Saltar al contenido

About the King Charles Spaniel

Origin: Great Britain
Typical life span
10-12 years
Size
Small — from its typical weight
Weight
3.6-6.3 kg
Height
23-28 cm
FCI status
Reconocida por la FCI
FCI group
Companion and Toy Dogs
Origin
Great Britain
Known hereditary risks
Not researched yet

About

What is a King Charles Spaniel?

Small, compact toy spaniel with distinctive domed head, flat face, short nose, large dark eyes, long ears, and silky coat available in four color varieties (Blenheim, Tricolour, Ruby, and Black and Tan). Known as the English Toy Spaniel in the USA.

King Charles Spaniel history and origins

Descended from toy spaniels popular with European nobility since the 16th century, famously associated with King Charles II who favored companion spaniels. Modern flat-faced appearance developed through crossings with short-nosed Asian toy breeds in the 18th-19th centuries. The four color varieties were once considered separate breeds.

King Charles Spaniel appearance and size

Typically 3.6-6.3 kg and 23-28 cm at the shoulder — published as one range rather than separately for males and females.

Lo que dice el estándar de la raza

Criado para
Companion and Toy Dog
Comportamiento y temperamento
Happy, intelligent, toy spaniel, with distinctive domed head. Reserved, gentle and affectionate

Quoted from FCI standard n°128. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.

Referencia de la raza de The Dog API.

Características

Tamaño
Small
Necesidad de ejercicio
2 of 5
Facilidad de adiestramiento
Caída de pelo
Cuidados del pelo
4 of 5
Convivencia con niños
Coste de mantenimiento
Tolera quedarse solo
Inteligencia
Salud de la raza
Not researched yet

Pros & cons

Pros y contras de la raza King Charles Spaniel

Lo que obtienes con la raza King Charles Spaniel

  • Función declarada en el estándar: «Companion and Toy Dog»
  • El estándar describe la raza así: «Happy, intelligent, toy spaniel, with distinctive domed head. Reserved, gentle and affectionate»

Lo que asumes

  • Exige muchos cuidados del pelo — la descripción del propio estándar es «Long, silky and straight, slight wave allowed, never curly.»

Extraído de fuentes y no escrito como opinión — investigación de salud citada, el estándar del propio registro, y estudios de longevidad revisados por pares. Estándar de la raza, FCI. Los animales de un criador pueden diferir de todo esto, y una columna vacía significa que no tenemos nada de ese lado, no que no haya nada que decir.

Characteristics

Estándar de la FCI · King Charles Spaniel

Pelo y color

Tal como lo establece el estándar de la FCI. Cada línea de abajo está en las palabras del propio estándar, etiquetada con undesirable.

Coat

Legs, ears and tail profusely feathered

  • Long
  • Silky and straight
  • Slight wave allowed
  • Never curly

Color

  • Preferred
  • Permissible
  • Undesirable
  • Disqualifying

«Preferred», «permissible», «undesirable» y «disqualifying» — preferido, admisible, indeseable y descalificante — son las palabras de la propia FCI sobre la raza, y quedan en inglés porque así constan en el estándar. Describen lo que el estándar pide — no son una valoración de ningún perro concreto, ni nuestra.

• Black and Tan

  • Rich glossy black, with bright mahogany-tan markings on muzzle, legs, chest, linings of ears, under tail and spots over eyes.
  • Undesirable: White patch on chest. • Tricolour: Ground pearly white, with well distributed black patches, brilliant tan markings on cheeks, linings of ears, under tail and spots over eyes
  • Wide white blaze between eyes and up forehead. • Blenheim: Ground pearly white, with well distributed chestnut- red patches.
  • Wide, clear blaze with the “spot” in centre of skull should be a clear chestnut red mark about the size of a penny. • Ruby: Whole coloured, rich chestnut red.
  • Undesirable: White patch on chest highly

Resumido de FCI standard n°128 — cada etiqueta está en las palabras del propio estándar, con el veredicto pasado a la etiqueta de al lado. Lee la cláusula completa en la fuente.

FCI varieties

FCI divides the King Charles Spaniel into these varieties, listed in the registry's own words. Depending on the breed they separate colour, coat, size or line — they are not a full list of colours, which no registry we hold publishes. Ask a breeder which variety their line is.

  • BLACK AND TAN
  • RUBY
  • BLENHEIM
  • TRICOLOUR

Información a nivel de raza, de The Dog API. Describe la raza King Charles Spaniel en general; cualquier animal concreto puede ser distinto.

Health guide

What to ask for in a King Charles Spaniel

No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the King Charles Spaniel on this platform yet. That is a gap in our records, not a clean bill of health — ask the breeder which hereditary conditions their lines are tested for, and ask to see the results for both parents, dated and from a named laboratory.

Puppies

No puppies listed right now

No King Charles Spaniel breeder has a record on this platform yet, so there is nothing to list. That is a gap in our coverage, not a fact about the breed.

Secciones