keep a dog because it didn't have it. Sandy

Oh to have an island and not just a peninsula!!

Well, I think Jasper is cute, even if he isnt quite "centered".

**Karlin** · 26th July 2006, 11:56 PM

It is more a blodge that at one time had white almost all the way around but as the colours tend to spread it has long since been absorbed!!

He definitely doesn't have a spot. It is just a cosmetic element that is 'preferred' in a show dog, but I understand coat marking unless way off or a clear fault due to mismarking is about the least important element when judging a cavalier -- though is kind of the frosting on the cake if really nice.

Both Leo and Jaspar have what Sheila Smith in her classic breed history book calls the 'lucky elbow' where the coat comes down over one 'elbow' of one front leg so I guess that makes up for lack of a blenheim spot.