GENERAL APPEARANCE
Shoulder height: Approx. 25cm (l0”).
Colour: Black/tan, Ruby (red), Tricolour and Blenheim (red and white).
Coat: Long silky with or without a slight wave and with good feathering.
Gait: Free flowing with strong fore and hind drive. 
These compact toy spaniels display happy, intelligent dispositions. The skull is large and must be well domed with a very short upturned muzzle which creates the undershot jaw. The large, dark, round eyes are set wide and low in the skull, and the well feathered ears hang to the side of the cheeks. Fore and hindquarters are well angulated and the legs must be straight. The chest is wide and must reach to the elbows. The well feathered tail may or may not be docked, and in movement is carried on the horizontal.
CHARACTERISTICS AND CARE 
Well suited to apartment living, these spaniels make excellent companions for young and old alike. Their sporting instincts should not be lost. They are highly intelligent, respect their owners’ moods and while alert, are not tiresomely active. While this breed does drop coat seasonally, this is not a major problem due to their size. Five to ten minutes once a week will keep the coat in good condition. The ears should be kept clean and the nails not permitted to get too long.
HISTORY
These spaniels share the same ancestry as the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and were popular in both Europe and England 3-4 centuries ago. However, the English breeders preferred their spaniels to have shorter muzzles and, possibly through an infusion of the Japanese Chin and selective breeding, the head shape was changed so that ultimately in profile, the well cushioned muzzle appears almost flat. In the latter part of the 1920s, efforts were made to restore the longer nose variety of the original King Charles Spaniel. As this was successful, separation of the two types was necessary - the original and re established longer muzzled variety added the word ‘Cavalier’ to the title of King Charles Spaniel.