Probably for the same reason that Mrs. Pitt and her friends called them CAVALIER King Charles instead of King Charles Spaniels. All the best, Susan Cochran
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary McHenry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 8:43 PM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] **NEW** Cavalier type > hmm...why must they call them toy cavaliers then?? > > -----Original Message----- > From: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of PAMoesinger > Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 5:32 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] **NEW** Cavalier type > > > Here is what this person sent back in response to my email............. > > Dear P. Moesinger, > Thanks for writing! I can understand that Cavalier breeders are upset > about the Toy Cavalier Spaniel. But it was not anyone's intention to > represent them as being Cavalier King Charles Spaniels in any way. They are > a totally seperate breed altogether. I am not the originator of the Toy > Cavalier Spaniel, just the first person to put them on my website. We love > the looks and temperament of the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel but my > husband is disabled, and a larger dog does not fit well on his lap in a > wheelchair. So when I heard about the smaller cavalier type dogs we were > thrilled, as now my husband could have a companion that he liked too. > When we bought our Toy Cavalier Spaniel from another breeder, we were > so taken with her that we wanted more. That is how we got started with the > Toys. We did not do it for a money making scheme or any other reason than we > love these little dogs! > All new breeds started somewhere and people with new breeds have > always had to endure alot to get where they have gotten. There have been > several new dog breeds introduced in the last few years and many new cat > breeds. Usually these are created because everyone likes something > different! That is what make life interesting. The Cavalier King Charles > Spaniel in it's present form would not be around today if it was not for > Roswell Eldridrge who redeveloped the breed. Every breed had a start > somewhere. We wanted to do things right, so we researched on how to start a > new breed and have gotten help from some very nice people. In order to start > a new breed, a breed club must be formed with a show standard and code of > ethics and it's own registry. After the breed has consistant type for > several generations then they can apply for rare breed show status with the > rare breed associations. We also require that any Cavalier King Charles > Spaniels that are in the background be heart and eye clear. We do not > require OFA as the smaller dogs so far have not had any hip problems, but if > any ever show up then it will be required too. Since the Toy Cavalier > Spaniels are a different breed, the standard is different and more colors > are allowed. As I said before, we are not trying to represent these dogs as > being Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, mislead or offend people in any way, > if you have gotten that impression then I am sorry. > > Take care & God Bless, > Lynda > > ========================================================= > "Magic Commands": > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > to start it up gain click here: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. > > ========================================================= > "Magic Commands": > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > to start it up gain click here: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
