CAVALIER KING CHARLES SPANIELS UK ONLINE
We are grateful to Bet Hargreaves from Scotland who has written about the history of the Cavalier:
The origins of the Cavalier Breed started in 1928 when the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club was formed with Miss Mostyn Walker as Chairman and Mrs Amice Pitt secretary. This was decided by a toss of a coin deciding those positions. Ann’s Son was the dog the committee decided the Cavalier Breed standard would be modelled on. There could be a doubt on the authenticity of Ann’s Son background which may have implications for geneticists researching into hereditary problems in the Cavalier Breed.
Mrs Pitt, the founder of the Cavalier Breed, has written that he was born in 1924, that Miss Mostyn Walker bred 2 puppies of extreme Cavalier type out of a bitch named Ann and supposedly by a Blenheim stud dog Lord Pindi. These two puppies were Ann’s Son, Blenheim, and Wiz Bang Timothy a Tricolour. Ann's Son stayed with Miss Mostyn Walker and Wiz Bang Timothy became the property of Miss Fincham. Also, to add more mystery as to the date of birth of Ann’s Son, there is a photo of him with the date 1926, where he looks fully-grown prefacing a Cavalier Club Booklet giving details of the Cavalier Breed Standard. To add to this confusion the Kennel Club Breed Supplement gives his date of birth as 29.4.1927. He sired his last on 30.6.1939, which, according to Mrs Pitt, would have made him 15 years of age, not impossible, but could give cause for an element of doubt. In this litter was Winston of Winkfield, Plantation Smut and Daywell Nell who was the damn of Ch Daywell Roger, a Blenheim, the first cavalier champion, who gained his title 24.4.48 at Welks Show from the Judge T Scott. His Breeders were Lt. Col. & Mrs Brierley and owner Miss J Pitt.
Most Cavalier pedigrees worldwide will have Ch Daywell Roger in their background because of Cavaliers being exported from Britain to countries around the world from the late 1940’s onwards. Ch Daywell Roger was born 7.10.45 and sired 48 litters. His sires Cannonhill Richey, a Ruby, and grandsire Plantation Banjo, Black and Tan, were also prolific sires at that time. Because of the smaller number of cavaliers who were around in the 1940’s compared to the number today those particular sires could probably have had a great influence for the number of litters sired by them since between 1943 and 1953 there were approximately 2,011 Cavaliers registered by the Kennel Club, whereas today there are approximately 10,500 Cavaliers registered yearly in Britain. Both Ch Daywell Roger and his sire Cannonhill Richey lived to 12 years of age.
Finally, for all enthusiasts of the history of Cavaliers, for many years the pedigree background of the Black and tan bitch Ranger Nicky Picky was a great mystery. Her dam is still not known but it has recently been discovered that her sire was Hentzau Bucks Hussar, a Black and Tan .
Mrs Pitt, the founder of the Cavalier Breed, has written that he was born in 1924, that Miss Mostyn Walker bred 2 puppies of extreme Cavalier type out of a bitch named Ann and supposedly by a Blenheim stud dog Lord Pindi. These two puppies were Ann’s Son, Blenheim, and Wiz Bang Timothy a Tricolour. Ann's Son stayed with Miss Mostyn Walker and Wiz Bang Timothy became the property of Miss Fincham. Also, to add more mystery as to the date of birth of Ann’s Son, there is a photo of him with the date 1926, where he looks fully-grown prefacing a Cavalier Club Booklet giving details of the Cavalier Breed Standard. To add to this confusion the Kennel Club Breed Supplement gives his date of birth as 29.4.1927. He sired his last on 30.6.1939, which, according to Mrs Pitt, would have made him 15 years of age, not impossible, but could give cause for an element of doubt. In this litter was Winston of Winkfield, Plantation Smut and Daywell Nell who was the damn of Ch Daywell Roger, a Blenheim, the first cavalier champion, who gained his title 24.4.48 at Welks Show from the Judge T Scott. His Breeders were Lt. Col. & Mrs Brierley and owner Miss J Pitt.
Most Cavalier pedigrees worldwide will have Ch Daywell Roger in their background because of Cavaliers being exported from Britain to countries around the world from the late 1940’s onwards. Ch Daywell Roger was born 7.10.45 and sired 48 litters. His sires Cannonhill Richey, a Ruby, and grandsire Plantation Banjo, Black and Tan, were also prolific sires at that time. Because of the smaller number of cavaliers who were around in the 1940’s compared to the number today those particular sires could probably have had a great influence for the number of litters sired by them since between 1943 and 1953 there were approximately 2,011 Cavaliers registered by the Kennel Club, whereas today there are approximately 10,500 Cavaliers registered yearly in Britain. Both Ch Daywell Roger and his sire Cannonhill Richey lived to 12 years of age.
Finally, for all enthusiasts of the history of Cavaliers, for many years the pedigree background of the Black and tan bitch Ranger Nicky Picky was a great mystery. Her dam is still not known but it has recently been discovered that her sire was Hentzau Bucks Hussar, a Black and Tan .
Ann's Son: the new Breed standard was modelled on this dog.
Ch. Daywell Roger (Blenheim Dog) the first Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Champion born 7.10.45 by Cannonhill Richy (Ruby) ex Daywell Nell (Blenheim). A very influential stud dog siring eleven champions.
