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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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There
would
appear
to
be
much
divergence
of
opinion
as
to
the
origin
of
this
breed,
and
the
date
of
its
first
appearance
in
England,
but
it
was
certainly
acclimatised
here
as
early
as
the
reign
of
Henry
VIII.,
and
it
is
generally
thought
that
it
is
of
Japanese
origin,
taken
from
Japan
to
Spain
by
the
early
voyagers
to
the
East,
and
thence
imported
into
England.
The
English
Toy
Spaniels
of
to-day,
especially
the
Blenheim
variety,
are
also
said
by
some
to
be
related
to
some
sporting
Spaniels
which
belonged
to
Queen
Mary
about
the
year
1555,
and
might
have
been
brought
over
from
Germany.
Mary
kept
a
pack
of
Spaniels
for
hunting
purposes.
There
is
another
theory
advanced,
and
with
some
reason
that
the
English
Toy
Spaniel
of
the
present
day
derived
its
origin
from
the
Cocker
Spaniel,
as
these
larger
dogs
have
the
same
colours
and
markings,
black
and
tan,
tricolour,
and
red
and
white.
The
Cocker
also
occasionally
has
the
spot
on
the
forehead
which
is
a
characteristic
of
the
Blenheim.
Be
the
origin
of
the
King
Charles
Spaniel,
and
its
advent
in
this
country,
what
it
may,
King
Charles
II.
so
much
indulged
and
loved
these
little
friends
that
they
followed
him
hither
and
thither
as
they
pleased,
and
seem
to
have
been
seldom
separated
from
him.
By
him
they
were
loved
and
cherished,
and
brought
into
great
popularity;
in
his
company
they
adorn
canvas
and
ancient
tapestries,
and
are
reputed
to
have
been
allowed
free
access
at
all
times
to
Whitehall,
Hampton
Court,
and
other
royal
palaces.
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