Show origin of english toy spaniel much disputed nose abundant coat ani and highly intelligent express expression lon those are ar the chief characteristics of the eng lish toy spaniel observes an authority in the philadelphia public ledger there are four classes of english toi toa spaniels Sp aniels ls K klug king lug charles blenheim ruby and prince charles king charles have a black and tan coat blenheim hane hae a red and white coat ruby a solid red and prince charles a tricolor coat under an american kennel club rul ral ing in 1902 1002 english toy spaniels Sp aniels ls were classed together in a general group grou P another standard for the breed was adopted by the toy spaniel club oj 0 america in 1009 1900 the origin of the toy spaniel Is so B much disputed that pug maltesen Malte set pekingese jap and even the bulldog have been credited with a share in its ancestry A cross probably was used to obtain the present short faced ape aimen toy spaniels Sp aniels date back to the sixteenth century they were in high favor before the restoration of the house of stuart in england since the days of king charles whose name they bear they have been closely associated with royalty they reached the zenith of their popularity during the reign of james II 11 who bred them extensively |