To begin with, Cavalier King Charles Spaniels have had a lot of speculation about their actual origins. Many people believe that Cavaliers are descendants of Spaniel Gentle dogs, so called because women often used them as comfort blankets on long trips because they are so gentle. Cavaliers are toy spaniels, which means their noses are shorter than the average dog's. Cousins ​​of the Cavalier include the Springer and the Cocker Spaniel. Many royals love this type of dog, and during the Victorian era, the breed became very popular! Queen Victoria once had a Cavalier named Dash and she even commissioned a statue of herself with two Cavaliers! After the statue was built, the breed became more popular with the English, and still is today! King Charles II was called the Cavalier King, from which the "King" and "Charles" parts of the name come. On a perfectly marked brown and white Cavalier, there is a small indentation on the forehead. Legend has it that John Duke rode to Blenheim Castle with his brown and white Cavalier. Sarah, John's wife, was waiting for John to return. Sarah's only company was her pregnant brown and white Cavalier. In the meantime, Sarah pressed her thumb to her Cavalier's forehead for so long that it left a mark on the forehead. John had returned with Father Cavalier, and the other Cavalier had had his babies. Each of the babies was brown and white and had a small indentation on their foreheads. From now on, on a perfectly marked brown and white Cavalier, there will always be an indentation on the forehead. Obviously, no one knows for sure if any of this is true, except for the statue, but no one seems to dispute it. Cavaliers have many different characteristics than other dogs... middle of paper... ...drinking blood there. Tapeworms are slightly divergent because instead of drinking blood from the intestines, they drink other fluids in each intestine. Each of these worms can be treated by obtaining specific pills from the local veterinarian. There is another indoor parasite that poses a higher risk than others, and that is the heartworm. Much like mitral valve disease, heartworms obstruct the heart and owners need to get special pills as soon as possible. Of course, other than heartworms, Cavalier owners really shouldn't worry since it is rare to see a Cavalier become infected with one of these worms. Works Cited Coile, DC (2008). Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. Hauppauge, NY: Barron's. Moffat, N. (2000). The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. Foster City, CA: Howell.Spiotta-DiMare, L. (2011). Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (Doglife series). Chicago, IL: TFH Publications.