Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club of Tasmania

02/10/2023

The show scheduled for October 7th has been postponed.
Those that have entered should have been notified.
We hope to have a new date announced soon.

18/09/2022

Online entries are still open for our specialty show on October 7!

Get them in now!

It’s going to be a great weekend 🐾

17/09/2022

🔍FUN FACT FRIDAY🔎

What's the difference between the King Charles Spaniel, and the more recognised Cavalier King Charles Spaniel?

The two varieties of spaniel type dogs have a lot of similarities and can be easily confused by anyone who does not know their differences. The more well known and more recently created Cavalier King Charles Spaniels are larger, heavier and taller, than the slighter and smaller King Charles, “Charlie” or English Toys, and the latter also has a flatter face and more domed skull.

The two varieties also have the same four colours in the breed - Blenheim - orange and white, Ruby - solid and bright russet orange, Black and Tan and Tri-Colour. Originally these four colours were judged separately in their own KC classes, before being merged into one in 1903.

Blenheim has a cute little folk tale originating from its namesake palace and battle, where the nervous Duchess of Malborough awaited news of her husband’s fate on the French battlefield. She supposedly stroked the head of her pregnant spaniel with her thumb to ease her anxiety. When the litter was born, they all carried the ghost of her telltale thumb mark atop their forehead as a chestnut coloured “Blenheim spot” which still appears on some dogs today.

The royal reference of “Charles” in both breeds is to Charles II who took the throne in 1661 after reinstating the English monarchy after Oliver Cromwell. Known for his extravagant lifestyle, King Charles II was also a prolific dog breeder, and was reportedly surrounded by a carpet of spaniels that followed him throughout the palace, even to meetings… despite being horrendously unhousebroken and unruly.

His breeding stock produced both smaller, lap-dog types, and larger and more robust spaniels. The more “toy-like” individuals became affectionately known as “sleeve spaniels” and were very similar to the two breeds we have today, and the sturdier ones were taken out into the field to flush woodcock.

In 1926, after the breed was very nearly extinct, two people dared to bring back the original look of the King Charles Spaniel after 300 years of evolution. Lots of new breeds had been introduced from Japan and China - such as the Pekingese, Chin, and Pug, encouraging a more modern flat faced look.

One such revival attempt involved a now extinct breed called the Toy Trawler Spaniel - which seemed to have descended from the King Charles Spaniel, and the Sussex Spaniel. A preserved specimen is currently on display in Tring (UK) in the Natural History Museum - it’s name is Robin, and it belonged to Lady Wentworth, however, her attempts were mostly unsuccessful.

The other attempt was undertaken by a man called Roswell Eldridge. His aim was to have a breed that looked more like the dogs that once carpeted King Charles II’s palace, able to both flush woodcock and be a lapdog. He coined the name "Cavalier" as a nod to the historical Royalist party. This was supported by King Edward VII who was keen to have the royal connection maintained, rejecting the suggested "Toy Spaniel". This is where the American Kennel Club got the name from as they refer to them as English Toys.

He offered a new incentive with a new “Cavalier Type” special class to win, but unfortunately only four dogs entered during the first year due to disinterest and hostility. Essentially, he was rewarding and praising an entire class of previously rejected faults with longer muzzles and flat foreheads - which are not part of the King Charles Spaniel’s standard.

A few years later, the classes had more popularity - supposedly because the breeders involved had had more time to outcross and breed in new traits to achieve the results and overall look that Elridge was after.

Three years after the classes were introduced, a dog named Ann’s Son, won Best of Breed in the class of Elridge’s “Cavalier Type” in 1928, and ended his show career undefeated two years later. This dog was the basis for the Cavalier’s standard today. His breeder Mostyn Walker, a King Charles enthusiast, also bred Papillons, which could be a hypothesis for where the elongated muzzle originated. Other sources suggest Cocker Spaniels, or Welsh Springer Spaniels were brought into the lines to transform the King Charles into the Cavalier with a longer nose that we see today. The breeds were officially split into two by the Kennel Club seventeen years later in 1945, and were recognised as separate breeds.

The Cavalier has since gained a lot of popularity, especially in the 60's, and now the original King Charles Spaniel is sadly a Vulnerable Native Breed in the UK with less than 200 puppy registrations each year and is very rarely recognised by the general public.

27/08/2022

26/07/2022

⚠️ Warning⚠️ Xylitol is now being marketed as Birch sugar. This ingredient is highly toxic to dogs, so please check the labels of any human food you feed your pups. If you think your pup has ingested Xylitol please call your local vet for further direction ASAP.

