![]() ![]() ![]() This entry was posted in Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Color, English Toy Spaniel, King Charles Spaniel and tagged Blenheim, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, color, English Toy Spaniel, John Churchill, King Charles Cavalier. Image: A Blenheim Cavalier King Charles spaniel in Oil on Board by George Earl (British, 1824–1908) These dogs often have a thumb mark known as the “Blenheim Spot” that appears on the top center of the skull. The dukes of Marlborough bred these red and white dogs, the Blenheim variety, for generations, and in 1800, Sir Walter Scott himself said that the Duke of Marlborough’s Blenheims were the smallest and best cockers in England.īecause of this influence, the red and white variety of the King Charles Spaniel, English Toy Spaniel, and Cavalier King Charles Spaniel became known as the Blenheim. Over time, the dogs would be crossed with Cockers and Springers which intensified sporting instincts still seen in those breeds today. He is a tri-color with white, large black spots, and brown. ![]() While the dominant color will be white, there are two additional color types such as that of our tri-color (Black and White) Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. We know this by the notes left behind by Edward C. Cavachon puppies are a blend of Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (sire) from which they take their markings and a Bichon Frise (dame). There’s a bit more to the story.ĭuring the early part of the 18th century, the Duke received as a gift from China a pair of red and white Cocker Spaniels, dogs that would be the foundation of his subsequent breedings (and the predecessors to the Cavalier and English Toy). There, the Duke and his wife kept red and white King Charles type spaniels, and many were used for hunting, dogs the duke had recorded as being able to keep up with a trotting horse. ![]()
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