n.
Any of a variety of English toy spaniel with a curly, black and tan coat and long ears.
[After King CHARLES II.]
King Charles spaniel
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Any of a variety of English toy spaniel with a curly, black and tan coat and long ears.
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A small, compact dog with domed head, very short nose, pendulous ears and long, silky, wavy coat; four solid or broken-colored varieties are recognized: black and tan, ruby (rich chestnut red), Blenheim (white with chestnut red patches, one of which must be in a white blaze in the center of the skull and called the ‘lozenge’ or ‘kissing spot’), and tricolor (called Prince Charles in the United States) (white with black patches and tan markings). Similar to, but smaller than, the cavalier king charles spaniel. In the USA, the breed is called the English toy spaniel.
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a toy English spaniel with a black-and-tan coat; named after Charles II who popularized it
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The King Charles Spaniel (also known as the English Toy Spaniel) is a breed of small dog of the Spaniel type. The similar Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is a different breed. The Cavalier is slightly larger, has a flat head and a longer nose, while the "Charlie" is smaller, has a domed head and flat face.
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Description
Appearance
The English Toy Spaniel is a compact, cobby and essentially square toy dog possessed of a short-nosed, domed head, a merry and affectionate demeanor and a silky, flowing coat. The ears of the King Charles Spaniel are very long and set low and close to the head, fringed with heavy feathering.
Coat
Like its larger cousin, the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, the King Charles Spaniel has a silky, often slightly wavy coat. It tends to be shorter than that of Cavaliers.
This breed also comes in the same color varieties as the Cavalier: Blenheim (brown-and-white), Prince Charles (tricolor), King Charles (black-and-tan), and Ruby (solid red).[1] Originally, each of these color patterns was regarded as a separate breed, but in the late 1800s the four varieties were consolidated into a single breed.
The American Kennel Club has two classes: English Toy Spaniel (B/PC) (Blenheim and Prince Charles) and English Toy Spaniel (R/KC).
History
Toy spaniels were a favorite pet lap dog in Europe, with each family having its favorite. Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland (1630 – 1685) was very fond of this type of dog, which is why the dogs of today carry his name, although there is no evidence that today's breed descended from his particular dogs. With the expansion of trade in the 17th and 18th centuries, pugs and other dogs arrived from other parts of the world, and became popular pets; this led to breeding with the spaniel lap dogs. The ancestry of the pug is seen in the shorter muzzle of the King Charles Spaniel.[2] The King Charles Spaniel was recognized in North America as the English Toy Spaniel, in order to prevent confusion with the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.
Health
The King Charles Spaniel may have health problems such as heart defects, eye problems, patellar luxation (kneecap slipping) and fused toes, which can cause incorrectly grown toenails. They tend to live 10 to 12 years.[3]
The King Charles Spaniel and the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel have similar health issues. See the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel health section for more information.
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