19/07/2022

What people don't understand is that it's a LIFESTYLE 👏👏

06/07/2022

29/06/2022

*********** REUNITED ***********

Thank you all so much for sharing and commenting! :D

Register your pet now: https://lostpetfinders.com.au/join

15/06/2022

We would like to congratulate the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club of Victoria on 50 years as a breed club! Well done!

28/05/2022

🎇Tonight is cracker night

While this is exciting for many of us humans, it can be an incredibly terrifying experience for our animals.

The loud noise and bright lights leave pets frightened, confused and disoriented. This may cause them to behave in ways they usually wouldn’t, out of fear.

Here are some ways to calm your animals and help keep them safe while the fireworks are happening:

🎆 Exercise your dog in the few hours prior to cracker night beginning at 6pm.

🎆 Feed them a meal an hour or so before the fire works start.

🎆 Stay at home to supervise your pets if possible. If it isn’t possible for you or a family member to be at home, try to make other arrangements for your pets.

🎆 Keep your animals inside if possible - frightened animals may go into flight mode and fences or enclosures that are normally secure may be escaped during a panic.

🎆 Horses should be stabled securely, or moved to a property away from the fireworks if possible.

🎆 Check all fences to ensure they are secure, remove any sharp objects that have the potential to cause harm. Horses are especially prone to injuring themselves on fences, tree branches etc.

🎆 Keep to your normal routine as much as possible.

🎆 Distract your pet with treats, games, meal time and attention.

🎆 Close all windows, doors, curtains and blinds. Turn on the tv or some music.

🎆 Ensure your pet has a safe place to hide. This may be their usual bed or kennel, or an area created just for tonight; some common examples are a cardboard box or table with a blanket over it.Cats will usually prefer to find their own hiding place.

🎆Ensure they have food and water available.

🎆 Do not punish your pet for being frightened.

🎆 Do not tether your dog or use a choke chain, they can tangle and choke themselves when panicking.

🎆 Do not leave your animals outside unsupervised.

🎆 Ensure your pet is microchipped and has your contact information on a collar ID tag so you can be reunited if they escape.

🦅 Remember that it’s not only domestic animals that are affected - wildlife are frightened and disoriented by the fireworks too! Please be careful when driving on the roads, keep a look out for all kinds of animals on the road.

🦅 If you find injured wildlife:
- Place in a warm, dark place. Depending on species this could be a cardboard box with a towel inside, or a pillow case, Joey pouch or pet carrier.
- Contact Bonorong Wildlife rescue on 0447264625. This is a 24/7 service, available Tasmania wide.

🐶 Many pets will unfortunately escape their homes and become lost during the fireworks. If you find a lost pet:
- Approach with caution, they may react out of fear.
- Try to safely contain the animal in a cage or yard if safe to do so.
- Check for injury; if an injury requiring veterinary care is present, please call an after hours Veterinarian for further advice or instructions.
- Check for an ID tag if safe to do so.
- Check and reach out to neighbours and your local community Facebook groups with a picture, description and location of the animal.
- Tasmanian Lost Pets Register is a page created solely to reunite lost pets with their owners, please check carefully and message admin to create a post.
- Provide water and food if possible and keep safely contained until either the owners are found, or you can take them into a vet clinic to be scanned for a microchip.

🐶 If your pet escapes:
- Search CALMLY, yelling loudly may frighten them more.
- Alert neighbours and local communities to keep an eye out.
- Search the Tasmanian Lost Pets Register page and message admin to create a post.
- Provide a hiding place for them at your door with a bed, food and water incase they come back and you are out.
- Keep searching - frightened animals may freeze and hide or they may keep running.

🌐 Go to https://worksafe.tas.gov.au/topics/licensing-permits-and-registration/fireworks-permits/fireworks_issued_permits for a list of registered fireworks displays in Tasmania to see if there will be any near you.

🚨 We are available for out of hours emergencies. Please be safe!

27/05/2022

🙌🙌🙌

21/05/2022

| On this day 6 years ago, we welcomed 50 POUND Abby into our care who could barely walk or breathe - she had no quality to her life and it was heartbreaking watching her want to participate…but physically couldn’t. She swam for her life 💦, quite literally, and along with a strict diet 🥘 she lost 32 pounds and reached her ideal weight of 18 pounds in our care - which kudos to her furever family, she has maintained for 6 years now! Sweet Abby turns 13 next week 🎉 and is continuing to make the most of this new leash on life she was given 💜

For more on how we helped Abby, and other dogs who arrive into our care overweight, visit: http://www.thecavalierrescue.org/abby-s-extreme-makeover.html

19/05/2022

Presenting your top 10 breeds for 2021!

