What's a Cavalier King James?
Don't know what happened there, !!! not had a Coffee yet.
A Big ,Big Thanks to Quinny and Tania, I had never heard of a Cavalier King James, Iv'e just printed off Tania's Links, you are such a Handy Person, what a lot Iv'e learnt just now.
When you read about our Cavaliers, you just begin to realize how often they have been Recreated.
Even the Cross-Breeding that has taken place.
There could perhaps be a good number of other Toy Breeds in the Back-Ground of the Cavalier Breed ,going back to the 15th Century just depending what was in Fashion at the Time.
The Cavalier is closely linked to the King Charles Spaniel and even the KCS have been Cross Bred.
There were what were called TOY TRAWLER SPANIELS at the beginning of the 20th Century, which were used to try to Recreate the the Original King Charles Spaniel.
By 1928 the First Cavalier Club was formed ,and this is where ANN'S SON owned and bred by Miss Mostyn Walker ,who, she has said, that his Sire was a Papillion ,was used as the First Standard was created,and the Kennel Club recognized the Breed as ,KING CHARLES SPANIELS, CAVALIER TYPE.
The founding Dogs in Breed were
ANN'S SON.
His Litter Brother WIZBANG TIMOTHY , he looked as different as Night from Day from ANN'S SON, is this another Mystery in the History of our Cavalier Breed !!
CARLO OF TTIWEH.
DUCE OF BRAEMORE
KOBBA OF KORUNDA
ARISTIDE OF TTIWEH
In 1945 the Kennel Club here in Britain first recognized the Breed in it's own right as the
the CAVALIER KING CHARLES SPANIEL.
Just for a wee bit of interest for our American Friends ,the first recorded Cavalier Living in America was brought from Britain in 1956 by W.LYON BROWN who along with Elizabeth Spalding,and other Enthusiasts,founded the CKCS Club USA.
If I could off at a Tangent here onto what is my Hobby,here are some of Elizabeth Spalding's Long Lived Cavalier's Ages that she has given me.
KILSPINDIE UPSHOT Lived to 15 and 6 months
Sire was Pargeter Bob up a British Cavalier, Dam ,..Pargeter Prunella of Kilspindie ,another British Cavalier , she lived to 15.5 years
Kilspindie Song Bird ..14
Kilspindie Chalumeau....14
Just to finish with ,if I could include in this Post, my concerns about the Health problems of our Beloved Cavalier Breed,did the 6 Founding Cavaliers of the Cavalier Breed ,one of them have the Genes to give the MVD Problem, we know that in the 1940's Cavaliers did have Heart Trouble, but what about SM, does this Insidious Disease go back to one of those Founder Cavaliers as well, this we will never know, so we are where we are with the Health Problems afflicting to-days Cavaliers, and for the Breed to continue, those Faulty Genes have to be found .
Thank Goodness for us Lovers of Cavaliers ,this is now going on.
Bet