King Charles spaniel

King Charles spaniel

a small, compact dog with domed head, very short nose, pendulous ears and long, silky, wavy coat; four solid or broken-colored varieties are recognized: black and tan, ruby (rich chestnut red), Blenheim (white with chestnut red patches, one of which must be in a white blaze in the center of the skull and called the 'lozenge' or 'kissing spot'), and tricolor (called Prince Charles in the United States) (white with black patches and tan markings). Similar to, but smaller than, the cavalier king charles spaniel. In the USA, the breed is called the English toy spaniel.