Do you own any of the breeds that made the top 10 list?

* Data according to Dogs Australia litter registration statistics 2021

12/05/2022

Cardalis is an app to monitor a dog’s respiratory rate.

Heart disease can cause a dog’s breathing rate to increase. It is recommend using when your dog is asleep.

Heart disease can causes fluid build-up in the lungs and the lungs work harder to get the same amount of oxygen. Even when they’re at complete rest, the breathing rate increases.

If the rate is over 30 breaths per minute, it gives an immediate alert for you to contact your vet.

https://www.cavaliermatters.org/unique-hereditary-diseases-index/mvd-heart-disease/mvd-respiratory-app-cardalis/

12/05/2022

Ethical breeders will travel day and night, rain, hail or shine to collect dogs purchased from them to keep them out of shelters without any explanation needed.

10/05/2022

Cavalier Movement. Is it something special? Is it something unique?—By no means! The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is quite normal

10/05/2022

👉👉👉UPDATE👈👈👈

THANKYOU THANKYOU THANKYOU to EVERYONE who
📨 Emailed,
✍️ Shared....and
😠 Was as outraged as us
At this proposal!!! ⛔️

The Planning Department and the Council have heard you and the media have also ran the story!!!! 👊👏

We are grateful to the new Premier in South Australia Peter Malinauskas for including the strongest laws in the country regarding puppy farms, we just need to give him and his party time to convert them into Legislation. But we have that to look forward to - its a positive step!

We will keep you updated on the situation as we find out more, and will also bring other issues to the forefront to get yours and our voices heard! 📣📢📣

🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾

🆘️🆘️ HERE WE GO AGAIN....URGENT HELP NEEDED 🆘️🆘️

It feels like history repeating itself! But we have today been made aware of ANOTHER application for the development of a property in South Australia to expand a facility to house an ADDITIONAL 100 breeding dogs!!! 😵😵😵😵

⛔️⛔️ We did it last time, and we know we can rely on you again to stop this in its tracks!!! ⛔️⛔️ this application is currently under assessment for Planning Consent, and building consent is still required....so we have a chance!!

www.plan.sa.gov.au
Application # 21035601

👉 We only have until MIDNIGHT TONIGHT to have the emails in 👈

➡️ WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP ⬅️

1. Send an email to [email protected] (you can do this even if you don't live in South Australia)
2. Title the email Objection to Application 21035601
3. You can either copy and paste the example email that can be found in the comments, or write your own explaining your disgust in this application
4. Sign off with your FULL NAME - the Planning Department need to know that genuine people are opposed to this development

🕛🕛🕛 WE ONLY HAVE UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT 🕛🕛🕛

09/05/2022

And we wouldn’t have it any other way!

🥲

09/05/2022

Toy spaniels were the province of European nobility from at least Renaissance times. Two 17th-century British monarchs, the ill-fated King Charles I and his son Charles II, were especially devoted to a black and tan variety of toy spaniel that eventually was named in the latter’s honor. According to the famed diarist of the Restoration era, Samuel Pepys, Charles II seemed more concerned with breeding spaniels than ruling Britain. 🐾

◾Showsight Presents the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel: https://bit.ly/3FvGMeX



Source: AKC

03/05/2022

03/05/2022

30/04/2022

Happy Purebred Dog Day 🐾

Let’s see your photos of your beautiful Cavaliers!

30/04/2022

Mitral Valve Disease (MVD)
MVD is when the mitral valve in a dog’s heart thickens and begins to leak blood back into the left atrium rather than push the blood through to the left ventricle.

This causes a murmur to be heard in the dog’s heart which is usually the first sign of MVD.

While 30%-35% of elderly dogs (approximately 13 years and over) develop heart disease, MVD is often breed specific and more likely to affect small dog breeds including mixed breeds (australiandoglover.com).

Read more on our website: https://www.cavalierclubtasmania.org/health/

25/04/2022

We will remember them all 🌺

Anzac Day 2022

23/04/2022

We couldn’t agree more

19/04/2022

An informative video about Australian Registered Breeders from Dogs Australia.

16/04/2022

Happy Easter to all our wonderful members and Cavalier fanciers 🐾

Remember to keep all chocolate and wrappers away from our furry friends!