![]() ![]() The Cavalier King Charles Spaniels’ unofficial color is black and white. Other colors, while elusive, can still be discovered. The four colors indicated above are the most frequent coat colors for Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, as well as the AKC’s preferred colors. 5 Unofficial Colors of Cavalier King Charles Spaniel We’d love to know which color you chose and why in the comments below. ![]() The only real decision you need to make is which color to choose. While other color variations may be undesirable for show dogs, it doesn’t mean there is anything wrong with your Cavalier if they don’t meet this standard.Ĭavalier King Charles Spaniels make excellent companion dogs. This entry was posted in Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Color and tagged Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, color, King Charles Spaniel. Image: Tricolor Cavalier King Charles Spaniel by Mary Sparrow / HangingtheMoonShelby It’s quite rare to find a black & white Cavalier without some tan marking, and unlike the tricolor where black markings appear on a white background, black & white Cavaliers have more black color with white mis-markings on the chest, face, and feet.Ī Cavalier in any accepted color is beautiful, though we confess that we find ruby-colored eyebrows in the Tricolor ( referred to as the “Prince Charles” color in the King Charles Spaniel) hard to resist for giving the dog so much expression. It’s a color gimmick that only substandard breeders use.Īnother is black & white. Merle does not exist in a properly bred Cavalier, it has to be introduced from another breed that carries the gene. Merle Cavaliers have a coat pattern characterized by irregular patches of diluted color in both solid color and parti coat types. ![]() To that end, there are other colors that also appear in the breed, but they can’t be registered, and one of them is merle. The AKC does mention other colors in the breed that are not standard, namely chocolate, and chocolate and white, and we take this to mean that Cavs in chocolate or chocolate and white may be registered, but not shown in a conformation ring. Put another way, the wider the blaze at birth, the wider it will be as an adult. Black typically grows in on the white, and unless a Tri puppy’s white blaze is very broad at birth, it will usually fill in by his or her first birthday. Of the four colors in the breed, the Tricolor dog’s markings will change the most. When bred to a Blenheim, a Ruby can produce either Ruby or Blenheim colored puppies, and such a pairing can increase the richness of the color of the Blenheim pups, though some white mis-markings on the Ruby pups is possible (and they’re considered a fault under American Kennel Club conformation rules). A Ruby bred to a Ruby will produce all Ruby puppies, while a Ruby bred to a Black and Tan will produce either Ruby and Black and Tan puppies. Of the two solid colors, it is the more frequently seen. The complex gene combination of Black and Tan Cavaliers offer the possibility of producing all four colors when bred with a Blenheim, but also the possibility of having puppies with mis-marks.Īgain, whole colors are uncommon in the Cavalier world, and the other one is Ruby (a solid chestnut color). The genetic combination for the Black and Tan is very complicated, and some sources maintain that it’s not just uncommon, it’s the rarest of the coat colors accepted by the AKC. The most uncommon color variety of the breed is Black and Tan ( referred to as “King Charles” in the King Charles Spaniel breed), and it makes up one of two “solid” colors. We always defer to breed experts, so if we have this wrong, let us know!īecause of its breeding history as a popular breed during the Duke of Marlborough’s day, the most common of the four colors is Blenheim (chestnut markings on a white background that richen with age and is the “easiest” color genetic make up). ![]() The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel comes in four gorgeous colors that appear in the breed standard, and a bit of cursory research revealed a few interesting things about them. ![]()
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