O Cavalier King Charles Spaniel de hoje em dia é descendente direto dos pequenos Toy Spaniels observados tão frequentemente em quadros dos séculos XVI, XVII e XVIII. Os Toys Spaniels eram os cães mais comuns das mulheres do reino ingles daquela época. A raça era utilizada para ficar no colo de suas donas, aliviando a cólica menstrual. Historiadores dizem que o rei Charles II era constantemente visto com pelo menos 2 ou 3 cãezinhos aos seus pés.
Após essa época, os Toy Spaniels perderam popularidade e não foram mais vistos, com exceção dos Spaniels brancos e castanhos que estavam sendo criados pelo Duque de Marlborough, no Palácio de Blenheim tanto para caça quanto para fazer companhia para as damas.
No século XVIII, cães com focinho achatado, como o Pug, estavam na moda, e o Toy Spaniel passou a ser criado com o focinho cada vez mais curto (foi criado o King Charles Spaniel, atualmente chamado de English Spaniel). Somente no século XIX, em 1924, o americano Mr Roswell Eldridge, apaixonado pelos Toys Spaniels, foi à Inglaterra e ficou decepcionado quando percebeu que os antigos Toy Spaniels com focinho comprido não existiam mais. Ele ofereceu prêmios em dinheiro durante 5 anos consecutivos, para os criadores que levassem para a CRUFTS (mais antiga e tradicional exposição do mundo que acontece anualmente na Inglaterra) os melhores cães, com focinhos mais longos e mais parecidos com os cães da época do Rei Charles II. Foi então recriada a raça, e, para diferenciá-la dos cães criados na época, com o focinho achatado, então chamados de King Charles Spaniel, foi adicionada a palavra Cavalier na frente do nome. Em 1928 foi fundado o primeiro clube da raça e escrito o padrão da raça, baseado no cão chamado Ann´s Son, de propriedade da Sra. Mostyn Walker. A raça só foi reconhecida na Inglaterra em 1945, e nos Estados Unidos, somente em 1996.
No Brasil, a raça foi trazida pela criadora Suzan Grant, no Rio de Janeiro, na década de 1990.
Fonte: liliescavalier.com
The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel of today is a direct descendant of small Toy Spaniels seen so often in paintings of the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The Toys Spaniels were the most common dogs of English women of the kingdom at that time. The breed was used to stay in the lap of their owners, relieving menstrual cramps. Historians say that King Charles II was constantly seen at least 2 or 3 puppies at your feet.After these times, Toy Spaniels have lost popularity and were no longer seen, except for the white and brown Spaniels that were being created by the Duke of Marlborough at Blenheim Palace for hunting as well as a companion for the ladies.In the eighteenth century, flat nose dogs, such as the Pug, were in fashion, and the Toy Spaniel is now created with the increasingly shorter snout (was created King Charles Spaniel, now called English Spaniel). Only in the nineteenth century, in 1924, the American Mr Roswell Eldridge, passionate about Toys Spaniels came to England and was disappointed when he realized that the old Toy Spaniels with long snout were gone. He offered cash prizes for 5 consecutive years, for designers that would lead to Crufts (the oldest and traditional World Exposition held annually in England) the best dogs with longer noses and more like the dogs at the time of King Charles II. It was then recreated the breed, and to differentiate it from dogs raised at the time, with his nose flattened, then called King Charles Spaniel, Cavalier was added the word in front of the name. In 1928 was founded the first breed club and wrote the breed standard, based on dog named Ann's Son, owned by Mrs. Mostyn Walker. The breed was only recognized in England in 1945, and the United States only in 1996.In Brazil, the breed was brought by creator Susan Grant, in Rio de Janeiro, in the 1990s.
Source: liliescavalier.com
The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel of today is a direct descendant of small Toy Spaniels seen so often in paintings of the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The Toys Spaniels were the most common dogs of English women of the kingdom at that time. The breed was used to stay in the lap of their owners, relieving menstrual cramps. Historians say that King Charles II was constantly seen at least 2 or 3 puppies at your feet.After these times, Toy Spaniels have lost popularity and were no longer seen, except for the white and brown Spaniels that were being created by the Duke of Marlborough at Blenheim Palace for hunting as well as a companion for the ladies.In the eighteenth century, flat nose dogs, such as the Pug, were in fashion, and the Toy Spaniel is now created with the increasingly shorter snout (was created King Charles Spaniel, now called English Spaniel). Only in the nineteenth century, in 1924, the American Mr Roswell Eldridge, passionate about Toys Spaniels came to England and was disappointed when he realized that the old Toy Spaniels with long snout were gone. He offered cash prizes for 5 consecutive years, for designers that would lead to Crufts (the oldest and traditional World Exposition held annually in England) the best dogs with longer noses and more like the dogs at the time of King Charles II. It was then recreated the breed, and to differentiate it from dogs raised at the time, with his nose flattened, then called King Charles Spaniel, Cavalier was added the word in front of the name. In 1928 was founded the first breed club and wrote the breed standard, based on dog named Ann's Son, owned by Mrs. Mostyn Walker. The breed was only recognized in England in 1945, and the United States only in 1996.In Brazil, the breed was brought by creator Susan Grant, in Rio de Janeiro, in the 1990s.
Source: liliescavalier.com
