[HARLIEDAWN]

First Let Me Say That Yesterday We Delivered , From A Georgeous Pair Of Champion Bloodline Cavalier King Charles Spaniels,(both Blenheim In Color) Alitter Of 5 Healthy Pups...however To Our Surprise, The First 2 Were Black And Tan...in The Sire's Pedigree Ther Are A Couple Of Black And Tan Cavies A Few Generations Back...also A Ruby...anyway The Last Three Were The Strangest Color I Have Ever Seen...they Are A Sable/mink Color With Dark Shading On Their Muzzle, And Some Tan On The Side Of Their Face...i Have A Couple Of Pomeranian Males On The Premises But They Are Both Extremely Secure, And No Chance They Could Have Gotten To My Female Cavalier...the Sire To The Pups Fathered His First Litter A Week Ago, All Tri-color Or Blenheim....has Anyone Out There Ever Seen Or Heard Of A Sable Cavalier King Charles Spaniel? Also Does Anyone Know Of A Resonably Priced Dna Testing Facility? May Need To Test The Pups To Prove That They Are Cavies...these Pups Should Be Georgeous! And Definitly Unique!!

[tavollbracht]

Hi, I also breed cavaliers and have chatted to a friend that has been breeding for years, in the different colour variations.

I only breed blenheim so far, and I have spent the time and money to make sure they are pure blenheim only - so I only have blenheim pups.

I was told that because your blenheim is obviously from a tri-blenheim breeding that although rare, this is not completely unheard of and that the 'sable' are really ruby and will lose the colouring once they loose the puppy coat. However, for England, because of the other breed of (entire??) dogs you have on site they would require a dna test to register them. My friend said the best dna test she got was through her vet - hopefully this would be the same for you.

Hope this helps,
Amy